\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 Let's face it - in the 2016 election, you did not vote for a candidate that you liked. Instead, you thought the other candidate was an "idiot" (Hi DC Tom) and you voted for "your" candidate because you thought he/she was the lesser of two evils even though you had serious reservations about him/her. That being said, was there a time when did you ever take politicians seriously and was there a defined point in time where you changed from seriousness to laughter?
DC Tom Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 I think I took Gerald Ford seriously. But then I turned six... Seriously, I think he was the last one, when I was six. I knew Carter was a joke before my eighth birthday. And I certainly laughed my ass of at Gary Hart's Czech airliner gaffe in '84.
4merper4mer Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 Just now, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: Let's face it - in the 2016 election, you did not vote for a candidate that you liked. Instead, you thought the other candidate was an "idiot" (Hi DC Tom) and you voted for "your" candidate because you thought he/she was the lesser of two evils even though you had serious reservations about him/her. That being said, was there a time when did you ever take politicians seriously and was there a defined point in time where you changed from seriousness to laughter? For me, there are some individual politicians I still take seriously. I agree with some and disagree with others. These are people that I read as believing in some set of principles and driving toward them. I loathe the people driving at principles I see as counter to our founding, but I take them seriously. Cruz, Bernie, Warren, Gowdy and Paul fit this category along with very few others. The vast vast majority are very clearly "in the game" to either advance themselves and/or to go around the rules to expedite their desires. Flake, Harris, Schiff, Feinstein, Gillibrand, Clintons, Graham, McConnell and so many more. Basically the swamp. There are some "tweeners" that I think flip back and forth between principles and self serving sneakiness. Schumer and Rubio jump to mind. As an overal collage, the Washington scene can only be taken seriously because it impacts lives. It is too big in scope and highly inefficient in practice.
unbillievable Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 "I did not have sexual relations with that woman..."
B-Man Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 I have to go with Carter also.....................
The_Dude Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 Biden memes are funny. But honestly, it was listening to George W. Bush speak. That's when.
/dev/null Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 I was a small kid in 1984 and remember that I used to get a laugh out of the grown ups when I told them I was going to vote for the President because the other guy wanted to raise my taxes. Showing my Libertarian side even as a kid
KD in CA Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 Not sure, but I’ve never laughed harder than on 11/6/2016. And that includes the Giants beating 18-0 NE. 3
Albwan Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 George W, didn't dislike him, and wasn't very interested in politics, but he used to crack me up.
DC Tom Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Albwan said: George W, didn't dislike him, and wasn't very interested in politics, but he used to crack me up. You're too young to remember the magic of Dan Quayle, aren't you? He lost an argument to a television character. Hell, more than half the quotes attributed to Bush were actually uttered by Quayle. Dan Quayle was the first time anyone referred to the Vice Presidency as "assassination insurance." He was that epic.
Bray Wyatt Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Albwan said: George W, didn't dislike him, and wasn't very interested in politics, but he used to crack me up. Same here. But Pelosi made me laugh at all the dumb crap she has said "we need to pass it to know whats in it" (I am sure there were prob more before this but this seems like the first to me) just brought it to the forefront of my mind, and now its like I see it everywhere.
DC Tom Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said: Same here. But Pelosi made me laugh at all the dumb crap she has said "we need to pass it to know whats in it" (I am sure there were prob more before this but this seems like the first to me) just brought it to the forefront of my mind, and now its like I see it everywhere. Replacing fossil fuels with natural gas is still my favorite. 1
3rdnlng Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Replacing fossil fuels with natural gas is still my favorite. I don't see what the problem is? It's natural, maybe even "all natural" even to the point of being organic. 1
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