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Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby TamaraC » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 00:20:26

For those people who still have enough confidence in the US democratic system to vote in the presidential election, who is your pick and why?

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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby Prince » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 00:50:12

I've never voted before, never registered, and as long as there continues to be shit on the ballot I never will either.

The only person I would even consider voting for is Ron Paul. Although I don't agree with every one of his issues, overall he is the best and most progressive choice...which means he has no chance in hell of getting elected.

I guess the other way I would vote is if Obama bin Laden got on the ballot. That there would be enough for me to vote for anyone else running against him.

My guess is that it will be Hilary vs. Rudy--both worthless and very similar on positions. My guess is that it will be Rudy winning the presidency, thus taking us to our demise.
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby Plantagenet » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 00:56:33

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My guess is that it will be Hilary


I agree. Hillary is cold-blooded. Hillary is now twisting Obama's words to suggest he has the foreign experience of a 10 year old:

"Trying to establish herself in the minds of voters as the more experienced candidate and facing a shrinking lead in New Hampshire, Sen. Hillary Clinton took a sharp dig Tuesday at her closest Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama.

Clinton zeroed in on Obama's remark that his "strongest" foreign policy experience came from living in Indonesia as a child.

"Now voters will judge whether living in a foreign country at the age of 10 prepares one to face the big, complex international challenges the next president will face," Clinton said in a speech to an audience in Iowa
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby jasonraymondson » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 01:28:18

I never understand why everyone assumes that that voting for someone who has experience being a BS artist and a criminal is in anyway good for our country.

At the end of the day, I want someone who has no experience in politics, but who has all of the experience of being a good and honest person who held down a real life 9-5 job. This country should be run by average joes who only concern is their fellow citizen.
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby Tyler_JC » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 01:33:21

I'm voting for Mitt Romney.

He was a good governor. He's an honest guy. He's a decent businessman. And most importantly, he's not Hillary Clinton. :)
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby jasonraymondson » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 02:24:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'I')'m voting for Mitt Romney.

He was a good governor. He's an honest guy. He's a decent businessman. And most importantly, he's not Hillary Clinton. :)


And he is a moron who believes that joseph smith read some golden tablet in a hat with a magic seer stone. Sounds just like every other goof ball running to me
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby perdition79 » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 02:36:02

I'm voting for Ron Paul, if he makes it past the primary. If not, I'll vote for any decent libertarian candidate.
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby Tyler_JC » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 02:49:54

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jasonraymondson', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'I')'m voting for Mitt Romney.

He was a good governor. He's an honest guy. He's a decent businessman. And most importantly, he's not Hillary Clinton. :)


And he is a moron who believes that joseph smith read some golden tablet in a hat with a magic seer stone. Sounds just like every other goof ball running to me


I don't believe that he actually believes in that stuff.

He believes in the golden tablets just like Catholics believe that they are actually eating the body of Christ every Sunday.

It's part of the religion but it's not to be taken literally.
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby jasonraymondson » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 02:49:59

I am thinking about becoming a mormon, I am already the villiage idiot, so it's not that big a stretch for me.
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby Plantagenet » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 05:21:59

Both Romney and Obama are interesting candidates.

I hope they both get nominated.

It would be a great sign that the good people of the United States reject both racial and religous bigotry. 8)
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby Plantagenet » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 05:22:53

I'm pretty indifferent to the rest of the candidates except for Hillary (been there done that) and Giulianni (whats the point?).

I have a great deal of respect for McCain and his heroic survival of torture while a POW in the Hanoi Hilton, but he doesn't seem to have a chance of winning....the polling shows he's not in the top tier of candidates.
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Re: Quick question: Voting 2008

Unread postby bonehead » Fri 23 Nov 2007, 18:51:10

My pick would be Joe Biden but he doesn't have a chance.I will not vote republican no way no how.Republicans tend to be more tied to corporate America than Democrats.I think Hillary is a much stronger person than most people think and i'll vote for her if she is the nominee.There's nowhere to go but up after "W".
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