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Is Mitt running for president again?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by LongTimeListener, Jan 20, 2015.

  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Got a link to back up this claim?
     
  2. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Yeah, claims of misconduct or impropriety regarding a candidate's educational background must be backed up by ironclad court-worthy evidence, or else immediately dismissed as ridiculous.

    Otherwise the public perception of a candidate could be unfairly blackened.

    Even worse, it could go on for years and years. This would truly cast a black pall over the political process.
     
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  3. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

  4. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    If he has a semester to finish, he could join a fraternity.
     
  5. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Yeah those claims have been addressed, and it's up to the Dems to prove it or STFU. However, the story Walker has told -- that he had a job that was too good to pass up so he quit school with a few months to go in order to become a local government flunkie -- doesn't make any sense either.

    Regardless, the idea that the president of the United States in the 21st century would not have a college degree would be pretty far-fetched, though I suppose here is where BILL GATES MARK ZUCKERBERG LEBRON JAMES ZOMG!!!!! comes into play.

    I don't think it's much of a consideration anyway. Scott Walker isn't going to win any election outside of one where the all-white, all-suburban voters can carry him.
     
  6. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Who cares? Walker isn't going to be the GOP nominee. The nomination goes through Florida or Ohio with Christie the only one close to having close to sufficient recognition to overcome that bottom-line political calculus.
     
  7. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    A smear is still a smear.

    There's plenty of ammunition for legitimate criticism with just about every candidate in either party. We shouldn't have to stoop to making shit up.
     
  8. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Yeah, except most of Christie's recognition consists of his image as an abrasive arrogant fatfuck who wants to take stuff away from you. The visuals are just real real bad.

    As for Walker, wait until they start replaying the Kock Bros phone call. That'll be the end.

    That's the precise equivalent as if somebody called Obama claiming to be Louis Farrakhan, got him to believe it, carried on for 10 minutes about how he wanted to take down whitey, then signed off with a shout of "Allahu Akbar."
     
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  9. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Also, under the direction/leadership of Hitlerry, I doubt very much the Dems will be as dopey/naive/trusting as they have been under Obama. Team Obama has been so terrified of him being attacked as the "angry black man" they have been comically unwilling to get down and dirty and kick their opponents in the nuts, instead caving on issues again and again and again in the sad forlorn hope the GOP is suddenly going to join the kumbayah chorus and start working for peace and brotherhood between all men and decide to support his enlightened programs -- if they only give away another half of the store.

    Hillary will be under no such delusions and won't care if the GOP calls her a bitch.
     
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  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member


    Hey, I wasn't asking for some ironclad proof of the allegation. I was just hoping for a link to a story that even referenced the allegation.

    Is this the official allegation that the left has settled on?
     
  11. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    What, are you only allowed to make one dubious/ debatable allegation against a candidate? Good thing that law has been in effect the past several years.
     
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Just trying to figure out if it's Dan's own personal theory, or if he got it from somewhere.
     
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