MERGED: The Politics Thread

SwitcherX · « **Reply #795 on:** January 25, 2009, 03:23:31 PM »

You're bad Shara!

Q_BE · « **Reply #796 on:** January 25, 2009, 08:37:58 PM »

A Q-BE Strip Barack Obama Election Special!

Q-"Obama Who?"-BE

SwitcherX · « **Reply #797 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:01:48 PM »

gOOber · « **Reply #798 on:** January 27, 2009, 06:59:48 AM »

Obama said, "We are a young country." It got me thinking about how young the US really is. Sure, countries like France have had their name for longer--but France's government has been violently overthrown by revolution more recently than the US.

Assuming that a government can be called continuous only since the most recent violent transition of power (I'd count a bloodless coup as violent), what are the oldest governments around? I'm thinking Vatican City is older (although they may not qualify, depending on how they achieved their current level of sovereignty).

TheZookie007 · « **Reply #799 on:** January 27, 2009, 08:35:36 AM »

That's a good question. Japan? England?

gOOber · « **Reply #800 on:** January 27, 2009, 12:29:22 PM »

It's now official. Obama is the antichrist.

TheZookie007 · « **Reply #801 on:** January 27, 2009, 12:42:24 PM »

Quote:

Strandberg is so certain that the Rapture is coming, he's bought a number of Internet addresses in addition to RaptureReady: AntiAntichrist, Tribulationus and RaptureMe.

Um, if you've been raptured, who is going to be around to update the sites and pay the hosting fees? Obviously he hasn't thought this through.

gOOber · « **Reply #802 on:** January 27, 2009, 12:48:01 PM »

What does rational thought have to do with any of this?

TheZookie007 · « **Reply #803 on:** January 27, 2009, 01:03:57 PM »

Point taken.

rtpoe · « **Reply #804 on:** January 27, 2009, 08:48:45 PM »

For Japan, we can go back to the Meiji Restoration in the 1860s. England goes back to the Glorious Revolution in 1688.

Iceland's Althing goes back to 930, but it hasn't been continuously functioning.

You'd probably have to give the prize to the Tynwald, which has been running the Isle of Man for over a thousand years. But they're part of the UK....

TheZookie007 · « **Reply #805 on:** January 28, 2009, 09:24:29 AM »

I'd give it to the Althing, to start from AD 930 and still be around now, is no mean feat.

History made before our eyes, it still is amazing to me.

Dearc · « **Reply #807 on:** January 28, 2009, 09:01:02 PM »

Not a good sign...

From Lou Dobbs Tonight:

A president that mimics President Bush with fearmongering to pass legislation, a Congress that doesn't read legislation and a deep partisan divide. Do you believe this is change?
Yes 12% 320
No 88% 2422
Total Votes: 2742

This is not a scientific poll.

http://loudobbs.tv.cnn.com

Although I do appreciate the move to reach out to Muslims the other day. It'd be nice to get them to steal the wind out of Al Qaida's sails, instead of trying to bomb the shit out of them into submission.

TheZookie007 · « **Reply #808 on:** January 29, 2009, 12:09:54 PM »

I don't understand what that admittedly non-scientific poll was trying to measure. But the, what do you expect from CNN's resident O'Reilly-alike, Lou Dobbs?

Preacher/Obama hater commits bra-size violation. News at 11.

YouTube: Barely Political: "Is the Obama Girl a 54 DOUBLE D? Really?"

gOOber · « **Reply #809 on:** January 29, 2009, 06:15:57 PM »

When he wanted to get away, Bush would head to his ranch. Does Obama have a retreat someplace? I'm sure he's going to need one.

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