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Postby Herador » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:55 pm

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Herador wrote:Pissing off the news doesn't seem to be working for these people, and yet they keep doing it. I'm baffled at how regularly these career politicians and political aids fail to grasp basic PR shit.

Trump didn't give a shit about the women accusing him and called the press The Enemy and he won. Moore's campaign is hoping it works for him too.

It worked in the beginning, a quick look at his approval ratings and I think making an enemy of the press was a bad decision.
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Postby Corrian » Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:37 pm

Republican congressman said if the Roy Moore allegations were against his own daughter, he'd "break his face and fingers"

“The 14-year-old girl that was there, I can tell you right now if it was my daughter, I’d break his face, I’d break his fingers, and I’d probably do a lot worse,” Virginia representative Scott Taylor told CNN on Wednesday.
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Postby NeoOasis » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:21 pm

Corrian wrote:Republican congressman said if the Roy Moore allegations were against his own daughter, he'd "break his face and fingers"

“The 14-year-old girl that was there, I can tell you right now if it was my daughter, I’d break his face, I’d break his fingers, and I’d probably do a lot worse,” Virginia representative Scott Taylor told CNN on Wednesday.


"If it was against his own daughter" he'd get violent, but if it's someone else's...?
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Postby Greed and Death » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:36 pm

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"If it was against his own daughter" he'd get violent, but if it's someone else's...?

The sacred right of a parent to get mad about someone who attacks their child.
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Postby Corrian » Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:46 pm

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"If it was against his own daughter" he'd get violent, but if it's someone else's...?

...I thought it was pretty obvious that what he meant was that the allegations piss him off and he doesn't trust the guy, and is saying his true opinions of him.
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Postby Corrian » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:22 am

Roy Moore hasn't been even in any public appearances for like a week, apparently.
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Postby Ifreann » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:43 am

Corrian wrote:Roy Moore hasn't been even in any public appearances for like a week, apparently.

I wouldn't want to appear in public either, if I was Roy Moore.

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Postby San Lumen » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:50 am

Corrian wrote:Roy Moore hasn't been even in any public appearances for like a week, apparently.

Maybe he's accepted he's going to lose though i still doubt he will. He is running in Alabama after all.

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Postby Corrian » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:58 am

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Corrian wrote:Roy Moore hasn't been even in any public appearances for like a week, apparently.

Maybe he's accepted he's going to lose though i still doubt he will. He is running in Alabama after all.

I don't think he's accepted that he's lost, I think he's trying to let it all blow over.
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Postby Ifreann » Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:59 am

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San Lumen wrote:Maybe he's accepted he's going to lose though i still doubt he will. He is running in Alabama after all.

I don't think he's accepted that he's lost, I think he's trying to let it all blow over.

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Postby The Black Forrest » Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:01 am

Corrian wrote:
San Lumen wrote:Maybe he's accepted he's going to lose though i still doubt he will. He is running in Alabama after all.

I don't think he's accepted that he's lost, I think he's trying to let it all blow over.


Indeed. It's far from over if you listen to the people of that area. Hell I forget his name but a pastor of that area was all mouth about Clinton lying and had to go and now he is an ardent supporter of Moore.
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Postby New New Serrland » Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:10 am

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Corrian wrote:I don't think he's accepted that he's lost, I think he's trying to let it all blow over.

"I'll just stay out of the mall for a while, it'll all be okay"


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Postby Saiwania » Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:42 pm

I think it is a safe bet that Roy Moore is going to win his election race. Alabama loves Donald Trump and his word holds a lot of weight there. The "poll shy" voters who won't publicly say who they support, will in the end vote Moore in.
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Postby Liriena » Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:52 pm

Saiwania wrote:I think it is a safe bet that Roy Moore is going to win his election race. Alabama loves Donald Trump and his word holds a lot of weight there. The "poll shy" voters who won't publicly say who they support, will in the end vote Moore in.

I don't necessarily disagree with you... but I think you overestimate the Alabamans' loyalty to Trump, considering the fact that Strange lost the primary.
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Postby Ifreann » Mon Nov 27, 2017 9:07 pm

Saiwania wrote:I think it is a safe bet that Roy Moore is going to win his election race. Alabama loves Donald Trump and his word holds a lot of weight there. The "poll shy" voters who won't publicly say who they support, will in the end vote Moore in.

Trump isn't campaigning for Moore. And hasn't really defended him.

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Postby Corrian » Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:54 pm

Saiwania wrote:I think it is a safe bet that Roy Moore is going to win his election race. Alabama loves Donald Trump and his word holds a lot of weight there. The "poll shy" voters who won't publicly say who they support, will in the end vote Moore in.

Obama has a higher approval rating in Alabama than Trump, apparently. I am actually wondering if it is because he endorsed the "Establishment" candidate over the "Wild card", so they're mad at him, though.
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Postby Dahon » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:03 am

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Postby Liriena » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:24 am


No coming back from that. I don't think history will be very charitative to people who went to such lengths to justify knowingly voting for a child molester.
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Postby Ifreann » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:26 am

Liriena wrote:

No coming back from that. I don't think history will be very charitative to people who went to such lengths to justify knowingly voting for a child molester.

But if they don't vote for a child molester the establishment Republican might win! Or the Democrat!

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Postby Shikihara » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:28 am

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No coming back from that. I don't think history will be very charitative to people who went to such lengths to justify knowingly voting for a child molester.


At this point, I'm not sure how we can get any lower.
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Postby Ifreann » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:31 am

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Liriena wrote:No coming back from that. I don't think history will be very charitative to people who went to such lengths to justify knowingly voting for a child molester.


At this point, I'm not sure how we can get any lower.

If Roy Moore actually wins, remember that you said this

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Postby Shikihara » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:36 am

Ifreann wrote:
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At this point, I'm not sure how we can get any lower.

If Roy Moore actually wins, remember that you said this


"If."

Let's not be charitable, this is Alabama we're talking about.
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Postby Dahon » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:40 am

Shikihara wrote:
Liriena wrote:No coming back from that. I don't think history will be very charitative to people who went to such lengths to justify knowingly voting for a child molester.


At this point, I'm not sure how we can get any lower.


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