I second this motion, as well as third and fourth it. Hell, I'll fifth it too!ShaneGunWolf said:JARED POLIS.
Not for President, but for GOD.
I second this motion, as well as third and fourth it. Hell, I'll fifth it too!ShaneGunWolf said:JARED POLIS.
Not for President, but for GOD.
Two words: Google searchYvl9921 said:It's usually proper in political journalism to add his affiliation and state to his name, in the future. I have no idea who he is, if I can support him, or anything like that without that information.
Eh, I've been on that course already... It's not that I am surprised, but it still baffles me how easy it is to lead people by the nose.Kopikatsu said:Welcome to politics 101. Enjoy your stay.OniaPL said:Haha, it's funny how a politician can easily manipulate a group of people and score points with them just by admitting that he likes something or does something similar as them.
Don't forget it has to go through the senate too.Comando96 said:Yey a Congrss man is against SOPA. Great. We have 1 and there are 435 in total.
Is homophobia really still that big in the US? One would think most first world countries wouldn't have crap like that...poiumty said:My heart sank when I read this. So many people will use that against him.Not only is Polis a gamer, but he also earns respect for being the first man elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives as an open homosexual in 2009.
I don't know, kids with stupid names should be saved, and the name registry guys should have a quality-control that allows then to reject daft names that ruin the future of the child!Greg Tito said:He and his partner have an adopted son by the name Caspian Julius - which gives Polis double points for naming his son after a Narnian Prince.
He's got my vote.MrBrightside919 said:Someone elect that man for president!
Well remember that most people don't look into their people and just vote for whoever seems to be nicest/smartest/whatever. I have a fun habit of researching how my people voted on previous bills before voting.OniaPL said:Eh, I've been on that course already... It's not that I am surprised, but it still baffles me how easy it is to lead people by the nose.Kopikatsu said:Welcome to politics 101. Enjoy your stay.OniaPL said:Haha, it's funny how a politician can easily manipulate a group of people and score points with them just by admitting that he likes something or does something similar as them.
The problem is that we can't afford to weather a few more decades, because by then, the "old guard" will have passed legislation to destroy everything we love. They see us as "dangerous", not realizing that they are the single biggest threat to the country.Neverhoodian said:If we can just weather out another few decades, Congressmen like Jared Polis will end up being the norm rather than the exception.
I see where you're coming from on the name thing, but Caspian? That's really not that bad.DeanoTheGod said:-snip-Greg Tito said:He and his partner have an adopted son by the name Caspian Julius - which gives Polis double points for naming his son after a Narnian Prince.
It could be a lot worse... And if they didn't put the 'from Narnia' bit I would probably not hve noticed the link, and just thought... hmmm... different. I guess I just got a bit carried away!-Drifter- said:I see where you're coming from on the name thing, but Caspian? That's really not that bad.DeanoTheGod said:-snip-Greg Tito said:He and his partner have an adopted son by the name Caspian Julius - which gives Polis double points for naming his son after a Narnian Prince.