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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

They would.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

I wonder what political party he is affiliated with. It's really a mystery, isn't it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

You know what really aggravateses me is them immigants. They want all the benefits of living in Springfield, but they ain't even bothered to learn themselfs the langwich!

Moe Syzlak

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not wishing to make an unwarranted assumption, I looked up Sen. Foreman's political party. And yes, of course, he's GOP.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or you could have, you know, read the article.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I started the article, and didn't immediately see his party affiliation. Looked up the affiliation on Wikipedia, and really didn't need any more information than that, plus the 'go back where you came from' to know that I knew all I needed to know about him. What do you think, Budd Ascrayon?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

His political affiliation is stated in the second sentence of the article.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

No one has time for a second sentence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks, you are most helpful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Talk about thorough.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

How does someone like this become senator?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

State senator, not real senator.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Racists are allowed to vote and do so en masse

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Protest votes.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago (3 children)

People in power usually aren't smart. They just have money from their parents or grandparents. This isn't a meritocracy. Idiots rule the world

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Additionally, the dumb relate to the dumb (and are easily manipulated), hence why they get votes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I get that. But you would think that a senator would at one point be in the same room as a history book

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Sure, but that's a long way from reading it

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

and there's only one way to get rid of them

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Trick them in to thinking that the senate building is haunted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Great idea! I’ll go make some spooky ghost costumes!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lank hair, sunken faces, soulless eyes... you're going to have to try real hard to separate them from the living senators.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

All we need is some white sheets!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Great, now they're diverting all the tax revenue to churches to pay for exorcisms.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Don't read in to the fact that the priest receiving all the tax payer money looks like the senator but with a goatee, and you never see them in the same room.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'm sure that'll work, provided there aren't any meddlesome kids about!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Really makes you question the youth vote.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Pretty sure the mystery gang would help out with such an operation. Remember they mostly dealt with rich people.

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