2016 USA Presidential election thread II: And. Here. We. Go!

**archibaldcrane** · 2016-09-23 20:17

If Trump could beat Contra without dying I'd vote for him.

**archibaldcrane** · 2016-09-23 20:18

Originally Posted by Mertron

i beat both battletoads and tmnt as a kid so i am officially declaring my intent to run for president

You definitely have what it takes to beat Contra without dying. I didn't do it until I was like 20, I couldn't as a kid.

Although I should probably take another crack at Battletoads and TMNT, I haven't tried them as an adult.

**Mertron** · 2016-09-23 20:21

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

You definitely have what it takes to beat Contra without dying. I didn't do it until I was like 20, I couldn't as a kid.

i didn't even hear about the "no codes no continues" contra challenge until i was like 29-30. if playing on an emulator is allowed I will attempt to do so

also i was more proud of beating tmnt as a kid. fuck trying to find the technodrome

**Niiro** · 2016-09-23 20:24

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

If Trump could beat Contra without dying I'd vote for him.

The controller is too big for his hands.

**Roranora** · 2016-09-23 20:27

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

Beating Contra without dying is easier than beating Battletoads or TMNT.

Fair enough, I overstated the Contra challenge.

I haven't re-attempted but one NES title as an adult. I should try more. It did feel good beat Zelda II in my early twenties. I only rented it as a kid and never finished it, and it's far from Battletoads-tier.

Originally Posted by Mertron

i beat both battletoads and tmnt as a kid so i am officially declaring my intent to run for president

plz do

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2016-09-23 20:33

not that this discussion isn't relevant, but... no wait, exactly that.

cmon guys, keep it at least vaguely on topic.

**Roranora** · 2016-09-23 20:40

But Baaaaaane, this election is so bad we can have an NES page every couple dozen.

Um.. Hillary's got this, 538 says.

**BerenTebogo** · 2016-09-23 20:46

I dont believe you spaghetti

**Mertron** · 2016-09-23 20:51

Originally Posted by SathFenrir

I dont believe you spaghetti

you know how some parents say you can't open a new box of cereal if you didn't finish the old one

"I'm not buying you a new game, you haven't even finished that one"

motivation

**djzombie** · 2016-09-23 20:59

No but seriously, neither candidate could beat contra, even with 30 lives. We're all doomed.

**Headspace** · 2016-09-23 22:41

Hillary wanted to ban violent video games back in 1990 and I assume that's still her position.

#MAGA

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**Kanriel** · 2016-09-23 22:48

My only real consolation this election is I live in a state so blue Hillary is up by more than 30 points, so voting Stein will in no way threaten Hillary winning the state. No gain, no loss, vote my conscious (kinda, not too keen on Stein but yeah).

Just hope the economy doesn't explode during Clinton as that'll destroy the dems and there goes the "most progressive agenda in DNC history".

**kisada** · 2016-09-23 22:53

jill stein's out of her fuckin mind though

**Gredival** · 2016-09-23 23:01

Originally Posted by Andalusian girls

? one of the largest stimulus packages in history, Dodd-Frank financial reform, Obamacare, Iran sanctions, Matthew Shepard hate crime bill, Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, setting and funding child nutrition standards in public schooling, credit card reform bill, new START treaty with Russia, et cetera

I don't recall any of these being passed with the supermajority vote to overrule a filibuster. And Obamacare got so much cut from under it when they had the potential to ram something more meaningful through.

**archibaldcrane** · 2016-09-23 23:23

Originally Posted by Gredival

I don't recall any of these being passed with the supermajority vote to overrule a filibuster. And Obamacare got so much cut from under it when they had the potential to ram something more meaningful through.

The ACA needed all of the 60 votes it got to pass filibuster, and with people like dickhead Joe Lieberman part of that 60, there was no potential to ram through much more than thry got. Public option, much less single payer, were not on the table for the blue dogs.

**Aerin** · 2016-09-23 23:24

Can someone explain to me what people seek to accomplish by suing Saudi Arabia over their suspected involvement in 9/11?

**Fiye** · 2016-09-23 23:30

Money?

**GoggleHead** · 2016-09-23 23:44

Originally Posted by Headspace

Hillary wanted to ban violent video games back in 1990 and I assume that's still her position.

I'd be lying if I said this wasn't contributing to my distaste for her as a candidate. Even if she's shifted her stance since then, it's still a good litmus test for what kind of a person someone is and what their values are.

**Gredival** · 2016-09-23 23:52

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

The ACA needed all of the 60 votes it got to pass filibuster, and with people like dickhead Joe Lieberman part of that 60, there was no potential to ram through much more than thry got. Public option, much less single payer, were not on the table for the blue dogs.

For some reason I thought either Collins or Snowe crossed lines for the ACA; I remember there was a desperate push for them to try get at least one GOP switch to make it look more legitimate.

**Aerin** · 2016-09-24 00:01

Originally Posted by Fiye

Money?

I mean, I assumed, but is that it? I can't imagine that even if the law passed and they were found guilty that they would actually be forced to pay up.

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