Mister Jack Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 While I think it's bad taste to play politics with the hurricane, I think as of right now it still helped Obama's image more than hurt it due to his timely response. Even Governor Christie, an avid Romney supporter, had the decency to thank Obama for his aid and praised his expediency. Meanwhile, it's now coming out that Romney supported leaving disaster relief to the states and the private sector. Whether he still feels that way is almost irrelevant. When your home has just been ravaged by a storm, you do NOT want to hear that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Whats your guys thoughts of delaying the elections so the East Coast, mainly NY and NJ can get their things together so they can run a proper election? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Well, kinda going with my prediction, it would be vital for every state to be prepared. When Florida didn't have their crap together twelve years ago, it was an ordeal. Sure, mainly because of the Electoral College and Popular Vote struggle, but it was greatly exacerbated by how terribly managed the voting polls were at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Has that ever happened before? Delaying the election, I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 If you delay one state wouldn't you have to delay them all? Spoiler effect and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Has that ever happened before? Delaying the election, I mean. As far as I know, never, but it's still possible. I don't know what conditions would be required, but if it could be proven that the hurricane will affect voter turnout on Election Day, I wouldn't be surprised if we did have our first delay for a Presidential Election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 This is why early voting is so important. Over 10 million people have already voted early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 I wouldn't be surprised if delaying the election is something the republicans would try to fight against. New York is pretty Pro-Obama, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 If they go that route, I would counter that any Republicans affect by Sandy in the lower East Coast will need time to clean up before voting properly as well. The numbers of them affect may be smaller than NYC's pro-Obama crowd but they must be given the chance too. Personally if I was Republican, I would stall for a chance to see if Obama or his administration has any missteps during the next two weeks or so. If there is, I would highlight it and magnify it to hell. Think Katrina 2.0, etc. Though politicizing a disaster is bad but I wouldn't put it pass any desperate party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Article I of the Constitution says that the election must take place on a single day throughout the country, so if they delay it on the east coast they'd have to delay it nation wide. Also the date is set by law so to delay it Congress would have to meet and pass a bill changing the date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) You know what? Fuck you, Donald. I hope you get cancer of the ballsack and fucking die, you miserable piece of shit. Edited October 31, 2012 by Mister Jack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Since Atlantic City is such a mess right now, folks should burn down all his casinos there. Fuck that guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 https://www.google.com/elections/ed/us/vote Google have a sort of Voting tool thingy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Umm, what? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFLBYsFvpY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 He's explaining what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (Mormon Church) believes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Yeah, I've seen the full thing now. http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/romney-gets-heated-about-his-c.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 http://www.king5.com/news/politics/Koster-rape-thing-not-cause-for-abortion-176667781.html Right here in my own backyard. I still wonder about that "legitimate rape thing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/business/questions-raised-on-withdrawal-of-congressional-research-services-report-on-tax-rates.html?ref=business&_r=1& Unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 http://www.king5.com...-176667781.html Right here in my own backyard. I still wonder about that "legitimate rape thing". What do you wonder about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 http://www.dayswithoutagoprapemention.com/ - Via my cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20121029185835AAKLTuu How is it that despite hurricanes always being seen as divine punishment for everything from feminism to gay marriage, nobody has said shit about how Hurricane Sandy is probably God punishing us for watching Jersey Shore? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Ya know it's pretty much trolls trolling trolls on Yahoo Answers right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I know. I mean, there are other examples out there for Sandy, I just more or less picked one at random. Also I do not care to give the WBC page hits. Edited November 4, 2012 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Turns out my apartment complex is going to have an Election "Party," but that's not why I'm posting this. Normally I wouldn't care enough about politics to spend hours of my time at a party focusing solely on it, but it's also being sponsored by Sony. There are going to be a number of projectors displaying the election progress, which I can do with Internet tabs, but the reason why I'm going is that throughout the night Sony prizes will be raffled off. Considering that only a few dozen are going so far, my chances seem pretty good. (And yes, I'm putting electronics pretty high on my self-interest, but if I've voted I think I've done my American duty for the night.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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