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  • like_that
    Commander of Awesome;1744983 wrote:The National Memo (@NationalMemo):

    John Kasich does an excellent job of explaining how effective Obamacare has been are improving people's lives. ‪#‎GOPDebate‬



    Perhaps my favorite tweet from last night.
    Of course it is. You will cream your pants anyway possible to defend Obama and his desperate "legacy" even if it means shamelessly using a liberal cheerleading publication. Not to mention using Kasich to further justify why you are still on your knees for Obama, despite making it clear how you really have felt about Kasich....


    http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?45544-Did-you-(or-will-you)-vote-today&p=1670754&highlight=kasich#post1670754

    http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?45544-Did-you-(or-will-you)-vote-today&p=1670920&viewfull=1#post1670920

    http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?38470-2013-Cleveland-Browns-Thread-RIP-Chud&p=1460235&highlight=kasich#post1460235
  • Commander of Awesome
    like_that;1744987 wrote:Of course it is. You will cream your pants anyway possible to defend Obama and his desperate "legacy" even if it means shamelessly using a liberal cheerleading publication. Not to mention using Kasich to further justify why you are still on your knees for Obama, despite making it clear how you really have felt about Kasich....


    http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?45544-Did-you-(or-will-you)-vote-today&p=1670754&highlight=kasich#post1670754

    http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?45544-Did-you-(or-will-you)-vote-today&p=1670920&viewfull=1#post1670920

    http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?38470-2013-Cleveland-Browns-Thread-RIP-Chud&p=1460235&highlight=kasich#post1460235
    I'm not using Kaisch for anything, I just a humerus tweet about the affordable health care act. I would have posted the tweet regardless of the republican candidate.

    Any why the innuendo about blowing Obama? I like obama so I want to fuck him? nice logic
  • majorspark
    Fab4Runner;1744978 wrote:That's a pretty fucked up thing to say.
    Why because she is a woman? Unfounded accusations by a moderator in a presidential debate should not be made. Very unprofessional. Leave the baseless accusations to the candidates.

    Take the on her knees comment in context. Megyn Kelly used this in a presidential debate to paint quite a different picture. I'd say Megyn is more than worthy of a little criticism.

    http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/07/brande-roderick-defends-trump-i-dont-even-remember-get-on-your-knees-comment/
  • rydawg5
    I find it funny Trump gets boo'd for not committing to support whoever gets elected Republican.

    All he said is he won't support someone he doesn't respect. If he did support someone who he didn't respect he would be a fucking clown wearing big clown shoes.

    How is it patriotic to "choose the lesser of 2 evils" we weren't raised to do that shit. You don't vote/support someone for the odds. You do it to change the country.

    Bunch a bullshit the question was anyway because he was the only one that wasn't going to fall in line for the party.

    The moderators really tried to end his campaign last night. I don't like him, but it was obvious.
  • majorspark
    like_that;1744858 wrote:Lol no. I'm basing it off what people my age say about the GOP. It's reality, sorry to burst your bubble.
    I don't care what people your age think. Maybe people your age should realize the president has limited power. Just because the candidate is pro life, believes in traditional marriage, or talks about God there is really very little they can do as president about it. Roe v Wade has stood for over 40 yrs and there have been pro life presidents that have served during that time. Gay marriage would play out the same way. I am guessing every president in recent history has invoked God at some point or another. As you said democrats have some of the same beliefs. The candidate I vote for president rarely matches my beliefs on a host of issues social included.

    The religious discussion was mostly prompted by the so called moderators and you and sportschampps get worried what your age group or circle of friends will think. I am certain this was not brought up by the so called moderators because they wanted to learn more about the candidates relationship with God Lol. Maybe you know better but most in your age group do not.

    The abortion discussion was warranted given current events with the release of the PP videos. Scott Walker was grilled on his pro life beliefs by Megyn asked him directly if a woman should be forced to die because of them. He has been governor of Wisconsin for years and nothing close to this has ever happened. PP is selling baby parts in violation of federal law and she is concerned about something that is not occurring anywhere in Wisconsin or this country?
  • rydawg5
    majorspark;1745009 wrote:I don't care what people your age think. Maybe people your age should realize the president has limited power. Just because the candidate is pro life, believes in traditional marriage, or talks about God there is really very little they can do as president about it. Roe v Wade has stood for over 40 yrs and there have been pro life presidents that have served during that time. Gay marriage would play out the same way. I am guessing every president in recent history has invoked God at some point or another. As you said democrats have some of the same beliefs. The candidate I vote for president rarely matches my beliefs on a host of issues social included.

    The religious discussion was mostly prompted by the so called moderators and you and sportschampps get worried what your age group or circle of friends will think. I am certain this was not brought up by the so called moderators because they wanted to learn more about the candidates relationship with God Lol. Maybe you know better but most in your age group do not.

    The abortion discussion was warranted given current events with the release of the PP videos. Scott Walker was grilled on his pro life beliefs by Megyn asked him directly if a woman should be forced to die because of them. He has been governor of Wisconsin for years and nothing close to this has ever happened. PP is selling baby parts in violation of federal law and she is concerned about something that is not occurring anywhere in Wisconsin or this country?
    My president needs to be politically correct 100% of the time. He needs to say the right things even if he does nothing. Actions speak louder than words? Nah, I jsut want to vote for whoever is a Republican. I hope he has a lot of commercials too. I like when he puts the Democratic candidate down in his ads.
  • Glory Days
    Scarlet_Buckeye;1744966 wrote:
    I don't want a short, little man as our President - what kind of message does that send to the world?
    The same can be said about Cruz. He looks like a weasel.

    and you hit the nail on the head about Trump. every other candidate is the typical politician who doesn't stand their ground and is too worried about being PC. if Trump had some better plans/policies, he would be a viable candidate. I want a president who will do the right thing for the country, even if its not the most popular thing.
  • majorspark
    rydawg5;1745011 wrote:My president needs to be politically correct 100% of the time. He needs to say the right things even if he does nothing. Actions speak louder than words? Nah, I jsut want to vote for whoever is a Republican. I hope he has a lot of commercials too. I like when he puts the Democratic candidate down in his ads.
    In the last republican primary I voted for Ron Paul. I had big disagreements with his foreign policy but appreciated his unpopular honesty on the subject. I did agree with enough of his domestic policy however. I see value in people who go against the grain of politics. The republicans have the pompous ass Trump and the democrats have the disheveled looking grandfather Bernie Sanders. I'd take Bernie over the lying hag Hillary any day by the way.

    In the end I get left with two viable candidates. I can vote for one of them and do my civic duty or I can vote for some unelectable third party candidate or just abstain. Doesn't matter anyways because if I can't vote for the democrat candidate I am a republican leg hummper.
  • Fab4Runner
    majorspark;1745004 wrote:Why because she is a woman? Unfounded accusations by a moderator in a presidential debate should not be made. Very unprofessional. Leave the baseless accusations to the candidates.

    Take the on her knees comment in context. Megyn Kelly used this in a presidential debate to paint quite a different picture. I'd say Megyn is more than worthy of a little criticism.

    http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/07/brande-roderick-defends-trump-i-dont-even-remember-get-on-your-knees-comment/
    She should be called a stuck up little trick? Why?
  • isadore
    Donald Trump what a class guy
    During an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon, Trump unleashed a rather graphic criticism of the journalist:
    [INDENT]Well, I just don’t respect her as a journalist. I don’t think she’s very good. I think she’s highly overrated… She starts asking me all sorts of ridiculous questions, and you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever. She was, in my opinion, she was off-base.

    http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/08/08/trump-on-megyn-kelly-she-had-blood-coming-out-of-her-wherever/
    [/INDENT]
  • majorspark
    Fab4Runner;1745029 wrote:She should be called a stuck up little trick? Why?
    Thats not the words I would use. I do sometimes refer to Hillary Clinton as the lying hag. He also called Chris Wallace a weasel and Brent Baier transgender. You didn't seem to have any problem with that.
  • Spock
    Trump is likely done now.
  • HitsRus
    Kelly did her job. She asked nothing that wouldn't come out in a presidential campaign, and we all know that democrats don't play nice.
  • sportchampps
    Not caring what people my age think is exactly why republicans have lost the last two elections. if republicans make the election about the economy and foreign policy that's their best chance. Everything they get dragged into a Pro Life, anti LGBT, or weed debates they will lose moderate voters. The God loving Pro lifers are going to vote for whoever has an R beside their names it's time to go after the undecided voters.

    Like me you said Roe vs Wade has lasted over 40 years. Gay Marriage has passed. So let's shut up about it because no matter who wins its not going to change it will only alienate people from the party.
  • Glory Days
    HitsRus;1745073 wrote:Kelly did her job. She asked nothing that wouldn't come out in a presidential campaign, and we all know that democrats don't play nice.
    I think he could have handled it much better by just saying he calls everyone names, not just women and left it at that.
  • gut
    sportchampps;1745091 wrote:Not caring what people my age think is exactly why republicans have lost the last two elections...

    Like me you said Roe vs Wade has lasted over 40 years. Gay Marriage has passed. So let's shut up about it because no matter who wins its not going to change it will only alienate people from the party.
    By the same token....if it isn't going to change and doesn't matter, then why do you care what their positions are?
  • BoatShoes
    Spock;1745051 wrote:Trump is likely done now.
    If there is anybody that will resist the GOP brass circling thw wagons it is Trump. I thought he was toast after ripping on McCain.
  • isadore
    gut;1745097 wrote:By the same token....if it isn't going to change and doesn't matter, then why do you care what their positions are?
    1. They claim it is changeable. And in the gay marriage issue, they claim they will roll back that right, either through amendment or as Huckabee claims by executive action undoing a judicial decision.
    2. It shows them to be the bigots they are.
  • SportsAndLady
    Glory Days;1745095 wrote:I think he could have handled it much better by just saying he calls everyone names, not just women and left it at that.
    Yes, that is brilliant. Instead of alienating women, he should alienate everyone! "I don't just say sexist insults towards women, Megan. I say racist things about blacks, mexicans, young people, Boomers, Millennials, poor, rich, middle class...everyone!
  • Glory Days
    SportsAndLady;1745114 wrote:Yes, that is brilliant. Instead of alienating women, he should alienate everyone! "I don't just say sexist insults towards women, Megan. I say racist things about blacks, mexicans, young people, Boomers, Millennials, poor, rich, middle class...everyone!
    equality!

    speaking of which, just saw this:
    Trump has repeatedly attacked his fellow candidates, accusing Perry, the former Texas governor, of wearing glasses to look smarter and calling Graham, a U.S. senator from South Carolina, an "idiot".

    On Sunday, he attacked Fiorina on several shows as a failed executive who got fired, then lost a bid for the U.S. Senate by a landslide.

    He lashed out at Bush as being "negative on women's health" for his recent comments on funding for women's health programs that drew immediate condemnation from Democrat Hillary Clinton.

    He took credit for Fox News' record ratings of 24 million viewers for the prime-time debate, saying of Bush: "The man has no energy."

    Trump dismissed his critics as beholden to political correctness and pointed to the opinion polls as proof that he was "winning big all over the place".
  • CenterBHSFan
    I don't truly care about having the LGBT community or marijuana on the national stage for political posturing. To me, that sort of stuff is very low on the priority scale as compared to other things. I'd much rather have a President be more concerned with other things like foreign policy, national finances, protection of US citizens, etc.
    Honestly... I can't imagine putting things like interest in marijuana before foreign policy lol, gawd! And if that's what you're looking for in a President, well... then you're just going to keep on getting what you have been and will never get anything better. Rightfully so, I might add.

    I don't care about kow-towing to mega corporations or unions. I don't care about doling out appeasement to the LGBT community or to the folks who just want to get high. Doing so is just silly and nonsensical, even if you are a transgender who likes to get high will teaching at a local highschool while moonlighting as a messenger for the Koch brothers. It's really high time for Americans to grow up.
  • Uz2Bon36
    Spock;1744775 wrote:THe future president is on this stage. .
    God I hope not.
  • Uz2Bon36
    sportchampps;1744849 wrote:Social issues like gay marriage race weed and religion are exactly what will lose middle voters for the GOP
    no doubt about it

    "[h=1]CHRIS CHRISTIE: IF I'M PRESIDENT, I'LL CRACK DOWN ON COLORADO MARIJUANA LAWS"[/h]http://www.westword.com/news/chris-christie-if-im-president-ill-crack-down-on-colorado-marijuana-laws-6785619
  • Glory Days
    Still looking like Trump is on top as of Fri-Sat.

  • gut
    I'm surprised Fiorina has made that big a move, since I'd assume not many people watched the debates (much less the first one).

    I also didn't see anything in Ben Carson's performance to justify that kind of bump....but LOL maybe his tithe "tax rate" struck a chord with the right-wing religious nuts.

    I still think Trump's numbers are a good chunk of people trying to send a message to the other candidates and eventual nominee. The thought of that asshole anywhere near the Presidency should scare the hell out of any non-moron.