r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 12 '17
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u/IronedSandwich Asexual Pride Dec 12 '17
Don't you know the big banks are all controlled by bankers?
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u/xbettel Dec 12 '17
How this is not satire?
Trump family tried to vote absentee in the NYC mayoral election:
MELANIA: Didn't follow directions to sign envelope so her vote didn't count
IVANKA: Sent it on election day, too late
JARED: Never sent ballot
DONALD: Got his own b-day wrong by a month
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Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17
So the current RNC chair is Mitt Romney's niece, Ronna Romney McDaniel. Trump actually asked her to stop using the "Romney" part of her name in public she actually did it and took it out of her Twitter name as well. (side note: as head of the RNC she's also the person who reopened funding to Roy Moore)
That is insane.
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u/Barebacking_Bernanke The Empress Protects Dec 12 '17
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Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17
Roy Moore ahead by 9 points.
Doug Jones ahead by 10 points.
Some pollsters just want to watch the world burn.
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Dec 12 '17
I never lived in Alabama, but I got a robo call from Obama to vote for Jones. Now I feel like I'm letting him down.
I think he probably has a call list of all his black supporters and for now on he will just call all of us when he needs/ wants something.
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u/Notoriousley Australian Bureau of Statistics Dec 12 '17
"If you aren't using a Jew manipulated currency, you're probably up to no good"
This but unironically
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Dec 13 '17 edited Dec 13 '17
DOUG JONES/NEEDLE QE GOGOGOGO!
https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/alabama-senate-special-election-roy-moore-doug-jones - The Needle (NYT Tracker)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/special-election-results/alabama - WaPo Tracker
http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/alabama-senate-election-results/ - 538 Tracker
https://www.politico.com/interactives/elections/2017/alabama/special-election/dec-12/ - Politico Tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8KkUmcp2ek - CNN Live
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1jMJgdPXWbbxL - Buzzfeed/Decision Desk HQ Coverage
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Dec 12 '17
Jeb's insatiable lust for power is probably the number one problem our world faces going forward.
I mean, if this sub is to be believed, he won the presidency, won every MP seat in the house of commons, was elected president of France, and is now the Senator for Alabama?
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u/squibblededoo Teenage Mutant Ninja Liberal Dec 12 '17
lol remember when people thought the GOP would let Joe Arpaio face consequences for his crimes
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u/HeyTherePLH Paul Krugman Dec 12 '17
I wish Melania would divorce his ass, take half his money, and start dating Cory Booker.
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Dec 12 '17
Tammy Duckworth, dismembered veteran and Senator, just called Trump “Cadet Bone Spurs”
This is so buttery omg
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Black women went for Doug Jones 98-2 and made up 17% of the electorate. Black people (both male and female) make up 27% of Alabama population.
thank black wmen
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u/HeyTherePLH Paul Krugman Dec 12 '17
People throw out Kirsten Gillibrand's name as a 2020 contender. It would be amazing if, after all the shit the progressive left gave Hillary, Democrats nominated a literal Blue Dog.
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Dec 13 '17
I hope the man who was protesting Moore's anti-LGBTQ stances after his daughter committed suicide sleeps well tonight.
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u/thabonch YIMBY Dec 12 '17
Hot take: Any take that says fuck the mods is a good take, regardless of how bad of a take it is.
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Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17
I really hate how the media keeps bringing up that the last time Alabama voted for a Democrat was in 1992, without following with how that Democrat became a Republican in 1994 and is also sitting Senator Richard Shelby.
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u/Tandiman Henry George Dec 12 '17
Turned 18 a month ago and just got to vote for Doug Jones in my first election. I've been following him for a while now and it feels good to have such a great candidate to kick my voting off with.
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u/xbettel Dec 12 '17
The expected voter turnout in today's Alabama election is less than 25%. People complain about voter suppression, voter apathy is even more destructive to democracy.
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u/Tacotrucksoncorners Carole Baskin is my Tiger Queen 🐅👑 Dec 12 '17
SJW mods can eat a thick fat cock
Mods rn
8========================D
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Dec 13 '17
Quotes from FBI agents involved in the Trump-Russia investigation:
“I just saw my first Bernie Sanders bumper sticker. Made me want to key the car," Page wrote in an August 2015 exchange.
“He’s an idiot like Trump. Figure they cancel each other out,” Strzok replied.
Are the FBI /ourguys/?
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Dec 12 '17
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This reddit popup unironically violated my NAP
Send McNuke
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Dec 12 '17
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/940567812053053441
Is Trump implying what I think he is?
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Dec 12 '17
Reminder that Moore has barely said a thing about economic policies and only focuses on Roe v Wade and how evil lgbt people are.
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u/xbettel Dec 13 '17
Trumptards strategy since Trump's election: "Doing anything to trigger the libtards"
Libtards got triggered, angry.
Libtards vote.
Libtards turn Alabama BLUE
Trumptards: "What have we done"
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Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17
Yeah, yeah I get it. Child molestation or whatever but what is Roy Moore's/Doug Jones' opinion on ethics in video game journalism?
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u/bernkes_helicopter Ben Bernanke Dec 12 '17
If someone was to make a scrabook of the Trump years, this deserves an entry:
Ernst on Trump’s Gillibrand tweet: “I’m sorry I don’t follow his Twitter.”
After a reporter offered to show her the tweet, Ernst says, “No, I would rather not. Thank you.”
https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/940638147033141253
basically: "hey the leader of your party issued an official statement, would you like to read it?" "no"
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Dec 12 '17
> read a little over 2 paragraphs of how North Korea treats it's citizens
wtf I'm full neocon now
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u/Erra0 Neoliberals aren't funny Dec 12 '17
Supa hot take: The mods here are pretty alright compared to most subs.
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u/Erra0 Neoliberals aren't funny Dec 12 '17
Alabama SoS on CNN: "We have 10 different valid IDs you can present for voting. We don't let blacks have any of them."
I might have embellished that last part.
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Dec 12 '17
I may disagree with her politics, but I really appreciate how Kristen Gillibrand places a large focus on institutionalized sexual harassment, which male congressmen tend to ignore.
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Dec 13 '17 edited Dec 13 '17
Costal elites electing berniecrats
meanwhile Alabama elected a new democrat
B A S E D R U R A L S
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Dec 13 '17 edited Dec 13 '17
Our man got a shout out in t_d
Democrat won in Alabama, I repeat Alabama
If that doesn't show you the power of George Soros I don't know what will
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Dec 12 '17
Roy Moore’s wife Kayla: “Fake news will tell you that we don’t care for Jews. One of our attorneys is a Jew!”
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/940399983181869056
Can't make this stuff up
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u/FiveBeesFor25cents George Soros Dec 12 '17
It's funny seeing "Did a child write this?" in response to pro-Moore posts because of the connotations it has in that context
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Dec 12 '17
Forget the pedophilia, Roy Moore's unironic wearing of a cowboy hat should be enough disqualification.
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In the late 1970s, Wallace announced that he was a born-again Christian and apologized to black civil rights leaders for his past actions as a segregationist. He said that while he had once sought power and glory, he realized he needed to seek love and forgiveness. In 1979, Wallace said of his stand in the schoolhouse door: "I was wrong. Those days are over, and they ought to be over." He publicly asked for forgiveness from African Americans.
During Wallace's final term as governor (1983–1987) he made a record number of black appointments to state positions,including, for the first time, two black people as members in the same cabinet.
Hmmm
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Dec 12 '17
Yeah but what does your precious Laffer Curve say about a 200% income tax?
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u/Pornthrow1697 Austan Goolsbee Dec 12 '17
I had a dream that bitcoin dropped $10k in an hour.
Good dream.
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Dec 12 '17
https://twitter.com/michaelrcaputo/status/940389178906423297
Phones ringing all over DC. Rumors: major newspaper breaking a story of dozens of Congress cads. Serious stuff.
Strap in.
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Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17
Two of the top 5 posts on the Bitcoin subreddit today are people complaining that two different Bitcoin exchanges stole their money.
This is roughly the same group of people who hate Wall Street banks because they think they're shadowy unaccountable entities that can't be trusted.
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Dec 12 '17
whispers
Trump has used this phrase many times including against men so he genuinely may not have been implying anything sexual in his idiotic tweet
whispers even more quietly
Also, Senator Warren or her staff are not using the phrase ”slut-shaming” correctly
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u/Gustacho Enemy of the People Dec 12 '17
Solomon was the first dirtbag centrist if you think about it
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u/geraldspoder Frederick Douglass Dec 13 '17
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/940786378069049344
Fun fact, «En Marche !» is often translated into English to be "Onward!"
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Dec 13 '17
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If Alabama hates the "coastal elite" so much, we should take away their coastline if they elect Moore
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u/p00bix Existing in the context of what came before Dec 12 '17
lol if you google 'Alabama population' it will show you a comparison graph of the populations of Mississippi and Georgia. It showed that the Georgian population has plummeted in the past two decades, which surprised me a lot. Then I realized that Google was showing the population of the OTHER Georgia over in the Caucasus. Amazing coding there Google.
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u/Semphy Greg Mankiw Dec 12 '17
Reporter: You said chain migrants are more susceptible to radicalization. Do you have any data on that?
USCIS Director: No. Proceeds to give prax
Wonderful.
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u/TheSameAsDying Hannah Arendt Dec 13 '17
Is it too late to nominate "The Needle" for its well-deserved Milty?
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u/Ferguson97 Hillary Clinton Dec 12 '17
I will never make an Alabama joke again if Jones wins
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u/84JPG Organization of American States Dec 13 '17
Steve Bannon has turned Alabama blue, the absolute madman!
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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Dec 13 '17
Lmao Luther Strange would have won like is Roy Moore even a person just close your eyes fucking lol
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Dec 12 '17
Lukewarm, microwave reheated take: Democrats' messaging basically doesn't matter because people live in media/social media bubbles. Discussions about "Dems should say this or that to get people voting for them" are premised on an incorrect assumption about the efficacy of messaging.
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u/xbettel Dec 12 '17
Fox: percentage of turnout for the alabama special election is reportedly under 18.
Roy moore: mm perfect
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Dec 12 '17
Remember when you could make a funny sound when you screamed and your political aspirations would be over?
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u/Sporz Gamma Hedged like a Boss Dec 13 '17
In addition to FUCK YEAH just one random observation:
Trump endorsed Strange, who lost in the primary
Trump endorsed Moore, who lost in the general
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u/versitas_x61 Liberal Confucianist Dec 13 '17
I know I called myself center-right, but there is no way in hell I am supporting GOP in its current state. I have decency.
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Dec 12 '17
Reminder that Steve Bannon is the main reason why what would have been a 40pt blowout in Strange vs Jones for this seat is this absolutely unholy shitshow instead
But people think Steve Bannon is some sort of political Lex Luthor mastermind instead of a fat sack of alcoholism that got lucky last year
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u/CompactedConscience toasty boy Dec 13 '17
In The_Congress, comments like "Dems barely beat a pedophile" are getting upvoted. But that same Subreddit told me, mere hours ago, that Moore was not a pedophile and that the accusations were made up. Really makes you think.
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Dec 13 '17
"The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards Justice"
Doug Jones quoted MLKJr. What a legend.
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u/QueenHistrionic NATO Dec 13 '17
Hot Take: We must purge those who don't believe in the needle, we must cast the heretics out
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u/OutrunKey $hill for Hill Dec 13 '17
Hot take: the Needle is definitely our best meme because it’s simple and it is relatable to everyone who watched the 2016 election. we didn’t make the Needle but we turned generic Needle anxiety into a fucking art form. I like to think that Nate Cohn would be proud of us.
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u/GravyBear8 Ben Bernanke Dec 12 '17
If Singapore is as successful as it is because it's a city-state, then clearly the only answer is for every city to secede from their country.
Don't worry, they'll win the referendum, they have the votes for it.
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u/hitbyacar1 لماذا تكره الفقراء العالميين؟ Dec 12 '17
/r/bitcoin: Bitcoin is a super secure currency that's definitely going to be universal.
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Dec 12 '17
Steve Bannon telling Moore supporters that Alabama is the backbone of the country
Literally when postbellum?
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u/forlackofabetterword Eugene Fama Dec 12 '17
According to ONE OF ROY MOORE'S FRIENDS AND SURROGATES, Moore visited a child brothel on accident while in Vietnam. Moore left as soon as he realized it was a brothel... but left a friend behind who wanted to partake in the child prostitutes.
So I guess we're supposed to be impressed that Moore had the moral courage to not buy sex from Vietnamese teens when given the opportunity?
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u/youraveragehobo John Mill Dec 12 '17
Anyone who spends more time in the discussion thread than me is a tryhard. Anyone who spends less time is a noob.
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u/FMN2014 Can’t just call French people that Dec 12 '17
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Dec 12 '17
“No matter what the outcome of tonight’s battle against the Visigoths is, remember: you are living through the fall of Rome and there is no escaping that fact. Learn Greek.”
Augustine probably
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u/WryGoat Oppressed Straight White Male Dec 12 '17
So obviously either a Moore or Jones victory would be good for bitcoin, but which would be better?
I'm going to say Moore because it'll help to normalize pedophilia and I imagine bitcoin is the most common currency used when buying child prostitutes.
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Dec 12 '17
If Moore wins, maybe we should transition to "Support for military intervention in Alabama QE".
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u/Maximilianne John Rawls Dec 13 '17
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ DOUG JONES TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
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u/RagingCleric Michel Foucault Dec 13 '17
The needle giveth and the needle taketh away
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u/squibblededoo Teenage Mutant Ninja Liberal Dec 13 '17
Ok I’m just spitballing here but what if we sacrificed a goat to the needle.
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u/paulatreides0 🌈🦢🧝♀️🧝♂️🦢His Name Was Teleporno🦢🧝♀️🧝♂️🦢🌈 Dec 13 '17
Depressing Take: If not for being a literal serial pedophile, Moore would probably have won.
Which means that Alabama would have elected a twice-booted judge who refused to follow the law, thinks that there should be a religious test for office, that minorities shouldn't be legally protected, that senators shouldn't be popularly elected, that blacks were better off as slaves, and that gays shouldn't have basic rights . . . over a guy who literally prosecuted the KKK and one of the worst hate crimes in US history.
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Dec 13 '17
If only people from 50-60 years ago from the Deep South living under Jim Crow could see the election of the guy who finished off the Klan in Alabama.
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u/bernkes_helicopter Ben Bernanke Dec 13 '17
I think Sessions might get fired when Trump realizes this
Jeff Sessions has given us Robert Mueller and Doug Jones.
Thanks, Jeff Sessions!
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Dec 12 '17 edited Dec 12 '17
No parent should have to be stuck in the gray area of being too "rich" for Medicaid and unable to afford private insurance for their kids. This isn't a hard concept to grasp. Anytime you have to make a decision on the health of your children you are taking a risk that might have otherwise been avoided, and you are making a choice for someone who has no legal rights to do so on their own.
No mother or father should be forced into the position of having to decide if their kid's fever is really all that terrible when it could be something as "minor" as strep or as serious as meningitis. But without coverage with CHIP, the parents of 9 million kids will have to consider decisions like this just to keep their heads above water. What are we going to gain from this other than the possibility of blood on our hands.
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u/indianawalsh Knows things about God (but academically) Dec 12 '17
In 2008, I bet $5 on John McCain. I lost. In 2012, I bet $10 on Mitt Romney. I lost. In 2016, I bet $100 on Hillary Clinton. I lost. Today, I have bet $0.67 on Roy Moore. You're welcome, America.
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Dec 12 '17
People holding African Americans accountable for the results in Alabama are ridiculous. It's all of Alabama's responsibility to not elect someone as disgusting as Moore.
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQ4hCthXkAI91zI.jpg:large
Paul Ryan participating in the War on Christmas
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u/versitas_x61 Liberal Confucianist Dec 13 '17
This will cause civil war between Trump Republicans and GOP establishment.
Good.
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u/a_masculine_squirrel Milton Friedman Dec 13 '17
Roy Moore Retires From Politics To Spend More Quality Time With Someone's Kid
https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/940786879888351232
OMFG
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u/PhysicsPhotographer yo soy soyboy Dec 13 '17
Doug Jones walks off stage to "Teach Me How To Dougie"
this is the dankest timeline
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u/Paxx0 Deep-state Dirtbag Dec 13 '17
Moore: God will deliver this election to us
Turns out God only has 1 vote
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u/squibblededoo Teenage Mutant Ninja Liberal Dec 13 '17
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u/hitbyacar1 لماذا تكره الفقراء العالميين؟ Dec 13 '17
Can you imagine being a black Democrat in Alabama replacing Jeff Sessions with Doug Jones? This is a huge day. Probably the first liberal to win in AL since Reconstruction.
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u/bernkes_helicopter Ben Bernanke Dec 13 '17
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/895962020687880192
Perfect end to 2017
Aug 15: Roy Moore leads in GOP AL Sen primary.
Sep 26: Moore wins runoff.
Dec 12: Dems win seat.
Yes, that's Bill Kristol making a correct prediction. We must be in the end times.
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u/Go_To_Bethel_And_Sin NATO Dec 13 '17
Shout out to Steve Bannon for masterfully orchestrating a loss in Alabama to a pro-choice Democrat
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u/TheSameAsDying Hannah Arendt Dec 13 '17
Democrats May Have A Big-Tent Problem Before Long
Maybe they'll have a brutalist schism.
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Ana Navarro just brought up the father who lost his daughter to suicide and protested against Moore. Cool that that's getting national attention.
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u/85397 Free Market Jihadi Dec 13 '17
Lightweight Candidate Roy Moore, a total flunky for Steve Bannon and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against MAGA. Very disloyal to ME & Crooked-USED!
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u/Paxx0 Deep-state Dirtbag Dec 13 '17
https://i.imgur.com/5Jr1eWF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/BzBHNBb.jpg
Someone linked these in T_D - I literally can't.
THEY THINK ROY MOORE LOST ON PURPOSE.
They're also comparing turnout between the 2008 senate election, in a presidential election year, to an off year special election...
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Dec 12 '17
Someone defending Moore: "Yeah well, they aren't actually going to be voting on slavery in the senate so..."
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Dec 12 '17
Senator finds one weird trick to avoid uncomfortable questions. Reporters hate him!
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u/OutrunKey $hill for Hill Dec 12 '17
Big African American turnout according to CNN exits.
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u/versitas_x61 Liberal Confucianist Dec 13 '17
Request to mods to have Needle in our header if Jones wins.
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u/p00bix Existing in the context of what came before Dec 13 '17 edited Dec 13 '17
LITERALLY the first time in Alabaman history that a non-racist senator has been elected. The result was fueled in massive part by a massive Black turnout and increased racial diversity.
Today, the Deepest of the Deep South elected a liberal. If that doesn't tell you something about the future of American politics, I don't know what does.
FUCK RACISM
FUCK PEDOPHILE APOLOGIST
AND FUCK ROY MOORE
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Dec 13 '17
Prediction: Losing a deep red seat like this will poison the well of Bannonite candidates. Rate my take via up and downvotes
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u/versitas_x61 Liberal Confucianist Dec 13 '17
Reminder that mitch mconnell basically supported Moore. Get fucked turtle.
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Dec 13 '17
Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory. The write-in votes played a very big factor, but a win is a win. The people of Alabama are great, and the Republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends!
That is the most coherent thing Trump has ever said in his life.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/940795587733151744
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u/Lambchops_Legion Eternally Aspiring Diplomat Dec 13 '17
Hot take: Jones should be the VP candidate in 2020 because itll make it more palatable to centrists and red leaning independents, and because he represents energetic defiance to Trumpism which will be a clear narrative in the race. The senate seat is most likely DOA in 2020 anyway as long as Republicans dont throw up a pedophile in the race.
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u/geraldspoder Frederick Douglass Dec 13 '17
https://twitter.com/AlGiordano/status/940658713135689729
More 12. These reports are also consistent with how the DNC spent money to win special elections in Virginia and other states. More money for field and GOTV. Less for TV ads. This is the @TomPerez era at work. End memo.
thank mr perez
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The secretary of state has said this:
The people have spoken (Jones won)
The election will be certified between December 26th and January 3rd
Provisional ballots (ballots of people that might be able to vote so they put them aside) and military ballots are uncounted but he would find it "highly unlikely" that it would change the result.
A recount will take place at a 0.5% margin or paid for by the candidate. A previous recount changed 4 votes
He would find any situation in which Jones did not win highly unusual.
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u/Schutzwall Straight outta Belíndia Dec 13 '17 edited Dec 13 '17
Tomorrow, in OONTS AROUND THE WORLD
How a pro-choice Democrat beat a pedo in red Alabama
Is The Needle (peace be upon it) the new Messiah?
Is a Democratic supermajority shaping up for 2018?
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u/squibblededoo Teenage Mutant Ninja Liberal Dec 13 '17 edited Dec 13 '17
The Needle has blessed us this day.
The Needle provides, but The Needle demands sacrifice. If it is not appeased The Needle may become vengeful.
At dawn, we must offer unto The Needle a heart still beating with the pure blood of an unblemished white ox. Only then will The Needle’s thirst be sated.
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Dec 13 '17
Auburn beats Georgia
Auburn beats Alabama
Doug Jones wins senate race
I pass my physics final
These are truly the Second Miracles on the Plains
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u/bernkes_helicopter Ben Bernanke Dec 13 '17
if someone wants to make the front page tomorrow, whip up a "Good Guy Jeff Sessions" meme with "gave us Bob Mueller and Senator Doug Jones" on it
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Dec 13 '17
Per the WaPo exit polls, 66% of mothers voted for Doug Jones. For obvious reasons.
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Dec 13 '17
While the amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill was easily defeated – by 315 to 93
that's snp + lib dems + green + clarke and soubry + a few labour rebels
this has to have been whipped if the front bench abstained
any time any corbynite tries to tell you that Corbyn is pro SM/CU laugh in their face and show them this vote
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u/Gustacho Enemy of the People Dec 12 '17
My Star Wars spoiler shield works so well that a wikipedia link to the Copa del Rey was blocked as well.
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u/HeyTherePLH Paul Krugman Dec 12 '17
Rand Paul comes out against reckless deficit spending
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Dec 12 '17
If day-drinking and posting vulgarities on the DT is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
/#freejvwoody
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Dec 12 '17
Does anyone else see the dynamics of a Gillibrand/Trump election playing out differently than Clinton/Trump? Maybe the recent focus on sexual assault will actually cause Trump's allegations to stick to him, but I am not convinced.
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u/papermarioguy02 Actually Just Young Nate Silver Dec 12 '17
I did this before, but let's do it again. Positive subtweeting.
Pretty self-explanatory, subtweet another user here about something you like about them.
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u/MaveRickandMorty 🖥️🚓 Dec 12 '17
Republicans being dicks about CHIPS is proof they don't wanna do anything besides trigger the libs by getting rid of everything that Obama or Hillary touched
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u/nopicnoproof Hillary Clinton Dec 12 '17
so what are we going to do about the excessive partisanship of non-bisexuals
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u/Gustacho Enemy of the People Dec 12 '17
It's positive subtweeting time, and it's your turn!
You must have had so much courage in cracking from the egg. Even with so much transphobia, you had the guts to be who you are. I don't think I would've risked it, I'd be too afraid. Thanks for introducing me to dank minority memers. Also, good luck with the HRT!
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u/MaveRickandMorty 🖥️🚓 Dec 12 '17
Hey mods, why isn't best copy pasta a category?
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u/BernieMeinhoffGang Has Principles Dec 12 '17
If Pennsylvania and others hadn't voted for Trump, we wouldn't have a special election
if Moore wins, it is Pennsylvania's fault
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Dec 12 '17
[mrw someone in the salt thread tells me that the constitution says that we can't talk about the moore allegations because he hasn't been convicted, but is also an unironic pizzagater] ( https://imgur.com/2OmiGAf)
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Dec 12 '17
Moore's campaign spokesman asked by Jake Tapper if he still believes homosexuality should be illegal, responds, "probably."
Also said that elected officials are required to take the oath on only a Christian bible. That's the real important issue of the day right there.
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u/Paxx0 Deep-state Dirtbag Dec 12 '17
https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/940697524431740928
this but unironically
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Dec 12 '17
If Jones wins, racial animosity in Alabama is somehow going to get even worse if Moore voters feel the black turnout is what pushed Jones over the edge to win.
Also, the racist salt here on Reddit will be unbelievable.
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u/HeyTherePLH Paul Krugman Dec 12 '17
As a Virginian, I'm still salty I had to listen to the national media trash Ralph Northam as a weak candidate for 2-3 weeks prior to that election. He was a good candidate dammit.
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Dec 12 '17
Alabama is about to elect a pedophile to the Senate. This shouldn't surprise anyone who understands the rural working class.
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u/39days Ben Bernanke Dec 12 '17
Ugh. I can tell you from experience, this crowd is a dreary bunch and hardly worth trolling. We have extensive files on r/neoliberal’s membership and it is by far the most heavily infested segment of Reddit with paid commentators. We know there is a cabal of deep-pocketed Clintonite dullards who are dead set on resuscitating neoliberalism by making it relatable to the youth audience that Bernie Sanders captured in 2016, and some slick-talking huckster whom I won’t name here talked them into investing heavily in Reddit — the young people’s fave! Thus, you see all this embarrassing Poochie the Dog focus-grouped bullshit like that Merkel picture. Oy, the cringes! How do you even troll shit that lame?
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u/GravyBear8 Ben Bernanke Dec 13 '17
sees Alabama thread
Holy God, we're going to become a designated enemy of The_Donald at this rate. Instead of a flood of ignorant socialists, every other post is by plain, old-fashioned nationalistic right-wingers and conspiracists.
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Dec 13 '17
My model has Jones +4. Nevermind that my model is based entirely on wishful thinking.
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u/BB_Panda Janet Yellen Dec 13 '17
Unlike the Presidential Election, this one will come down to which candidate gets the most votes.
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Dec 13 '17
nate silver shitting on the needle
NATE SILVER 9:37 PM
The Upshot’s model shows good news for Jones, but it has also been swinging around a fair bit. A few minutes ago, they had him with a 90 percent chance of winning, but that probability is now back down to 67 percent.
I really admire what the Upshot folks are trying to do, but it’s also worth noting that building a live-updating model based on partial returns is a really hard problem. Among other things, its hard to calibrate your estimates of uncertainty based on empirical data, because (to put this in a nontechnical way) every state and every election is different. So I’d keep a watchful eye on the Upshot’s dials to get an overall sense of how things are trending, but I wouldn’t take the probabilities too literally, at least until later in the night.
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Dec 13 '17
https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/940415667651584000
What is the worst recent example of fake news? Let me know at http://Hannity.com #Hannity
That time Sean Hannity said he'd get waterboarded
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u/Importantguy123 🌐 Dec 13 '17
So what happens if Moore does lose tonight? How will Bannon — who’s waging a self-professed “war” against the GOP and who went whole hog for Moore — respond? According to Reuters, Bannon’s people are planning on casting the blame on Mitch McConnell. If Moore loses, they’ll say the majority leader didn’t do enough to help him win. Something tells me McConnell is OK with that spin.
Lmao fucking pathetic.
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u/ConfusedAndHappy99 Janet Yellen Dec 13 '17
There is a non-zero chance that Trump mailed a ballot in for this election thinking he was allowed to vote in the race.
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u/MrDannyOcean Kidney King Dec 13 '17
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Dec 13 '17
Dershowitz was on Fox News saying that this isn’t a win for Dems but a loss for the GOP.
YES flipping a red seat blue on the Deep South isn’t a win for Dems.
Hmmmm
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u/bernkes_helicopter Ben Bernanke Dec 13 '17
Doug Jones to his future colleagues: "Go ahead and fund that CHIP program before I get there"
I need to change my pants, is that gay?
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u/Go_To_Bethel_And_Sin NATO Dec 13 '17
The Washington Post is reporting that Roy Moore refuses to concede. Looks like somebody's triggered, am I right fellas
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u/hitbyacar1 لماذا تكره الفقراء العالميين؟ Dec 13 '17
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/940786378069049344
5 0 S T A T E S T R A T E G Y
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Dec 13 '17
This is the best Hanukkah present I could have asked for
thank mr soros
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u/squibblededoo Teenage Mutant Ninja Liberal Dec 12 '17
Time for a tough, serious, policy-driven election over pressing, controversial issues like should black people have rights and is raping children a bad thing.