Roy Moore / Alabama Special Senate Election Megathread

by **NeoOasis** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:13 pm

Ifreann wrote:"Roy Moore liked this night when it was much younger."

Good thing I wasn't drinking anything. Otherwise I'd be out a laptop. Well played.

by **Ifreann** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:13 pm

Shofercia wrote:
Major-Tom wrote:Trump's actual tweet is;

"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!"

Well...not even close to the shitshow I expected.

Wow. That's very mature for President Trump.

Which is to say, still grossly immature for a president in general.

by **Lysset** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:15 pm

Bombadil wrote:
Major-Tom wrote:Trump's actual tweet is;

"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!"

Well...not even close to the shitshow I expected.

He did not write that. Look at the clear structure and spelling. Give him time to get his phone back.

That's what I'm thinking, too. Either that, or Trump got himself a social media manager.

In the meantime, I'll enjoy this victory with a long, drawn out sigh of relief.

by **The Black Forrest** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:15 pm

Galloism wrote:
Major-Tom wrote:Trump's actual tweet is;

"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!"

Well...not even close to the shitshow I expected.

I see a staffer got away with the phone.

It happens. Like that rather Presidential comment about the bad fire in California. It was thoughtful and punctuated right. Definitely not Trump.

Let's see what he tweets in a day or so after he realizes what this means.

by **Ifreann** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:15 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:
Major-Tom wrote:Trump's actual tweet is;

"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!"

Well...not even close to the shitshow I expected.

Huh. I wonder if a staffer wrote that one.

I'd say Trump wrote it, but he cleared it with the room first and it went through some revision.

by **Kaiserholt** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:16 pm

If a crime is allegedly committed, and no one bothers to take charges of said crime to court, there is no way to prove whether said crimes did or did not occur. Meaning that anyone can be accused of a crime without due recourse. We made this mistake once, over three centuries ago at Salem. Too bad we have learned nothing in that span of time.

by **Bombadil** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:17 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Cannot think of a name wrote:Huh. I wonder if a staffer wrote that one.

I'd say Trump wrote it, but he cleared it with the room first and it went through some revision.

Draft 1 ~ FUCK THIS BULLSHIT!

“Sir, we might need to tone this down”

by **Valgora** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:19 pm

Bombadil wrote:
Ifreann wrote:I'd say Trump wrote it, but he cleared it with the room first and it went through some revision.

Draft 1 ~ FUCK THIS BULLSHIT!

“Sir, we might need to tone this down”

"Well what should I do?" -T

"First, try to make it longer and more... mature."

*Makes it longer and more "mature"*
"How about this?" - T

"Umm... Sir... why don't I just write it for you?"

by **Fartsniffage** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:20 pm

Kaiserholt wrote:If a crime is allegedly committed, and no one bothers to take charges of said crime to court, there is no way to prove whether said crimes did or did not occur. Meaning that anyone can be accused of a crime without due recourse. We made this mistake once, over three centuries ago at Salem. Too bad we have learned nothing in that span of time.

So what you're saying is that Moore is a paedo and a witch?

by **Cannot think of a name** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:20 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Shofercia wrote:
Wow. That's very mature for President Trump.

Which is to say, still grossly immature for a president in general.

Goddammit it’s happening. I normalized this shit so much that yeah, I forgot throwing shade in your congratulations like “write ins were a factor” and we’ll get ‘Em next time are not how this is done.

by **Telconi** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:20 pm

Shofercia wrote:
Bombadil wrote:Meanwhile in the White House..

“Gimme my phone!”
“Sir I don’t think that’s wise now”
“GIMME MY PHONE!!”
“Sir, calm down.. you’re not having your phone..”

Twitter - why did you have to go to 280 characters? Why?!

I feel bad for whichever press corp goon is tasked with Twitter control for tonight's graveyard shift.

by **The Black Forrest** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:21 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Kaiserholt wrote:If a crime is allegedly committed, and no one bothers to take charges of said crime to court, there is no way to prove whether said crimes did or did not occur. Meaning that anyone can be accused of a crime without due recourse. We made this mistake once, over three centuries ago at Salem. Too bad we have learned nothing in that span of time.

So what you're saying is that Moore is a paedo and a witch?

He turned me into a Newt!

by **Bombadil** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:22 pm

Valgora wrote:
Bombadil wrote:
Draft 1 ~ FUCK THIS BULLSHIT!

“Sir, we might need to tone this down”

"Well what should I do?" -T

"First, try to make it longer and more... mature."

*Makes it longer and more "mature"*
"How about this?" - T

"Umm... Sir... why don't I just write it for you?"

Where Draft 2 was ~ FUCK THIS MATURE BULLSHIT!

by **Lysset** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:22 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
So what you're saying is that Moore is a paedo and a witch?

He turned me into a Newt!

A newt...?

by **Post War America** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:23 pm

Lysset wrote:
The Black Forrest wrote:
He turned me into a Newt!

A newt...?

He got better

by **The Black Forrest** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:23 pm

Lysset wrote:
The Black Forrest wrote:
He turned me into a Newt!

A newt...?

I got better

by **Farnhamia** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:23 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:
Lysset wrote:A newt...?

I got better

And Newt got censured.

by **Arlenton** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:23 pm

MERIZoC wrote:
Major-Tom wrote:Trump's actual tweet is;

"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!"

Well...not even close to the shitshow I expected.

He wasn't ever too big on Moore so it's hardly a surprise.

Hold on. That makes a little too much logical sense. CNN told me Trump was a hardcore Moore supporter since day 1?

by **Cannot think of a name** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:24 pm

So...is there an automatic recount or anything? That’s a pretty small margin.

by **Farnhamia** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:24 pm

Arlenton wrote:
MERIZoC wrote:He wasn't ever too big on Moore so it's hardly a surprise.

Hold on. That makes a little too much logical sense. CNN told me Trump was a hardcore Moore supporter since day 1?

He supported Luther Strange at first.

by **Valgora** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:24 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
So what you're saying is that Moore is a paedo and a witch?

He turned me into a Newt!

Not about a Newt, but this is what your comment made me think of

by **Bombadil** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:25 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:So...is there an automatic recount or anything? That’s a pretty small margin.

There would be if for a last minute court decision to allow digital vote records to be instantly deleted. Moore and team probably knew it would be close but they’d still win and shut down the ability to recount.

Egg.. face..

by **Fartsniffage** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:26 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:So...is there an automatic recount or anything? That’s a pretty small margin.

No. The GOP went to court yesterday to prevent a recount.

by **Farnhamia** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:26 pm

Valgora wrote:
The Black Forrest wrote:
He turned me into a Newt!

Not about a Newt, but this is what your comment made me think of

Ah, the Sirens episode. Good stuff.

by **NeoOasis** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:27 pm

Well... looks like having Jewish lawyers isn't gonna win you any elections.

So much for the Moore comedy tour. Congrats Doug Jones.

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