The Hall of Fire

We are signatory to international agreements regarding collective punishment, and picking up anyone who happens to be standing on a streetcorner in Afghanistan and holding them incommunicado for years without explanation is a violation of those treaties. We have done this! - and it justifiably rais...

tinwë wrote:Huh. Who’d have guessed.

You, for one.

Jn, I'm curious to know whether you were at all troubled by Clinton's dismissal of economists as "elitists".

That's Tim Russert, of course. And he certainly doesn't mince his words.

If Clinton holds on to her lead, there is a very good chance that her "victory" (which she will undoubtably use to justify continuing the race) will have been due to Rush Limbaugh's shenanigans. Based on the exit polls, there is little doubt that a significant number of conservatives answe...

Indiana is now at 52-48, with 73% reporting. North Carolina is at 57-41, with 51% reporting.

That's big. If they called it as soon as the polls close, he will definitely win with a comfortable margin. Even if Clinton wins Indiana by an equal margin, he will net more delegates, because North Carolina has more. The talking heads will undoubtably focus on his inability to close the deal in Ind...

No problem, Jn.

What a great thread to make your first post in! And a great post it is (even though it reminds me that I still haven't said what I want to say in this thread).

I predict exactly the opposite: Hillary by 3 in Indiana, and Obama by 11 in North Carolina. We'll see.

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I wouldn't quite put it like that, but essentially I agree. There really is no parallel that can be made between the actions of a candidate and the actions of supporters of a candidate (note we are not talking about representatives of a candidate, just his or her supporters). As for the video that I...

Wampus, what an intriguing thought. I think that would be an effective thing for them to do. But I doubt they will.

We'll have plenty of opportunities to talk about Éowyn later in the discussion!

I think it may be almost time to move on to the next chapter.

What she said.

Meanwhile, apparently Rush Limbaugh has issued a call for his followers to vote for Clinton in the Indiana primary (which is open to all registered voters), in order to keep the infighting between the Democrats going as long as possible. The Indianappolis Star is reporting that a large number of Rep...

A bit of fun, with (in my opinion) more than a germ of truth.

The Empire Strikes Barack

Vor, the only way to evaluate whether there is sufficient evidence against him is to put him on trial. Not give him a get-out-of-jail-free card. Yes, a real trial, not a farce. And even then, you only put someone on trial if there is enough evidence to charge them in the first place. the former Gua...

Mens!

It must be very frustrating for Clinton to know that when considering real people who voted, she would be ahead in delegates if Michigan and Florida legislatures and the DNC hadn't made a mess of things. Huh? Cerin, please check your math (or maths ;)). Obama currently leads by approximately 140 de...

We'll see!