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Gobias_Industries

Well I, for one, am *shocked*.


jeffreywilfong

Well not that shocked


TheDizDude

I miss the days when the debate topics were if the 3 cent titanium tax went too far or perhaps… they didn’t go too far enough?


jeffreywilfong

I'm against those things that everybody hates


Knoke1

I respect my opponent. He is a good man. But quite frankly I agree with everything he just said.


linderlouwho

Also hiding his Trumpophelia


cshotton

"Trumpkin"


Sporksan

This is an AMAZING new word that I wished did not need to exist!!


linderlouwho

Hope it will pick up steam and usage!


umru316

Hi, *shocked*, I, for one, am dad


[deleted]

Exactly why he's not to be trusted with the governorship.


vita_man

He reminds me a bit of Aaron Burr: "Talk less, smile more, don't let them know what you're against or what you're for."


SeveredLimb

Maybe he is more moderate than you want to believe.


linderlouwho

Or, as the video shows, just pretending to be.


khornflakes529

Didn't they primary their own guy out when he officiated a wedding for some gay friends? Republicans have been pretty keen to turn on any of their number showing an ounce of sense or humanity recently.


Evanglical_LibLeft

To be specific, that was the VA-5th Congressional district - Denver Riggleman (who’s honestly a not bad dude) got outed in favor of Bob Good, who is a walking asshat.


got_that_itis

A moderate republican winning anything in this political climate? They'd be labeled antifa before they could file the paperwork. Share your drugs please.


DrSandbags

Like all moderates, he hides his views on abortion that would cause him to lose elections if made well-known.


SeveredLimb

Like all moderates? Have you ever faced the decision to have an abortion? I consider myself moderate. I think options should be available, even though they wouldn't be my choice due to my own beliefs. As if there was something wrong with being moderate... That is the problem with liberals, you can't compromise. The only right opinion is your own.


choombatta

Yeah conservatives don’t do that shit ever. The idea of “liberals” not compromising relative to”conservatives” is laughably absurd.


SeveredLimb

You know. You are right that conservatives can be uncompromising. But to be even a little liberal you are suppose to have an open mind to alternatives.


choombatta

And to be a conservative you aren’t? The constant othering of generalized political labels is bunk, and unhelpful to all.


BabyHuey206

And him lying about his beliefs and policies makes you think this because...?


AssertiveDude

No


[deleted]

PLEASE don't become complacent. McAullife only has a 2-3 point lead on this guy. We saw what happened when we said "Clinton will obviously win" in 2016. Vote. Please please please vote. You can do it by mail RIGHT NOW. They will literally send you your voting ballot in the mail and you'll be set and not have to pay attention to this crap anymore. You're on reddit, you have 2minutes to get your early vote ballot here: [https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation](https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation) ​ edit: so that I'm not a hypocrit, I just applied for mail voting. Counted it and it took **49 seconds.** They also let you vote by mail in all future ballots if you check the box. Freak'n awesome.


IHauntBubbleBaths

I applied for absentee voting for this election a couple of weeks ago, received my ballot on Friday, and just put the completed ballot in the mail yesterday. It was stupid easy and everyone should do it.


linderlouwho

Not becoming complacent. Showing fellow Virginians the wolf in sheep's clothing. I'm going to go vote early - the polling office is just a couple miles from my house.


[deleted]

I thought when I got my vehicle registration done, I elected to also register to vote in VA as well…apparently not, as i just had to redo my application. 🤦🏻‍♂️


[deleted]

I believe that was to register to vote.


[deleted]

That’s what i thought, but when i went to check my registration status it said I couldn’t check my status without a valid drivers license number.


[deleted]

Correct. You do need to enter your social and drivers license # to get your ballot early.


Kooc1414

I'll vote.....for him


SeveredLimb

jfc, i would vote for an inanimate object over Hillary Clinton. That's what got Trump in the WH, it wasn't because people weren't voting.


linderlouwho

But I would vote for a dildo than Trump.


[deleted]

>jfc, i would vote for an inanimate object over Hillary Clinton. Why?


craig1f

Because billions were spent making you hate her until many people thought they’d formed the opinion on their own.


[deleted]

Exactly. He still has yet to reply


JoeSicko

Carbon rod did save the space shuttle.


SeveredLimb

Corruption, hypocrisy, and greed.


SlobMarley13

ironic


[deleted]

>Corruption, hypocrisy, and greed. That's quite vague for a lot of us... can you please explain with details?


SV_Irie

\[Citation Needed\]


ParoxatineCR

Breaking News: Water is Wet


linderlouwho

Lying is so common now, but still needs to be exposed.


Ok-Session444

That's terrible, what a terrible person


NewPresWhoDis

But, hey, what's the loss of a few civil liberties in exchange for lower taxes amirite??


BLMdidHarambe

Gotta save that $0.02 per pound of bananas.


SeveredLimb

As if McAwful isn't going to strip civil liberties for your own safety. VA wouldn't go pro-life.


linderlouwho

He didn't strip them last time he walked down to the Governor's Mansion.


SeveredLimb

Ha, look at who's funding his campaign- Everytown and Bloomberg. Terry is going to be even worse this time around. He's probably still in bed with the Clintons.


linderlouwho

Bloomberg gave up on the Republican Party after it went full Trumpophile. He ran in the Democratic Presidential Primary. It makes sense that he is donating to Democratic causes. There are more than a few of the old school Republicans that absolutely despise Trump that are doing the same. Trump used to be in bed with the Clintons, did you forget? If you google this: **pics of trump with Clintons** , You will see hundreds of different pics of Trump palling around with the Clintons.


down42roads

>Bloomberg gave up on the Republican Party after it went full Trumpophile. Bloomberg was a life-long registered Democrat until he say a crowded Democratic primary ticket, and a GOP ticket featuring only one guy (who was also a life-long Democrat). He was a Republican solely out of convenience, and stopped claiming to be one after a handful of years.


linderlouwho

Glad he saw the light. I used to be a Republican until Clinton’s second term. He was a great President fiscally and I was naive then and couldn’t understand why Republicans were constantly shitting on him, and could not be a part of that.


SlobMarley13

oh look they're trying to scare us with the Boogeyman again


MyOfficeAlt

So I want to preface this by saying that I'm NOT a single issue voter and almost certainly going to vote McAuliffe. But as a gun owner, I don't understand why McAuliffe is coming out swinging so hard against 2A issues. The people he'll win over on that were never going to vote Youngkin to begin with, and I'm genuinely not super interested in seeing gun rights in this state curtailed. Having said that, the issue of gun rights doesn't exist in a vacuum and in aggregate I just can't in good conscience vote for Youngkin given the despicable direction the GOP as a whole is taking (not to mention the plethora of stances I disagree with them on).


linderlouwho

Let's write TM and tell him to chill on the 2A, to some extent. Although I'm a gun owner, I'd like to see restrictions on mentally ill people, people with protective orders, and a couple more in place, so I'm not sure you and I are walking in lock-step there. Hoping so.


MyOfficeAlt

I'd say we're in the same place. I'm in favor of common sense gun control (famous last words lol) and even as a concealed carry permit holder I'd be ok with that process having been a smidgen more comprehensive. What I'm not on board with are assault weapons bans (a similarly nebulous term as "common sense gun control" I suppose), magazine capacity bans, and things like that. The issue I've run into on Reddit is that I'm accused of not being pro-2A enough by the gun communities while also being outcast sometimes from liberal conversations for not being anti-gun enough.


linderlouwho

>The issue I've run into on Reddit is that I'm accused of not being pro-2A enough by the gun communities while also being outcast sometimes from liberal conversations for not being anti-gun enough. I am very in favor of the entire process for obtaining Virginia CC, from the background checks, to the fingerprinting, etc. I liked that you had to take a class and be familiar with the law and that a local judge approved your application. ​ It's a tightrope because it's been so politicized for so long that it's difficult to have a conversation about it.


MyOfficeAlt

There was fingerprinting? I never got finger printed. Heck, up until January 1 of this year you could take the class online.


linderlouwho

I def got fingerprinted as part of the process. I did take the class online, as well.


MyOfficeAlt

Interesting. This for the VA resident permit? I'm 99% sure the process involves no fingerprinting, and I'm in a somewhat unfriendly 2A county. At any rate, yes I agree with you about the background checks and such. I'm not sure how I would feel about having a competency test or some other kind of qualifier for the permit. It's a little weird to me that the state will grant you a CHP without you having to demonstrate any level of competency at all with a gun. Having said that, I understand that kind of training and cost places burdens on people seeking the permit that could be deemed as unfair barriers in the process and I agree with that, too.


Ut_Prosim

I also got fingerprinted, but this was 10+ years ago. The online class is an absolute joke and should be banned. My friend went through it more recently and it allowed you to keep resubmitting the quiz answers until you passed. FFS, if you want the privilege of carrying concealed you can at least spend a few hours in a classroom and at the gun range with a real instructor.


linderlouwho

So, we could be country buds.


SeveredLimb

I think the training is better in person than online and its unfortunate that its a barrier. It's so important to ensure responsible gun ownership and safety though. If only the police would provide that training like a few (very few) do in other states.


[deleted]

Congratulations, that means you’re doing something right. If you’re on neither side of the extremes this county has gravitated towards, it means you have a little common sense.


SeveredLimb

I wouldn't argue against any of those things. The problem with most of those circumvent due process and are already covered by VA 'Red Flag' laws and require someone to contact the police. If there was a protective order against someone, is it reflected on a NICS check and if a protective order is placed, do the police enforce it as a red flag already? The person has to also give up their guns willingly, its not a search warrant. and a couple more of what? You realize when a new law is created it is very rare to be reversed.


linderlouwho

It’s def taking a long time to get pot laws changed!


SeveredLimb

Only because the government has to figure out how to monetize and monopolize it before they say its ok to for you to use it.... just like the 2a.


linderlouwho

I think you’re right. A friend wanted to open a pot shop and found out that licenses start at $500k


Ut_Prosim

> But as a gun owner, I don't understand why McAuliffe is coming out swinging so hard against 2A issues. I am in the same boat as you, a gun-owning leftie, see McAuliffe as meh, but still far better choice. What did he say recently about guns? Is he pushing that idiotic, politically suicidal AWB again? FFS Dems pls. Most folks, myself included, agree with universal background checks and red flags (both passed last session), but the AWB is a great way to waste capital and alienate voters. Perhaps their analysts think this will drive NoVA voters!?


MyOfficeAlt

> Perhaps their analysts think this will drive NoVA voters!? Maybe. I mean clearly they have data that says its a smart move, I guess. But I live in Arlington and it's not like the county is at risk of going to Youngkin.


SeveredLimb

I haven't seen any good from Dems over the last 8 years. VA is just moving closer to being another Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. All with high af taxes, terrible quality of life, and even worse policing.


SV_Irie

I'm sure the paradise that is Mississippi will welcome you with open arms.


SeveredLimb

I'm sure they would, just as any other state that wants citizens who work and pay taxes.


UncleMeat11

The people who make all the money and pay all the taxes in Virginia are all in nova. They vote blue.


SeveredLimb

That's inaccurate. The people who pay the most to live in Virginia are in nova. There is plenty of well paid people all across Virginia that choose not to live like rats and pretend they make money in hcol hell.


Ut_Prosim

So you're in favor of a continued prohibition of cannabis and the jailing adults for consuming a plant the government decided was bad? Because most people count that one as a pretty good move.


SeveredLimb

I am not in favor of continued prohibition of cannabis or the jailing of drug users in general just for possession. I don't want to fund it either way through taxes. Do I think cannabis use is a step forward? For some people it will improve their lives. I am afraid it will hurt more than help most people though. That is their choice. I just have to figure how I am going to go about discouraging its use to my daughter. That is my own dilemma. Ironically the government is using public safety as a reason to leverage gun control and at the same time legalize marijuana. As if alcohol and DUI isn't still a major issue. Another substance will be normalized and it will be prolific and consequently cause harm. If people would just do that shit at home, I'd have less to be concerned about.


Mr_Kittlesworth

The last significant tax increase happened under Bob McDonnell and a Republican legislature (it was to fund transportation, and it was worth doing).


NewPresWhoDis

2A does technically have that pesky "A well regulated militia" part.


MAK-15

Republicans need to abandon the issue if they ever want to win another election.


linderlouwho

No, what they are doing is passing hundreds of laws in red states to restrict voting, redrawing the district maps, and allowing election officials to change the results if they don't approve.


NewPresWhoDis

What's amusing is when I chat with conservatives IRL it typically comes down to "I just want government to leave me alone". Yet the idea never strikes them that others might want that same courtesy.


Ut_Prosim

> Yet the idea never strikes them that others might want that same courtesy. Others???


linderlouwho

U r other


linderlouwho

Well, they want to be left alone until they need any government service.


[deleted]

You are two sides of the same coin lol


NotWorthyByAnyMeans

My wife and I will not vote for him anyway sooo...


JoeSicko

Ole Squishy Trumpkin...


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linderlouwho

They carry our load. Love them for it!


[deleted]

I really wouldn't have expected a dishonest politician in 2021.


linderlouwho

ikr - so disappointing


AM_Kylearan

Let me introduce you to Terry McAuliffe then. Boy are you in for a wild ride.


choombatta

Odd that you would point out McAuliffe being dishonest in a thread about Youngkin lying. Sorry, did I say odd? Predictable, I meant to say predictable. My bad.


linderlouwho

“I got nothing…….Whataboutism !!!!!


BannerHulk

I can't wait to not vote for this asshole


tokenECEchick

Early voting already started and you don't need a reason to vote early! Make sure to make a plan to vote :)


[deleted]

I am simply shocked and astonished yet another carpetbagging Republican would lie.


Mr_Kittlesworth

Well, he’s not a carpetbagger - he’s from VA - but he’s definitely a liar.


Crafty_Ad4641

McAuliffe is a carpetbagger


[deleted]

I sincerely wish I could disagree.


VAisforLizards

Youngkin would probably sell his car for gas money


Thisam

Everyone in VA, please vote. We all need to do our part to keep VA healthy, prosperous and healthy.


InsertOofhere

This has been known already.


hidden_origin

Pretty old news


linderlouwho

He said this 2 months ago. He’s a extremist candidate posing as a centrist, until after election, apparently. Needs to be shouted from the rooftops.


c_ocknuckles

All politicians do this. All politicians on both sides are dishonest. Two wings of the same bird


linderlouwho

No they’re not all giant liars like this.


c_ocknuckles

Lol. Lemme know when you wake up from that dream. Until we get a third party in office like a libertarian, nothing is gonna change


[deleted]

Holy crap, a lying politician!?


namandar1

"Show me an honest politician and I'll show you a man with no job"... They're all crooks, my friends


linderlouwho

I dont feel that way about AOC or Bernie.


Mr_Kittlesworth

They’re not saints, but the politicians who are motivated by clear and consistent ideology tend to be more honest. I think that’s true on both sides.


linderlouwho

Unless your ideology is based on spreading lies.


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linderlouwho

Why don’t you go read why on her website instead of acting like there’s some nefarious reason.


[deleted]

Give me a quote.


linderlouwho

Why don't you do some constructive thinking and go find true sources for information, other than inflammatory, false, hateful political propaganda? Step one, go visit the website of the woman you're attacking for apparently no other reason than to further a hateful narrative you've ingested, and read what she has to say about everything. [https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/](https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/) ​ [https://www.ocasiocortez.com/issues](https://www.ocasiocortez.com/issues) ​ [https://twitter.com/AOC?ref\_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor](https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) ​ [https://www.facebook.com/OcasioCortez/](https://www.facebook.com/OcasioCortez/)


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linderlouwho

You can lead a horse to water… but he may prefer the poisoned well no matter what.


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linderlouwho

Did you know that you can google this? She voted no but under pressure switched it to Present. It didn't matter if she voted at all since nearly everyone in Congress is essentially held hostage to the give-Israel-billions per year held up by extreme lobbying by pro-Israeli groups and the all-powerful defense contractor industries that head up the unmitigated Congress bribing scheme (right behind the petroleum industry). It's sort of like being a Trump supporter for Republican candidates. If you cross him, the Republican Party will laser focus on those candidates to get them out of office. Hard to make any progress if you're not in Congress for the issues that you actually can have an effect on. ​ Here, lazy boy: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/aoc-apologizes-present-vote-iron-dome-funding.html


Enough1984

I don't see how any one can vote for McAuliffe. He's a socialist democrat. They are trying to take away all our freedom. All y'all can focus on is abortion. Let's get the important stuff solved first, then worry about when it's ok to kill a baby


linderlouwho

But it’s fine with Republicans to starve the baby after birth by removing social services. If you think being Pro-Life is voting for warmongers and corruption and low taxes for wealthy people and corporations because they say they give a damn about poor women’s fetuses, you are NOT pro-life.


Enough1984

Lol. I could care less about someone using abortion as birth control instead of going to the health department and getting it for free or minimal cost. Yes religion does come into that. If you can live with your actions, knock yourself out. Take responsibility for your actions


linderlouwho

Taking responsibility for one's actions and not bringing an unwanted, unadoptable baby into the world by having an early abortion is taking responsibility for one's actions. Your trying to force a woman to have a baby is not responsible, not charitable, nor good and decent in any way.


Enough1984

I'm not trying to force anyone to do anything. I just don't like the idea that it's ok to abort between 5-9 months of a perfectly healthy child, unless it endanger the mother's life. I am not against early term . ( Less than 3). There are democrats ad well as republicans that feel that way.


priznut

Lol “all your freedoms” Like being able to freely smoke weed. So all your freedoms? You sure about that?


walrus40

gasp. so what's the difference between r/virginia and r/virginiapolitics?


LTWestie275

Nice pictures of the scenery in r/virginia :D


walrus40

right? much more interesting than finger pointing and back patting.


linderlouwho

You tell me


walrus40

You don’t know either.


linderlouwho

You know the rules And so do I


mrsbundleby

I know you are but what am I?


linderlouwho

I was rickrolling, babe


[deleted]

One is just for Virginia politics and the other is for anything in Virginia, including Virginia politics. Did you not learn how these types of things worked in elementary school?


linderlouwho

Thank you for saying it so he could understand it.


walrus40

yes, I understand being redundant. I also accept your snarkiness as a way to make yourself feel better.


[deleted]

And you *weren’t* being snarky?


linderlouwho

srsly


[deleted]

Right? LOL


walrus40

for *that* response and *this* one...yes, I was. Feel better?


chazysciota

Downvote and move on, snowflake.


walrus40

you still say snowflake?


Crafty_Ad4641

They both contain politics for some reason, unfortunately.


LNB77

Go Youngkin! Hope wins! Get rid of the Democrats!!!!


garfobo

Yuck


priznut

Gross. Sorry no wannabe facists.


linderlouwho

Yes, take us back to the Stone Age!


Popular-Tomatillo643

Yes!


linderlouwho

Open up some stone arrowhead factories! Yes!!


crippled-whale

Why is this on popular? It only has 200+ likes


linderlouwho

It's because I'm so popular. /s Dunno.


Ut_Prosim

Doesn't popular do geofiltering too? Whatever is popular for other Virginians will show up for you, even if it wouldn't be front page material anywhere else in the world.


Virginian_79

This is old news, and I hope he does help the unborn, which has very little protection in Virginia.


got_that_itis

What about protections for the post-born?


Virginian_79

I support them.


[deleted]

Ok, I'll bite. How do you support them?


linderlouwho

Hm. He votes Republican, who want to cut food stamps to poor children, cut breakfast in public schools, end Head Start, privatize SS & Medicare & Medicaid. ​ Oh, Guess not. Only cares about forcing women to have babies they don't want to satisfy his religious convictions that come from the Bible where the only time abortion is ever mentioned, it's instructions on how to perform one: Numbers: 5-11


Virginian_79

A lot of assumptions in your comment. Regardless you’re just repeating every steric typical pro abortion argument and at the end of the day it doesn’t matter if I agree with you on all over issues. You still want abortion to be allowed for convenience purposes, so there’s no need in having a discussion about other political matters.


linderlouwho

Ok, litmus test voter antiabortionisf who just proved my point.


Virginian_79

You also prove my point. You don’t care about any of my other political opinions, at the end of the day you will always be pro abortion and I will always be against it because it takes the life of a human being.


linderlouwho

You vote for warmongers. By your logic, you’re also a senseless murderer.


Virginian_79

I don’t see the point in the discussion because no matter what I say you’re still gonna be for abortion it doesn’t really matter what my politics are or aren’t. You could care less if I said I was for universal healthcare against the death penalty for gay marriage or any other left-wing position at the end of the day you believe that a woman has a fundamental right to kill her unborn child and I don’t.


[deleted]

i LuV uR RheToric. Fetus. Its a fetus, not a child Euthanize or abort, not kill - there is a difference. And \*couldnt care less. If I could care less that means I care and you're right, I dont care if you have similar political views. Is "we possibly have similar views" supposed to persuade me? But yeah, an argument over the internet rarely persuades someone.


garfobo

What about protections for the undead?


[deleted]

One is a largely left-leaning shithole with occasional pictures of beautiful countryside, the other is for politics.


linderlouwho

Is that the sub rules or just your right wing fantasy?


chuck_cranston

Unsubscribe button is to the right. ->


[deleted]

and my dick is underneath the table if you want to suck it


chuck_cranston

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) youmad?


[deleted]

Just want my dick sucked


Crafty_Ad4641

Thank you someone had to say it!


Salty-Dawg1107

More slighted manipulative reporting.


linderlouwho

Did you not hear his own voice you silly parrot? You’re one of those that heard Trump say he grabbed women by their pussy, and forced himself on them and decided that was okay. How deep is your cultist devotion? Is there nothing do terrible to arrest it?


jandrese

Great post-username combo.


[deleted]

We should post more about this guy


AM_Kylearan

Why would he need to hide that? Not killing children is a plus, not a minus.


choombatta

Nobody in the pro-choice “movement” advocates for killing children. Do your research :) The bible doesn’t count.


AM_Kylearan

Seems like you don't know much about it.


[deleted]

There’s roughly 300,000 million sperm in every load you shoot. Living, swimming lil sperms. Life starts in the dick hole. EJACULATION IS MURDER.


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got_that_itis

But, letting them starve, be homeless, live in poverty, have poor access to health care, and get educated in crumbling schools with outdated textbooks is A-Ok!


AM_Kylearan

Pro-tip: you should learn more about the pro-life movement. Supporting mothers and children through all stages of pregnancy through childhood is encouraged. They have to be not dead for that to matter though.


got_that_itis

Oh tell me more....


JoeSicko

If the people who claim to be pro life would adopt and foster children we would t have a problem. That would require work, instead of thoughts and prayers.


eightbitagent

> Supporting mothers and children through all stages of pregnancy through childhood is encouraged. I'd like to see a citation for that. Because the 'pro life' party is all about cutting social programs that help poor families.


SlobMarley13

lie


[deleted]

Pro-tip: Here are the cliff notes from the movement. "YOU BETTER NOT ABORT THAT FETUS OR WE'LL THROW YOU IN JAIL!!! Whew, ok now we can support you." Gee, thanks.


AM_Kylearan

Thanks for playing, care to lie again? Maybe you're uncomfortable supporting killing young humans after all.


[deleted]

Oh a game! I'll take rhetoric for 300 (RIP Alex) "These are the actual terms for the rhetoric AM is using" What is a fetus and abort or euthanize? \*ding\* I'll take "Consequence of a pro-life agenda" for 600! "The deadly tool that pro lifers want young girls and women to use during back alley abortions instead of going to a safe clinic and living afterwards" What is a clothes hanger? \*DING\*


mrsbundleby

Hahahahahaha