NEWS: 2 Days Until The Primary Madness Begins

Ok, its been 6 days since the article. the caucus is over. and i was thinking about the statistics provided on the racial makeup of Iowa. First off, Iowa has a damn small population. it has hovered just under 3 million people since the state was accepted into the union. that makes each percentage point count for more than in larger populated states. Also, Iowa accepted a large number of Bosnian refugees from the conflict there. these people show up as *gasp* white on polls. so do people of Croatian descent, as well as several other ethnic groups present in Iowa. When most people say white, they think of the average american white person who has been here for more than a couple generations. they do not automatically think of these other groups. Statistics can be completely accurate, and still lie. It happens all the time. yes, Iowa does not have a large population percentage of non whites, but given the smaller population, and the generalization of the term white, the statistics are skewed. I conclude that before you say you know somthing about someplace, dont just research statistics, visit the place, become familiar. Oh, and also, be more mature in your responses to people, yea, i got mad, but you made inflammatory remarks. people respond to you with polite replies and you attack like a tyrannical child who is not getting their way. grow up.

So, let me get this straight: You are saying people from Bosnia and Croatia are not white? Good argument.

And just so you know, I've spent time in Iowa. I've been in every "major city" in Iowa as well as much of the rural areas. I've visited every state in the nation and Iowa is as white as it gets. Sorry, sport.

An "ignorant choice" is not the same thing as calling people ignorant. I make ignorant choices, everyone does. Pick up a book, you need some basic English understanding.

This is getting a bit silly- splitting hairs, even...and you never did explain the Bush statement.
A ninth grade English Teacher would not be nice to

If I were to call your writing ignorant, would I not in fact be calling, or at least inferring you as, in fact, ignorant?

You know, I didn't think Iowans were ignorant before you guys got a bug up your asses to prove you weren't.

Thanks for settling that argument.

as an Iowan (well, having "grown up" there, anyway), i can safely say that most are indeed as ignorant as they want to prove they're not.

they are Americans, after all.

What would basic English understanding consist of-a cup of tea perhaps?

Touché.

Now, I'm no Master Englishist, but I think what he meant is that you're operating on a meaning of "ignorant" that is not applicable here. There's really no hair-splitting. Extremely intelligent people can still make ignorant choices. Those choices are said to be uninformed or misinformed.

That "cup of tea" quip sucked massive ass, by the way.

(ps - while you're reviewing "ignorant," brush up on "infer," too. At best, the sentence where it appeared was sloppy, at worst you meant "imply.")

Are we still doing this?

The answer is, obviously, no.

Yes...but after the last post... no...it has been put to it's just death...may it rest in peace...FTR please kill this if it rises again...

damnit. i thought i had the Last Post on this fucker.

curse you meddlesome kids!

*shakes fist in air*

No, you did not. I did.

I wish I were a Master Englishist.

May it it rest in peace forever- as I am watching the first "Cannonball Run" on DVD now...and you can't get more fucking mindless than that- but one fuck of a lot of fun...so FUCK YOU and your serious intelligent reply...and hey HAVE A NICE DAY...I KNOW I AM TRYING TO
David

no, sir, it is you who did not.

I know you are, but what am I?

I didn't, did I?

indeed you did not, sir.

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Captain Chaos '08!!!
"Him" wants your vote!

As long as this thread has long descended into semantic nonsense, here's some semantic nonsense that actually Primary related which I found amusing.

While the Democrats, like the GOP, are holding a primary in Michigan today, it's not receiving near as much attention because it essentially won't count, as the DNC stripped the state of its delegates for jumping ahead in the primary schedule against party rules. Clinton is still on the ballot, but Edwards, Obama and all the other previous candidates withdrew their names in accordance with the Party's decisions.

Except Dennis Kucinich is still listed there too. At first I thought this must be some plucky protest against the establishment by the always fiery Kucinich.

Nope. It turns out he did try to withdraw his name, but he's so terrible at running for president that he fucked up and filed the wrong paperwork, and thus was unable to get himself off the ballot.

I gotta say, I'm pleased Romney won tonight and will be sticking around the GOP race. It would be great if Guiliani won Florida and Ron Paul took enough votes in NV to keep him afloat. I just hate to say goodbye to any of these xenophobic, racist, war-mongering old boys! Seriously, someone get these knuckleheads a sitcom together!

Incidentally, lost in the shuffle of the ever present "is it sexist to call her Hillary?" debate is the odd fact that Ron Paul seems always to be addressed by his full name: 'Ron Paul,' never 'Paul,' or 'Ron.' In this sense he is like rocker Tommy Lee, who is not only identified by the full 'Tommy Lee,' but specifically as rocker Tommy Lee.

CSI: GOP?

Captain Chaos for pres, '08...

To all of you- I know he is deceased- but has already proved himself to be a better pres then the current one- at least he is better at diplomacy....