Newsletter Ranting: Honesty, Delivered Brutally [Mad Marokai!]

[Alexander Hamilton]

Waiting, mostly because I want to see how this combination of ranting and anger is different from that which is seen throughout your other posts.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Waiting, mostly because I want to see how this combination of ranting and anger is different from that which is seen throughout your other posts.

LOL

Don't worry, something will be posted before I sleep.

Ok.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Waiting, mostly because I want to see how this combination of ranting and anger is different from that which is seen throughout your other posts.

LOL

Don't worry, something will be posted before I sleep.

Mind posting something before I sleep?

And his time zone is a lot later than ours too. Nocturnal freak!

[Alexander Hamilton]

Waiting, mostly because I want to see how this combination of ranting and anger is different from that which is seen throughout your other posts.

LOL

Don't worry, something will be posted before I sleep.

Mind posting something before I sleep?

And his time zone is a lot later than ours too. Nocturnal freak!

     Hey, don't knock being nocturnal until you try it.

Hey it was a joke. Check my posting stats.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Waiting, mostly because I want to see how this combination of ranting and anger is different from that which is seen throughout your other posts.

LOL

Don't worry, something will be posted before I sleep.

Mind posting something before I sleep?

And his time zone is a lot later than ours too. Nocturnal freak!

     Hey, don't knock being nocturnal until you try it.

Hey it was a joke. Check my posting stats.

     I was joking too. I remember being on late at night & seeing you on too.

I remember seeing both of you, but I have school at 7:35.

Don't go?

[Alexander Hamilton]

Oh, is the next one about the DA? We have been so good of late!

Regions actually

But I'm waiting until things cool down.

On second thought, I think it will be.

hurry up, I'm interested in hearing what you have to say.

[Alexander Hamilton]

What do you think about recent party changings of Rowan and Tmthforu ? Good news, IMO.

Yeah, it's pretty good news that Tmthforu changed parties to being RPP. We just picked up a Senate seat!

[Alexander Hamilton]

How about a DA/LNF unity ticket?  Would certainly make things interesting!

Not as much as an LNF/RPP unity ticket.

Xahar/DWTL in 2012!!!!

Now that'd be intresting.

Isn't bullmoose88 in the LNF? He's actually pretty smart.

[Alexander Hamilton]

yeah the RPP does have a very inaccurate view of the DA

[Alexander Hamilton]

     I always thought of it more as an alliance for the sake of an interesting game. Truth is, now that there won't be a unity ticket between the RPP & the DA, Lief has been re-elected to another term.

     I will change my sig to include a note of my prognostication failure for a year if Lief or whomever else the JCP candidate may be gets any less than 60% in the final round.

FOUR MORE MONTHS! WHOOT!

[Alexander Hamilton]

I'd caution against speculation like that, since many in the JCP, including myself, thought PiT was going to win handily last time.

Even AndrewCT voted for Lief.

[Alexander Hamilton]

I'd caution against speculation like that, since many in the JCP, including myself, thought PiT was going to win handily last time.

Even AndrewCT voted for Lief.

FYI, one of the reaons I voted for Lief was because he was my Lt. Governor for a while, and he had proved himself a hard worker.

It just struck me as odd, typically, I've figured you to be one of the RPP's best outside allies.

[Alexander Hamilton]

I'd caution against speculation like that, since many in the JCP, including myself, thought PiT was going to win handily last time.

Even AndrewCT voted for Lief.

FYI, one of the reaons I voted for Lief was because he was my Lt. Governor for a while, and he had proved himself a hard worker.

It just struck me as odd, typically, I've figured you to be one of the RPP's best outside allies.

Don't be fooled by his blue avatar.

He voted for Duke over some DAers. You could take a page from his book.

[Alexander Hamilton]

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with that statement, winning is only a positive side effect of good game play. The process itself is what's fun.

True. I had a lot of fun running in the Pacific even though I lost, though I do hope to win some.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Oh and just so everyone knows, I told Hamilton not to run in the Northeast and wait for Smid to decide and then weight all the options

To which I said, I don't care, because Smid told me a long time ago he wouldn't run.

[Alexander Hamilton]

The fact that the came to a consensus agreement that they could beat the JCP in a heads up election does not make the decision anymore misguided.

Again, what makes you think that was the consensus? Your short-term goal of winning the presidency (and a DA vice-presidency) does not fit in with our long-term goals, so the RPP offer was not the most attractive offer. We have no illusions as to the chances of winning; it is much harder now than it was in a unity ticket. But winning wasn't on our minds so much in the decision process.

Long-term goals?  That is a really misguided belief if you think that you can beat the JCP heads up ever, and if you came close the RPP would just preference the JCP anyway.  Face it, the DA is not a major party, its a group of people closer to the center who need the help of the left or right to win elections

Like Pandering Senator Purple State tried?

[Alexander Hamilton]

The DA didn't win 4 seats BTW as we all know.  And having HW stuck in an unimportant cabinet position is good for everyone, it feeds his ego and need to be loved by complete strangers and no one has to care what he says at all.

The DA does not have the ability to compete heads up with the JCP at all

Neither does the RPP

[Alexander Hamilton]

The DA didn't win 4 seats BTW as we all know.  And having HW stuck in an unimportant cabinet position is good for everyone, it feeds his ego and need to be loved by complete strangers and no one has to care what he says at all.

The DA does not have the ability to compete heads up with the JCP at all

Neither does the RPP

Moreso than the DA does, but at least we recognize a need to attract DA support where they seem to be under the impression that they can topple the JCP without us.

The DA has some great members, they just are brought down by childish leadership

I think they are saying the same thing about us, and that is my point.

[Alexander Hamilton]

As far as I know, the DA dropped it because the RPP's de facto leader is badmouthing DA members at every turn and at the same time treating the DA like a vote bank.

DWDL, if you don't like it, stop being a douchebag. All other RPPers are, unfortunately for them, guilty by association.

He is definitely not the leader, and if he doesn't want me to do something, that won't stop me from doing it.

[Alexander Hamilton]

How was DWTL different in July, Purple State? I still don't get it.

[Alexander Hamilton]

I still like serveral people in the RPP. Some of which I believe are well respected members of Atlasia, hell even DWDL and I get along. Sometimes. Either way, I'm not going to be a part of the bickering back and fourth. Lets face it, the RPP needs the DA, the DA needs the RPP, just like every other party needs the others help to win races.

 DONE

Amen, I 100% agree with this statement.  I think the problem is that I don't sugarcoat this as other people do

Your problem is you don't sugarcoat anything.

America is fat enough.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Also, I am glad to hear Purple State admit that he is an opportunist. I am still curious about every DA member that voted for DWTL. I am pretty certain that includes all of them except Happy Warrior and Verily (who wasn't DA at that time, right?) and afleitch. His behavior has been typically consistent as far back as he's been on the forum.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Also, I am glad to hear Purple State admit that he is an opportunist. I am still curious about every DA member that voted for him. I am pretty certain that includes all of them except Happy Warrior and Verily (who wasn't DA at that time, right?) and afleitch. His behavior has been typically consistent as far back as he's been on the forum.

Care to explain how looking out for my personal affairs has anything to do with the people that voted for me?

I thought we spoke about this already, but apparently your public persona is really all about attacks and not about reason or respect.

No. I mean all the other DAers that voted for DWTL. What has changed for them?

[Alexander Hamilton]

Also, I am glad to hear Purple State admit that he is an opportunist. I am still curious about every DA member that voted for him. I am pretty certain that includes all of them except Happy Warrior and Verily (who wasn't DA at that time, right?) and afleitch. His behavior has been typically consistent as far back as he's been on the forum.

Care to explain how looking out for my personal affairs has anything to do with the people that voted for me?

I thought we spoke about this already, but apparently your public persona is really all about attacks and not about reason or respect.

No. I mean all the other DAers that voted for DWTL. What has changed for them?

Ah, my mistake. The preposition appeared to specify me. I still wouldn't classify myself as an opportunist. I had personal political goals. Now I'm in an unelected position so I don't owe loyalty to a constituency. It's a difference of loyalties, shifting perspectives.

As for other DA members, some voted for DWTL because the party was, others for personal reasons, and others because they lean right and didn't want to vote for a JCP candidate. Plethora of reasons why someone would vote for or against someone else.

I think I'd rather see them explain. I don't understand how all besides the ones I listed supported DWTL merely 3 months ago. He has had the same exact methods and politics and behavior since at least 2007. Fritz isn't exactly Marokai, he's probably easier for even a lean-right to support policy-wise.

[Alexander Hamilton]

Andrew isn't a turncoat.  The DA allows our members discretion.  If he wants to run with MJ then that is his perogative.

Even when he's running against the DA's own candidate?? (Franzl)

Please don't bring me into this

Everyone is, of course, free to run for whatever ticket they wish. I do wish the party had had some advance notice, but I, of course, respect Andrew's decision to do as he sees fit, and best of luck to him.

Don't get me wrong: Of course Andrew has the "right" to do as he sees fit. I'm just surprised that DA rules/bylaws would still permit him to remain in the party. Inclusive and non-dogmatic is one thing, but allowing a member to run on a ticket against the party's own candidate? I mean, why even have a political party at that point?

Again, none of this is intended to judge in anyway Andrew's decision and I'm not saying he necessarily needs to sign up with the RPP as opposed to becoming an independent or the like.  Though come to think of it, would the most appropriate action by Andrew under these circumstances perhaps be to resign from the DA regardless of whether it's "required" under party rules? Just wondering out loud by a guy not even registered with either party. :-)

Andrew voted against the DA/RPP ticket last time. He has a long history of doing whatever he feels like doing.