Random Politics & Religion #00

Wait a minute if the topic is random how do we know what the topic is ?

New topic. Hillary Clinton is the greatest woman to ever live and those that question her are sexist.

If she can be a mother she should definitely be a President. Because being a mother is the hardest job in the planet.

Yeah I saw that before...

Let's see:

1. I've never called anyone names, I intentionally do not resort to that level. Nor do I tell someone to shut up, etc. I consider that in the same realm.

2. If sarcasm counts, we're all boned, lol.

3. I don't debate, I question and play devil's advocate. So does not affect me. Only time I've questioned the person giving the content is when I've seen them with a history of doing so with other people's content. So that's a catch-22 there. That one might get us all.

4. Off topic is like the only thing people do. Don't know why that's such a hardcore rule that must be enforced, but whatever, I'm usually the one going back on topic, lol.

5. I don't tattle. I was taught that at a very early age. That must be like a millennial generation thing to run off to the 'authorities' ASAP when your feelings get hurt.

So good luck everyone! :D

SC unanimously rejects Obama's Recess appointments. Perhaps liberals are finally standing up to fight back?

Questioning and playing devil's advocate are sometimes the most prominent tenets of debating.

I see this as a good thing IF the Senate isn't abusing pro forma sessions as a way to delay or obstruct appointments. A lot of the constitutional powers afforded to different government officials have been abused in the last decade or so simply by virtue of no longer being relevant to their original purpose. PoTUS should not be even viewed as the leader of the country, it undermines the purpose of our republic. A president has 3 jobs: dutifully enforce laws passed by congress, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and be a check of the other 2 branches. The days of the celebrity president started within 50 years of its origin and needs to stop.

I think, to anyone who understands how the American Government works, the President was never really considered a "leader", but more as an international figure head for if and when anything done, in and outside of the United States, it would be easier to blame him, than to blame members of congress or the house of representatives for using stall tactics.

I mean, as much power as the PotUS has and what is assumed he has, it's still very limited, and can be circumvented. Anything goes wrong, President's fault. Anything good happens, result of congress working together. International debacle? President's fault. Provides foreign aid to countries that are in dire need of it? The result of the good will of the American people, as paid for by Congress. Spill your cheeeto's on the floor, or get lambasted for saying and doing anything considered HELP I AM TRAPPED IN 2006 PLEASE SEND A TIME MACHINE (which prevents or hinders the progress of one's self, or another by way of speech, action, or thought)in a private arena of the citizenry, and it's the president's fault.

A little highbrow, but I lol'd.

canadian opinions don't count!

go bob on the queen's knob ya bastid!

Help! Rule breaking!

Liberal president is the worst leader since I've been alive and the response from liberals becomes "well the president isn't supposed to leader anyways"?

DROP THE HAMMER!!!!!!!!

So you're only six years old?

Supreme Court you mean Judge Judy ?

They'll never take me alive!

/jumps through the window

First of all, he is, and always has been, a figure head with limited powers.

Secondly Bush was, by far and large, the worst president in recent history. Obama has his faults, that are worth scrutiny, but the worst? What rock have you been living under?

Any "liberal" president is "the worst" thing to a conservative, particularly those who are often ill-informed, spew regurgitated fear-mongering talking points, and other *** that is severely debunked by facts backed by evidence.

But I digress. When the Republic of America was established, the Presidency has always been that of a figure-head. People will look to prominent figure heads as leaders. The presidency is there for checks and balances as stated by Jassik. The position is also required to have a staff that advises him, and watches over his actions. There are few things, in comparison to Congress, hell, even the Vice-President, that the President has power over.

A Canadian teaching Americans about America that is rich.

Please continue.


Oh yea Stephen Harper is the worst Prime Minister of all time !

So I should resort to the really low brow stuff that's become expected of politicians, and people found in P&R threads?

The presidency is an opportunity above everything else. To the extent that it is used as a position for leadership it is done so by the individual in office. There have been great leaders that have taken on the role and there have been those who have shied away from it. Either way, the office is home to the most powerful individual in the world. If that individual isn't a leader, I'm not sure who can be.

Also the most robotic, but Paul Martin was pretty close. Although I doubt any American could hear his name and actually know who he was.

"Paul Martin? Who the *** is that?"

Let's discuss Canadian politics because Americans are a bunch of buffoons.

He's a Penguins defenceman...

I was actually thinking the same thing...

As far as criticizing Obama it is illegal in America.


He brought so much hope and change that to reproach him would be borderline treason.

He'd certainly scare the puck away.

Being the 21st Prime Minister of Canada. for 3 years.

Edit: he also walks a bit like a penquin, so who knows when he got traded.

Shop Smart.

Shop PaulMart.

All I know about Canadian is that they have a thing called Tim Horton's.

We do, and it's better than Krispy Kreme. At least when KK tried to move up north, and had so many health code violations. I'm honestly surprised that Target is doing better than they were.

As far as something political the very little coverage of thousands of illegal immigrants always amazes me here.

That is something we talk about reforming all the time but never do.

So it's in the same boat as the Mental Illness debates. Sunk before it leaves drydock.