I lasted 3 minutes
before the crippling stupid killed me
sarah palin nra speach
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colmcq2, Fri 2 May 2014, 14:04,
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fZZqDJXOVg
edit: that was the wrong clip
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Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Fri 2 May 2014, 14:11,
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you still would though wouldnt you?
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fluffybunnykiller Is feasting on the clitoris of life, Fri 2 May 2014, 14:18,
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you know me too well
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Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Fri 2 May 2014, 14:45,
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7:23 .......
Sarah Palin condones torture.
The stupid is strong with this one.
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NooShmoo It's a fantazmagorical pile of ultra bollocks, Fri 2 May 2014, 14:17,
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Forced myself
to watch the whole thing so I could form a clear (and hopefully unbiased) opinion. Jebus, what a loon. Condoning torture (and the cheer she gets for the suggestion) was an interesting point.
Does anyone here understand the vitriol that Americans seem to have for Obamacare? Does the provision of basic healthcare to everyone, especially the poor, really upset them that much?
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fozberry, Fri 2 May 2014, 14:26,
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A little.
My parents lived in the US, and still live abroad, and have a bunch of American friends, some of whom are Republican.
Essentially, they're mostly confused.
There are a bunch of reasons for this. Some of them aren't very bright. Some of them haven't understood that what they've been told by the right-wing US media / politicians is in large part lies (e.g. "If Stephen Hawking were British, he'd be dead because of the NHS").
There's also a general fear of the term "socialism", which is practically the same as "communism" as far as many of them are concerned, and that's bad, right?
Some of them I have some sympathy for. E.g. they have some American friends who are in their 90s (I think), who grew up in the wilderness (in Oregon, IIRC). They had no roads, no amenities; when the wife was ready to drop a sprog, they went to the hospital on horseback and forded a flooded river on their own. So they are very suspicious of government, because they don't really understand what it's for.
The irony is that most of these people now live in a left-wing country (Costa Rica) and talk about how wonderful the education and healthcare is. They don't seem to get the irony... but they are American, so casual racism LOLs, eh?
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YOU'RE WELCOME
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Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Fri 2 May 2014, 15:43,
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^^^- this
is the american problem summerised as simply as possible.
GET YOUR OWN FUCKING LANGUAGE, STOP BASTARDISING OURS!!!
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No, I don't think I did.
I made it clear that I was referring to a bunch of people that I have actually met, and at various points that I was referring to specific people within that group.
Any generalization you find is your inference... apart from the deliberate ironic casual racism at the end, which I deliberately drew attention to.
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Fear is a reasonable distinction to draw.
It tends to play a large role in average conservative thinking in the US. The motivation of the political rights' mouthpieces on the other hand has more to do with lobbying interests.
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BaronMunchausen Interdimensional Demon Day Laborer, Fri 2 May 2014, 15:32,
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God, she's a cunt.
I found it more pleasing to slowly drag my mouse along the timeline and watch her look like one of Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tubemen.
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Fri 2 May 2014, 14:27,
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If you last till 8 minutes you get to hear how if she was president (with a massive hint hint) then it would be water-boarding for everyone
What I got was:
American revolution had guns
Leftist liberals want to take your guns, give America and its freedom to evil overseas terrorists.
I would give you all guns, and torture terrorists.
Yay for the military.
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