57Brave
Well-known member
I think we are heading to tomorrow.
Chop wood carry water
You and your "crowd" believe in Utopia
2016 Presidential Primaries [ SUPER TUESDAY | 3-1-'16]
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I think we are heading to tomorrow.
Chop wood carry water
You and your "crowd" believe in Utopia
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
i think i disagree with you
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
a lot of assuming and projecting in this quote instead of just answering the question
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
uh, ok
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
you need to get your story straight Bedell
cause it is all right here to read and it doesn't make sense to say:
" it doesn't really matter. The nation needs to implode anyway. Scratch that - needs to continue to implode."
then i ask for examples with:
"seriously
at what point wasn't it imploding then?
i mean, it's founded on genocide and when we finished that we then enslaved humans to build an economy.
after that, we fought over the right to own other humans and then the side that lost did everything they could to make sure that they stayed 2nd class citizens
so, i am curious where it wasn't imploding and when it was ever godly?"
and you follow with:
"Who said it was ever godly? You evidently don't know that I think the Tory position was the correct one. That said, things can and are worse but of course you probably don't think so because we work out of different world views."
cause i am curious when it needed to be imploded or was it imploding from the start etc?
if it was from the start, then it wasn't "right" anyway so, who cars?
I wouldn't expect otherwise coming from somebody that reads Huffington Post.
57Brave
Well-known member
Huffington Post ?
Most all news stories are AP or direct quotes from the participants.
Hawk, you don't know how to read news yet you get to walk with an aire of being in the know ?
I would think as far as opinion pieces, one reads Politico and one reads Huffington then McClatchey . Perhaps let BBC weigh in --- the picture is viewed from all angles
EVERYONE on earth will look at an issue and present it from their angle - or are you one of those "Fair and Balanced" guys
only so far as the other guy has to split it down the middle while you and your "crowd" get to think you hold the "Truth"
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I even read Douhat when Bedell brings his tripe up - but that is presented as opinion. Huffington for the most part is an up to the minute TIME Magazine
Most all news stories are AP or direct quotes from the participants.
Hawk, you don't know how to read news yet you get to walk with an aire of being in the know ?
I would think as far as opinion pieces, one reads Politico and one reads Huffington then McClatchey . Perhaps let BBC weigh in --- the picture is viewed from all angles
EVERYONE on earth will look at an issue and present it from their angle - or are you one of those "Fair and Balanced" guys
only so far as the other guy has to split it down the middle while you and your "crowd" get to think you hold the "Truth"
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I even read Douhat when Bedell brings his tripe up - but that is presented as opinion. Huffington for the most part is an up to the minute TIME Magazine
BedellBrave
It's OVER 5,000!
Utopia means "no place." I don't believe in it.
BedellBrave
It's OVER 5,000!
Mine is straight as an arrow. Our country from the beginning - like all countries - has had national sins. We started with, imho, an illegitimate rationale for rebellion and we have gone on from there. The present set, building upon a history of national sins, makes this country, imho, certainly damnable and at least in me engender very little patriotic fervor. There are heartening - hope filled moments, like the responses of the victims family members to the Charleston racist murderer. But those moments seem to be covered over quickly with the darker clouds.
I'm obsessed with the news and have been since I was a child: I subscribe to the NYT and Wall Street Journal dailies (I'd love to get the Washington Post, but it's not available in my city) as well as my local rag and my state's capital city paper ... The Economist, National Review, New Republic, The Week, TIME, Newsweek, Bloomberg Newsweek, Barron's, New Yorker, Guardian Weekly, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy -- all print (and the ones I can think of off of the top of my head). And that's just news/opinion. I love physical magazines and most are now so incredibly cheap if you look on eBay or join a site like RewardSurvey.
I watch BBC religiously (BBCAM is now in HD on DirecTV) and have BBC World Service on Sirius playing in the background literally all day. Also, Al-Jazeera America (not in HD, which kind of sucks) and France 24 and NHK. I row every evening and have a YouTube playlist that pulls segments from RT, VICE, Charlie Rose, EuroNews, NPR, CCTV, ODN.
I don't watch American TV news, with the exception of PBS Newshour (which I DVR and watch as I'm going to bed/masturbating) and those special occasions when something crazy is happening domestically.
For online news I use an RSS reader that pulls from: AP, Reuters, AFP, Getty, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, SF Chron, WaPo, DW, Spiegel, The Times (UK), Independent (UK), RIA Novosti, Le Monde, Korea Herald, Moscow Times, etc. as well as hundreds and hundreds of blogs and opinion sites.
Oh, and Twitter, which is the best source for breaking news since the Internet itself.
DailyMail is my guiltiest pleasure. The British know how to do tabloid like no other.
My job requires that I stay abreast of global news/cultural and social trends. I wanted to be a journalist at one time in my life.
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I feel sorry for people that limit their exposure to sites like Huffington Post/Breibart/Facebook trending news (I had to create a Facebook account to get on Tinder). The headlines alone make me want to puke.
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I don't believe that you ever read anything except Salon/Huffington Post/Slate/Vox/Insert Liberal Opinion Zine here. I'd imagine you are glued to MSNBC every night. I say this because you've rarely (if ever) voiced an opinion that is outside of your political comfort zone (almost like a zombie) -- and that's unfortunate because you are clearly an intelligent voice and do know what you are talking about generally ... just unduly influenced.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
The facebook "trending" news is just yesterday's reddit frontpage. Sometimes it's several days late. Like on the 10th Anniversary of Leeeeeeeroyyyyy Jeennnnnkiiinnnnnnnnnnnnsss it trended I think 2 days later. Kind of sad in reality.
Reddit/Imgur ftw though. I had to take all of the default subreddits off and replace them with my own because the standard ones are obnoxious and, like you say, dated.
I used to eat up some Digg. That was OG trending.
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
i really don't read it though
i copied and pasted that article from a different board (it didn't have a link)
but so be it
acesfull86
Well-known member
...and I thought I liked to read. Jesus.
57Brave
Well-known member
weso1
<B>Clique Leader</B>
So I've given some thoughts on the republicans, now I want to do a rundown on the strengths and weakness of the democratic candidates:
1) Hillary - Not a very good politician and lacks trustworthiness. Has the awkward freaky laugh that she does. Has a very strong backing staff and the last name. The more left leaning woman vote will get behind her in a strong way. If she wins it would be kind of like the Baltimore Ravens winning the super bowl when Trent Dilfer was QB. Needs the team to really pull all the weight.
2) Sanders - Has a super hyped but small group of supporters, similar to what Rand Paul had. The word socialism is a stigma for him and really struggles when pressed on things like tax rates, spending, etc. Gives off a bit of a crazy old man vibe. He is an honest politician though, which is a great quality and rare.
3) O'Malley - Has the look and articulates well. Not super exciting. Maybe a bit too John Edwardsy. Not sure if he can excite the voter base.
4) Jim Webb - One of the more impressive resumes and a rare moderate democrat. He's a very likeable guy and the military background could carry him a bit. Is a little bit reserved. Not a great speaker. Maybe a strong VP candidate, especially if Hillary wins the nomination. Probably not much of a chance to get out of the primary.
5) Joe Biden - He has to run right? I personally believe Biden is the best candidate this year for the libs. Likeable personality, albeit a bit of a doofus. Certainly well qualified from an experience stand point. Will not have a chance to win if something bad happens between the democrat nomination and presidential vote. I mean if the economy collapses again after the dems vote Biden as their choice then he will have zero chance to win. A little too much of a politician, seems like one of the good ole boys. But is just more likeable than Hillary who also is a bit too much of a politician.
1) Hillary - Not a very good politician and lacks trustworthiness. Has the awkward freaky laugh that she does. Has a very strong backing staff and the last name. The more left leaning woman vote will get behind her in a strong way. If she wins it would be kind of like the Baltimore Ravens winning the super bowl when Trent Dilfer was QB. Needs the team to really pull all the weight.
2) Sanders - Has a super hyped but small group of supporters, similar to what Rand Paul had. The word socialism is a stigma for him and really struggles when pressed on things like tax rates, spending, etc. Gives off a bit of a crazy old man vibe. He is an honest politician though, which is a great quality and rare.
3) O'Malley - Has the look and articulates well. Not super exciting. Maybe a bit too John Edwardsy. Not sure if he can excite the voter base.
4) Jim Webb - One of the more impressive resumes and a rare moderate democrat. He's a very likeable guy and the military background could carry him a bit. Is a little bit reserved. Not a great speaker. Maybe a strong VP candidate, especially if Hillary wins the nomination. Probably not much of a chance to get out of the primary.
5) Joe Biden - He has to run right? I personally believe Biden is the best candidate this year for the libs. Likeable personality, albeit a bit of a doofus. Certainly well qualified from an experience stand point. Will not have a chance to win if something bad happens between the democrat nomination and presidential vote. I mean if the economy collapses again after the dems vote Biden as their choice then he will have zero chance to win. A little too much of a politician, seems like one of the good ole boys. But is just more likeable than Hillary who also is a bit too much of a politician.
Small group of supporters. Guy had 10k at his rally in Wisconsin. And these weren't forced attendance like Cruz or rent a crowds.
sturg33
I
Again - Ron Paul had much more... and you guys laughed at him
Sanders has no shot. He's a nut job
weso1
<B>Clique Leader</B>
Ron Paul had similar attendance numbers at times. It's a very devoted but relatively small fan base. The fact that libs on this board are constantly focused on socialist Sanders really makes me think they just don't like the other candidates this year, the much more realistic candidates. Will enough of them show up at the polls?