Dinh AaronMk

WE ARE NUMBER ONE but it's in the Spam section

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Has there even really been a Sanders equivalent after McGovern? I mean, one that was making real numbers, not Kucinich or anybody like that in the little leagues. It seems like milquetoast liberal has been the norm for the Democrats for a generation or two.

@Vilageidiotx

Hearing what sort of platform Edwards was going on and some of the campaign promises he made in '04 ("Free college for all!") he comes off in that respect as a proto-Bernie with all of his promises to end elitism in Washington, while unironically being elite himself (as the author, Andrew Young contends when he drove him out to donor's places and if they lived in a gated community Edwards would ask, "How rich are these people now, rich like me or way richer?") He tried to get off on a "populist" platform and when he failed, and Kerry failed with him on the VP ticket he sort of stuck to it, but the issues then seemed to focus more on Iraq than the post-Occupy field on the left; as I recall too being a half-aware Middle Schooler at the time.

Also of interesting note: among Edward's camp was a lawyer named Bird/Byrd/whatever, I think his first name was John. But at one point Young was detailing a celebration party they were at where the lawyer Bird stepped out to go to his room to lay down to sleep. Eventually Young and Edwards follow him up and try to get into his room and spend half an hour knocking on the door. But Young dropped a quote from Edwards at the time: "Let's go get the Bird Man".

tfw Byrd's in a non-fiction book detailing a campaign worker's trails and tribulations with the tabloid-tier meltdown and collapse of a man Democrats were calling their Rising Star pre-Obama.

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Ah, John Edwards. The poor son of a South Carolina millworker... who could also afford 200 haircuts and hush money to staff members and mistresses.

@Byrd Man

So far in the story it's coming to the end of the 2004 campaign and John Kerry's misuse of him as a VP during the time.

But based on Andrew Young's POV for the story, Edwards sounded a lot like a Clinton than he did a Sanders, just younger, a dude, and with a young almost 1960's Kennedy family.

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I'mma work on update stuff tomorrow, so don't feel let down everyone.

In the meantime, I thought I'd drop for Byrd that I'm listening to an audiobook of the rise and fall of one John Edwards.

Hunger Games: THE SPAM BOWL: End of the Year Championship Round

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brantsteele.net/hungergames/reaping.php

and MSpaint

@Vilageidiotx

Or if you're me, Photoshop.

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Working on it. Was just thinking about how a post needed to be posted too.

Hunger Games: THE SPAM BOWL: End of the Year Championship Round

Holy shit Jill Stein almost had a pacifist run there.

But lo people: if you're now wondering if there'll be another don't get too upset (or, do, if that's your thing). When the dust of this New Years has settled the Arena will be thrown back into life, its corpses removed for another round of games ran by your truly.

And the twist of the games: you shall be in competition with another site.

Yes, that's right! You will be sharing the arena with not just yourselves and your own submissions but those from elsewhere. Memes will ensue next time on: Super Hunger Games Z:GTX!

Find out tomorrow, tonight, next month!

NationStates

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@Chapatrap



Ay yer good lad

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That happened to a restaurant around during the summer, but the place was so small that the building literally just collapsed on top of the car.

@Vilageidiotx

Half this place is pretty much a gift shop. The other half is now a closed, mediocre restaurant.