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natedogg
11-11-2005, 03:46 AM
"California says no to Arnold"

"Arnold rebuked"

"Dismal results for Arnold"


Yesterday's headlines.

The percentage of voters who understood what they were voting on was even lower this time than normal. The percentage of voters who voted "against Arnold" was high. Really high.

Morons. Unbelievable. I would have respect if they could actually articulate why they voted no on a given prop but to think we are ruled by a sniveling mob of Oprah-watching morans is almost too much to take anymore.

My favorite no ad was the one comparing California to Texas if 77 passed. "Hey, Texas does it this way, and you-know-who is from Texas, therefore we hates it, we mustn't passes the nasty 77s".

"What is it about"?

"Doesn't matter, Texas does it that way, we hates it".

Utter stupidity.

If Arnold proposed the worlds' most intelligent perfectly planned policy, these foggy headed dipshits would vote it down.

Triumph of the ad hominem.

natedogg
lehighguy
11-11-2005, 04:00 AM
What was 77, I saw your post about 73?
andyfox
11-11-2005, 01:47 PM
I don't see how the election was much different than others. If the percentage who understood what they were voting on was even lower than normal, I blame Arnold. I read all the propositions. They were basically indecipherable and unreadable, written in politicianandlobbyistese. Cost the state $50,000,000 to put on the election and the proposjitions were not readable. Par for the course.

We have a system that resulted in Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush being elected president. Twice each. 'Nuff said?
bobman0330
11-11-2005, 02:20 PM
I agree... how can a proposal to end gerrymandering fail?
Kurn, son of Mogh
11-11-2005, 02:25 PM
Oprah-watching morans

You're driving me crazy, it's morons, unless you're talking about a bunch of Irish guys.
elwoodblues
11-11-2005, 03:26 PM
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Triumph of the ad hominem - California's Recent Election...

morons...sniveling mob of Oprah-watching morans...Utter stupidity...Triumph of the ad hominem

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Priceless.
CORed
11-11-2005, 03:43 PM
I don't remembert the last time I saw an ad supporting or opposing a ballot issue that remotely resembled an intelligent argument for or against the isuue.
wh1t3bread
11-11-2005, 03:47 PM
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Oprah-watching morans

You're driving me crazy, it's morons, unless you're talking about a bunch of Irish guys.

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No, It's definitely morans.

http://i.xanga.com/Narragansett55/morans.jpg

I like this photo-shopped rendition as well:

http://pages.prodigy.net/phil_abel/Photographs/Fark/morans.JPG
11-11-2005, 08:15 PM
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Oprah-watching morans

You're driving me crazy, it's morons, unless you're talking about a bunch of Irish guys.

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Irony is ironic.