The Future of the GOP

Engage in discussions about news, politics, etc.
Post Reply
User avatar
4/5
See you in another life, brother
Posts: 6985
Joined: Thu December 20, 2012 4:45 pm

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by 4/5 »

spike wrote:
Peeps wrote:
B wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Yeah he seems really smart
He seems 25. There's a reason we've never had a 25yr old in Congress before.

sorry, maybe at 18 you cut a guy some slack. at 25 and a congressman you should know not to drive without a license, carrying a gun into an airport and not insider trading
those are all tyrannical laws. just more oppressive government oversight.
Exactly, victimless crimes all!
"I want to see the whole picture--as nearly as I can. I don't want to put on the blinders of 'good and bad,' and limit my vision."-- In Dubious Battle

User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24953
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by B »

Peeps wrote:
B wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Yeah he seems really smart
He seems 25. There's a reason we've never had a 25yr old in Congress before.

sorry, maybe at 18 you cut a guy some slack. at 25 and a congressman you should know not to drive without a license, carrying a gun into an airport and not insider trading
I'm not saying he shouldn't face consequences. I'm saying stupid behavior in your 20s isn't indicative of your intelligence.

Being 25 also doesn't excuse his being a sexual predator.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
JuanHamm
Misplaced My Sponge
Posts: 6950
Joined: Wed May 30, 2018 6:10 pm

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by JuanHamm »

B wrote:
Peeps wrote:
B wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Yeah he seems really smart
He seems 25. There's a reason we've never had a 25yr old in Congress before.

sorry, maybe at 18 you cut a guy some slack. at 25 and a congressman you should know not to drive without a license, carrying a gun into an airport and not insider trading
I'm not saying he shouldn't face consequences. I'm saying stupid behavior in your 20s isn't indicative of your intelligence.

Being 25 also doesn't excuse his being a sexual predator.
A 25 year old is fully an adult and should 100% know right from wrong.
Nihilist lives don't matter
User avatar
lennytheweedwhacker
The Master
Posts: 47966
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by lennytheweedwhacker »

Where do I vote for this guy
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24953
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by B »

Man, you guys were a lot more responsible than I was at 25. Stupid choices like driving on a suspended license and trying to carry a gun through security were right in line with the kind of choices I sometimes made.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
Bammer
mXn
Posts: 22777
Joined: Thu January 24, 2013 4:32 am
Location: Surrounded by Wokes. Please send help.

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by Bammer »

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Yeah he seems really smart
Would you say he has shaken your long held belief that Grand Old Politicians have nothing but the best for their constituents’ well-being as their first and only priority in the great state of North Carolina?
(she/him/theirs)
User avatar
E.H. Ruddock
Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
Posts: 51787
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by E.H. Ruddock »

I bet the party loves the video that just surfaced of Cawthorn
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
User avatar
verb_to_trust
Gone
Posts: 24014
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:53 pm
Location: Illinois

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by verb_to_trust »

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I bet the party loves the video that just surfaced of Cawthorn
Let's reserve judgement until the absolute psycho that got appointed as head of the ministry of disinformation has had a look at the video.
Dick/Balls
User avatar
Rob
Future Drummer
Posts: 2887
Joined: Fri January 04, 2013 1:46 am
Location: Connecticut

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by Rob »

B wrote:Man, you guys were a lot more responsible than I was at 25. Stupid choices like driving on a suspended license and trying to carry a gun through security were right in line with the kind of choices I sometimes made.
I feel like there’s a little bit of a (moral) grace period from 18-25, but once you’re 25 that’s it man. No excuses.
User avatar
Strat
Waiting for HVAC Repairman
Posts: 35407
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:48 pm
Location: Twin City Kisses

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by Strat »

verb_to_trust wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I bet the party loves the video that just surfaced of Cawthorn
Let's reserve judgement until the absolute psycho that got appointed as head of the ministry of disinformation has had a look at the video.
burt?
User avatar
verb_to_trust
Gone
Posts: 24014
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:53 pm
Location: Illinois

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by verb_to_trust »

Strat wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I bet the party loves the video that just surfaced of Cawthorn
Let's reserve judgement until the absolute psycho that got appointed as head of the ministry of disinformation has had a look at the video.
burt?
Nina Jankowitz.
Dick/Balls
simple schoolboy
Misplaced My Sponge
Posts: 5934
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:41 am

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by simple schoolboy »

verb_to_trust wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I bet the party loves the video that just surfaced of Cawthorn
Let's reserve judgement until the absolute psycho that got appointed as head of the ministry of disinformation has had a look at the video.
Sounds like Russian Compromat to me.
User avatar
verb_to_trust
Gone
Posts: 24014
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 10:53 pm
Location: Illinois

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by verb_to_trust »

simple schoolboy wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I bet the party loves the video that just surfaced of Cawthorn
Let's reserve judgement until the absolute psycho that got appointed as head of the ministry of disinformation has had a look at the video.
Sounds like Russian Compromat to me.
Blackmail is a hard gig in today's politics. Can you imagine what it would take for someone to actually turn on their favorite politician?
Dick/Balls
User avatar
---
Future Drummer
Posts: 2439
Joined: Tue February 12, 2013 5:03 pm

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by --- »

by the way the answer to OP is guys like joe kent and blake masters

more generally, it's guys who won't shrink from using state power to advance their agenda and punish political enemies
User avatar
4/5
See you in another life, brother
Posts: 6985
Joined: Thu December 20, 2012 4:45 pm

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by 4/5 »

--- wrote:by the way the answer to OP is guys like joe kent and blake masters

more generally, it's guys who won't shrink from using state power to advance their agenda and punish political enemies
That sounds horrifying.
"I want to see the whole picture--as nearly as I can. I don't want to put on the blinders of 'good and bad,' and limit my vision."-- In Dubious Battle

User avatar
elliseamos
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 8900
Joined: Thu January 10, 2013 2:19 am
Location: SOUTH PORTLAND

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by elliseamos »

Isn't that fascism?
User avatar
BurtReynolds
An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
Posts: 45832
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:13 pm
Location: 6000 feet beyond man and time.

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by BurtReynolds »

Sounds like JD Vance might have pulled an upset.
RM's resident disinformation expert.
simple schoolboy
Misplaced My Sponge
Posts: 5934
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:41 am

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by simple schoolboy »

BurtReynolds wrote:Sounds like JD Vance might have pulled an upset.
Entirely re-inventing himself worked for the primary at least. We'll have to hear more about his positions on exotic animal ownership to know who is the favorite in the general.
User avatar
washing machine
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 15666
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm
Location: Space City

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by washing machine »

Just listened to an interview with Vance. He sounds like a reasonable direction for the GOP. Thought leader and anti-woke. Appeals to a lot of the working class sect of Trumpism.

Sounds like I'm trolling but I'm not.
dimejinky99 wrote:I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
User avatar
Mickey
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 9715
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am
Location: Tristes Tropiques

Re: The Future of the GOP

Post by Mickey »

Lmao
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Post Reply