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Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:58 pm
by Wut
Reservoir Dog wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:16 pm
I looked that one up to see if it's real... and OMG! that actually happened!
About once a week I have to confirm for myself that he actually said what the internet says he said.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:00 pm
by AnalHamster
FSchmertz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:56 pm
AnalHamster wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:23 pm
He actually said "The United States and Italy are bound together by a shared cultural and political heritage dating back thousands of years to Ancient Rome", which is true. The whole republic and laws and such, it was the root of western democracies.
Though I doubt he was just winging that speech.
P.S. I might argue it goes back even farther, to Greece. And Rome wasn't exactly a straight line to today, since it became Imperial Rome and was hardly a Republic then.
When the emperor claimed he didn't have to submit to oversight and any senator challenging him was guilty of treason? Yeah, I think there are still parallels.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:02 pm
by FSchmertz
AnalHamster wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:00 pm
FSchmertz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:56 pm
AnalHamster wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:23 pm
He actually said "The United States and Italy are bound together by a shared cultural and political heritage dating back thousands of years to Ancient Rome", which is true. The whole republic and laws and such, it was the root of western democracies.
Though I doubt he was just winging that speech.
P.S. I might argue it goes back even farther, to Greece. And Rome wasn't exactly a straight line to today, since it became Imperial Rome and was hardly a Republic then.
When the emperor claimed he didn't have to submit to oversight and any senator challenging him was guilty of treason? Yeah, I think there are still parallels.
More like "convergent evolution." Gee, I guess my biology background is showing?
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:33 pm
by CaptQuint
Wut wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:13 pm
He called him President Mozzarella?
Is he going to meet with the French president, Macaroni, soon?
Maybe the Mexican president, Oburrito?
The president of Ireland, Haggis?
Haggis is Scottish
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:37 pm
by FSchmertz
CaptQuint wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:33 pm
Wut wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:13 pm
He called him President Mozzarella?
Is he going to meet with the French president, Macaroni, soon?
Maybe the Mexican president, Oburrito?
The president of Ireland, Haggis?
Haggis is Scottish
President Colcannon?
Though Coddle is apparently more associated with Dublin.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:47 pm
by Wut
CaptQuint wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:33 pm
Wut wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:13 pm
He called him President Mozzarella?
Is he going to meet with the French president, Macaroni, soon?
Maybe the Mexican president, Oburrito?
The president of Ireland, Haggis?
Haggis is Scottish
Yeah I was winging it there.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:10 am
by FSchmertz
Wut wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:47 pm
CaptQuint wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:33 pm
Wut wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:13 pm
He called him President Mozzarella?
Is he going to meet with the French president, Macaroni, soon?
Maybe the Mexican president, Oburrito?
The president of Ireland, Haggis?
Haggis is Scottish
Yeah I was winging it there.
That's OK, he's unlikely to remember the President of Ireland's real name
or Haggis (if you try it, you'll want to forget it anyhow!
)
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 1:58 am
by Wut
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:11 am
by CaptQuint
Commentary: As federal budget deficit soars to nearly $1 trillion, GOP fiscal hawks don’t make a peep. For now.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ ... story.html
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 12:28 am
by Wut
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 12:36 am
by DandyDon
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:04 pm
by Stapes
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:28 pm
by DandyDon
At least they're becoming self-aware.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:50 am
by Who
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:07 pm
by CaptQuint
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:37 pm
by Antknot
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:52 pm
by CaptQuint
What are the troops gonna do at our southern border stupid?
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:08 pm
by Antknot
CaptQuint wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:52 pm
What are the troops gonna do at our southern border stupid?
Patrol? Catch illegals? Interdiction of drugs? Piss off liberals? Oh so many things they could do.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:23 pm
by CaptQuint
Antknot wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:08 pm
CaptQuint wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:52 pm
What are the troops gonna do at our southern border stupid?
Patrol? Catch illegals? Interdiction of drugs? Piss off liberals? Oh so many things they could do.
That would be illegal and it has been for 140 years
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:37 pm
by Wut
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:59 pm
by Reservoir Dog
Biker wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:54 pm
I've seen some stupid shit in my time, but that's one of the stupidest things I have ever seen.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:44 am
by CaptQuint
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:12 am
by CHEEZY17
Came across this little tidbit the other day:
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:29 am
by B-Tender
CHEEZY17 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:12 am
Came across this little tidbit the other day:
I've seen this before. It's one of the reasons I talk shit about the plastic straw ban where I live.
Re: Political meme thread for both sides (Except Benchdick)
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:03 am
by AnalHamster
CHEEZY17 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:12 am
Came across this little tidbit the other day:
Because that's where the rich countries send the recycling.
