The Official Bendis Board 2012 Presidential Campaign Thread

**Ray G.** · 05-13-2012, 06:02 AM

Originally Posted by HOOKS

It's really par for the course, regardless of party. Remember "God damn America", Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko, and Zeituni in 2008?

There's digging up loose connections from the long past that were readily available but no one cared about, which is par for the course, and then there's new incidents suddenly popping up out of whole cloth at the worst available moment, like the long-missing AWOL letter that turned out to be fake, or the mysterious mistress that wasn't.

Not saying this doesn't happen to Democrats too, though. I'm just saying that given the source and timing, I'm more than a bit dubious.

**Brother Power the Gong** · 05-13-2012, 07:24 AM

Originally Posted by Ray G.

There's digging up loose connections from the long past that were readily available but no one cared about, which is par for the course, and then there's new incidents suddenly popping up out of whole cloth at the worst available moment, like the long-missing AWOL letter that turned out to be fake, or the mysterious mistress that wasn't.

Not saying this doesn't happen to Democrats too, though. I'm just saying that given the source and timing, I'm more than a bit dubious.

Yep. Anything to make voting for this clown more palatable.

**Matt Jay** · 05-13-2012, 07:26 AM

Goodbye, thread.

**Brother Power the Gong** · 05-13-2012, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by Matt Jay

Goodbye, thread.

YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzduPKYz3uk

Wha?

**Matt Jay** · 05-13-2012, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by El Gong of Zur-En-Arrh

Wha?

It's over 10k. Hooks made a new one. It's dead. Game over, man. Might as well join the fucking peace corps.

**Treacle** · 05-13-2012, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Foolish Mortal

I'm going to take one shot, and only one at explaining this to you, so read this carefully because I'm not going to go a merry-go-round with you about this...

It is not about "judging" so stop talking about being or not being judgmental.

It's about reality. The reality is that there are distinct and quantifiable differences that exist right now in American society. An individual's racial, ethnic, and religious or non-religious background can have anywhere from a small to a profound effect on how that individual thinks about society and how that individual is perceived by others in society. This is a fact.

These differences can be measured and quantified and there is an actual science based on it, and companies who do it. Businesses use this data to target advertising and create products and services. (Free Market!) and politicians use it guide their political views.

The use of it by politicians to shape their platform is certainly questionable ethically, but if the data is out there, you can be damn sure they're going to go after it.

And not talking about it isn't going to make these cultural ebbs and flows magically disappear. They've existed for centuries and they'll exist for many more centuries.

Yup.