US POLITICS election/post-election edition: your country will improve immediately.

He probably has a whole temperature controlled room in his D.C. house filled with free cartons from Phillip Morris.

note to self: no political discussions on facebook today

note to self: no political discussions on facebook today ever

I'm having a hard time with the temptation to visit the FB page of the guy I went on a date with who is a really vocal Tea Bagger, Palin fan, and Firorina fan. It's disgusting, especially as he is only 24. I once wrote something critical of Palin on my page and he responded "No H8!" and gave me a little speech on how Dems are very intolerant.

Some are, some aren't. But criticism of Sarah Palin is pretty objective.

My friend chided me for predicting, a couple of years ago, that she would fade away. I assuaged her frustration by reminding her that Palin is a lot closer to Snooki than elected office.

it's a nice clear day today nationwide. that's one very small bright spot

You're urging Dems to stay home and enjoy the weather, aren't you.

i made a mistake, posted some diatribe about how the country has always been full of shit and ideals should be left behind on election day (didnt say who to vote for or even any modern policy) and then got hit with someone talking about how they work for their money and dont want to have to rely on obama and all the standard republican talking points. at the end they asked "where does socialism actually work?" and i was tempted to write about my wonderful recent vacation in sweden (also including fellow socialist hell denmark) but figured i should just pull the plug on the FB all together today...

No, you should have said "Sweden, where PS they also aren't afraid of non-white ppl" and THEN pulled the plug on FB

Ingmar Bergman never made films with black people if I remember correctly.

yeah, but the dude who played Bill Cosby's dad on The Cosby Show is a beloved television personality over there

oh shit I looked it up and I meant Norway, never mind

Let's stave off the gloom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyLObuHfo14

No, you should have said "Sweden, where PS they also aren't afraid of non-white ppl" and THEN pulled the plug on FB

You mean Sweden, where just last year they constitutionally banned minarets? I'll give Europe the benefit of socialism's, well, benefits, but the people are nearly every bit as racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant and prejudiced as we are.

Oh, whoops, that was Switzerland, wasn't it? Same dif.

Sweden: The country Americans always mistake for some other country.

Country That's Not America: The country Americans always mistake for some other country.

I think I went there once.

America?

No, the other place.

where?

About 10 years ago, my wife and I were seated next to a well-dressed guy on a connecting flight to Newark. We had a very nice conversation about several things, including education and politics. Near the end of the flight he asked us if Newark was our final destination. We told him no, we were heading on to Amsterdam. He replied, "Oh. Which state is that in?"

I'm sure there's an Amsterdam, New Mexico.

Crossing back into the United States from Vancouver, my dad pulled the rental car up to the border patrol booth. The guard took one look at our California plate and said, "From California, huh?"

My dad said no, we're from Arkansas. The guard just looked at him blankly and said, "Arkansas, California?"

I once met a dude in Santa Barbara that thought Illinois was a city in Chicago. I bet he's not the voting type, though. Or the reading type.

A guy in my high school in North Carolina asked me if Montana used the same kind of money as they used in NC.

http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/initiatives/people.aspx#1069

If it weren't for sports I bet many if not most Americans wouldn't have much idea where our major cities are.

Like Anaheim, Auburn Hills, Arlington...

lol there were two ballot initiatives in my county dealing with different ways to make further ballot initiatives easier (lower signature count and longer filing period) and i was like, oh hell no

Kinda want to see the artist's rendering of the tapeworm though.

LOL at 1069

I'd vote for it if the tapeworm was also depicted fixing potholes.

what the hell is 1072 about

Clerks and bouncers can't get fined anymore for not checking ID?

ah i see, you buy liquor underage it's all on you, not the bartender or the liquor store clerk.

vote yes!

ahhhhhhhhh, the classy 2010 midterm elections.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjkf9BshhxE&feature=player_embedded

I don't get 1072, either.

We should send designs to the sponsor of 1069.

so if you are 19 you can buy alcohol, but you aren't allowed to actually pick up the booze and carry it out to your car?

I feel like someone didn't think this through

Sweden is currently undergoing an anti-immigrant/anti-Muslim thing like every other country on the planet. Same story as everywhere. Worldwide recession, loss of jobs, nativists blame it on the immigrants. Been happening for centuries.00

The town I was staying in (usually peaceful Malmo, which recently has some nutbag going around shooting immigrants) has a big immigrant population, and you hear "They're taking our jobs! They're taking our welfare money!", the same kind of stuff you hear about Mexicans in America. Fear tactics don't seem to be part of the national debate here, it's mostly economic. Also for the most part the only ppl in saying that are the anti-immigrant party that was founded by actual Nazis. The day after election day, when that party got seats in the parliament for the first time, there were huge demonstrations of ppl chanting "No racists on our streets!" and "We welcome refugees!".

Thing is, if the US hadn't started all these wars, there'd be far less refugees in Sweden and all over Europe, and far few 'immigrant problems' IMO. And if there wasn't a worldwide recession (thank you Wall Street & American banks) there'd be far less anti-immigrant sentiment the world over.

so if you are 19 you can buy alcohol, but you aren't allowed to actually pick up the booze and carry it out to your car?

I feel like someone didn't think this through

― lol tea partiers and their fat fingers (HI DERE), Tuesday, November 2, 2010 2:41 PM (45 seconds ago) Bookmark

it makes possessing alcohol the illegal act, but not buying it, which lets sellers off the hook. unless they're selling to really young people (under 19). seems designed to make life easier for bar and liquor store owners which is fine by me tbf

most of those didn't make the ballot
for the record 1053, 1082, 1098, 1100, 1105, 1107 made it. no tapeworm this year:(

btw look for marco rubio to be mentioned frequently as a VP possibility in 2012 -- or even a possible GOP nominee.

unless they're selling to really young people (under 19)

does not compute

it makes possessing alcohol the illegal act, but not buying it, which lets sellers off the hook.

right, so... "if you are 19 you can buy alcohol, but you aren't allowed to actually pick up the booze and carry it out to your car"

yup!

it makes possessing alcohol the illegal act, but not buying it, which lets sellers off the hook. unless they're selling to really young people (under 19). seems designed to make life easier for bar and liquor store owners which is fine by me tbf

seems like ridiculous legislation. how hard is it to check ID? i've worked both as a bouncer and a convenience store clerk, and it's generally very easy to tell what's legit and what's not. can see why store and bar owners would want this passed, as it takes the heat off and allows them to sell to underage people, but what does anyone else gain from it?

Some states have it where you can't have a minor with you when you buy alcohol. I worked with a guy who tried to buy a six-pack at the grocery store with his 20-year-old wife, and they wouldn't sell it to him.

P.S. She was eight months pregnant at the time.

can see why store and bar owners would want this passed, as it takes the heat off and allows them to sell to underage people, but what does anyone else gain from it?

a bunch of frustrated 19-year-olds begging older ppl to carry their 12-packs for them?