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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: Binty on November 08, 2011, 08:32:59 AM

Title: To the Americans on here...
Post by: Binty on November 08, 2011, 08:32:59 AM
Can any of you remember the guy who fell down in polls by a mile after he got over-excited on camera and made a strange shout/noise?  I want to mention him in my Politics work but I completely forgot his name and it's bugging me.
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Post by: ProfessorFarnsworth on November 08, 2011, 08:40:05 AM
Howard Dean?
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Post by: Binty on November 08, 2011, 08:43:29 AM
Haha yes! Thank you  :plus:
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 08, 2011, 11:10:51 AM
Yes, Howard Dean.

That speech became known as the "I have a scream" speech. :rofl:

BTW, he didn't slip in the polls after the speech, he slipped before then and had just lost the Iowa primary.

It was intended to be a speech to "rally the troops" and continue fighting on to the next primary election.

It ended up being his swan song.
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Post by: Parts on November 08, 2011, 04:01:17 PM
I always thought he was a nut but what do you expect from someone from Vermont
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XDLnpGlOHFU/TTikta1ntjI/AAAAAAAAHR4/7x3FIraKgM8/s1600/HowardDean.jpg)
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Post by: Queen Victoria on November 08, 2011, 05:36:27 PM
I always thought he was a nut but what do you expect from someone from Vermont
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XDLnpGlOHFU/TTikta1ntjI/AAAAAAAAHR4/7x3FIraKgM8/s1600/HowardDean.jpg)

Uh, Maple syrup?
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Post by: skyblue1 on November 08, 2011, 05:37:52 PM
I always thought he was a nut but what do you expect from someone from Vermont
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XDLnpGlOHFU/TTikta1ntjI/AAAAAAAAHR4/7x3FIraKgM8/s1600/HowardDean.jpg)

Uh, Maple syrup?
Deans rant was the end of his run for president...how come the same hasnt happened to Perry
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Post by: Binty on November 08, 2011, 05:41:57 PM
Howard Dean's Scream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc#)
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Post by: Binty on November 08, 2011, 05:44:01 PM
What makes me laugh is not the scream but the way he gets all heated and red-faced towards the end :laugh:
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Post by: Parts on November 08, 2011, 06:29:27 PM
I always thought he was a nut but what do you expect from someone from Vermont
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XDLnpGlOHFU/TTikta1ntjI/AAAAAAAAHR4/7x3FIraKgM8/s1600/HowardDean.jpg)

Uh, Maple syrup?

Yum maple syrup :autism:  Or even better maple sugar candy :autism: :autism: :autism:
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Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 08, 2011, 07:04:34 PM
 I think it would have been fun to have a president who screamed like a banshee!  :green:
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 08, 2011, 07:24:33 PM
What makes me laugh is not the scream but the way he gets all heated and red-faced towards the end :laugh:

The vid you posted doesn't show that.  :grrr:
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 08, 2011, 07:32:20 PM
I think it would have been fun to have a president who screamed like a banshee!  :green:

You're right! We should've elected Dave Chapelle as President!!!  8)

Byaaah! Howard Dean - Dave Chappelle (original & complete) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK_vHH5731g#)
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Post by: renaeden on November 08, 2011, 10:56:20 PM
I have gotten the impression that Vermont people have a reputation...
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 08, 2011, 11:28:44 PM
I have gotten the impression that Vermont people have a reputation...

Perhaps in New England, but not so much in the rest of the country.

In the US as a whole, the states with the worst reps are probably West Virginia and Oklahoma.
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Post by: renaeden on November 09, 2011, 12:08:18 AM
Why does West Virginia and Oklahoma have bad reputations?
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 09, 2011, 12:29:15 AM
West Virginia has a bad rep because it lies totally within the Appalachian Mountains (read: full of Hillbillies)

Oklahoma got a bad rep in the 1930's during the Great Dust Bowl. Thousands of Okies left Oklahoma and went to California looking for work in agriculture.
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Post by: El on November 09, 2011, 06:03:51 AM
I have gotten the impression that Vermont people have a reputation...
Don't get me started on all that sucks about Vermont.
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 09, 2011, 12:22:38 PM
I have gotten the impression that Vermont people have a reputation...
Don't get me started on all that sucks about Vermont.

I will.

Please, by all means, tell us everything that sucks about Vermont.

As a West Coaster, I am woefully ignorant, could use some enlightenment over here.  ;)
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Post by: eris on November 09, 2011, 02:49:19 PM
There is a boy in Vermont that I like quite a bit. It cant be all that bad if he is there.
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Post by: eris on November 09, 2011, 03:58:17 PM
West Virginia has a bad rep because it lies totally within the Appalachian Mountains (read: full of Hillbillies)

Oklahoma got a bad rep in the 1930's during the Great Dust Bowl. Thousands of Okies left Oklahoma and went to California looking for work in agriculture.


Yes, West Virginia has a bad reputation :) I was born in West Virginia and lived there until I was 13 years old :D


It isnt just that it is "the south" or is "Appalachia". Cause even other southern states in Appalachia look down on us. Why ? It is a very poor state. Almost everyone is white. Almost everyone is stupid. It is a haven for rednecks and the kkk. And they talk about 5 times slower than the rest of the country. I fucking hate that place lol.
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 09, 2011, 04:53:49 PM
West Virginia has a bad rep because it lies totally within the Appalachian Mountains (read: full of Hillbillies)

Oklahoma got a bad rep in the 1930's during the Great Dust Bowl. Thousands of Okies left Oklahoma and went to California looking for work in agriculture.


Yes, West Virginia has a bad reputation :) I was born in West Virginia and lived there until I was 13 years old :D


It isnt just that it is "the south" or is "Appalachia". Cause even other southern states in Appalachia look down on us. Why ? It is a very poor state. Almost everyone is white. Almost everyone is stupid. It is a haven for rednecks and the kkk. And they talk about 5 times slower than the rest of the country. I fucking hate that place lol.

What do they have for industry there besides coal mining??
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Post by: El on November 09, 2011, 05:25:35 PM
There is a boy in Vermont that I like quite a bit. It cant be all that bad if he is there.
Nope, it's still a horrible state.  Is he a skinny, submissive hick who's skiied since he was five?  :P
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Post by: renaeden on November 09, 2011, 11:16:43 PM
I have gotten the impression that Vermont people have a reputation...
Don't get me started on all that sucks about Vermont.
Curious now. Have you lived there? Though I actually don't know what state you live in at the moment.
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Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 09, 2011, 11:20:53 PM
West Virginia has a bad rep because it lies totally within the Appalachian Mountains (read: full of Hillbillies)

Oklahoma got a bad rep in the 1930's during the Great Dust Bowl. Thousands of Okies left Oklahoma and went to California looking for work in agriculture.


Yes, West Virginia has a bad reputation :) I was born in West Virginia and lived there until I was 13 years old :D


It isnt just that it is "the south" or is "Appalachia". Cause even other southern states in Appalachia look down on us. Why ? It is a very poor state. Almost everyone is white. Almost everyone is stupid. It is a haven for rednecks and the kkk. And they talk about 5 times slower than the rest of the country. I fucking hate that place lol.


    Awww, come on, feel the love!  :2thumbsup:

 Country roads John Denver Almost Heaven West Virginia Parkersburg WV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfi3SSJPG9Y#)
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Post by: eris on November 10, 2011, 12:12:12 AM
parkersburgh ? that's lame. It's actually not that far from where I live right now. I was born near charleston. It's like a whole other universe.
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Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 10, 2011, 12:13:04 AM
parkersburgh ? that's lame. It's actually not that far from where I live right now. I am from near charleston. It's like a whole other universe.

 I just love that song and think the town would be beautiful to visit!  :2thumbsup:
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Post by: eris on November 10, 2011, 12:24:47 AM
Here are some pictures of Logan, near where I grew up.


(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2634/3835220505_0bf4426955_z.jpg)

(http://loganwv.us/wp-content/gallery/logan/1950s-logan-west-virginia.jpg)

(http://loganwv.us/wp-content/gallery/logan/24.jpg)

(http://loganwv.us/wp-content/gallery/logan/1950s-logan.jpg)

(http://loganwv.us/wp-content/gallery/logan/double-horsehoe.jpg)

This is all we have to do for
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Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 10, 2011, 12:30:41 AM
 I love, love, LOVE those mountains, what gorgeous views you have there!
 It really is almost heaven, just as John Denver sang in that song!  :harp:
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Post by: eris on November 10, 2011, 12:59:04 AM
I still live in the mountains, actually :P Just a little more north

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Post by: "couldbecousin" on November 10, 2011, 01:00:59 AM
I still live in the mountains, actually :P Just a little more north

 Where I live we have gently rolling hills, not breathtaking mountains.  I could
 see myself living in a mountainous place one day, just for that beautiful skyline!  :thumbup:
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Post by: ZEGH8578 on November 10, 2011, 01:01:24 AM
West Virginia has a bad rep because it lies totally within the Appalachian Mountains (read: full of Hillbillies)

Oklahoma got a bad rep in the 1930's during the Great Dust Bowl. Thousands of Okies left Oklahoma and went to California looking for work in agriculture.


Yes, West Virginia has a bad reputation :) I was born in West Virginia and lived there until I was 13 years old :D


It isnt just that it is "the south" or is "Appalachia". Cause even other southern states in Appalachia look down on us. Why ? It is a very poor state. Almost everyone is white. Almost everyone is stupid. It is a haven for rednecks and the kkk. And they talk about 5 times slower than the rest of the country. I fucking hate that place lol.

sounds so lovely :D

to me as a foreigner, this is very interesting cus from outside, america is "a country", but as anybody knows who studies this concept a tiny bit closer, america is actually about 50 countries, many of them similar, many of them not.
in other words
on its own, as totally independent, west virginia would be like... uganda?
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 10, 2011, 01:06:34 AM
sounds so lovely :D

to me as a foreigner, this is very interesting cus from outside, america is "a country", but as anybody knows who studies this concept a tiny bit closer, america is actually about 50 countries, many of them similar, many of them not.

50 or more. California could be split into 4 states based on culture/economics.


Quote
in other words
on its own, as totally independent, west virginia would be like... uganda?

Or Uruguay.  :dunno:
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Post by: ZEGH8578 on November 10, 2011, 01:14:54 AM
sounds so lovely :D

to me as a foreigner, this is very interesting cus from outside, america is "a country", but as anybody knows who studies this concept a tiny bit closer, america is actually about 50 countries, many of them similar, many of them not.

50 or more. California could be split into 4 states based on culture/economics.


Quote
in other words
on its own, as totally independent, west virginia would be like... uganda?

Or Uruguay.  :dunno:

:D

i TRIED before, but any speculation of "alternative world map scenarios" is near impossible.
take europe for example.
europe could split up and merge and split all kinds of countries, based on language, ethnicities, etc, but it could never please everybody, just like the current situation isnt pleasing everybody,
w america i guess its a bit more easy to just stick to the borders as they are, since after all, at least for the time being, you are all considered the same nationality: americans.
here its allready complicated wether or not lapplanders are norwegians, and they dont even have the excuse of having had their land taken from them, cus we arrived at the same time. only they were dumb enough to arrive through the frozen north  ::)
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Post by: eris on November 10, 2011, 01:24:03 AM
western and eastern pennsylvania are 2 totally different places.

in the east, there is philiadephia. For the most part, it is a nice place really.

Here in the west, we have Pittsburgh. The shitthole of America. It's one of the most economically depressed parts of the US.
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Post by: renaeden on November 10, 2011, 01:51:44 AM
A few writers of my psych textbooks are from Pittsburgh University.
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Post by: eris on November 10, 2011, 02:01:42 AM
I went there ! :D
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Post by: renaeden on November 10, 2011, 02:26:04 AM
Heh, the author of my Cognitive Psychology book, E. Bruce Goldstein is a professor at Pittsburgh Uni. That is the book I have with me at the moment.
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Post by: eris on November 10, 2011, 02:31:37 AM
It's a really good school. Esp for a public university.
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Post by: renaeden on November 10, 2011, 04:38:11 AM
It looks pretty big with nice buildings. I am glad you liked it there.

The uni I go to is apparently the biggest in Australia. But that is probably because 90% of it is bush and farmland.  :D
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Post by: Binty on November 10, 2011, 07:38:51 AM
Baltimore is scary.
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 10, 2011, 12:10:30 PM
Baltimore is scary.

You've been there??
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Post by: Binty on November 10, 2011, 12:14:22 PM
Baltimore is scary.

You've been there??

I've lived there for a couple of months :P
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Post by: Scrapheap on November 10, 2011, 01:00:13 PM
Baltimore is scary.

You've been there??

I've lived there for a couple of months :P

You have my condolences.

Funny thing is, is that most of my dad's family is from that area.

My dad grew up, in a little town a bout 30 miles east of Baltimore, at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, called North East.
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Post by: Parts on November 10, 2011, 05:00:11 PM
Baltimore is scary.

And it smells :zombiefuck:  On my trip in the spring to Florida we had to roll the windows up in the car on the way down and on the way back as we drove though. Not sure what is going on there but fuck it stunk
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Post by: "couldbecousin" on April 25, 2016, 04:52:33 PM
I have gotten the impression that Vermont people have a reputation...
Don't get me started on all that sucks about Vermont.

  But ... but ... the maple syrup!  We as a nation need that!  :dunno:
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Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on March 14, 2018, 05:01:56 PM
The old video cot copyright blocked.   :grrr:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUylpUzVc6Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wGR8Vf20w
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Post by: Genesis on March 21, 2018, 03:14:27 PM
Howard Dean confused me back then, and he still confuses me now.