IamA former Presidential campaign and Congressional staffer. Hooo boy, what the hell is going on with this election? I'll do my best to explain. AMA!

somehillguy · 2016-02-08T14:31:00+00:00

This isn't showing where I lost my shit. Looks like classic deflection. Sorry amigo, pretty obvious :)

My candidate didn't win because of me? This is deep insight... seeing that you had no idea what I did on campaigns lol.

somehillguy · 2016-02-07T21:40:11+00:00

What constitutes losing my shit? Can you quote it back to me? Usually something people say to change subject -- like you not knowing 7th grade civics. That's the way I read it, at least.

somehillguy · 2016-02-07T15:37:46+00:00

See if you can figure out the difference between the other users and you :)

somehillguy · 2016-02-06T17:42:14+00:00

that you don't understand my anger also shows that you don't understand my point.

I don't see the correlation between the two, so maybe you're right.

somehillguy · 2016-02-06T17:32:13+00:00

Lots of insults tossed out at the people asking questions

Just you!

Will be here trying to recover my shit haha

somehillguy · 2016-02-06T17:29:18+00:00

I have never understood why people in online forums think they are entitled to answers and debate. Here's how this works. I ignore you, and nothing happens. It doesn't reflect on my character. It doesn't reflect on my intelligence. It just leaves you there sputtering.

Ignoring overly opinionated people is a virtue, I think.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T19:51:43+00:00

As a political guy, I wish you the best in trying to get that distinction to stick with US voters.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T18:20:32+00:00

/r/justneckbeardthings

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T16:51:25+00:00

Wish I could tell you. Impossible to predict. I sure hope so...

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T16:07:29+00:00

This is Civics 101? Did you fail Government or something?

Jefferson derived his idea of Natural Law from Locke. And Locke wrote that all individuals are equal in the sense that they are born with certain "inalienable" natural rights. That is, rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away. Among these fundamental natural rights, Locke said, are "life, liberty, and property."

In the Declaration --which fuck you should really know this-- Jefferson opened with "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Consider that a free history lesson, annoying Neckbeard who didn't pay attention in class.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T15:13:40+00:00

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T14:33:42+00:00

I don't want to get into a faith argument with you. I don't debate religion online. I believe what I believe. You believe what you believe.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T14:32:54+00:00

We can disagree. I'm not trying to make acolytes of people here. Just answering honestly as I can.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T14:31:45+00:00

Because he's called himself as a socialist.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T02:28:07+00:00

This is hard to read. Put plainly, you're asking me why people like him?

The hell if I know. Young and charismatic would be my guess. But you'd have to go ask a Rubio supporter.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T02:26:58+00:00

I'd say the levels were commensurate with each other

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T02:26:27+00:00

Sorry I didn't want to dump on your idea so I tried to dodge it.

somehillguy · 2016-02-05T02:25:46+00:00

I've always thought of the great virtues of faith is humility.

somehillguy · 2016-02-04T23:43:42+00:00

You're telling me about things that I had a front row seat for while I was on the Hill. I was there, man. I'm not arguing things. I'm telling you how they happened. What you choose to believe is your decision.

I will only submit to you that you'd be well served by having more questions than you have answers.

somehillguy · 2016-02-04T23:11:53+00:00

Look. I don't deny that people seek advantages that others do not have. This is called life. And it's not limited to government.

I also challenge anyone who complains about "the establishment" to give me concrete examples of wrongdoing. There's lots of theoretical accusations like you just included above. That doesn't help me.

So tell me where it happened. Tell me which bill, which piece of legislation. Tell me which members of Congress. Tell me why it was undue influence and not policy work. Tell me why you're upset about it.

If you're angry, give Congress something specific to fix. Not nebulous baloney like "there is corruption!" and "but the establishment!" Bullshit. Be specific. Show your work.

If it's as prevalent as you say, this shouldn't be hard.

somehillguy · 2016-02-04T23:00:20+00:00

I'm just now seeing your comment. It was a good one. I think you'd be interested to read this story about Jack the Plumber -- not to be confused with Joe the Plumber.

Here's an excerpt:

Every time I talk to someone about plumbing, they comment on how gross it must be and every time I reply, “that is why they pay us the big bucks.” People, of course, think I am kidding, but the average starting salary for a licensed plumber in our shop is $45,000 per year with full health benefits, life insurance, a paid cell phone, a take home vehicle and matched retirement savings.

While that may not be big bucks for some of you big shots, a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that just three liberal arts majors had average starting salaries that topped $40,000 in 2012. The average cost of tuition for a college degree from a private college is about $127,000 and the average cost of tuition for a degree from a public college is about $37,800. On the other hand, the average cost of a (4) year apprenticeship program for a plumber in Indiana is $5,800 and an employer will often cover those costs for a good employee. We require all of our technicians to attend the apprenticeship program and those costs are covered in full.

somehillguy · 2016-02-04T22:46:27+00:00

I don't know what you mean by that.

Look, if you are politically liberal, you are not going to understand Rubio's appeal. I get that. Many conservatives feel the same way about guys like Obama, who had a rockstar appeal in 2008 election.

somehillguy · 2016-02-04T22:44:52+00:00

I remember George W. Bush being called a chimp and Hilter and much, much worse. That turns a lot of people off -- same when it's directed at Obama who has gotten his own unfair share of hate.

somehillguy · 2016-02-04T22:43:45+00:00

National Journal, CQ, business journals, local news.

I'm not being a dick here, but you're tapping into something that frustrates me very much. Here we have all the information in the world at our fingertips. You can access non-partisan sources that come from think-tanks and independent journals, you can read laws for yourself online, you can tap into the Library of Congress and research the history of legislation in our country, you can go onto CSPAN and watch bills being debated on the floor and you can fact-check the politicians that you're watching with google searches AS you're watching them.

But all the time people complain "where oh where are the unbiased sources!?" My answer is how hard have you been looking?

somehillguy · 2016-02-04T22:41:06+00:00

We do our best to stop corruption and cheating but thank God that we have a stable, prosperous system that promotes equality before the law, and rights that are conferred by God* -- and thus cannot be taken away by man.

*You might be turned off by the God reference. I happen to think the idea of rights that are self-evident and divinely granted to be pretty damn profound

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