Florida 2000 Election & Hurricanes: A Mildly Entertaining Story

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The thread discusses a humorous image relating the 2000 Florida election to hurricanes that affected the state, exploring the interplay of politics, religion, and natural disasters. Participants share their reactions to the image and engage in a light-hearted debate about its implications and accuracy.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants find the image humorous and entertaining, noting its satirical take on the 2000 election and hurricanes.
  • Others express concern that the image may be perceived as politically charged or propagandistic, suggesting it could upset certain political affiliations.
  • A participant questions the accuracy of the hurricane paths depicted in the image, providing specific details about the actual trajectories of hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan.
  • Another participant argues that the humor lies in the absurdity of the image's connections rather than its factual accuracy.
  • There is a playful exchange regarding the defensiveness of participants and the nature of their responses to the humor.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the appropriateness or accuracy of the image. While some appreciate the humor, others critique its political implications and factual basis, leading to a mix of agreement and disagreement.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference specific hurricane paths and their impacts, indicating a reliance on geographic and meteorological details that may not be universally understood or agreed upon.

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LoL. Oh dear...
 
Man, Frances did a great job sliding right between Palm Beach and St. Lucie. Good thing God's vengence is more discriminating than it has been in the past, glad he didn't like drown the world or rain fire down on the USA for electing Bush, just got the Republican counties, very tactful of God.
 
I imagine this little joke will upset some of the republications at PF.
 
I also like that hurricanes are only about half a county wide, at most. I never realized such storms could sliip into even the smallest of areas like that.
 
I imagine it's referring to the central point of the eye in all of the hurricanes.

Phatmonky, don't spoil the joke. :smile:
 
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Phatmonkey's right, this is clearly Liberal propaganda of the worst kind. It was probabally dreamed up by Howard Dean as he was eating soy-chips, listening to Das Kapital on tape,smoking copious amounts of marijuana and being serviced by Monica Lewinsky with a ring of burning American flags around him. The Kerry campaign is clearly using this to lie to people and make them think God's really angry at Republicans, when every level-headed person knows that the Republican party is infact the party of God, and God hates liberals. I say we give whoever made that the old "Abu Gharib" and put pictures of that on the internet and see how people who post pictures on the internet like it then.

God bless America
 
wasteofo2 said:
Phatmonkey's right, this is clearly Liberal propaganda of the worst kind. It was probabally dreamed up by Howard Dean as he was eating soy-chips, listening to Das Kapital on tape,smoking copious amounts of marijuana and being serviced by Monica Lewinsky with a ring of burning American flags around him. The Kerry campaign is clearly using this to lie to people and make them think God's really angry at Republicans, when every level-headed person knows that the Republican party is infact the party of God, and God hates liberals. I say we give whoever made that the old "Abu Gharib" and put pictures of that on the internet and see how people who post pictures on the internet like it then.

God bless America

I find your defensiveness interesting.
 
phatmonky said:
I find your defensiveness interesting.
I was actually trying to mock you and the person who posted below you...
I find your pre-disposition to categorize my remarks as defensive interesting.
:-p
 
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waste, I would have gone with "I find your offensiveness interesting." :wink:

(Ummm, Phatmonky, no disrespect intended...just a joke.)
 
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Lmao, this is so hilarious.
I'm keeping this picture despite the obvious propaganda value.
 
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When I first saw it, I about rolled off into the floor.
 
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Are you all sure about the accuracy of the data in that picture? The lines seem askew.

First of all, Charley took a northeast turn and hit Orlando in Orange County and left the state through Volusia County, and the eye did not go as far north as Duval County.

The intersection of Charley and Frances should be south of where it is, near north-central Polk/Lake Wales area.

Frances' path maintained a westward path after it hit Lake Wales and went through Northern Hillsborough, Southern Pasco (where I am at), and Northern Pinellas Counties. Frances then went into the Gulf of Mexico and hit the Panhandle.

Ivan's track hit the westernmost panhandle in Escambia county, right next to the southern-most counties in Alabama. It did not make landfall that far east.
 
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Motai, it's not the accuracy that's funny - this is a joke.

The whole idea of someone creating this image, relating it to the 2000 election, and on top of that relating it to God is just plain funny.

Enjoy it.

Edit: I didn't think Ivan landed that far east. As far Charley and Frances, I haven't kept up with them.
 
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wasteofo2 said:
I was actually trying to mock you and the person who posted below you...
I find your pre-disposition to categorize my remarks as defensive interesting.
:-p

touche :D ...
 

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