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Politics American Numbers
Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 4:24 PM
The Good News: Only 8 percent of all Americans identify as members of the tea party movement. Plus, half of all voters have an unfavorable view of Teabaggers.
The Bad News: In a list of the best countries to be born into today, the United States is tied for 16th.
1
Can we rip the lid off this teapot.
It's not a "party". It has no elected officials, and does not appear on any ballot.
It is basically a mooching adolescent, living in the GOP's basement.
It's not a "party". It has no elected officials, and does not appear on any ballot.
It is basically a mooching adolescent, living in the GOP's basement.
2
Imagine. A white, northern-European magazine's white, northern-European researchers collect data on ELEVEN variables (Eleven? Really? Like, that must have taken a SUPER-DUPER-COMPUTER with an extra big hard drive. Did I say supercomputer? I meant smartphone. Vintage 1995 PDA really. Eleven variables. Shit.)
And their conclusion?
The whitetst, northernest, Europeanest countries are TEH BESTEST. Which countires are teh suK? Southernest, blackest, un-Europeanest. Film at... at... 11.
You know it takes more than 11 variables to figure out if a player is a decent Major League pick, right? Holy shit.
And their conclusion?
The whitetst, northernest, Europeanest countries are TEH BESTEST. Which countires are teh suK? Southernest, blackest, un-Europeanest. Film at... at... 11.
You know it takes more than 11 variables to figure out if a player is a decent Major League pick, right? Holy shit.
4
"The best countries to be born in are small, peaceful, HOMOGENOUS, liberal democracies."
I guess De'troit is out then....
I guess De'troit is out then....
7
#5, #6
Were any of these people elected with under the banner of the "Tea Party" as the only referenced party name?
Were any of these people elected with under the banner of the "Tea Party" as the only referenced party name?
8
The confess GOP lives in fear of the tea party, they have been very effective at winning primaries
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