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sir_eccles Sep 9th 2015 4:05 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11744625)
The birther nonsense was/is just coded racism imo.

What? Really? No! Are you sure? This is first I've heard such an accusation. I am on shock. I just don't know how to process this revelation.

RoadWarriorFromLP Sep 9th 2015 5:12 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11744337)
And we can't say he did either, which is why your statements in this thread...are groundless.

You know the expression about not trying to teach a pig to sing because it wastes your time and annoys the pig. Leave the sty before it gets any worse.

RICH Sep 9th 2015 5:27 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11744587)
It isn't already?

Wasn't he born in Scotland?

The relevant question is: Does he have enough money?

FlaviusAetius Sep 10th 2015 2:52 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by RoadWarriorFromLP (Post 11744651)
You know the expression about not trying to teach a pig to sing because it wastes your time and annoys the pig. Leave the sty before it gets any worse.

Essentially why I left the sty Giantaxe created - it was a waste of energy. He doesn't engage in meaningful debate, he cherry picks his points, insults his opponent and personalizes his responses in a truly offensive fashion.

Giantaxe Sep 10th 2015 2:54 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by FlaviusAetius (Post 11745021)
Essentially why I left the sty Giantaxe created - it was a waste of energy. He doesn't engage in meaningful debate, he cherry picks his points, insults his opponent and personalizes his responses in a truly offensive fashion.

This from the poster that compared a Democratic candidate to Hitler. Ok.

Anian Sep 10th 2015 3:30 am

Re: 2016 Election
 
Some people make it so easy to point and laugh at their hypocrisy that you aren't sure if they are just trolling every time.

RoadWarriorFromLP Sep 10th 2015 3:54 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11745024)
This from the poster that compared a Democratic candidate to Hitler. Ok.

It's the Dunning-Kruger effect: Too dumb to know that he isn't smart.
___________________

Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments.

People tend to hold overly favorable views of their abilities in many social and intellectual domains. The authors suggest that this overestimation occurs, in part, because people who are unskilled in these domains suffer a dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it. Across 4 studies, the authors found that participants scoring in the bottom quartile on tests of humor, grammar, and logic grossly overestimated their test performance and ability. Although their test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated themselves to be in the 62nd.

Unskilled and unaware of it: how difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments. - PubMed - NCBI

sir_eccles Sep 10th 2015 6:18 am

Re: 2016 Election
 
http://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherm...day-the-law-of

At this point Huckabee is coming off as a less serious candidate than Trump.

Giantaxe Sep 10th 2015 6:27 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11745199)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherm...day-the-law-of

At this point Huckabee is coming off as a less serious candidate than Trump.

It's a bit of a giveaway that Huckabee claims that Davis' release from jail was "our event"...

FlaviusAetius Sep 10th 2015 7:44 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by sir_eccles (Post 11745199)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherm...day-the-law-of

At this point Huckabee is coming off as a less serious candidate than Trump.

It will probably help him in Iowa where the evangelicals are strong, but work against him in the NH primary. It is very concerning that Trump is now up to 32% in the latest CNN poll.

sir_eccles Sep 10th 2015 8:13 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by FlaviusAetius (Post 11745244)
It will probably help him in Iowa where the evangelicals are strong, but work against him in the NH primary. It is very concerning that Trump is now up to 32% in the latest CNN poll.

How does the whole primary work? If Trump wins the primary election is the GOP forced to pick him as their candidate?

Anian Sep 10th 2015 8:20 am

Re: 2016 Election
 
The crazier conservatives are really eating their own over this Kim Davis issue. Megyn Kelly asks some "difficult" questions of Carson (which he really should have prepared better answers to) and she get's called a dumb blonde bitch. Shep Smith points out the hypocritical hatred of some of Davis's supporters, and he's called an evil homo. I don't know if Fox News moulded their audience to be so single-minded and rabidly attack everyone who doesn't have identical views, or just caters to them.

Giantaxe Sep 10th 2015 9:58 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Anian (Post 11745274)
The crazier conservatives are really eating their own over this Kim Davis issue. Megyn Kelly asks some "difficult" questions of Carson (which he really should have prepared better answers to) and she get's called a dumb blonde bitch. Shep Smith points out the hypocritical hatred of some of Davis's supporters, and he's called an evil homo. I don't know if Fox News moulded their audience to be so single-minded and rabidly attack everyone who doesn't have identical views, or just caters to them.

Next up for "teh crazies": a government shutdown over doctored Planned Parenthood videos.

Ted Cruz talks shutdown strategy with conservatives - CNNPolitics.com

sir_eccles Sep 10th 2015 10:08 am

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11745343)
Next up for "teh crazies": a government shutdown over doctored Planned Parenthood videos.

Ted Cruz talks shutdown strategy with conservatives - CNNPolitics.com

At least some good is coming out of it

Addicting Info – Comedian Trolls Ted Cruz, Accidentally Raises A LOT Of Cash For Planned Parenthood (SCREENSHOTS)

username.exe Sep 10th 2015 2:42 pm

Re: 2016 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 11745343)
Next up for "teh crazies": a government shutdown over doctored Planned Parenthood videos.

Ted Cruz talks shutdown strategy with conservatives - CNNPolitics.com

Ted Cruz is a calculated blowhard with an astonishing record of failure.

His entire platform is based on opposing Obama at every turn. His filibusters and defunding initiatives are nothing more than PR initiatives that die on their arse every time.
In his two and a half years representing Texas in the senate, he has successfully passed a grand total of... one bill.

How on earth this guy believes he is in any way electable to the office of President (besides his own supreme arrogance) is beyond me. :confused:


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