I Don't Want To Know How Much Your Candidate Has Raised.

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Tuesday April 02, 2019 · 11:12 AM PDT

2019/04/02 · 11:12

“It’s long past time we got money out of politics!”

That’s what pretty much every candidate that we like around here has said out loud at one point or another. I agree. And I get that candidates need to raise a lot of money, and raising money is important, in our current system.

But crowing about big cash piles is just tasteless and ugly to read about. Maybe you think it will get people excited about your candidate. Maybe you think that if enough people see how much other people like your candidate because of the money they’ve donated, the behavior will be contagious and other people will donate to your candidate. Maybe you’re right.

But I am not one of those people. If I see that your candidate is not struggling for money, I’m assuming that the situation is well taken care of. I keep seeing these diaries about record breaking money, or non-record breaking but very exciting amounts of money, in the first days, weeks, months, whatever, of these political campaigns which are supposed to be serious and determine our future, and it just makes me feel ill about the whole thing. Like tuning into a political rally and seeing, out of context, politicians leading crowds in chants that contain specific dollar amounts. It’s like tuning into a game show or a televangelist event.

And besides, it doesn’t matter one bit what they raise if they spend it wrong, like if they blow a bunch of money on ads in a market they stand no chances in, instead of a ground game. Shouldn’t the victory laps about money only come after we see what the candidates can do with their resources?

Where are the Tax Returns?

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Tuesday March 26, 2019 · 11:33 AM PDT

2019/03/26 · 11:33

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He promised us that he would be releasing his tax returns “sooner rather than later. And by “He” I mean Bernie Sanders.

www.marketwatch.com/…

www.accountingtoday.com/…

But this was already one month ago. To me, if I define “sooner rather than later” that means within a month. Is this happening within, say, immediately or within the next few days, or is this a broken campaign promise already?

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How soon are we getting Sanders tax returns?

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How soon are we getting Sanders tax returns?

Sooner rather than later

20 votes

Later rather than sooner

13 votes

Never

49 votes

Bernie Sanders: Child Kidnapping Fascists Deserve To Eat In Peace!

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Friday June 29, 2018 · 12:55 PM PDT

2018/06/29 · 12:55

These kids shouldn't matter as much as Sarah Sanders stuffing her face in peace, per Uncompromising Progressive Warrior Bernie Sanders

Sometimes the Democrats reveal weakness. Sometimes they reveal themselves as craven and lacking in ethics and morals. Sometimes they sell out before our eyes. Sometimes they horrify us when they call for friendliness with evil. Sometimes they aren’t Democrats at all.

thehill.com/...

Stop believing everyone. Stop it.

Ouroboros

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Sunday November 26, 2017 · 11:47 AM PST

2017/11/26 · 11:47

Believe nobody god damn it. People are liars.

Hey guys. I just read another diary about how John Conyers needs to resign right away due to accusations that nobody knows anything about, which were settled on the cheap. There are a lot of self righteous people demanding that we believe and act on things right away. I’m sick of it. It’s irresponsible. Stop it.

Sexual harassment, daily abuse and megalomaniacal behavior are a fact of life in every industry, institution and organization in every village, city, county, state and country on Earth.

So are false accusations.

Sometimes people really are so sensitive and sheltered that they can’t differentiate between assholery and harassment.

Sometimes people are straight up making up stories for a variety of reasons, whether it’s wanting attention, taking revenge, or just being weird.

People are weird.

And that’s why due process matters.

You can’t demand that lawmakers are held to a higher than legal standard and then hold your own standard for judging truth to be lower than a rube at a carnival. Relax. You don’t have to wrap things up at the speed of the 24 hour news cycle.

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Thursday April 22, 2010 · 9:55 AM PDT

2010/04/22 · 09:55

Reading this excellent, heartbreaking news piece about a major American corporation's capitulation to terrorists got me thinking.

I'm not a hater or anything, but Religion must be dismantled.

Ancient societal orders from less technologically advanced, more barbaric times and places, must be vanquished from our culture if we ever hope to live in a dignified, safe, and free civilization. This has nothing to do with personal, spiritual beliefs.

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Thursday December 18, 2008 · 10:28 AM PST

2008/12/18 · 10:28

This is a short diary which contains no research and little forethought. I see diaries hit the recommend list every now and then which only exist to beg people not to write diaries like this, for a variety of legitimate reasons, but alas I cannot help myself. I see Rick Warren's name and face everywhere and I get nauseous. Please do not recommend. See my reasoning for doing this below the jump.

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How Soon Until Pastor Warren Is Outed As A Sexual Deviant?

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How Soon Until Pastor Warren Is Outed As A Sexual Deviant?

1 week after inauguration

15 votes

2 months after inauguration

16 votes

After he "cures" Ted Haggard, showing once and for all he's at least a more competent brainwasher than Dobson, but still a hypocrite like the rest of them

49 votes

RUN, COLIN, RUN!

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Saturday August 23, 2008 · 11:30 PM PDT

2008/08/23 · 23:30

I read about this on Huffpo, who was quoting Politico, who obviously got the scoop during a creepy conference call bordering on group phone-sex session with Matt Drudge. I'm not linking to any of these freaks.

Apparently, McCain's official leakers have signaled to the press (called their friends on the phone) and floated the idea that Colin Powell is under consideration (being discussed) as a conceptual possibility (potentially cast in the part) as running mate for The Dumbass from Arizona.

This is hilarious, and not just because the idea of John McCain having a running partner is visually ironic, and not just because this is obviously an unimaginative game McCain's team is playing to make him seem hip and Mavericky before he falls back on George Romney's Idiot Son, announcing the team-up over a hot Double Guantanamo at Starbucks after dismounting from their official caravan of long SUV-Limos (Newest model: The Ford Ejaculate).

Ouroboros

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Sunday June 01, 2008 · 9:30 AM PDT

2008/06/01 · 09:30

If these people are serious about voting McCain if Hillary doesn't win the nomination, then these people are serious about ending women's rights in America.

Ouroboros

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Tuesday May 20, 2008 · 9:01 AM PDT

2008/05/20 · 09:01

Hi there, Hillaryland. You've been calling me a sexist jerk because I voted for Barack Obama, and because I seriously dislike Hillary Clinton.

You're so right!

I've gone for a long, deep swim in Lake Me, searched my soul, and come up with a list of the very sexist and anti-woman reasons for my vote.

Ouroboros

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 5:26 PM PDT

2008/03/26 · 17:26

This is Jeremy Paxman.

This is what American journalists are like when I'm dreaming.

Ouroboros

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Tuesday March 25, 2008 · 1:05 PM PDT

2008/03/25 · 13:05

We've been waiting for this forever. For Hillary Clinton to finally admit that her vote for the Iraq war was a mistake, and that being human is one of the reasons why she made that mistake.

And we're going to keep on waiting for that until the last star in our universe fades into nothingness.

Ouroboros

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Tuesday March 11, 2008 · 9:04 AM PDT

2008/03/11 · 09:04

The more I think about Geraldine Ferraro's smug racist comments on behalf of Hillary Clinton, the more I think I'm growing to hate the entire Democratic Party.

Why?

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