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LanternWaste

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39. I like to pretend people who disagree with me do so merely because "they don't get it" too.
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 01:22 PM
Mar 2016

I like to pretend people who disagree with me do so merely because "they don't get it" too. It certainly allows us the pretense we're much more clever than we really are... and the left-handed "observation" is satisfactorily self-validating, as well.

A win-win bumper-sticker for anyone with low self-esteem.

I discount it. nt onehandle Mar 2016 #1
OK think Mar 2016 #2
And your reasons? Red Oak Mar 2016 #30
Youngsters, it is up to you NowSam Mar 2016 #3
Makes ya wonder...would Bullhorn Slick Willy have the "brass" to try SoapBox Mar 2016 #6
Together for Bernie! nt. NowSam Mar 2016 #7
"Brass"? It's easy to grow "brass" ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #23
Educated college students and their professors you mean. Cavallo Mar 2016 #14
LBN? vdogg Mar 2016 #4
Looks like the last date polled leftynyc Mar 2016 #8
! PassingFair Mar 2016 #49
We can do this! Qutzupalotl Mar 2016 #5
Funny how much a day's difference makes... phazed0 Mar 2016 #9
Actually vdogg Mar 2016 #13
You're right, my mistake phazed0 Mar 2016 #15
Interesting....five other, newer polls listed on 538 show the lead wiggs Mar 2016 #10
Silvers projects 60 to 37. nt wiggs Mar 2016 #11
Polling primaries is pretty hard. that's why you see the huge disparities. Adrahil Mar 2016 #37
I'm afraid Bernie finished his campaign last night ram2008 Mar 2016 #12
A terrible day for our country. But then, look who the majority of the Dems are. Cavallo Mar 2016 #16
Care to explain that remark? Beaverhausen Mar 2016 #18
I wish you all the best LannyDeVaney Mar 2016 #35
I would be eligible. Cavallo Mar 2016 #36
Nah, March 15 is the beginning of the end for HRC Fiendish Thingy Mar 2016 #17
Yarp! :) nt Babel_17 Mar 2016 #21
This is deusional thinking ram2008 Mar 2016 #22
You mean like an indictment? Fiendish Thingy Mar 2016 #31
An indictment is the only thing that can save Bernie's campaign ram2008 Mar 2016 #33
I'd love to see your delegate projections for that model. NT Adrahil Mar 2016 #38
Happy to oblige Fiendish Thingy Mar 2016 #43
That's not quite a delegate projection. Adrahil Mar 2016 #47
Agree to disagree, Sanders won the debate Babel_17 Mar 2016 #20
Sanders unequivocally hit his target. Hillary was Hillary - if you liked her and her centrist Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #34
I like to pretend people who disagree with me do so merely because "they don't get it" too. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #39
If you realize that you are "pretending" and you persist in advocating you view, that's called lying Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #40
ram2008 greymouse Mar 2016 #42
Well, he didn't lose Michigan.....n/t :) JesterCS Mar 2016 #45
Just released poll: Secretary Clinton over Senator Sanders by 13 points Babel_17 Mar 2016 #19
Here is the up to date polling (all major polls) etherealtruth Mar 2016 #24
Oh, you missed the Michigan State University poll released today that shows only a 5% margin. Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #25
I'm sorry, you must have overlooked the dates (and term "up to date") etherealtruth Mar 2016 #27
The wheels are starting to fall off. nt silvershadow Mar 2016 #26
According to Nate Silvers latest polls-only forecast, Cryptoad Mar 2016 #28
Hopefully Nate will be as accurate as his forecasts that Clinton and Trump would both win Oklahoma, Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #29
so much for Nate Silver greymouse Mar 2016 #41
yea, Cryptoad Mar 2016 #48
Should have played the lottery on that one. N/t JesterCS Mar 2016 #46
kick'n'rec pat_k Mar 2016 #32
They were way closer than Nate Silver. Cavallo Mar 2016 #44
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