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Old 10-05-2016, 08:35 AM
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Voting for the 'lesser evil' is sound strategy, when any other action has the effect of voting for the greater evil.
But it's not as emotionally satisfying and squanders a beautiful opportunity for feeling a sense of moral superiority.
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Old 10-05-2016, 08:45 AM
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Clown ? Only clowns I see are the sheep voting for the lessor of two evils
The disparity between them is quite significant re faults vs competence, and the only thing the alternative 3rd choice has going for himself is that he's not either of them. Otherwise, a likable goof that can be titular mayor for a week during a time when nothing of consequence is happening.

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Old 10-05-2016, 09:30 AM
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Clown ? Only clowns I see are the sheep voting for the lessor of two evils
The lesser of the two evils then is magically transformed into the best qualified candidate and I wonder how that happens. This is like grading on a curve so you can hand out A's.
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Old 10-06-2016, 09:50 AM
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Quoting da Huff is as bad as quoting Fox to me. Neither are subjective, and have agendas as do any of the supposed "News" outlet.

I honestly could care less about Alleppo. How many politicians are honest ? Hil, Trump ? Hardly...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/poli...icle-1.2816874
The news maximize Aleppo and minimize Yemen. The concern about civilian
especially children is hypocritical.
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Old 10-06-2016, 10:28 AM
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The news maximize Aleppo and minimize Yemen. The concern about civilian
especially children is hypocritical.
This is very much a false equivalency.

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Old 10-06-2016, 10:29 AM
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This isn't about Huffpo or any other source, this is about a lack of awareness.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gary-johnson-north-korea-leader_us_57f5b823e4b05f39c51e3e3b?section=
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Old 10-06-2016, 10:41 AM
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This is very much a false equivalency.

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Old 10-11-2016, 09:42 PM
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This is very much a false equivalency.

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After Boris Johnson harangue re Syria/Russia, the BBC has just admitted on its overseas broadcast (10.10 pm EST) that there is too loud a double standard with respect to Yemen/Saudi.

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Old 10-11-2016, 10:09 PM
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Afaik, the Saudis aren't doing an armed proxy land grab in Yemen as in Crimea.
Are they supporting a tyrannical regime by bombing rebel areas in the guise of assaulting ISIS?
Not saying the Saudi get a free pass, their outrages call for accountability.

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Old 10-18-2016, 01:12 PM
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The disparity between them is quite significant re faults vs competence, and the only thing the alternative 3rd choice has going for himself is that he's not either of them. Otherwise, a likable goof that can be titular mayor for a week during a time when nothing of consequence is happening.

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