Random Politics & Religion #00

How can you condone the action yet use the word that sends them to prison?

That's "Little Italy", in the Bronx.

What? They kill people all willy-nilly in the Bronx, but not in Italy? I don't trust you. I'm going to have to do some serious research on this.

*Downloads a copy of Goodfellas*

The first one in particular just can't be defended to me. The thief was on the run already and he then grabbed a shotgun and shot him in the back, how is that acceptable?

THIS IS AMERICA.

Marijuana possession should be a capital offense. Unless you're a celebrity.

Then don't cheer.

When the far right runs on about "taking their country" back, nobody tells them to move to north korea. It's just plain disregard for the will of the people. As long as you are working within our system of government, you should never be told to move somewhere else, period.

You sound like a dad telling his gay son to be straight or get out.

first of all, you can change your mind about gun control not being gay.

I'm surprised you of all people happen to be taking Nikolce seriously. Even when none of us have a clue when he's being serious, or seriously facetious.

It's not really about whether or not he's serious. That idea gets thrown around a lot and it pisses me off to no end.

No, just no.

You claimed everyone who would vote for Hilary is a sexist because she's a liar. That was the argument.

Also, any time Fonewear is mentioned in PnR, we should give it a law of it's own.

I suggest "Bloodwin'd"

I'm surprised you of all people happen to be taking Nikolce seriously. Even when none of us have a clue when he's being serious, or seriously facetious.

Awwww. Does somebody need a hug? Bring it in.

What if we gave people hugs, instead of guns?!

"Tonight on CNN, a serial Hugging has been committed, and the perpetrator has been placed under arrest"

Back off. We need this.

I'm surprised you of all people happen to be taking Nikolce seriously. Even when none of us have a clue when he's being serious, or seriously facetious.

How can you condone the action yet use the word that sends them to prison?

first of all, you can change your mind about gun control not being gay.

DRINK EVERY TIME:

1. Donald Trump brags about how much money he makes.

2. Trump uses the words "disaster," "loser" or "head spin."

3. Trump says he "loves" somebody or thinks he/she is a "wonderful person," before ripping him/her for being a loser or a disaster or whatever.

4. Trump rips another candidate's poll numbers. Make it a double if he tweaks Jeb about cutting the pay of his staffers. Add a beer chaser if Trump doubles down and talks about how well, in contrast, he pays his people.

5. Anyone references how Hillary "lied before the committee."

6. A candidate proposes abolishing an utterly necessary branch of government, or a politically untouchable program like Medicare.

7. Jeb Bush refers to himself as "Veto Corleone," or insists that "Washington is the pejorative term, not Redskins." Drink as much as you can stomach if he actually uses either line.

8. Any candidate makes an awkward/craven pop-culture reference, including references to Peyton Manning or the Broncos.

9. Any candidate illustrates the virtue of one of his/her positions by pointing out how not PC it is.

10. Any candidate compares anything that isn't slavery to slavery. A double if it's Ben Carson.

11. Any candidate evokes Nazis, the Gestapo, Neville Chamberlain, concentration camps, etc. Again, a double if it's Ben Carson, who has been amping up the slavery/Holocaust imagery lately.

12. Carson cites the Bible as authority for complex policy questions.

13. Any candidate righteously claims he/she would never have compromised on the debt ceiling thing. You may drink more if you feel sure enough that the person is lying.

14. Carly Fiorina whips out a number that is debunked by Politifact or some other reputable fact-checking service before the end of the night. (Example: the 307,000 veterans who supposedly died last year because of Barack Obama's inept management of the VA.) Actually, drink if any candidate does this.

15. A low-polling candidate makes a wild and outrageous statement in a transparent attempt to revive his or her campaign. Huckabee calling for summary bludgeonings of immigrants would be an example.

16. A candidate complains about not getting enough time. This evergreen drinking game concept is henceforth known as the "Jim Webb rule."

17. The audience bursts into uncomfortable applause at a racist/sexist statement.

DRINK THE FIRST TIME AND THE FIRST TIME ONLY:

18. A candidate evokes St. Reagan.

DRINK EVERY TIME YOU HEAR:

19. "Selling baby parts"

20. "White Lives Matter" or "All Lives Matter"

21. "Ferguson Effect"

22. "I'm the only candidate on this stage who…"

23. George Bush/My brother "kept us safe"

24. "Shining city on a hill"

TAKE A SHOT OF JAGER IF:

25. Anyone references a biblical justification for gun ownership, or insists an infamous historical tragedy would have been prevented if more people had been armed.

The following rules are optional, for the truly hardcore.

BONUS SHOTS IF:

Ted Cruz mentions his wife's baking skills without mentioning she worked for Goldman Sachs.
Rand Paul mentions the Constitution, the Framers or the founders before he mentions his children.
Someone makes a quiet car joke at Christie's expense.
Fiorina mentions being a secretary or having a husband who drove a tow truck.

Oddly guns are a topic of discussion in Italy too these days, cause there have been two cases close in time of burglars getting shot to death by the home owners.

In one case the burglar had gathered the loot and was running on the street and the person shot him in the back. That's not self defense, that's vengeance.

In another case, more controversial, the burglar was on the stairs of the building but hadn't break in yet, nor was he armed, but the person shot him in the chest without warnings. That's not self defense either.

There's this concept here known as defense of self or property.

The one could fall into both categories (as you don't need a weapon to do harm) the other would just fall into the property category.