2016 Elections

[Seth Milner]

I'd be OK with Hillary *or* Burnie.

It's "Bernie". What would it matter to you anyway? You don't live in the U.S., but you sure have your nose up our ass.

[JTA]

It's because every Canadian wants to be an American and secretly wishes they had our freedom instead of living under the commie Trudeau regime with all of its socialisms.

[O Really]

It's because every Canadian wants to be an American and secretly wishes they had our freedom instead of living under the commie Trudeau regime with all of its socialisms.

That, and because places like Winnipeg are closer to the US than most places in Mississippi.

[Seth Milner]

It's because every Canadian wants to be an American and secretly wishes they had our freedom instead of living under the commie Trudeau regime with all of its socialisms.

Plus, it's like living in a freezer in Winnipeg.

That, and because places like Winnipeg are closer to the US than most places in Mississippi.
People in Mississippi tend to their own affairs, though.

[rstrong]

Just yesterday I was reading how that communist Obama had worked hard to reduce any American influence from the world. (No, the Milner clone didn't give any examples, and yes, he really used the word "communist" several times.) No doubt he too would be offended by foreigners taking an interest in US politics. Without of course, any understanding that the more influence America has on the rest of the world, the more American politics becomes the rest of the world's business.

When Canada ratified NAFTA it became the law of the land here. But it turned out that in the US, honoring it is subject to the whim of politicians and the lobbyists who own them. With so much of our economy based on trade with the US, US politics is very much our business. American gun politics is especially important here, with so many guns flowing across the border.

We have the NRA lobbying to expand its "gun in every school locker" culture to Canada. American corporations lobbying to dismantle Canada's healthcare system and drug patent laws. The MPAA and RIAA lobbying to add decades to Canadian copyright law and remove fair use / fair dealing clauses. And they're usually backed by American elected officials.

[O Really]

People in Mississippi tend to their own affairs, though.

[/quote]
Not very well, according to practically every measure. But in any case, just as "no man is an island," no state/country ever lives in a vacuum - tending only to itself without affecting or being affected by the rest of the world.

And, of course, people in the US never weigh in on other country's politics, do they?

[billy.pilgrim]

mississippi is a special place

they even have a us senator who brags about screwing farm animals to an appreciative audience

[Seth Milner]

Just yesterday I was reading . . .

[rstrong]

What would it matter to you anyway? You don't live in the U.S.,

(Nothing intelligent)

So, you were just joking when you asked?

[Vrede too]

People in Mississippi tend to their own affairs, though.

Not very well, according to practically every measure. But in any case, just as "no man is an island," no state/country ever lives in a vacuum - tending only to itself without affecting or being affected by the rest of the world.

And, of course, people in the US never weigh in on other country's politics, do they?

How can anyone, let alone a supposed "investigative journalist" not know that Mississippi has long ranked at or near the bottom by virtually every societal metric? Also, getting more money from the feds than it pays in is hardly tending "to their own affairs".

[Seth Milner]

People in Mississippi tend to their own affairs, though.

Not very well, according to practically every measure. But in any case, just as "no man is an island," no state/country ever lives in a vacuum - tending only to itself without affecting or being affected by the rest of the world.

And, of course, people in the US never weigh in on other country's politics, do they?

How can anyone, let alone a supposed "investigative journalist" not know that Mississippi has long ranked at or near the bottom by virtually every societal metric? Also, getting more money from the feds than it pays in is hardly tending "to their own affairs".

Individuals mind their own business. You and your dance partner always have political running out your ass.

[O Really]

Individuals mind their own business. You and your dance partner always have political running out your ass.

The US is apparently a nation of meddlers... http://www.utne.com/politics/meddler-na ... iness.aspx

[rstrong]

Individuals mind their own business. You and your dance partner always have political running out your ass.

The US is apparently a nation of meddlers... http://www.utne.com/politics/meddler-na ... iness.aspx

As I explained to him - when he asked - American politics IS Canada's business.

The result was yet another demonstration of why it's futile to explain anything to him.

[Vrede too]

Social metrics and fiscal facts aren't "political", they just are. Seth Milner fails English, again.

Individuals mind their own business. You and your dance partner always have political running out your ass.

Have you met the Bible Belt? Once again, "investigative journalist" Seth Milner pulls an unsupportable "fact" out of his ass.

Now, cue the whining about me without any actual evidence defending your claim.

[Vrede too]

Canadian police are investigating whether Rob Ford's term in office was a small-scale trial run for Donald Trump's presidency.

That's an unfair thing to post . . . about Rob Ford.

Will this go down in history as the strangest campaign ever?

Did the Trump Campaign Make a Model Black?

RIP Rob Ford, for a brief time you made us feel a little less inferior to Canada.

[Seth Milner]

Now, cue the whining about me without any actual evidence defending your claim.

An endearing expression I've learned here in the South; suits you to a ' Tee ':

Bless your heart!

[billy.pilgrim]

Now, cue the whining about me without any actual evidence defending your claim.

An endearing expression I've learned here in the South; suits you to a ' Tee ':

Bless your heart!

T

[Vrede too]

... Now, cue the whining about me without any actual evidence defending your claim.

Good boy.

[Seth Milner]

... Now, cue the whining about me without any actual evidence defending your claim.

Good boy.

[Vrede too]

http://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/20 ... es-results

Arizona

est % in: 75%
Trump 47.1%
Cruz 24.7%
Kasich 10.0%

est % in: 78%
Clinton 57.8%
Sanders 39.7%

Idaho
est % in: 100%

Sanders 78.0%
Clinton 21.2%

Utah

est % in: 85%
Cruz 69.2%
Kasich 16.9%
Trump 14.0%

est % in: 82%
Sanders 79.7%
Clinton 19.8%

Trump - Arizona big, Cruz - Utah huge.
Clinton - Arizona big, Sanders - Utah & Idaho huge.



2383 D delegates needed to win
Clinton pledged: 1229
Sanders pledged: 912

Impressive for such an underdog.

1237 R delegates needed to win
Trump pledged: 741
Cruz pledged: 461
Kasich pledged: 145

One scenario: Cruz does better with some of the GOP establishment now swallowing their pride and common sense and endorsing him, neither he nor Trump get enough to win and Kasich doesn't have the juice to be the alternative. Will Kasich play kingmaker if he can, or will he just say, "Fuck this, y'all decide"?