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Obama's Divided Nation (i.imgur.com)

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[–]Solar424 1148 points1149 points ago

At least they got Florida right.

[–]3Finker 363 points364 points ago

OH SNAP

[–]qpid 233 points234 points ago

Going to take a bit more than a snap

[–]dggeek 87 points88 points ago

My favorite part is his victory pose at the end.

[–]Ladi3nt 80 points81 points ago

\o/

[–]lostNcontent 15 points16 points ago

Praise the sun!

[–]foxh8er 13 points14 points ago

STEVEHOLT

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      [–]ShotgunPanda 14 points15 points ago

      As a non American, what's with Florida?

      [–]Numl0k 28 points29 points ago

      If I understand correctly, there's always some voting drama there. They seem to be unable to tally up the votes correctly, and there always seems to be talk of voter fraud.

      [–]feetslapper 5 points6 points ago

      and faulty voting machines and confusing ballots and dim voters

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        [–]__Adam 35 points36 points ago

        It's America's wang

        [–]koramar 11 points12 points ago

        Florida has had a recent history of taking forever to count their votes and voter fraud, luckily Florida doesn't matter this election so we don't have to sit and wait on them to finish counting. So instead of being declared a red or a blue state its still grey.

        [–]Ducksaucenem 5 points6 points ago

        Floridian here. Florida has a very large population with very diverse beliefs. It also has a very high voter turnout. Unlike most states, in Florida usually every vote has to be counted and if a highly populated county ( Broward) is unable to properly prepare voting can last well past midnight. Also fraud occurs. Apparently we can be bought. Either way it's always very close in Florida. This year it just didn't matter.

        TLDR: Lots of different voters.

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            [–]aaronisu 275 points276 points ago

            What the hell is a "spokestotum" and why does Obama have one?

            [–]gevrwx 350 points351 points ago

            It's a big pole with angry carved faces on it. It speaks for Obama.

            [–]fictionalsleep 229 points230 points ago

            That would be fucking terrifying. And would guarantee he'd never lose a debate. SPOKESTOTUM HAS SPOKEN.

            [–]MaxIsAlwaysRight 88 points89 points ago

            With the voice of Olmec.

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                [–]philqw 84 points85 points ago

                The writer is angry. Very angry. Almost Ted Nugent-angry. Things like spellchecking and copyediting are for libruls.

                Here are the top Google results if you search for his name, btw. Spot the pattern.

                Daniel Henninger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

                Daniel Henninger is Deputy Editorial Page Director of the Wall Street Journal and a Fox News contributor. He also writes a column named "Wonder Land" which ...

                Henninger: Obama's Divided Nation - WSJ.com

                20 hours ago – In The Wall Street Journal, Wonder Land columnist Daniel Henninger writes that the nation is more divided than at any time in 50 years.

                Henninger: The Un-President - WSJ.com

                Oct 17, 2012 – In The Wall Street Journal, Wonder Land columnist Daniel Henninger writes that Barack Obama shows an unerring instinct for policy deniability ...

                Henninger: Obama and the L-Word - WSJ.com

                Oct 11, 2012 – In The Wall Street Journal, Wonder Land columnist Daniel Henninger writes that 'liar' is potent and ugly—with a sleazy political pedigree.

                The Romney Reboot Arrives - WSJ.com

                Oct 3, 2012 – Daniel Henninger writes in his Wall Street Journal Wonder Land column that Mitt Romney went on offense and put Barack Obama on defense ...

                [–]smeezy 28 points29 points ago

                You know you're reading the Wall Street Journal, right? This is par for the course.

                [–]swiley1983 35 points36 points ago

                Decent reporting and features but the Op-Ed is literally Fox News in print.

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                    [–]Belacqua 8 points9 points ago

                    it sounds like a portmanteau of "spokesperson" and "factotum."

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                      [–]rienderien 1246 points1247 points ago

                      Now I know why my dog is unimpressed by pie charts.

                      [–]chbay 379 points380 points ago

                      Actually, contrary to popular belief, dogs don't see in black and white. They are actually red-green colorblind.

                      [–]loveshinehero 26 points27 points ago

                      so my dog doesn't see red-green in colour?

                      [–]wahoyaho 16 points17 points ago

                      Wow that's cool. Is there a website that can transform a regular photo into something a dog might see with their limited color spectrum?

                      [–]eykei 8 points9 points ago

                      color blind simulator

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                        [–]cycloethane87 139 points140 points ago

                        Thank you for being "that guy" so I didn't have to. I feel like this is far too common a misconception.

                        [–]rythmik1 131 points132 points ago

                        Pretty sure the dog is still unimpressed with the pie charts.

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                            [–]AHCretin 568 points569 points ago

                            No, your dog is unimpressed by pie charts because pie charts suck.

                            Sincerely,

                            Some guy who makes graphs for a living.

                            [–]I_Too_Drunk_For_this 442 points443 points ago

                            What about 3D pie charts?

                            Yours,

                            Someone who works in an office where all senior managers think adding a 3D effect to charts makes them better.

                            Edit: Wow. It seems a lot of people have Microsoft Office chart rage.

                            [–]G0nePhishin 173 points174 points ago

                            Because.......synergy

                            [–]EliaTheGiraffe 56 points57 points ago

                            PROMOTE SYNERGY

                            [–]Xelol 25 points26 points ago

                            Buy a gun

                            [–]EliaTheGiraffe 17 points18 points ago

                            psst, dude the next line is "hit on Debra"

                            [–]Xelol 31 points32 points ago

                            I haven't listened to that song in months :( I just wanted to be a part of something

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                                  [–]p00pchute 4 points5 points ago

                                  and jabberwocky.

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                                    [–]Illipsious 247 points248 points ago

                                    I want it to pop more.

                                    [–]derrida_n_shit 149 points150 points ago

                                    Working as a graphic designer makes me want to kill people who use "pop" in that sense.

                                    [–]NoIdentityFound 76 points77 points ago

                                    pop POP!

                                    [–]qpid 41 points42 points ago

                                    Pop Pop

                                    [–]Shizo211 5 points6 points ago

                                    what does pop in your context mean?

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                                        [–]shabba_skanks 33 points34 points ago

                                        It improves numbers!!! You can see them in 3 dimensions. THREEEEEEEEEEE

                                        [–]AHCretin 80 points81 points ago

                                        shudder

                                        [–]accostedbyhippies 21 points22 points ago

                                        Pray they don't figure out how to do that thing in Powerpoint where you can make the pieces of the chart grow to different sizes.

                                        Those were dark days.

                                        [–]uox 11 points12 points ago

                                        3D pie charts have their place in Powerpoint presentations, but I'd use 2D for all official documentation.

                                        [–]evileeyore 7 points8 points ago

                                        3D pie charts have no place in business.

                                        They serve one purpose and that is to create a misleading interpretation of the facts.

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                                          [–]dolichoblond 9 points10 points ago

                                          Upvoted for sympathy. I have trouble physically controlling my emotions when charts are animated for no reason whatsoever. Been caught rolling my eyes more than once at people far senior to me.

                                          Don't care, your slide deck makes me ill. Congrats, you found the animate/3D button. The info you gave me didn't even deserve a chart, let alone an animated one. If you're in the room and can't visualize what 30% "looks like", you shouldn't be in the room.

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                                            [–]blaziken311 23 points24 points ago

                                            You mean... a graphographer?

                                            [–]daemon14 135 points136 points ago

                                            I like to make pie charts about my favorite bars.

                                            [–]alabibecia 141 points142 points ago

                                            And bar graphs about my favorite pies.

                                            [–]dorkmatter 144 points145 points ago

                                            Charts are fun!

                                            [–]BanditoRojo 10 points11 points ago

                                            This dot chart shows how much fun the average male has making charts.

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                                              [–]EasyMrB 11 points12 points ago

                                              The formula needed to be completed. Good man.

                                              [–]HowYaGuysDoin 6 points7 points ago

                                              It's time for an intervention.

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                                                  [–]PunchBro 4 points5 points ago

                                                  I too make graphs for a living. Pie charts suck but Speedometers are the worst.

                                                  Regards,

                                                  Someone who works in a consulting agency for clients who think 10 speedometers will make a good dashboard.

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                                                      [–]KookyGuy 1902 points1903 points ago

                                                      There are no blue states or red states. There's only the United States of Grey!

                                                      [–]LurksWithGophers 311 points312 points ago

                                                      United States of Whatever

                                                      [–]SquirrelOnFire 232 points233 points ago

                                                      These are my United States of Whatever.

                                                      [–]blackoak365 101 points102 points ago

                                                      so later I was at this pool hall and this chick comes up to me and she's all "awwww" and im like WHATEVER!

                                                      [–]kybarnet 71 points72 points ago

                                                      and it's 3am, I'm on the corner wearing my leather

                                                      This dude comes up, he's like 'Hey punk.' I'm like 'Ya whatever!'

                                                      [–]wolfgame 44 points45 points ago

                                                      And then this chick comes up to me and she's like "hey aren't you that dude" and I'm like "yeah, whatever!"

                                                      [–]08654395 50 points51 points ago

                                                      Then I'm throwing dice in the alley Officer Leroy comes up and he's, like, "Hey, I thought I told you..." And I'm, like, "yeah, whatever!"

                                                      [–]Honestly_ 51 points52 points ago

                                                      And then up comes Zapho. I'm, like, "yo, Zapho. What's up?" He's, like, "nothin'." And I'm, like, "that's cool."

                                                      [–]kybarnet 42 points43 points ago

                                                      'cause this is my United States of Whatever!

                                                      [–]mequals1m1w 9 points10 points ago

                                                      So this old guy on TV was all, "Errrrrrr, you guys want things!" And I'm like WHATEVER!

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                                                              [–]rabbidpanda 55 points56 points ago

                                                              I went down to the beach and saw Kiki and she was like "euhhhh" and was all like "Whatever"

                                                              [–]Robert_A_Fett 21 points22 points ago

                                                              50 States of meh

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                                                                [–]meridon 3186 points3187 points ago

                                                                50 States of Grey

                                                                edit: haha dang you guys! Was NOT expecting this comment to explode like it did! also, thanks for the Reddit Gold, mystery redditor!

                                                                [–]Ghostwoif123 265 points266 points ago

                                                                This worked way too perfectly.

                                                                [–]meridon 202 points203 points ago

                                                                I even surprised myself with that comment.

                                                                [–]Ghostwoif123 25 points26 points ago

                                                                It's better than a comment I heard earlier from some hungover girl. "hahaha i was like totally 50 shades of fucked up last nightttt". O_ookkay.

                                                                [–]ChrissiQ 6 points7 points ago

                                                                But that's the actual phrase often used in the book... she usually calls Christian "fifty shades of fucked up" which is where the book's title comes from - Christian's last name is Grey.

                                                                Source: I had to read the book for work. Go ahead, ask where I work. No, I didn't enjoy the book, it's like it was written for toddlers. Sexy, sexy toddlers. Disturbing.

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                                                                      [–]eneroth3 1129 points1130 points ago

                                                                      perhaps 51 soon

                                                                      [–]ThankYouDriveThrough 340 points341 points ago

                                                                      I really hope not.

                                                                      In Puerto Rico the average dick size is 6.3 inches. The average American dick size is 5 inches. If they get statehood, our national average dick size goes up, which could instantly make mine below average.

                                                                      Edit: Source

                                                                      [–]RecycledAccountName 49 points50 points ago

                                                                      Source?

                                                                      [–]Kmart_Elvis 222 points223 points ago

                                                                      His wife.

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                                                                        [–]pancake_smuggler 9 points10 points ago

                                                                        Tagged as "penis connoisseur "

                                                                        [–]PitBullFan 37 points38 points ago

                                                                        TIL I'm above average. Made my day, thanks very much.

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                                                                          [–]kimcheekumquat 1205 points1206 points ago

                                                                          Shit that ruins my poem:

                                                                          50 Shades of Grey- All Of The Grey

                                                                          Pretty much white grey

                                                                          Really really light grey

                                                                          Really light grey

                                                                          Pretty damn light grey

                                                                          Kinda light grey

                                                                          A little light grey

                                                                          Light grey

                                                                          Less light grey

                                                                          Grey

                                                                          Less dark grey

                                                                          Dark grey

                                                                          A little dark grey

                                                                          Kinda dark grey

                                                                          Pretty damn dark grey

                                                                          Really dark grey

                                                                          Really really dark grey

                                                                          Pretty much black grey

                                                                          Blue-grey

                                                                          Green-grey

                                                                          Red-grey

                                                                          Pink-grey

                                                                          Purple-grey

                                                                          Brown-grey

                                                                          Grey-grey

                                                                          Grey-grey-grey

                                                                          Pretty much white gray

                                                                          Really really light gray

                                                                          Really light gray

                                                                          Pretty damn light gray

                                                                          Kinda light gray

                                                                          A little light gray

                                                                          Light gray

                                                                          Less light gray

                                                                          Gray

                                                                          Less dark gray

                                                                          Dark gray

                                                                          A little dark gray

                                                                          Kinda dark gray

                                                                          Pretty damn dark gray

                                                                          Really dark gray

                                                                          Really really dark gray

                                                                          Pretty much black gray

                                                                          Blue-gray (blu-gray)

                                                                          Green-gray

                                                                          Red-gray

                                                                          Pink-gray

                                                                          Purple-gray

                                                                          Brown-gray

                                                                          Gray-gray

                                                                          Gray-gray-gray

                                                                          Source

                                                                          [–]CraineTwo 653 points654 points ago

                                                                          Graaaaaaaaaaay!

                                                                          [–]AscentofDissent 275 points276 points ago

                                                                          HAH. GRAAAAAYYEEEE

                                                                          [–]RedRoxieRose 118 points119 points ago

                                                                          thats Chang we can believe in!

                                                                          [–]retrospiff 4 points5 points ago

                                                                          You did not go unnoticed.

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                                                                              [–]LeonHRodriguez 66 points67 points ago

                                                                              Gray-gray-gray

                                                                              we call that "triple-gray" 'round these parts

                                                                              [–]UnholyDiver 70 points71 points ago

                                                                              Now Skeeter, he ain't hurtin' no one.

                                                                              [–]SalesRaptor 6 points7 points ago

                                                                              get back to yer hog washin and leave these de-bates to us learned peoples

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                                                                                [–]Awww_yeahh 230 points231 points ago

                                                                                here, man, just have an upvote.

                                                                                edit: wow, that escalated quickly. youre welcome, bro

                                                                                Edit jr: dammit guys, share the love :(

                                                                                [–]64oz_Slurprise 115 points116 points ago

                                                                                It's difficult to say no to someone trying so hard.

                                                                                [–]CAPS_LOCK_LIAR 60 points61 points ago

                                                                                So much thought. So Much time. So little karma.

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                                                                                  [–]Cheehu 26 points27 points ago

                                                                                  Wat

                                                                                  [–]anonymous123421 193 points194 points ago

                                                                                  FUCK YOU. THIS GUY STOLE MY POEM!

                                                                                  Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/ShittyPoetry/comments/vfixn/50_shades_of_grey/

                                                                                  [–]SquirrelsAreAwesome 26 points27 points ago

                                                                                  The word you're looking for is "plagiarized". You should flattered that someone repeated it, they obviously thought it was funny, though it would have been nice if they referenced the original author.

                                                                                  [–]kimcheekumquat 80 points81 points ago

                                                                                  Just to clarify: I messaged him to say that I "stole" his poem and put a source on it and now he's going batshit insane.

                                                                                  [–]akingwithnocrown 21 points22 points ago

                                                                                  Screenshots pliss

                                                                                  [–]kimcheekumquat 86 points87 points ago

                                                                                  http://i.imgur.com/9cuTN.png

                                                                                  internetz: serious business

                                                                                  [–]fb39ca4 80 points81 points ago

                                                                                  He mad.

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                                                                                      [–]fb39ca4 131 points132 points ago

                                                                                      Copying is not stealing

                                                                                      [–]Rizzpooch 126 points127 points ago

                                                                                      it is plagiarism in this case, however

                                                                                      [–]petrichor_28 60 points61 points ago

                                                                                      No because he sourced it. He did say my poem at the beginning but he ends with the source. Plagiarism is when you don't source it.

                                                                                      [–]IKillGrammarNazis 43 points44 points ago

                                                                                      Sourcing is a way of prevention. Plagerism is claiming something thats not yours as your own. Since he called it his poem, he implied it was his. Ergo it would be plagerism

                                                                                      [–]Dritz 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                      I can't verify this myself, but a separate thread further up claims he initially did not source the poem, but edited it in when others pointed out it wasn't his. Sounds like plagiarism until called out on it...

                                                                                      [–]Rizzpooch 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                      Pretty sure that was an edit after Anonymous went completely insane

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                                                                                                [–]BottleRocket2012 66 points67 points ago

                                                                                                I see the future, it has a re-post with a new and improved headline.

                                                                                                [–]Roboticide 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                We grew out of our whips and chains fetish a while ago though.

                                                                                                [–]jason_steakums 11 points12 points ago

                                                                                                Now we're into something... darker /krieger

                                                                                                [–]DarkSnorlax 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                perfect

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                                                                                                    [–]cattreeinyoursoul 1020 points1021 points ago

                                                                                                    Post this to /libertarian. They'll get a big kick out of it.

                                                                                                    [–]ToxtethOGrady[S] 1472 points1473 points ago

                                                                                                    I did, they downvoted it... =(

                                                                                                    EDIT: Holy shit! So many votes. Here's the article I was supposed to be writing when I went on Reddit to procrastinate. (It's about Kesha.)

                                                                                                    [–]Traintraxx 849 points850 points ago

                                                                                                    This libertarian got a kick out of it... :)

                                                                                                    [–]qp0n 176 points177 points ago

                                                                                                    So did I, but I still fail to see how this has anything to do with libertarianism.

                                                                                                    [–]bushand1 431 points432 points ago

                                                                                                    Romney & Obama are the same...

                                                                                                    [–]MrIste 282 points283 points ago

                                                                                                    Obomney

                                                                                                    [–]davepople 247 points248 points ago

                                                                                                    Although i know its not right... I kinda like the sound of ROBAMA!

                                                                                                    [–]ASTROPOTATOE 43 points44 points ago

                                                                                                    ROOOOBBBAAAMMMAAAA! win.

                                                                                                    [–]chemistry_teacher 26 points27 points ago

                                                                                                    Waitaminnit! How do you pronounce the "BBB" part? Is that like giving a raspberry, or did you really mean just one "B".

                                                                                                    Your "R" and "MMM" are interesting. Even though they are vowels, they can be pronounced over a much longer time than letters like "B".

                                                                                                    :D

                                                                                                    [–]a_talking_face 110 points111 points ago

                                                                                                    Even though they are vowels

                                                                                                    It's a good thing you're a chemistry teacher and not an english teacher.

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                                                                                                            [–]phoebus67 51 points52 points ago

                                                                                                            Do we name him Robama or Omney? I prefer Robama, for the record.

                                                                                                            [–]Zacke0987 75 points76 points ago

                                                                                                            Obamney.

                                                                                                            [–]NanoGeek 23 points24 points ago

                                                                                                            Obamanomey

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                                                                                                              [–]Anonymous3891 33 points34 points ago

                                                                                                              I like Omney, because then we can ask, "Is Omney potent as a leader?"

                                                                                                              C'mon, There are worse puns.

                                                                                                              [–]jellytime 53 points54 points ago

                                                                                                              More like Brobama.

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                                                                                                                [–]ScreenPrint 26 points27 points ago

                                                                                                                I hear people say this sometimes, but I really dont see how they are the same people. They have very differnt views, andn if Romney was elected the Country would have taken a differnt path...

                                                                                                                I would ask how you think Obama and Romney are the same but I really think its a stupid question about a statement that is so vapid that some people think it makes sense.

                                                                                                                [–]mysticrudnin 27 points28 points ago

                                                                                                                Those people are looking at just a handful of key issues that are important for them. Where they differ doesn't matter when they are similar on these important issues. They may as well be the same.

                                                                                                                I think that's how it goes. Personally they are very different, when I look at issues I care about.

                                                                                                                [–]obseletevernacular 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                                How can people just ignore the fact that different issues are important to different people though? How can it "not matter" where they're different if those differences can have huge impacts on women, members of the LGBT community, children of illegal immigrants, people with pre-existing health conditions, etc?

                                                                                                                I'm a straight, male citizen with no health problems but I realize that the country is composed of different people who value different political platforms because they may have serious implications for them. Yeah, I wish the candidates differed substantially on income inequality and marijuana prohibition among other issues, but my specific situation isn't representative of the entire nation's.

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                                                                                                                      [–]IFUCKINGLOVEMETH 52 points53 points ago

                                                                                                                      Some libertarians (myself included) have a sense that democrats and republicans are essentially part of the same machine.

                                                                                                                      After all, check out Obama's cabinate appointments.

                                                                                                                      [–]P4-FSH 38 points39 points ago

                                                                                                                      It's not that it's exactly the same team, it's that there are many things on which both D and R agree such that if you don't like those policies you're out of luck in the mainstream. Such policies include military adventurism, the war on drugs, and and the erosion of civil liberties in favor of ineffective security theater.

                                                                                                                      [–]parallellines 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                                      It's indipendents in general. I'm no libertarian, but I calls them like I sees them. PATRIOT? Bush. Anti Terrorism Omnibus? Clinton.

                                                                                                                      Remember back in 2008 when Obama said Guantanamo would be dismantled along with the worst parts of the PATRIOT act? Yeah...

                                                                                                                      [–]LeonTrotsky_on_speed 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                                      As a socialist, I can agree with you on that. Democrats and republicans are the same party with two names. They say different things, and accomplish the same things.

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                                                                                                                            [–]sirernestshackleton 94 points95 points ago

                                                                                                                            Where did you get yours? Here's mine. http://imgur.com/rjltc

                                                                                                                            [–]playdthepainter 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                                            If the source is AP, then any newspaper can use it if they're a part. It really then depends on whether or not the paper is printing in color, and if they have competent editors on hand to notice that in grayscale it's all the same tone.

                                                                                                                            Source: I work at a newspaper

                                                                                                                            [–]YourOpinionFuckIt 26 points27 points ago

                                                                                                                            The Photoshop.

                                                                                                                            [–]whateverbro 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                                                            It was probably just printed elsewhere.

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                                                                                                                              [–]CAPS_LOCK_LIAR 31 points32 points ago

                                                                                                                              Post it to r/Atheism and include some random, false anecdote on how this has to do with christianity.

                                                                                                                              [–]justwantDota2 78 points79 points ago

                                                                                                                              No they didn't. How can you complain it got downvoted 5 minutes after your submission to a slower subreddit?

                                                                                                                              [–]HighVoltageTurtle 214 points215 points ago

                                                                                                                              To be fair, he has got a downvote, therefore it was downvoted.

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                                                                                                                                    [–]sirernestshackleton 90 points91 points ago

                                                                                                                                    Really? Today's WSJ Opinion, printed in color.

                                                                                                                                    http://imgur.com/rjltc

                                                                                                                                    [–]sleeplessone 39 points40 points ago

                                                                                                                                    It's quite possible that they printed some batches in black and white before catching it and decided to just ship them out since there were relatively few.

                                                                                                                                    [–]gunnarrambo 68 points69 points ago

                                                                                                                                    The WSJ, being a national newspaper, probably has printing facilities all over the country (and likely the world) to ensure delivery.

                                                                                                                                    It could have come from any of those facilities.

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                                                                                                                                        [–]Lochmon 32 points33 points ago

                                                                                                                                        What's a spokestotum?

                                                                                                                                        [–]secondarmor 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                                                                        A cross between spokesman and factotum.

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                                                                                                                                          [–]mvp725 49 points50 points ago

                                                                                                                                          Everyone voted obamney?

                                                                                                                                          [–]andbruno 62 points63 points ago

                                                                                                                                          No, fuck that guy.

                                                                                                                                          I voted Robama.

                                                                                                                                          [–]ljfaucher 119 points120 points ago

                                                                                                                                          as a cartographer and teacher, I really want to use this as a (bad) example!! can you tell me the source / date of this publication? thanks

                                                                                                                                          [–]brunswick 46 points47 points ago

                                                                                                                                          It looks like it's from the WSJ. It would have to be either Wednesday's or today's.

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                                                                                                                                            [–]grimguitar 178 points179 points ago

                                                                                                                                            Look at all the white space between the grey! That is just unacceptable. Damn Obama and his accursed basketball.

                                                                                                                                            [–]ashwinmudigonda 99 points100 points ago

                                                                                                                                            Hey guys, I am color blind and slightly stupid.

                                                                                                                                            Is this a joke? In that all states are the same color (to me at least) and therefore there is no "divided America"?

                                                                                                                                            Or is it that the white lines separating each state means that the entire country is fractured?

                                                                                                                                            [–]pooterpon 191 points192 points ago

                                                                                                                                            A newspaper printed a color coded US map in black and white, so it's all gray to everyone.

                                                                                                                                            Being color blind must confuse the fuck out of you when you see something like this.

                                                                                                                                            [–]ptabs226 104 points105 points ago

                                                                                                                                            Or did the OP take a black and white pic of a color newspaper page...

                                                                                                                                            [–]StumpyMcStump 49 points50 points ago

                                                                                                                                            narrows eyes....

                                                                                                                                            [–]HoboSpider 23 points24 points ago

                                                                                                                                            /r/karmaconspiracy

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                                                                                                                                                [–]RiOrius 16 points17 points ago

                                                                                                                                                The picture is in black-and-white, so (I presume) you're seeing exactly what we see.

                                                                                                                                                It's a mistake by the newspaper, which I imagine wanted to print the electoral map and yammer on about how all these red states hate Obama.

                                                                                                                                                [–]TheFlyingWalrus 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                                                Yes, they're all the same colour.

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                                                                                                                                                  [–]red321red321 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                                                                                  "Look at that subtle off-white coloring; the tasteful thickness of it."

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                                                                                                                                                    [–]Gargilius 516 points517 points ago

                                                                                                                                                    ...and now you guys know how it feels to look at color coded maps or infographics when you are color blind.

                                                                                                                                                    [–]sophie_hp 226 points227 points ago

                                                                                                                                                    Or reading the color code of a resistor.

                                                                                                                                                    [–]edgarwilliamfrye 124 points125 points ago

                                                                                                                                                    I changed my electrical engineering major because of this.

                                                                                                                                                    [–]andreif 32 points33 points ago

                                                                                                                                                    I did IT in highschool and we also had some electrical engineering and electronics labs, I always had issues with reading the resistors due to my red/green color blindness. Instead I just measured them to be sure and never thought anything of it. The professor when he saw this was shocked and suggested I change my career choices. I wanted to slap him right then and there, because he disregarded that I was best in class anyway and that it wouldn't matter anyway to most of us, who would continue in IT, as did I, as I just continued with computer science in university. Just a rant.

                                                                                                                                                    [–]thornae 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                                    ... I just measured them to be sure and never thought anything of it. The professor when he saw this was shocked and suggested I change my career choices.

                                                                                                                                                    Fuck that guy. I'm not colour blind, and I often test my resistors to be sure - it takes a couple of seconds, and makes a good sanity check. Yes, colour blindness could be a bit of a problem in EE when you're trying to solder the dark blue wire into slot 1 and the dark purple wire into slot 2, but there are plenty of ways around it, if that's your chosen field.

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                                                                                                                                                      [–]NashMcCabe 76 points77 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      I married my wife because of this.

                                                                                                                                                      [–]RhombicDodecahedron 131 points132 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      I once pooped a gold brick.

                                                                                                                                                      [–]NashMcCabe 47 points48 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      Too bad you didn't poop a gold dodecahedron. I would have paid good money to see that.

                                                                                                                                                      [–]Prufrock451 84 points85 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      A man who poops gold doesn't need your money

                                                                                                                                                      [–]bakdom146 39 points40 points ago

                                                                                                                                                      • Confucius

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                                                                                                                                                            [–]cockporn 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                                                                                            What colour is she?

                                                                                                                                                            [–]NashMcCabe 55 points56 points ago

                                                                                                                                                            9

                                                                                                                                                            [–]morcheeba 36 points37 points ago

                                                                                                                                                            +/-5%

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                                                                                                                                                                [–]Gorillaz_Noodle 101 points102 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                Barely any color blind person sees in only shades of gray. This is extremely rare, and not many cases are seen.

                                                                                                                                                                Almost all have difficulty distinguishing between certain shades of color like Red and Green, or Purple and Yellow.

                                                                                                                                                                A more appropriate term would be "Color Vision Deficiency".

                                                                                                                                                                Source: I'm colorblind, we all see color.

                                                                                                                                                                [–]AOEUD 60 points61 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                He wasn't saying that everything is grey, he's saying that there's effectively no colour coding, as in this case.

                                                                                                                                                                [–]Gorillaz_Noodle 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                Ah, good point.

                                                                                                                                                                For me, I can always tell the difference between the colors. They don't look exactly the same, but they may look extremely similar.

                                                                                                                                                                I wouldn't mix up red and blue.

                                                                                                                                                                [–]yorrick21 11 points12 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                Red/green colorblindness is relatively common.

                                                                                                                                                                The most famous case of a company that fucked up was Toyota (I think?) They came out with a car a few decades back that had an illuminated red dashboard with green numbers/letters. For someone who's colorblind, when it got dark, the dashboard became monochromatic and drivers couldn't read the speedometer or anything else.

                                                                                                                                                                [–]battleschooldropout 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                I was everyone's favorite contestant on, "What color is this?"

                                                                                                                                                                Red-Green

                                                                                                                                                                Blue-Purple

                                                                                                                                                                Light Green-Yellow

                                                                                                                                                                Green - Brown

                                                                                                                                                                Red-Brown

                                                                                                                                                                If they are together, I can usually see a difference and guess which is which... but colors by themselves are almost entirely a guessing game to me.

                                                                                                                                                                *Forgot Orange-Green...

                                                                                                                                                                "We painted orange lines on the field so everyone could see them easily!"

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                                                                                                                                                                      [–]killiangray 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                      Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't "color blindness" actually a difficulty distinguishing between certain specific colors (like red and green)? Even dogs don't see the world entirely in grey-scale, I sort of doubt that colorblind people do as well...

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                                                                                                                                                                        [–]ThatNeverHappened 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        As a pressmen who prints the WSJ 6 days a week I can tell you that this particular page was sent to us in color (we work on contracts) but because this edition of the paper was so big due to the election, this press didn't have room to run every page in color so they had to run some of them in black and white.

                                                                                                                                                                        On a press, a color page takes up 4 spots (black, yellow, magenta, cyan) and when you're running such a big edition of the paper, you sometimes don't have space for color on every page so some pages have to run in BW depending on where on the press they are placed. And when you're running 2 presses of the same paper (to get it done quicker if you're doing a lot of copies) that will take up 8 spots. 4 spots for each set.

                                                                                                                                                                        If we only have say, 4 pages we can change to black and white to make the page fit, we have to pick the page with editorial because any pages with an advertisement needs to run in color at all costs since that space was bought to use color.

                                                                                                                                                                        Remember the days when the first comment used to always be an explanation instead of a bunch of one-liners and puns? Reddit going the way of print media, it seems.

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]pdpgti 61 points62 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        I guess things aren't so...

                                                                                                                                                                        (•_•) | ( •_•)>⌐■-■ | (⌐■_■)

                                                                                                                                                                        Black and white

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]highguy98 14 points15 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        the neutral nation - if I don't make it tell my wife "hello"

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]sagexp 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        So we're all black because our president's black!? Finally I can drink a 40 oz without looking like a wannabe.

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]QuakePhil 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        Is it cause he's black?

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]MaxIsAlwaysRight 45 points46 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        No, guys, print media is totally still relevant! Without editors, social media is worthless!

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]FireReadyAim 43 points44 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        To be fair, the Gawker blogs are an amazing example of the kind of shit that gets published if you don't have an editor review before posting.

                                                                                                                                                                        Disclaimer: This really isn't designed to be an extension of the Gawker hatefest, it's just the best example of a popular blog that consistently posts half-researched articles with glaring spelling mistakes on a regular basis.

                                                                                                                                                                        [–]AccountCreated4This 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                        Reddit's beef with Gawker aside, their articles across all of their sites like Kotaku are often horrendous. Everything is click bait, nothing is proof read by the author or an editor, hardly anything is sourced and if it is, credit often isn't given, and the writers give ZERO fucks about any of it. "We're a blog, not journalism." Fuck off with that.

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                                                                                                                                                                            [–]a_license_to_chill 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            spokestotum

                                                                                                                                                                            [–]JohhnyDamage 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            We all voted black.

                                                                                                                                                                            We're never going back I guess.

                                                                                                                                                                            [–]prlmike[!] 32 points33 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            funny: yes, real: no
                                                                                                                                                                            actual photo

                                                                                                                                                                            [–]Poofies 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            It's printed all over the country and could easily have been messed up at one of the presses. This doesn't mean that it is real. But it does invalidate your claim.

                                                                                                                                                                            [–]Ayatrollah_Umadi 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                            bullshit, you colored it in photoshop

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                                                                                                                                                                              [–]pbj192 80 points81 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              Obviously not what was intended, but makes you think about how at the end of the day we're all Americans...

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]crapattf2 304 points305 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              i'm not

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]filolif 119 points120 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              Watch it mister or we'll vote in a third Bush.

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]Osiris32 50 points51 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              President Jeb.

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]supercore23 34 points35 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              He speaks fluent spanish and his wife is latino. The GOP is going to be heavily targeting latino voters next time. I'd say he'll at least be in the running.

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]Hermeran 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              He came to Spain once and he thanked the president of the Republic of Spain.

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]supercore23 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              This is a faux pas because Spain is a constitutional monarchy?

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]Hermeran 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              Well yes, and it actually makes you cringe. 'Republic of Spain' is as weird for a Spaniard as 'Kingdom of the United States' for an American.

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]supercore23 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              Haven't there been two Spanish republics though?

                                                                                                                                                                              [–]Hermeran 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                              Yes, but Spain is, according to the Constitution, a kingdom. There have been two republics; however, the first one lasted less than a year 150 years ago and the second one lasted like 9 years in the 1930s. The 'Republic of Spain' is either a mistake or a reference to that period of time - and it's obviously a faux pas, as you said.

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                                                                                                                                                                                  [–]friday6700 19 points20 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                                  They're cleaning up Jeb Bush for 2016 as we speak, sir.

                                                                                                                                                                                  [–]Cantras 16 points17 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                                  Once upon a time, circa 2007, a good friend of mine was traveling to a journalism conference. Unfortunately, she drew the short straw and had to share a hotel room with That Dumb Chick in PR. I think her name was Kelly. I never bothered learning it because if "that dumb chick" wasn't specific enough, I could clarify "the really stupid one".

                                                                                                                                                                                  My friend was watching the news while Kelly-the-dumb-one did her hair, and Bush came on and was talking. Kelly is looking at the TV in the mirror, and says "I really don't like him." [pause for hairspray, kssssshhht]. "I hope he doesn't get elected again."

                                                                                                                                                                                  My friend: ಠ_ಠ

                                                                                                                                                                                  Kelly, seeing that in the mirror: [kssssshhht] "What?"

                                                                                                                                                                                  "He's already on his second term. He can't be elected again."

                                                                                                                                                                                  "Oh." [ksssshhhht] "I think I remember hearing about that."

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                                                                                                                                                                                    [–]dnaer 8 points9 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                                    nobody's perfect

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                                                                                                                                                                                        [–]Sakkarius 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                                                                                                                        It's funny because it's black.

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