Post #13,796
10/17/01 2:44:23 PM
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Why did the ground under my feet just move?
Could it be that we are all going to agree on this one point.
I'll go one step further...to say that there was not a candidate on the ballot that was "the right guy"...unless one of you guys wrote him in.
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #13,809
10/17/01 3:36:23 PM
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Even more agreement: exactly!
So what does that say about the effects of Corporate purchased legislators in a putative free (Hah!) er self-determining society -- that the only detritus as floats to the top:
Purchases that spot in the same way as the other branches of government were purchased? (We'll call the Judiciary role last time: just ordinary self-serving decisions made by those who abrogated their positions of Trust, to their personal political preference - before retirement, formally.)
As the guy who fell out of the office building window said, as he passed the 42nd floor -
I'm..
OK..
So..
Far..
(not to worry our pretty-little heads; let's see what M$, ADM, GE, Walmart et al are gestating for our comfort and Security next:
Will S/He be Cute enough, though? An English speaker or.. more of the same? Will S/He be 'compassionate' too ??? And... *WHAT* of the mix shall S/He decide to conserve - aside from the guarantee of no changes to Our Good Thing\ufffd Going..)
er Cosa Nostra that is.
PS - that wasn't the earth moving: twas yer bowels, see? (We so rarely pay attention to the gut, our only signal source for when we ought to be feeling nauseous for.. other reasons than hamburger gas :-\ufffd
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Post #13,819
10/17/01 4:12:55 PM
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OK. Who would have been the "right" guy or gal?
I'm not sure who my ideal (or more ideal) candidate would have been.
Maybe McCain. Maybe.... I can't think of any politician I agree with on all of the big (for me) issues.
Who would you have picked (among eligible, qualified people in the US now)?
Cheers, Scott.
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Post #13,823
10/17/01 4:33:19 PM
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If they'd given us a choice between McCain and Bradley...
I wouldn't have voted "for" Nader.
[link|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html] Sometimes "tolerance" is just a word for not dealing with things.
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Post #13,852
10/17/01 7:00:09 PM
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Karl Marx. But he's dead.
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Post #13,860
10/17/01 7:16:41 PM
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Oh, great, had to go and ruin it, eh?
First agreement between opposing "sides" in the Politics forum, and... :-)
I would have preferred either McCain OR Bradley over current crop. That would have been a race worth seeing.
But, as long as Bush keeps listening to his advisors, he's not doing all that badly.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #13,979
10/18/01 1:08:05 PM
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They don't call me "Threadkiller" for nothin' ya know. :-)
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Post #13,866
10/17/01 8:18:59 PM
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Thats an easy one...
Me, of course ;-)
Right after I'm done being the King of Afghanistan I think I may find time.
Bradley/McCain was the race I wanted. Were either of >them< even ideal candidates. Not really.
Its very hard, in realistic fashion, who would make a good President. BUT, I can guarantee you...in todays environment...the ideal candidate would probably never even run...let alone get elected. The truth is just too unpopular in today's environment.
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #13,946
10/18/01 9:02:14 AM
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That's twice in one year...
...that we agree on something.
No wonder Mt. Aetna is acting up...
jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
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Post #13,956
10/18/01 10:20:49 AM
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I think I just saw the Devil's breath!
You were born...and so you're free...so Happy Birthday! Laurie Anderson
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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