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Nice to see some familiar folks. Campaign season, and I thought I'd say hello. Lived in Burlington in the '80s, and I remember Bernie campaigning door-to-door.
The final war will be between Pavlov's dog and Schroedinger's cat. --Robert Anton Wilson
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I got an invite to the Democratic debate in Las Vegas. Wondering if I should go.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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I "entered" a drawing for round trip plus attendance. I figured I'd be cheap, as I'm already here/there.
The final war will be between Pavlov's dog and Schroedinger's cat. --Robert Anton Wilson
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I got an invite to the Democratic debate in Las Vegas. Wondering if I should go. Absolutely!!! Hit the slots too while you're there and take in a Cirque show. 
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I got an invite to the Democratic debate in Las Vegas. Wondering if I should go. Give 'em hell, NW!
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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Hekate! It's good to see you again.
This campaign cycle has gone a bit boring on us after promising to rival Comedy Central and the NFL in entertainment value.
Donald Trump has shewed the entire field of various unqualified and even less interesting candidates back into the woodwork from which they came.
The press is doing a pretty good job of promoting a horse race where none exists in regard to the Democratic side of things, alternately ignoring Sanders then pointing out that he leads is some polls by double digits.
At this point I'm just in a holding pattern, I'd like to see a Social Democrat like Sanders elected but find it unlikely since he has intentionally limited his financial resources. Drawing crowds and shaking hands will not work as well as millions of dollars spent on television and radio ads.
Good coffee, good weed, and time on my hands...
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The Repubs have offered a new proof to the paradox of Hilbert's Hotel: How many morons can you fit on a stage? An infinite number, apparently. 
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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I, and many others, have noted the swing to extremism, particularly in the Republican party since the advent of Newt Gingrich. The current bevy of GOP presidential candidates demonstrates this in spades. Here's a new, potential, explanation: Although the House and Senate are quite different from electoral and institutional standpoints, they share one important thing in common: the same members. In the current Senate, about half of senators first served in the House. Examples include staunch liberals such as Barbara Boxer of California and Richard Durbin of Illinois as well as staunch conservatives like James Inhofe of Oklahoma and David Vitter of Louisiana. Notably, this seems to be a modern development. In the 80th Congress (1947-1949), just 19 percent of senators came from the House.
I don't think it is inconsequential that the of the candidates are Senators with some pretty extreme views. It also makes me wonder if Governorships follow the same pattern of radicalization. It's sort of self-reinforcing. I think the pattern is much less pronounced on the D side, as even Sanders, although self-identified as aa "Social Democrat" is still, all in all, pretty mainstream.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Ben Carson thinks the Constitution prohibits Muslim fathead people from being President. Presumably the category includes all non-Christians. Carson litmus test
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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I’m sure it does. I’ve long wondered who might be elected first as POTUS.
A person claiming to have no religion or a Muslim. As it stands today on the national level a person who does not claim to be a practicing Christian has zero chance of being elected.
You do have the very occasional proclaimed atheist being elected in some small local election somewhere. In a cave in Vermont perhaps.
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
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