 The Shadowrun Presidency!, Time to cast your vote, chummers! |
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 Feb 2 2004, 02:46 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 22-November 02 From: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. (or C.A.S.) Member No.: 3,630  |
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Why do I even bother? There is an old saying to the effect of "...there is no arguing with a closed mind...", Kagetenshi, and you, LoseAsDirected, and the good Dr Komuso have just proven it to be accurate. As I seem unable to convince you three to accept my point of view, and it's probably equally unlikely that I'll come around to yours (I'm a registered Republican, and proud of it! :D), I think that the four of us had better just "agree to disagree", as the saying goes, before this discussion degenerates any further and we end up saying something that we might regret later. Besides, as Dr Komuso said, freedom to express one's opinion (I believe that is specifically the one to which the good Dr was referring) is one of the freedoms which make this country great. Okay by you gentlemen and/or ladies? (BTW: Sorry for the all-inclusive phrase, but it's often difficult to tell what the person behind an Internet alias is really like--which, I suppose, is the reason for them in the first place. :)) --Foreigner |
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Feb 2 2004, 04:07 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Perfectly acceptable, though I'd just like to mention that my mind isn't so much closed as filled with sufficient volume of information as to make changing my mind on this subject a difficult process involving rather a lot of counterevidence, all of which is best left for some other board (if at all).
Now, let's get back to flaming each other about the politics that really matter: DEUS FOR PRESIDENT!!! ~J |
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Feb 2 2004, 05:15 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Pffft. Damien Knight is Deus' daddy. :P
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Feb 2 2004, 05:27 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Damien Knight and Harlequin fell in love and had two beautiful children, Captain Chaos and Deus.
The Century Ferret performed the baptism. ~J |
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Feb 2 2004, 05:27 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
I think it's rather sad that people are so afraid of super-intelligent politicians, especially when they are in very high positions. Not every intelligent person in the world is a sadistic paranoid psycho who just wants to torture everyone. Many of them are far more empathic and caring than the idiots.
Deus: Why vote for the lesser intelligence? |
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Feb 2 2004, 05:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 22-November 02 From: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. (or C.A.S.) Member No.: 3,630 |
Fine by me. :D
In that case, Kagetenshi, I'd like to nominate Ryan Mercury as a write-in candidate for President, and his good friend Nadja Daviar for Veep. :) Unless, of course, they've already tied the knot, in which case she'll have to settle for being First Lady--although that can be a rather powerful position in itself. :) --Foreigner |
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Feb 2 2004, 10:54 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 5,677 |
...That is now my signature quote. |
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Feb 3 2004, 12:42 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Thanks :D
~J |
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Feb 3 2004, 03:10 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
man, three way tie... I'm thinking we might need to have a runoff... One more vote and the computer wins!
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Feb 3 2004, 05:44 PM
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Avatar of Mediocrity Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 725 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle, WA (err, UCAS) Member No.: 277 |
Everyone, vote early and often!
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Feb 3 2004, 06:53 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Get involved! Vote! Elect Deus and you won't have to do it again!
~J |
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Feb 4 2004, 12:13 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,359 Joined: 25-June 02 From: Vancouver, B.C., Canada (go Canucks!) Member No.: 2,904 |
I'm sick of corporations running rampant in the Shadowrun setting! Vote for Art Dankwalther! And Slamm-O for VP!
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Feb 4 2004, 01:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 5,677 |
Fear not, fellow Dumpshockers, for coming soon is...
...The Shadowrun Presidency: Recounted (No offense meant to you, Foreigner. Just needed to give it a stupid title. :grinbig:)! |
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Feb 4 2004, 02:43 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 22-November 02 From: Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. (or C.A.S.) Member No.: 3,630 |
No problem, Phaeton.
As long as someone doesn't pull an AlGore and try to STEAL THE ELECTION, that is.... ;) --Foreigner |
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Feb 4 2004, 03:04 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Nah. The steal-the-election gig was 2000; once they do it successfully, doing it again just makes it get old.
~J |
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Feb 4 2004, 03:32 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
That's why the Democrats will have to try again in '04...they haven't actually done it successfully yet! |
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Feb 4 2004, 04:04 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
No no, the election was stolen quite successfully. Note that I'm not advocating popular vote over electoral college, rather stating an opinion of the results of a thorough recount. That's neither here nor there, however, nor will it be until 2056 and the Technocrats committing electoral fraud.
~J |
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Feb 4 2004, 06:06 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 2-December 03 Member No.: 5,871 |
Deus is winning?!?!?!
I knew it your all under his controll!!! your all slaves to DEUS!!! Must run away before I am ......... :D .....VOTE DEUS EVERYBODY... :D edited: Because Deus wanted it that way. |
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Feb 4 2004, 05:37 PM
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Avatar of Mediocrity Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 725 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle, WA (err, UCAS) Member No.: 277 |
Compilation must be completed. Errors must be purged. Code must be pure.
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Feb 4 2004, 05:49 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Sheesh, what does a corporate CEO need to get elected? Nuke a city again?
"Knight 2064: The Gun-toting American Way of Life!" This ad was paid by the NRA |
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Feb 4 2004, 05:51 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Unit D5:82:11::F8:EA:D7:8A (BumsofTacoma) has been disinfected and debugged.
~J |
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Feb 4 2004, 05:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Tucson Member No.: 4,153 |
You do realize that Deus is dead right? :D |
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Feb 4 2004, 06:12 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Nietzsche was referring to someone else when he said that.
~J |
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Feb 4 2004, 06:22 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Kagetenshi, it's more than probable that the Technocrats didn't rig the election, but that a certain dead wyrm did it. The TEchies were way ahead of every poll, but Dunkie needed them O-U-T.
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Feb 4 2004, 06:25 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You've got an extremely good point, and that's entirely possible. I'd say it's a given except for the example of Nixon showing that politicians can indeed be paranoid enough to cheat while they're ahead.
Hm. I've been leaving my tinfoil hat off too much lately. ~J |
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