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jimmyjazz

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  1. 3 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    Well, "have faith in our system" isn't exactly a comforting solution.  That system shat out Donald J. Trump as POTUS.  Can what fucked us, unfuck us? Doubtful. 

     

    Yeah, that "win the popular vote lose the Electoral College" detail definitely carries some risk.  But sure, let's trust the system.

  2. I have to make a quick trip to Orlando next week.  I'll be at the Orange County Convention Center Tue/Wed.  It appears to be about 13 miles west of the airport.

    I've been to Orlando a few times but only for Disney World.  Any recs on a good part of town for hotels/food, preferably within a 20-30 minute drive of both the convention center and airport?  I don't need much in the way of a hotel, a Courtyard or similar is fine.  I'd just like to be able to go get some good local food & drink and hopefully avoid the standard chains.

  3. Just now, EMAWesome said:

    You have just described every press secretary that has ever been employed by any president ever.  

    Nice equivocation.  Regardless, who cares?  If your daily job is to lie and slander people, don't be surprised when it comes back in spades.

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  4. 21 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:

    That damage is already done though.  What's the difference between 1.5 years of an assclown President and 4 years?  We are still a nation that elected a complete moron.  Nothing is going to take that away from us.  Ever.

    The difference is his hair-trigger approach to everything, perhaps including nuclear war.  The risk is too high.  But forget that for a moment -- think about the Americans who are galvanized by Trump.  Do you think they'd be in deep nearly so far with Pence?  I don't think that's possible.  He just isn't wired to fan the flames the same way Trump is.  I'll take my chances with Pence.

  5. I would LOVE to see Macca, but I'll wait until he hits COTA or ACL Moody and drop $200 per ticket instead of seeing nothing from several hundred yards away.  It's just not a good concert experience, unless you're there for the crowds (and I do know plenty of people love that aspect, so I'm not criticizing).

  6. I have never worked as a journalist, but I have served as editor of a couple of student newspapers.  Obviously, not the same thing, but if you think that journalists in general aren't among the most down-in-the-muck disgusting trash talkers then you are naive.  There isn't one thing she said in that bit that (a) was shocking to any journalist or (b) significantly worse than anything they had heard at that event in the past.

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