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**SonofSouthie** · 05-01-2016, 05:42 PM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/op...f=opinion&_r=0

**unofan** · 05-01-2016, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by Kepler View Post

He has said he loved Colbert's bit, which was pure performance art. He tells a great story about Colbert coming off after his WCD and he and the other comics being psyched that it went well, with the whole room completely not getting it. Larry strikes me as a lot like Colbert: he could do the Stewart hipster irony bit in his sleep but he's bored with it so he does something else.

It was painful. He was clearly nervous at first because his timing was way off. Then once he settled down, his material was just meh...The three minutes spent comparing Cruz to the Zodiac Killer reminded me of Letterman's "Uma/Oprah" bit.

And I get that racial jokes are his main shtick, but half of his jokes were about BLM. This wasn't Colbert sticking it to the man in character, it was just not that funny.

**Kepler** · 05-01-2016, 06:04 PM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

It actually sounds pretty good. I can well imagine the conveyor belt kids in the DC media hated it. First they lose the electorate to Drumpf and now they lose their own stage to an uppity n-gger. There was a time when I could have had you shot.

**unofan** · 05-01-2016, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by Kepler View Post

It actually sounds pretty good. I can well imagine the conveyor belt kids in the DC media hated it. First they lose the electorate to Drumpf and now they lose their own stage to an uppity n-gger. There was a time when I could have had you shot.

Yeah, cause Jezebel is just chock full of wonderful insight. Especially when someone admits up front to having only watched Colbert's before...

Even the Fark community was giving it middling reviews, and they loved Colbert's.

You can go watch it on YouTube, you know.

**Kepler** · 05-01-2016, 06:55 PM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Originally posted by unofan View Post

ou can go watch it on YouTube, you know.

I will, I will.

**Kepler** · 05-01-2016, 07:23 PM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Originally posted by Kepler View Post

I will, I will.

Edit: OK, so I watched it. It was good, not great. A roomful of extremely uncomfortable rich media a-holes who I went to school with 30 years ago and who were like that then, too. Jokes about the GOP pols got laughs, joke about them got boos. Just another day in Alexandria.

**joecct** · 05-01-2016, 09:58 PM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Ted outgenerals tD. Jan is not happy.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016...legate-ballot/

**Kepler** · 05-01-2016, 11:02 PM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Originally posted by joecct View Post

Ted outgenerals tD. Jan is not happy.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016...legate-ballot/

The Comments on that story are amazing. The crazies have split in two and are immolating each other. It's beautiful. Don't touch a thing.

**joecct** · 05-01-2016, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by Kepler View Post

The Comments on that story are amazing. The crazies have split in two and are immolating each other. It's beautiful. Don't touch a thing.

Help me John Kasich, you're our only hope!!

**French Rage** · 05-01-2016, 11:24 PM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Anything that leaves Jan Brewer yelling "I got cheated! I got cheated!" is OK with me. She should have poked someone's chest to get what she wanted, I thought that was her secret weapon.

**FadeToBlack&Gold** · 05-02-2016, 07:21 AM

Originally posted by French Rage View Post

Anything that leaves Jan Brewer yelling "I got cheated! I got cheated!" is OK with me. She should have poked someone's chest to get what she wanted, I thought that was her secret weapon.

Didn't realize she had endorsed Trump, but it makes perfect sense.

**Rover** · 05-02-2016, 10:06 AM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Calgary Ted is turning into the guy trying to put out a raging inferno with a garden house. Who cares if you do all these back room deals to get your people seated as delegates when you're about to lose the remaining 10 or so states left on the calendar? Delegates can worship the ground Cruz walks on, but they're bound to support Trump on the first ballot where it seems increasingly likely he'll have the majority to win the nomination going into the convention.

**Kepler** · 05-02-2016, 10:35 AM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Originally posted by Rover View Post

Calgary Ted is turning into the guy trying to put out a raging inferno with a garden house. Who cares if you do all these back room deals to get your people seated as delegates when you're about to lose the remaining 10 or so states left on the calendar? Delegates can worship the ground Cruz walks on, but they're bound to support Trump on the first ballot where it seems increasingly likely he'll have the majority to win the nomination going into the convention.

He has two things going for him by doing this. Firstly, he can stack the deck to win if it goes to a second ballot. Secondly, he can fill the room with his people and try to push through procedural and rule changes that increase the likelihood of going to the second ballot.

Not to mention that he's building an experienced cadre of involved supporters for a future run.

I hate the meat suit-wearing lizard, but he's doing the right thing.

**Rover** · 05-02-2016, 10:46 AM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Originally posted by Kepler View Post

He has two things going for him by doing this. Firstly, he can stack the deck to win if it goes to a second ballot. Secondly, he can fill the room with his people and try to push through procedural and rule changes that increase the likelihood of going to the second ballot.

Not to mention that he's building an experienced cadre of involved supporters for a future run.

I hate the meat suit-wearing lizard, but he's doing the right thing.

Good point on the future run idea. Hadn't thought of that.

Anybody (not just Cruz) pulling shenanigans to deny Trump the nomination if he gets to 1237 before the convention is inviting disaster. I can see the logic of what Calgary Ted is up to, but if he doesn't win Indiana he's fuked no matter how many loyalist win delegate seats.

PS: Could you please have a chat with Bernie about the "we're going to have a contested convention" schtick that he's been on lately? If Hillary wins the majority of pledged delegates, why does he think he should be the nominee?

**Kepler** · 05-02-2016, 10:57 AM

Re: Campaign 2016 Part XI: the Two Party Problem

Originally posted by Rover View Post

Good point on the future run idea. Hadn't thought of that.

Anybody (not just Cruz) pulling shenanigans to deny Trump the nomination if he gets to 1237 before the convention is inviting disaster. I can see the logic of what Calgary Ted is up to, but if he doesn't win Indiana he's fuked no matter how many loyalist win delegate seats.

PS: Could you please have a chat with Bernie about the "we're going to have a contested convention" schtick that he's been on lately? If Hillary wins the majority of pledged delegates, why does he think he should be the nominee?

Gotta keep the kids involved, I assume. I wouldn't worry about it, though maybe they shouldn't send Bill to WV anymore.

Per the Cleveland Screw Job, Donald will not go gentle into that dark night.