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Ron!!!!

 

If Weld was leading the Libertarian ticket, they'd be better off. At least Weld is an intelligent guy.

I...I just don't get it. Johnson is so much more similar to Paul than Stein is.

 

this tweet hadn't even loaded and I knew from the and that Jason was posting it that it was the Ron Paul story

 

I mean how depressed are you this cycle if you're a libertarian. Their first and probably last shot at being relevant in an election and this was what they rolled out...

But I guess they didn't challenge the most unpopular democratic nominee in history with an openly racist reality star, so they still have that going for them.

 

too be fair, I think Johnson had a lot going for him. Name recognition, had some success as a governor. domestically isn't he what libertarians what?

problem is everyone saw his complete lack of knowledge on foreign policy

 

Haha, damn, it looks like the tweet was deleted. And that's hilarious.

 

Pls explain gusty of it I come here for the tweets

 

Ew

 

Ok, it's official. Hillary should just start releasing her policy proposals ONLY through "hacked" or "leaked" audio. It's the only way she can get this stuff covered and spread.

(She's been campaigning on this exact point for over a year.)

 

This looks to be gone, is it about Ron Paul not voting for Johnson?

 

yeah that's what is was about.

 

what were these, they're deleted now

 

pretty sure they were about Ron Paul not voting for Johnson, saying he would vote for Stein instead.

 

Well why would one of them be "gross" then? Not sure what was actually said so I can't comment.

 

The first one was:



Second was the Ron Paul one.

 

A Complete-ish History of Donald Trump's Obsession With His Ideal Woman, His Own Daughter

 

Just heard the full audio of Trump's veterans comments. While the words could have been chosen better, tbh it's hard not to feel like most of these headlines are playing fast and loose with context.

 

sorry didn't see that one of those was a different tweet. The 2nd one I think was the ron paul one

 

"Let us first define terms. What, then, o Socrates, is an asshole? And how does the asshole differ from someone who is just a jerk?

The distinction is important. “The asshole,” James writes, “is the guy (they are mainly men) who systematically allows himself advantages in social relationships out of an entrenched (and mistaken) sense of entitlement that immunizes him against the complaints of other people.” His sense of entitlement is absolute; his self-aggrandizing behavior is spontaneous and noticeably lacking in inhibition. The asshole may recognize that violating certain norms of acceptable behavior may cause pain or give offense but feels no conflict over that possibility.....More important, the asshole will, James writes, often “feel indignant when questions about his conduct are raised. That, from his point of view, shows he is not getting the respect he deserves.” Just such an escalation -- from habitual, self-centered indifference toward the feelings of others to rage at even the perception of being slighted -- became familiar as part of Trump’s debating style throughout the Republican primary debates."

Review of Aaron James's book on a new theory of Donald Trump | Inside Higher Ed


More than anything, this article reminds me of the overlap between Trump's behaviour and those of men who welcomed the term "asshole" being thrown at them.

 

Last week ahead of the debate I drank Michters and listened to Skeleton Tree. Thinking of warming up for the VP debate with Disintegrration Loops. Open suggestions as to what I should drink.

 

Why would you want to associate something so sublime with this garbage election?

 

Try out some Belching Beaver and let us all know what you think!

 

Looking to grab a bottle of Deftones IPA after work myself.

 

I couldn't even finish it...disgusting. I don't understand why he gets away with this stuff...are there seriously THAT many people in America that can relate to that sort of behavior?

 

Donald Trump Jr. Is a Cool and Normal Man