Presidential Debate

[ArtS]

Good points Bobby. My buddy at work is voting for Barr. We discuss this almost every day. We do need a STRONG third party. I'm just afraid as the third party grew the money people would step in and we'd have 3 bad choices. Barr is sounding good.

Art

[Jordan]

Reminds me of a little episode from High School. There was a small group of people that were tired of the 2 party system of student government and were motivated enough to form a 3rd. we called it the Duck Party, long story short after many trials and tribulations, threats of expulsion and physical violence, we were after all just a bunch of long haired hippie upstarts out to destroy the american way of life. But with the forward thinking of some of the science and history teachers, in the classroom and in upper management meetings, we were able to vote da bums out! The party won every office except the president of the student body.(star quarterback of course). 1st thing organized was a concert with Big Brother & the Holding Company and the Elvin bishop show. It really benefited a lot of students in learning the finer points of political organizing and the legal processes in our form of government. Much better than reading some droll book on the subject in class. Ahhh.... if it were only that simple these days,,,, not a chance, what with the money, power, corruption, and sheer size involved, it was after all the early seventies and earthday was a brand new idea too. Peace.

[Schno]

..in a position of power that combination makes her one scary person.

I've liked McCain since I first saw him in a town hall meeting back in the early nineties. I was relieved that he won the Republican primaries. Even though I lean socially left, I lean fiscally right, so McCain was my choice for this year.

Then he chose Sarah Palin. Now there is not a chance that I'd vote for him. Palin would make Bush seem reasonable! If she gets the Oval Office, I'm moving in with Ray in England!

[okiwen]

she's stupid blink.gif

she's clueless blink.gif

she's ruthlessly ambitious red_bandana.gif

and that combination makes for one scary individual if put in a major position of power. ranting2.gif

Hillary already lost to Obama. You can move on now. A bit over the top don't ya think?

[wildrose]

LOL! Thanks for the humor! Sooooo true. Hillary really did have a ruthless streak (still does, I'm sure).

[JRedding]

I've read every post on this topic twice and the worst thing about it all isn't just that we're going to be stuck with McCain/Palin or Obama/whoever that guy is. The worst thing I see is the fact that no one cares for either one enough to even take sides and argue their point. It's the fact that a cross-section of Americans like ourselves all feel screwed no matter how this works out. I expected this topic to really get heated, and it should, except everyone seems to agree on the fact neither choice is a good choice and nothing will help now, I'm not sure if one is better than the other, or if things will get better or worse, but I have concluded this is the saddest state we could be in and it's not just because of our choices for the White House. When the general population is scared of what tomorrow brings, some almost feel guilty raising kids that will have this handed to them because we've worked hard enough they should be given better, our elderly aren't given back nearly what they have earned, and the beleif that money rules all, while it may be true, is the most disapointing of all. I really hope there is some sunshine going to come out of this deal in the future because this isn't the way it was meant to be.

[Hilly]

Yep, I'm voting for Ross Perot again.

Oh and I agree about Hillary (spelled with 2 "L"s) being a cold hearted ruthless Be-otch. Sooooo glad she went buh bye.

Hilary (spelled with ONE "L") aka Hilly

[ArtS]

I thought this could use a little humor. I got this yesterday in an email.

If you get an e-mail with "Nude Photos of Sarah Palin" in the subject

line, do not open it. It might contain a virus. Although, it may be worth the risk!

If you get an e-mail with "Nude Photos of Hillary Clinton", do not open it.

It might contain nude photos of Hillary Clinton.

Art

Edited September 29, 2008 by ArtS

[Bree]

Palin just out-and-out scares me. When she makes a statement like "the PALIN-Mccain ticket" I'm thinking to myself 'John, if you get elected, you'd better hire yourself your own personal food taster, just in case.'

She's dumb

she's clueless

but she's ruthlessly ambitious, and in a position of power that combination makes her one scary person.

She eats what she shoots and that is a heck of a lot more than I can say for the other side. I'm voting for her and McCain.

[Ian]

I think the bottom line (for me anyway) is in my 51 years on earth, there have been presidents come and go, and the only thing that has made a difference in my life has been my own decisions, good and bad. I really feel sorry for the poor bast__ds who are waiting for the leader who is going to make everything better for them. I have survived a hundred sticky situations in my life and never once thought to look to the government for direction or help. Personal responsibility is everything. I know most of us end up being dependant on government at some point in our lives (Social Security, etc), but with government involvement in our lives comes an erosion of personal freedom. So, I plan to fight government dependance until the moment they haul me off, kicking and screaming, to some old age home. Until then, I will always choose the candidate who is most likely to leave me the hell alone. But, if Obama wins, I'll survive that too.