NationStates Jolt Archive


The Rhetoric Receptacle

Toriath
15-01-2008, 04:55
Okay people, this is, for the most part a nominal gesture on my part. But it has been my experience, on my extended time with more, and varying, nations than I care to recall that the NSG forums can be rather inundated with simple rhetoric, especially those dedicated to politics, Election '08 or otherwise.

So I am proposing this; a no-holds-barred, no fact allowed scandal/smearfest of every condidate on every issue. You can get out your spin, idealogical drivel and your
racist/poltically-correct/religious/atheist/socialist/capitalist/libertarian/authoritarian claptrap out here, and we can use all the other threads for a MEANINGFUL discussion.
Bann-ed
15-01-2008, 04:57
I am not sure I understand.
We air the dirty laundry and sling the mud(non-LG certified of course) here, so the rest of the forum stays 'clean'?

What folly lies in the hearts of men.
New Limacon
15-01-2008, 05:02
The letters in "President Obama" can be made to spell "Bared nepotism...a."
Toriath
15-01-2008, 05:02
That is at the core of the matter. As I've said, it is a nominal gesture, at the very worse, but it definitely bears mentioning that, in a perfect forum, we would have all the dirty laundry absent from the political discussion, unless it was relevant, and then we could have real exchanges of ideas; which is what debates should be about.
Fall of Empire
15-01-2008, 05:15
Okay people, this is, for the most part a nominal gesture on my part. But it has been my experience, on my extended time with more, and varying, nations than I care to recall that the NSG forums can be rather inundated with simple rhetoric, especially those dedicated to politics, Election '08 or otherwise.

So I am proposing this; a no-holds-barred, no fact allowed scandal/smearfest of every condidate on every issue. You can get out your spin, idealogical drivel and your
racist/poltically-correct/religious/atheist/socialist/capitalist/libertarian/authoritarian claptrap out here, and we can use all the other threads for a MEANINGFUL discussion.

LOLOCAUST!!! That'll never happen. Plus, the mudslinging makes it so much more interesting.
Marrakech II
15-01-2008, 05:17
That is at the core of the matter. As I've said, it is a nominal gesture, at the very worse, but it definitely bears mentioning that, in a perfect forum, we would have all the dirty laundry absent from the political discussion, unless it was relevant, and then we could have real exchanges of ideas; which is what debates should be about.


Since when has NSG become a debate forum? :confused:
Bann-ed
15-01-2008, 05:18
The letters in "President Obama" can be made to spell "Bared nepotism...a."

And New Limacon can be made to spell "Waco (http://www.serendipity.li/waco.html) Lime (http://lime.sourceforge.net/) nn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NN)".
Vectrova
15-01-2008, 05:21
I only have it in for four of the candidates anyway, but this'll be fun regardless.


Huckabee- Why the HELL are you running? You are a MINISTER. You could not POSSIBLY keep a distinction between Church and State. You will end up just like the fanatic Bush family, not wanting anything you don't like done because your imaginary friend says so. Get the HELL out of the race.

Ron Paul- You are a loathsome, disgusting racist bastard that sickens me to my very core. You are the pinnacle of the politician stereotype, and I absolutely despise for it. You lie your way through everything, your lies persuade the public to ignore all your failings, and you purposefully go against everything you stand for on a whim, or because of your appalling beliefs. Get the HELL out of the race.

Rudy GillWhatthehellever- Repeating 9/11 every other word isn't going to win you any votes, you disgusting idiot. Your policies, your juxtaposing, your outright lies sicken me to the point where only Ron Paul can outdo you in earning my ire, and I personally also just hate your last name. Get the HELL out of the race.

Hillary Clinton-Oh, how cute. A pretentious twit trying to get into the white house by playing the 'Serious Business- OH WAIT NO GAIZ I IZ WOMAN TOO' card, being a republican in disguise, and being a disgusting liar. You don't even deserve your seat. Get the HELL out of the race.



... Ah MAN did that feel nice. I love these threads.
New Limacon
15-01-2008, 05:23
And New Limacon can be made to spell "Waco (http://www.serendipity.li/waco.html) Lime (http://lime.sourceforge.net/) nn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NN)".
*Gasp* I thought I had successfully hidden my identity as a Davidian software salesman. I should have known better than to make my user name an anagram.
Done in by my own hubris, yet again.
New Limacon
15-01-2008, 05:24
I only have it in for four of the candidates anyway, but this'll be fun regardless.


Huckabee- Why the HELL are you running? You are a MINISTER. You could not POSSIBLY keep a distinction between Church and State. You will end up just like the fanatic Bush family, not wanting anything you don't like done because your imaginary friend says so. Get the HELL out of the race.

Ron Paul- You are a loathsome, disgusting racist bastard that sickens me to my very core. You are the pinnacle of the politician stereotype, and I absolutely despise for it. You lie your way through everything, your lies persuade the public to ignore all your failings, and you purposefully go against everything you stand for on a whim, or because of your appalling beliefs. Get the HELL out of the race.

Rudy GillWhatthehellever- Repeating 9/11 every other word isn't going to win you any votes, you disgusting idiot. Your policies, your juxtaposing, your outright lies sicken me to the point where only Ron Paul can outdo you in earning my ire, and I personally also just hate your last name. Get the HELL out of the race.

Hillary Clinton-Oh, how cute. A pretentious twit trying to get into the white house by playing the 'Serious Business- OH WAIT NO GAIZ I IZ WOMAN TOO' card, being a republican in disguise, and being a disgusting liar. You don't even deserve your seat. Get the HELL out of the race.



... Ah MAN did that feel nice. I love these threads.
Nothing you said was of any use. It was all just baseless smears and...oh, right.
Never mind, carry on.
Bann-ed
15-01-2008, 05:27
*Gasp* I thought I had successfully hidden my identity as a Davidian software salesman. I should have known better than to make my user name an anagram.
Done in by my own hubris, yet again.
:p
That wears Pakistani women's fashion.
Ha!
You thought you had dodged that bullet, but no, I pulled the information out of a drunk man who used to be your friend's significant other's father's brother's cousin's 7th grade Earth Science teacher's student.

Reputable to a dime.
Lunatic Goofballs
15-01-2008, 05:31
Look at the names of most of them:

President Obama? Heh. President Giuliani? Snort. President Paul? Sounds like a frozen fish company. President Huckabee? AHHH HAHAHAHA!! How the fuck is the world gonna react to President Huckabee?

On the other hand, if we're gonna do it, let's go all the way. I want to see President Shecky. Or as George Carlin once suggested: 'Downtown' President Brown. :)
Vectrova
15-01-2008, 05:45
Nothing you said was of any use. It was all just baseless smears and...oh, right.
Never mind, carry on.

I would but I have to harvest more additional HAET first, and the field is still regenerating. :(