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Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2010 8:39:39 am PST #7005 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2010 8:42:30 am PST #7006 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Re: Palin - at the moment I'm more worried about whether Republicans will refuse to raise the debt ceiling, which could push the US into default. Also, will they refuse to ratify the START treaty with Russia. Both of these are things Republicans have always supported, but they may fuck things up for everyone just to make Obama look bad.
§ ita § - Nov 23, 2010 8:42:45 am PST #7007 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2010 8:43:48 am PST #7008 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ha! I'm not crazy!
Well, I'm sure I'm crazy in other ways....
Polter-Cow - Nov 23, 2010 8:53:22 am PST #7009 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We have a president, perhaps for the first time since the founding of our republic, who expresses his belief that America is not the greatest earthly force for good the world has ever known
Oh noes, a leader who doesn't use hyperbole. WHAT WILL WE DO.
tommyrot - Nov 23, 2010 8:56:41 am PST #7010 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, she's complaining that Obama doesn't accept American exceptionalism. When in fact he does.
Frankly, I hate the idea of American exceptionalism. So many people think, "Well, if we do stuff like torture people, it's OK because we're good."
zuisa - Nov 23, 2010 8:56:41 am PST #7011 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Oh noes, a leader who doesn't use hyperbole. WHAT WILL WE DO.
SOMEONE SOUND THE ALARM.
Seriously, though, I so enjoy Obama's lack of hyperbole. The whole image of America as the be all-end all saviour of the free world has always driven me crazy. The idea that we somehow MUST be the greatest nation on earth has always irked me. Why can't we just strive for OUR best, instead of THE best?
Jessica - Nov 23, 2010 8:59:51 am PST #7012 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"If Democrats are driving the country toward socialism at a hundred miles per hour, while the Republicans are driving at only fifty
...what time do they meet in St Louis? No wait, wrong math question.
"We have a president, perhaps for the first time since the founding of our republic, who expresses his belief that America is not the greatest earthly force for good the world has ever known,"
Gotta love that "perhaps" - very nice get-out-of-actual-researching-facts-free weasel word!
Jesse - Nov 23, 2010 9:00:49 am PST #7013 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Um, you guys? Did you forget that God brought us to America to save the rest of the world from tyranny???
Gudanov - Nov 23, 2010 9:01:53 am PST #7014 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I have no doubt that she's going to run, but I am clinging to the hope that there are enough smart people left in America to not let her get elected.
At the moment Romney seems the most likely to challenge her in the primary, but her name-recognition and fundraising is so strong I don't know if he can beat her. Maybe someone else will emerge. Newt could be an interesting challenger. Somebody will have to get a campaign going, hers is already going full-speed ahead.
If the economy is still bad Obama could have a really rough time. There's a one in one chance the war in Afghanistan still won't be going well. Who knows what will happen with North Korea (I don't think there will be a war, but N.K. can make the U.S. look weak). Parts of his base are very unhappy with him.