What got you into talking /interested in politics?
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YkwPitchfork51 said:
I was gonna leave this bar but they dress super slutty and this hottie Aussie is waiting on me so fuck itPurpleThrobber said:I came for the gang bang but stayed for the fingering....
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Not the battle of Carthage?RaceBannon said:The dinner table. My earliest memory was the Nixon Kennedy debates. Then in 64 while walking with the parents I noticed the look of distress on their face as we rushed by the one house with a Goldwater sign.
In high school a lot of hot girls liked politics. That's the real reason I doorbelled for McGovern.
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I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually. -
That's actually happening at every level of government; you're just choosing to concentrate on the frothwhlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually. -
My father had a meeting with Wayne Morse back in the 60's. I got to meet him and I thought that was cool and that is where my interest started. As young as I was I knew all about him. Ironically I ended up working for the guy who took away his seat in the Senate. I spent a long time in DC and became dissolutioned with both sides of the aisle and quit it all together but I can honestly say it was the democrats that were mostly the ones that turned me off, and I was an ardent democrat in the early days. I call myself an independent fiscal Conservative now and for the most part stayed away from discussing politics for a number of years but I don't like what the democrats are doing to increase their power. In listening to this current group of 23 candidates for President, I have yet to hear of one thing they are talking about that will heal the divide and be good for everyone. They are dividing the races, creating class envy and doing whatever they can to make people feel like victims. They are doing virtually nothing to lift people up and it is all done so they can get elected and have control over the rest of us as opposed to serving us. So I have been doing small things to stay involved and try to keep the wolves at bay but I am not interested in any more than that. I did my time and looked like Pig Pen from Peanuts when I got out of there.
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Just curious how long he lasted as a lobbyist and if you can share what industry he worked for.whlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually. -
I thought and cared starting during the 2000 presidential election. Cared even more after getting my first job post-college working in government affairs. The further I've gone in my career, which is focused in the housing industry, the less I give a shit about the national stuff. Local politics are insane and take too much energy and attention, and they're what actually matter the most. This Trump bullshit that people get distracted over is 99% meaningless, unless he launches a nuke.
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My parents were very passionate about politics. "Oh you god damn peice of shit!" I'd hear my dad yell from the living room. So I'd come running in to see what was making him so upset, and sure enough there'd be some guy talking on C-Span with a big D next to his name.
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I warned my fellow Senators that giving temporary dictatorial powers to a popular war hero would doom the Republic but they were all too willing to give up their duties for the comfort of whores and wine
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When my dad (#1) told me years ago that if I wasn't a liberal in my 20s, I had no heart, and if I wasn't a conservative by my 40s, I had no brains.
I figured I'd just skip the heart part. -
As much as I can't stand the obese, orange man (hi race) I'm more worried about my kid stepping on an aids infested needle at a Seattle park right now. And I want the potholes fixed god damn it!!BleachedAnusDawg said:I thought and cared starting during the 2000 presidential election. Cared even more after getting my first job post-college working in government affairs. The further I've gone in my career, which is focused in the housing industry, the less I give a shit about the national stuff. Local politics are insane and take too much energy and attention, and they're what actually matter the most. This Trump bullshit that people get distracted over is 99% meaningless, unless he launches a nuke.
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I try to focus more on the local level since those are real decisions that impact me, save from things like slight tax rate changes. And it happens there too which is honestly worse because there are even fewer checks and balances to identify and stop corruption.BearsWiin said:
That's actually happening at every level of government; you're just choosing to concentrate on the frothwhlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually.
A dude I golf with, hardcore Republican, was railing about something with local politics and said how he hoped the Republican would win a School Board seat. (You can't openly run with a party for School Board here but you can be endorsed of course) I said I don't hope he wins because a political party shouldn't have any place on a fucking school board. His mind was just blown- the concept of running the schools to make best use of county resources without influence of a party platform had never entered his mind. -
Row boat is a hot bed of reasonable, centrist, political views.whlinder said:
I try to focus more on the local level since those are real decisions that impact me, save from things like slight tax rate changes. And it happens there too which is honestly worse because there are even fewer checks and balances to identify and stop corruption.BearsWiin said:
That's actually happening at every level of government; you're just choosing to concentrate on the frothwhlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually.
A dude I golf with, hardcore Republican, was railing about something with local politics and said how he hoped the Republican would win a School Board seat. (You can't openly run with a party for School Board here but you can be endorsed of course) I said I don't hope he wins because a political party shouldn't have any place on a fucking school board. His mind was just blown- the concept of running the schools to make best use of county resources without influence of a party platform had never entered his mind. -
Long time, early 1980s until he was forced into retirement about 10 years ago. He wanted to keep working but Parkinsons...Bendintheriver said:
Just curious how long he lasted as a lobbyist and if you can share what industry he worked for.whlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually.
Energy policy with a focus on renewable energy. He went to Kyoto in 1997. -
While I kind of agree with this it's pretty naive to believe that a School Board candidate that is beholden to the Teacher Unions, and most School Board members are, isn't being influenced by the Rat Party's platform. The teachers unions are nothing more than funding arms of the Rat party,whlinder said:
I try to focus more on the local level since those are real decisions that impact me, save from things like slight tax rate changes. And it happens there too which is honestly worse because there are even fewer checks and balances to identify and stop corruption.BearsWiin said:
That's actually happening at every level of government; you're just choosing to concentrate on the frothwhlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually.
A dude I golf with, hardcore Republican, was railing about something with local politics and said how he hoped the Republican would win a School Board seat. (You can't openly run with a party for School Board here but you can be endorsed of course) I said I don't hope he wins because a political party shouldn't have any place on a fucking school board. His mind was just blown- the concept of running the schools to make best use of county resources without influence of a party platform had never entered his mind. -
#SlowStrategy #ElitistYellowSnow said:
Row boat is a hot bed of reasonable, centrist, political views.whlinder said:
I try to focus more on the local level since those are real decisions that impact me, save from things like slight tax rate changes. And it happens there too which is honestly worse because there are even fewer checks and balances to identify and stop corruption.BearsWiin said:
That's actually happening at every level of government; you're just choosing to concentrate on the frothwhlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually.
A dude I golf with, hardcore Republican, was railing about something with local politics and said how he hoped the Republican would win a School Board seat. (You can't openly run with a party for School Board here but you can be endorsed of course) I said I don't hope he wins because a political party shouldn't have any place on a fucking school board. His mind was just blown- the concept of running the schools to make best use of county resources without influence of a party platform had never entered his mind. -
What passes for conservative today isn’t remotely brainy.Alexis said:When my dad (#1) told me years ago that if I wasn't a liberal in my 20s, I had no heart, and if I wasn't a conservative by my 40s, I had no brains.
I figured I'd just skip the heart part. -
Another one of the little lies you tell yourself, while you align yourself with a party that is filled with dumbasses like AOC, Maxine Waters and Joe BidenHHusky said:
What passes for conservative today isn’t remotely brainy.Alexis said:When my dad (#1) told me years ago that if I wasn't a liberal in my 20s, I had no heart, and if I wasn't a conservative by my 40s, I had no brains.
I figured I'd just skip the heart part. -
I hate talking about politics
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The brainy conservatives have been fleeing your populist shit show in droves.SFGbob said:
Another one of the little lies you tell yourself, while you align yourself with a party that is filled with dumbasses like AOC, Maxine Waters and Joe BidenHHusky said:
What passes for conservative today isn’t remotely brainy.Alexis said:When my dad (#1) told me years ago that if I wasn't a liberal in my 20s, I had no heart, and if I wasn't a conservative by my 40s, I had no brains.
I figured I'd just skip the heart part. -
Oh no! How will we survive the loss of Bill Kristol and David Frum.HHusky said:
The brainy conservatives have been fleeing your populist shit show in droves.SFGbob said:
Another one of the little lies you tell yourself, while you align yourself with a party that is filled with dumbasses like AOC, Maxine Waters and Joe BidenHHusky said:
What passes for conservative today isn’t remotely brainy.Alexis said:When my dad (#1) told me years ago that if I wasn't a liberal in my 20s, I had no heart, and if I wasn't a conservative by my 40s, I had no brains.
I figured I'd just skip the heart part.
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What passes for liberalism today is brainless.HHusky said:
What passes for conservative today isn’t remotely brainy.Alexis said:When my dad (#1) told me years ago that if I wasn't a liberal in my 20s, I had no heart, and if I wasn't a conservative by my 40s, I had no brains.
I figured I'd just skip the heart part. -
Took the test senior year of high school where it rates how you are on the political spectrum. Teacher, who is like 100 years old, hands out the results and tells me I scored the most conservative test score he has seen in 80 years of giving the test or whatever. So I run for Speaker of the House for our mock bullshit, win, and then proceed to rule with an iron fist making all the white shitheads do my bidding. Yes, 1990 was my high water mark in life. Worth it. Totally.
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The white shitheads did your bidding? Autocratic rule? Sounds like your high water mark came 26 years too soon.Swaye said:Took the test senior year of high school where it rates how you are on the political spectrum. Teacher, who is like 100 years old, hands out the results and tells me I scored the most conservative test score he has seen in 80 years of giving the test or whatever. So I run for Speaker of the House for our mock bullshit, win, and then proceed to rule with an iron fist making all the white shitheads do my bidding. Yes, 1990 was my high water mark in life. Worth it. Totally.
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Your GF's dad is boring. You need to dump her. Like father, like daughter. I promise.
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So you want to control them. Just like Ted Bundy.HHusky said:I think it’s because I hate people.
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There's nothing more politically driven than school board races. They dictate what the 60k kids in Seattle Public Schools are taught right now. Want them learning about biological reproduction, or gender bending? Don't think that's important?whlinder said:
I try to focus more on the local level since those are real decisions that impact me, save from things like slight tax rate changes. And it happens there too which is honestly worse because there are even fewer checks and balances to identify and stop corruption.BearsWiin said:
That's actually happening at every level of government; you're just choosing to concentrate on the frothwhlinder said:I grew up just outside DC and my dad was a lobbyist. I told my HS government class in 1998 that W would be the next President.
I don't *think* I really argue it though, I find everything about politics so dumb anymore as it's nothing but cliched bullshit. Detailed policy debates trying to solve complex multi-variate problems are interesting, but those don't exist anymore. Dedicated servants trying to do what's best for their constituents and country don't exist anymore. It's become another game to try to play and win which will burn us eventually.
A dude I golf with, hardcore Republican, was railing about something with local politics and said how he hoped the Republican would win a School Board seat. (You can't openly run with a party for School Board here but you can be endorsed of course) I said I don't hope he wins because a political party shouldn't have any place on a fucking school board. His mind was just blown- the concept of running the schools to make best use of county resources without influence of a party platform had never entered his mind. -
Imagine being old enough to remember 1990Swaye said:Took the test senior year of high school where it rates how you are on the political spectrum. Teacher, who is like 100 years old, hands out the results and tells me I scored the most conservative test score he has seen in 80 years of giving the test or whatever. So I run for Speaker of the House for our mock bullshit, win, and then proceed to rule with an iron fist making all the white shitheads do my bidding. Yes, 1990 was my high water mark in life. Worth it. Totally.
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I got a 5 on the AP US Government exam. If I’d have been in your mock bullshit I would have reneged on all my treaties with you.Swaye said:Took the test senior year of high school where it rates how you are on the political spectrum. Teacher, who is like 100 years old, hands out the results and tells me I scored the most conservative test score he has seen in 80 years of giving the test or whatever. So I run for Speaker of the House for our mock bullshit, win, and then proceed to rule with an iron fist making all the white shitheads do my bidding. Yes, 1990 was my high water mark in life. Worth it. Totally.
