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Old 09-01-2012, 04:46 PM   #931
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On Wednesday I tried to explain to my nephew which parties in the American elections the candidates represented. And Mormonism.

Admittedly it was a biased account.

In the end he was able to fix in his head that Obama was Democrat. Black (the dual heritage really amazed him) and Auntie C likes him.

Romney - Republican. White. Auntie C disapproves for some reasons he can't remember but had a lot to do with his sister (healthcare, support, schooling etc).

Not sure I got through entirely, but given that both the childer in that family rely on The Sun and Sky News for their political views, he probably had a more balanced account of American politics from me than he has ever had of British politics. He's been brought up working class right wing. And he knows me as a suspect bleeding heart liberal. There are certain things he knows not to say in front of me. So I might just have created a new Republican.

Meh - he can't even vote over here yet, let alone over there.

ETA watched the odd "empty chair" ramble.
Quotes because "empty chair" is employed in therapy and is known as such.
Did he walk through the wrong door?
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Old 09-01-2012, 04:53 PM   #932
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Maddow made the point last night that if nobody in the romney campaign gets fired for green-lighting the eastwood speech, it's clear they basically really just don't give a fuck anymore.
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Old 09-01-2012, 10:15 PM   #933
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I'm not sure if it's "don't give a fuck" or just "so totally absorbed in their own forced narrative as to be unable to see how silly they look from the outside".
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Old 09-02-2012, 09:39 AM   #934
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Eastwood provided the red meat insanity the true believer crowd required, so Mitt could say whatever he wanted and try to look Presidential. Not to worry, the insane left will get a chance to prove themselves at the Dem Con. Am reading Empire by Orson Scott Card right now so my vision may be skewed.
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Old 09-02-2012, 12:57 PM   #935
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Eastwood provided the red meat insanity the true believer crowd required, so Mitt could say whatever he wanted and try to look Presidential. Not to worry, the insane left will get a chance to prove themselves at the Dem Con. Am reading Empire by Orson Scott Card right now so my vision may be skewed.
Eastwood was there to provide 'conservative' credentials to Romney while Romney quietly backed off to the middle to court the 'not insane' majority of independents.

"Pay no attention to the moderate behind the curtain."
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Old 09-02-2012, 02:11 PM   #936
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But Ann, and by extension the GOP, loves women.

Never been so loved and cared for my whole life. Yes, I say! Yes I'll make you a sandwich!
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Old 09-02-2012, 07:24 PM   #937
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But Ann, and by extension the GOP, loves women.
True, but it's the kind of love that, in a person, usually results in a restraining order.
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:07 PM   #938
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Eastwood provided the red meat insanity the true believer crowd required, so Mitt could say whatever he wanted and try to look Presidential. Not to worry, the insane left will get a chance to prove themselves at the Dem Con. Am reading Empire by Orson Scott Card right now so my vision may be skewed.
Clint provided an imaginary friend to go with Romney's imaginary facts.
They had an obligation to entertain us considering that convention cost us $68,000,000. Oh, the next one will too.
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Old 09-06-2012, 11:16 AM   #939
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You can save it as a gif and when you go to upload it, it says gif and in the list of file types is gif...but when I save out, it changes to a jpeg???????
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Old 09-06-2012, 11:17 AM   #940
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That's supposed to move.

Oh well.
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Old 09-06-2012, 11:25 AM   #941
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You can save it as a gif and when you go to upload it, it says gif and in the list of file types is gif...but when I save out, it changes to a jpeg???????
I've only been able to get anigifs to play nice by linking to the original source, not uploading to the cellar.

good luck.
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Old 09-07-2012, 11:07 AM   #942
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omg so funny!
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Old 09-07-2012, 11:27 AM   #943
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Old 09-07-2012, 01:04 PM   #944
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Old 09-07-2012, 01:39 PM   #945
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Yeah, the Marx one is really finny.
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