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  1. #1
    After watching Pennsylvania elect a man to the senate who literally can’t comprehend the world around him I believe there’s real AP opportunities there. For years APs have heard stories of the heat Pennsylvania casinos put on advantage players. There is absolutely no way a state that essentially elected a WaWa Italian hogie to the senate has casinos staffed with competent game protection employees.

  2. #2
    I agree and most of that has to do with the residents of Pennsylvania on the Evangelical Right being a bunch of mouth-breathing retards.

    Don't believe me?

    Okay, consider the following:

    1.) Fetterman, despite suffering a stroke, beat Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was personally endorsed by your favorite orange assclown. As you may or may not know, Oz only narrowly won the nomination in the Primary, despite Trump's endorsement, because he is a carpetbagging TV quack doctor.

    2.) The individual Oz beat, Dave McCormick, is also arguably a carpetbagger. However, McCormick was actually born and grew up in Pennsylvania, specifically the Pittsburgh area---an area that Fetterman easily won and where swinging just a small percentage of the vote would have likely changed the outcome.

    After all, McCormick came within a hair of winning the nomination, despite not having the endorsement of the orange assclown.

    3.) Pennsylvania Republicans also nominated Doug Mastriano, also endorsed by the orange assclown, to run against Josh Shapiro...who looks like he'd be credited in a movie as, "Generic Accountant," or something.

    Mastriano is so aggressively right wing, in fact, that he had this to say in 2018:

    https://americanindependent.com/doug...2022-election/

    Mastriano has said he believes same-sex marriage should be illegal. In a 2018 interview with News Talk 103.7 FM, a Pennsylvania conservative talk radio station, an interviewer asks Mastriano, "Should gay marriage be legal?"

    "Absolutely not. I'm for traditional marriage, and I am not a hater for saying that," Mastriano says. "It's been like that for 6,000 years. It was the first institution founded by God in Genesis, and it needs to stay that way."
    In fairness, perhaps Mastriano didn't think running for Governor would ever be in his future, but if he did, the fact that he didn't think this answer would torch him is beyond belief stupid!

    I mean, his defense is literally invoking the Bible! What a fucking moke!

    Besides that, as PA Governor, there's literally nothing Mastriano could do about gay marriage anyway, not that the average Republican would know that, because the SCOTUS made it settled law back in 2015---long before Mastriano gave Democrats a free win with this soundbite.

    Think about it: Why would you say something that is going to lose you Centrists and not gain you any Evangelicals because you already have the Evangelical vote anyway? It's like everything Mastriano has said for the last four years has been designed to LOSE him as many potential votes as possible.

    4.) Furthermore, Mastriano was very clear in his position that he thinks abortion should be banned and gives no way for exceptions under any conditions. In fact, Mastriano made the issue his #1 priority.

    Keep in mind, this is in a state where a simple majority of residents believe abortion should be legal in ALL cases, and of the minority who is opposed (to any extent) even some of those people believe it should sometimes be legal.

    In fact, there was a public vote on a state Constitution that soundly failed which would have added verbiage that only said nothing in the state's Constitution protects a right to abortion. The vote to add this verbiage failed in the liberal bastion of:

    https://www.wlwt.com/article/electio...ights/41831251

    Kentucky!!!

    Ahahahahahahaha!!!! Fucking Evangelicals losing at every possible turn. I love it!

    Anyway, yeah, an issue that can't even succeed in Kentucky was Mastriano's main campaign focus. The one thing I will say is: at least he's honest. That's probably only because he's too stupid to know how to lie.

    Conclusion

    In conclusion, I agree with you. There should be a great many AP opportunities in Pennsylvania given the fact that so many of the state's residents, namely those on the Evangelical Right, are just so...so...hopelessly stupid.

    I mean, the Republicans in this state can't even beat a stroke victim...even when the candidate going up against him has Trump's endorsement! How humiliating!

    They also run someone for Governor who would be an extremist on right-wing social policy...if this were 2005. By 2022 standards, he's just nuts.

    Evangelicals just can't get out of their own way! We've had runaway inflation for two years, we're going to enter a severe recession literally any minute....THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE VICTORY!!!

    Instead, it's looking like Democrats are slightly favored to retain the Senate you fucking losers. It looks like Shapiro is going to beat Mastriano by about a dozen points---probably election fraud, right?

    Republicans might not net a gain in Governors!!!???

    Fucking pathetic, man. No wonder you're upset.

    Listen, just go to the Evangelical Right and tell them we campaign on economics and economics ONLY! Concede all social issues. Then you will win. That's all you have to do. Evangelicals are just too stupid to do it. You won't lose the Evangelical vote; just use the word, "God," in a sentence once or twice and you'll be fine. Maybe hold up a Bible once.
    Last edited by Mission146; 11-09-2022 at 07:52 AM.

  3. #3
    But, really, keep shit-talking Fetterman! I'm begging you! The worse you trash him the worse Republicans look for losing to him! It's not even going to come close to going to a recount!

    Also, I'll summarize how the election likely went for my preferred party: We lost everywhere. lol

  4. #4
    Also, the overturn of Roe v. Wade you fucking shitheads!

    Listen, I actually agree with that decision Constitutionally speaking, but at the same time, it's like you're trying to lose!!!

  5. #5
    I just wanted to contribute a story I read (I believe in Newsweek) regarding Obama's first bid for the presidency. Democrats were sending canvassers and pollsters door-to-door in quite conservative Washington County (I'm from Pennsylvania). One pollster knocked on a door. A woman answered. In the background, the pollster could hear a very loud television. The pollster asked if the residents were voting for whom. The woman yelled back over the TV, "Who are we voting for?" A male voice yells back over the blare of the TV, "We're voting for the nigger."

    The pollster said she knew at that moment Obama was going to win Pennsylvania.

    My motto for the story: We Pennsylvania natives may be racist, crude, and the sons and daughters of coal miners. But, unlike, say, West Virginia or Kentucky, we recognize our best interests most of the time.
    Last edited by redietz; 11-09-2022 at 09:57 AM.

  6. #6
    Here's what I love about the US of A.

    The last presidential election, we had a manipulative, lying, deceitful mega-one-percenter who looks like a body double for the guy in the wheelchair in Weekend at Bernie's. And he was the better candidate! LOL.

    Next week, baby. The Trumpster will announce next week. It's the only way to stay out of the slammer. Looking forward to the 2024 presidential campaign. I'll drag out my old 2020 column to make my case for Donald J Redux.


    https://theskepticalgambler.blogspot...for-trump.html


    And note: I am not a fan of putting memory-fogged or mentally debilitated folks in positions of political power. It just adds to the comic absurdity of the American political processes. God forbid, taxes and mental health be transparent. Who needs to know somebody's taxes or mental health? Just vote blue or red, baby. Make America Great(er)!

  7. #7
    Nevada is about to go Red, so that's some good news, sort of, even though it makes no difference, as the Corporations run this country.
    Not their stupid puppets who run in rigged elections.
    And by rigged, I mean that they control both parties and all the candidates.
    Shit is already predetermined.
    You suckers think Trump is the bad man when he is actually good friends with all of his opponents.
    Gives and Gave them all 100s of millions of dollars for contributions.

  8. #8
    Originally Posted by Mission146 View Post
    Also, the overturn of Roe v. Wade you fucking shitheads!

    Listen, I actually agree with that decision Constitutionally speaking, but at the same time, it's like you're trying to lose!!!
    Its a good thing.
    Less Federal Control.
    Let the States decide what they want to do.
    You would think that a Vulture, like yourself, would want less government control but nope... You Love Big Brother.

  9. #9
    Originally Posted by monet View Post
    Originally Posted by Mission146 View Post
    Also, the overturn of Roe v. Wade you fucking shitheads!

    Listen, I actually agree with that decision Constitutionally speaking, but at the same time, it's like you're trying to lose!!!
    Its a good thing.
    Less Federal Control.
    Let the States decide what they want to do.
    You would think that a Vulture like yourself would want less government control but nope... You Love Big Brother.
    I know; that's why I agree with it on a Constitutional level.

    Per my expectations, the remaining assumptions you make about me in your post are wrong.

    There's nothing in the Constitution that speaks to abortion whatsoever, much less gives the Federal Government exclusive purview to dictate policy. That being the case, the Tenth Amendment, in theory, should automatically be enough that the issue gets kicked to the states.

    Furthermore, Roe v. Wade was never actually codified into law, despite the Democrats having several opportunities to do so---most notably, when the controlled the WH and both bodies of Congress.

    Now, could the Democrats have seen the SCOTUS eventually overturning Roe v. Wade in the event that somehow the SCOTUS became majority conservative and thereby weakening themselves in whatever midterm/Presidential election next followed? Possible, but I would hesitate to give them that much credit for foresight. If nothing else, their desired economic policies would indicate to me that long-term planning is not a strong point for them.

    More likely, they just figured it would never come to that and didn't want to overreach and alienate those Centrists who might be on the opposite (read: religious) side of the abortion issue. That's because the one thing that Democrats are at least okay at, historically anyway, is being at least borderline palatable to most Centrists.

    So, yeah, it should Constitutionally be a states-rights thing. I totally agree with that. At the same time, it was everything but settled law, and the theocratic elements of the Republican Party WAY overplayed their hand, as they typically do, but this time via the SCOTUS.

    Pyrrhic victory. They won one battle and may have worsened themselves in the long-term war, by committing to a strategy that weakens them in future battles.

  10. #10
    Originally Posted by monet View Post
    Nevada is about to go Red, so that's some good news, sort of, even though it makes no difference, as the Corporations run this country.
    Not their stupid puppets who run in rigged elections.
    And by rigged, I mean that they control both parties and all the candidates.
    Shit is already predetermined.
    You suckers think Trump is the bad man when he is actually good friends with all of his opponents.
    Gives and Gave them all 100s of millions of dollars for contributions.
    Trump is simply the man whose voice I could live with never having to hear again.

    Also, he gets the extreme elements of both sides making more noise, which I am also generally opposed to.

    In any event, I did not vote for him, nor Clinton, nor Biden.

  11. #11
    Why don’t you tell us how you really feel. The mission position, so to speak.

  12. #12
    Originally Posted by mcap View Post
    Why don’t you tell us how you really feel. The mission position, so to speak.
    I mean, I've been pretty clear about the fact that I am a Libertarian. I side with the general Libertarian viewpoint on most issues. Abortion is probably the issue where you see the most division amongst Libertarians; on that issue, I am pro-choice without restrictions. That said, I do think it should be left up to the states.

    Gun control is...a very difficult issue for me to take a side on. I'd probably just abstain from voting if ever there was a state-level question that was profered as a ballot measure. That said, I am against any Federal laws that would be aimed at restricting gun ownership in any way.

  13. #13
    Originally Posted by redietz View Post
    Next week, baby. The Trumpster will announce next week. It's the only way to stay out of the slammer. Looking forward to the 2024 presidential campaign. I'll drag out my old 2020 column to make my case for Donald J Redux.

    I disagree with this on two fronts. First the DoJ rule or guideline or policy....whatever it is that Comey broke in 2016, is that they will not announce anything, or take action that can influence an election, within 60 days of an election. Nowhere has it ever been implied that announcing as a candidate, some two years out means anything. I do agree Trump believes that, which is why he intended to announce so early. I think he will be surprised when he announces a presidential run and sometime, probably not long after is indited. A good Lawyer would explain that to him, but he can no longer hire good lawyers, so he surrounds himself with yes men and lawyers that tell him what he wants to hear.

    The second thing is, I believe, with no proof what-so-ever that there is another way from Trump to avoid prison. I believe he can make a deal to not run for President, probably included will be that he stop holding these divisive rallies and sort of fade away, which I have no idea if he is even capable of now, being the complete narcissist that he is. In exchange he will either not be prosecuted or will receive some minor charge which keeps him out of prison. I believe deals like this occur, I am not going to say frequently, but they occur. Of course no one is going to come out and SAY that such a deal was made. That is part of the deal. And "part of the deal" isn't very far away from "Art of the deal".

    I am still a registered Republican. I believe in smaller Government and less spending, which the republicans used to stand for (not sure they do anymore) and staying out of people's lives. I haven't vote Republican much over the last 5-6 years because of Donald Trump. A few local type elections, but nothing national, including senator and congressman. I cannot and will not vote Republican as long as Trump has any influence over the Party. In this election I was forced to vote for Dina Titus (congress) who I can't stand to look at let alone listen to and Cortez Masto for Senate. I don't despise Cortex-Masto, but she is a "nothingburger". I would have liked to have voted against her.

    So more than anything I just hope this election in which anyone picked by Trump or who tied themselves to Trump either lost or under-performed, is a chance for the powers that be to say enough is enough (way more than enough IMO). I want my party back. Dump this assclown. He was never a republican anyway. He is about one thing....Donald Trump.

  14. #14
    Who knew a party platform of " We hate homosexuals, women, and minorities, and all elections are fraud unless we win" wouldn't capture swing votes.

  15. #15
    And about Abortion: I have never had much of a position on abortion. Just not something I care or get excited about. But the far right republicans being so obsessed with overturning Roe v Wade for 50 years. McConnell stole a supreme court seat. And they tolerated Trump because he promised to put Judges that would overturn Row V Wade on the bench, which he did with an unprecedented 3 supreme court picks. Look what it got them...Women and Gen Z turned out to vote like never before. Republicans will rue the day they ever energized these people. Stupid, stupid move.

  16. #16
    I have 4 wagers on this election. 4 wagers on Senate races.

    Fetterman in Pa @ +170,
    Cortez Masto in NV @ +225,
    Kelly in Arizona @ +115
    Warnock in Georgia @ even money.

    None of these wagers were about the positions of the candidate (all Democrats). 3 were about the loony tune candidates (3 picked by Trump) running against.

    Nevada was the one wager that wasn't about the Republican candidate. Nevada continued to have vote by mail, which I hope will now be eliminated. Every voter was mailed a ballot. I thought this would benefit democratic turnout, which polls were not showing. Looks like I may have been wrong on that one, but I believe I will win my other 3 wagers based on republican candidate quality, or lack of.

  17. #17
    Basically what JDaewoo and KewlJ both said.

    Here's the thing: I don't think even your average Evangelical would characterize himself, or herself, as, "Hating women." I don't even think that's true of most of them, though that slight objective charitableness on my part does nothing to assuage my opinion that they are still mostly retards.

    I think the fundamental question when it comes to issues such as abortion and gay marriage amounts to nothing more than: Do you want America to be a glorified theocracy?

    The reason for that is because a person can have an opinion that abortion is tantamount to murder. A different person, even without being religious, can be of the opinion that abortion is immoral. A person can think homosexuality is fundamentally immoral, though I would tend to believe that view is pretty isolated to religious people. It should be a decided issue anyway, as more than 70% of Americans now believe gay marriage should be legal.

    You've all heard the phrase, "Just because you can doesn't mean you should." This is less than that. Quite simply, it amounts to, "Just because you can doesn't mean you have to."

    A person opposed to homosexuality can try to encourage homosexuals not to marry, or even act on his homosexuality, if that person chooses. That's pretty much what happens in most Christian churches anyway. If you're a woman and you don't believe in abortion, then just don't get an abortion if you become pregnant. If you're a man or woman confronted by someone considering an abortion, then try to talk that person out of it.

    Bottom Line: The divide on these issues comes down to one fundamental question: Do you, or do you not, want to live in a glorified theocracy?

    It's a control issue. They want the Government (whether state or federal) to restrict what people may or may not do, which by extension, is religion restricting what people may or may not do. They don't want people to have a choice; the reason why is because they know their arguments are going to be generally not compelling to non-religious people.

    Mostly Evangelicals, of course. I think perhaps Catholics tend to look back on their own history and say, "You know, things weren't so great when our own religion ran everything. Maybe we should keep faith out of policy."

    As far as the all elections being fraudulent unless we win, as much as I'd like to, I can't really find a way to spin it that pins that on religion. LOL. That's a uniquely Trump-driven mindset.
    Last edited by Mission146; 11-09-2022 at 11:50 AM.

  18. #18
    Originally Posted by Mission146 View Post
    Originally Posted by mcap View Post
    Why don’t you tell us how you really feel. The mission position, so to speak.
    I mean, I've been pretty clear about the fact that I am a Libertarian. I side with the general Libertarian viewpoint on most issues. Abortion is probably the issue where you see the most division amongst Libertarians; on that issue, I am pro-choice without restrictions. That said, I do think it should be left up to the states.

    Gun control is...a very difficult issue for me to take a side on. I'd probably just abstain from voting if ever there was a state-level question that was profered as a ballot measure. That said, I am against any Federal laws that would be aimed at restricting gun ownership in any way.
    Well you do seem more like an actual libertarian than someone else on this forum who claims to be (V)

  19. #19
    I think there are more people that embrace at least some principals of libertarianism. But what do you want to do about it? Are you willing to throw your vote away election after election? Or do you just go with the lesser of two evils?

    I would really like to have more options than the two we currently have, but I don't think that is going to change.

  20. #20
    Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
    I think there are more people that embrace at least some principals of libertarianism. But what do you want to do about it? Are you willing to throw your vote away election after election? Or do you just go with the lesser of two evils?

    I would really like to have more options than the two we currently have, but I don't think that is going to change.
    One of the nice things about being a Libertarian is that nobody in this party automatically expects me to vote for EVERY Libertarian candidate.

    Let's suppose that Clinton/Trump was the only thing on the ballot in 2016 and Biden/Trump was the only thing on the entire ballot in 2020, no third-party candidates, no elections except POTUS---quite frankly, I simply wouldn't have bothered to go vote at all.

    I'm probably not going to share all of them, but I can think of two Republicans I would (as of right now) probably vote for if they ran in 2024. I also think there is one Democrat I can think of. Outside of them, it'll just be a wasted vote again-that's fine. I WILL NOT vote for someone as a proxy for my desire to vote against the other person; I refuse to vote for a candidate unless I actually want that candidate to be in that office.

    #PaulRyan24 (We can hope, right?)

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