Roseanne Barr running for President

[maple_leafs182]

It could be deemed mere publicity stunt, by what isn’t apropos of American politics?-Comedian Roseanne Barr publicly announced her intentions to run for the US presidency on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno...

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If I could I would vote for her over McCain or Obama.

[Guest American Woman]

Then lucky for us that you can't.

[maple_leafs182]

Then lucky for us that you can't.

Ya, you're right, the people you voted in are doing a top notch job, can't get much better then what you got now.

[Guest American Woman]

Ya, you're right, the people you voted in are doing a top notch job, can't get much better then what you got now.

I don't see Harper doing any more for Canada/the world than Obama is doing for the U.S./the world.

[maple_leafs182]

I don't see Harper doing any more for Canada/the world than Obama is doing for the U.S./the world.

Ya, Harper is garbage, along with most of our MP's. I don't approve of my government either.

[Yukon Jack]

If a totally unqualified nobody like 0bama can run and win, why not Rosanne?

[bush_cheney2004]

Ya, Harper is garbage, along with most of our MP's. I don't approve of my government either.

See...that's the difference. The Americans don't give a damn who you vote for.... in Canada.

[maple_leafs182]

See...that's the difference. The Americans don't give a damn who you vote for.... in Canada.

When you say Americans you mean in general right, cause I am sure you care a bit since you are on a Canadian political forum.

[bush_cheney2004]

When you say Americans you mean in general right, cause I am sure you care a bit since you are on a Canadian political forum.

No, I don't give a rip either. Never occurred to me to wish for a vote in Canadian elections...what's the point of that? They are your elections....do as you please.

Edited August 7, 2011 by bush_cheney2004

[maple_leafs182]

No, I don't give a rip either. Never occurred to me to wish for a vote in Canadian elections...what's the point of that? They are your elections....do as you please.

Ya, I really don't care too much either. Well I do, but its hard to when I don't support any of the major parties and the independents that run in my area aren't any better.

[Guest American Woman]

If a totally unqualified nobody like 0bama can run and win, why not Rosanne?

Why not, indeed? And Celine Dion could be your next PM. Unless Justine Beiber is old enough by the time you hold your next elections .....

[Guest American Woman]

Ya, I really don't care too much either. Well I do, but its hard to when I don't support any of the major parties and the independents that run in my area aren't any better.

I think we all run into the same thing to a certain degree - Obama certainly wasn't my choice of candidate for the Democratic party, but given a choice between him and McCain/Palin, the choice was clear. I still wouldn't do any differently under the circumstances; and unless the GOP can come up with a decent middle-ground ticket, he'll be getting my vote again - though it won't give me much pleasure.

[Oleg Bach]

Then lucky for us that you can't.

At least she would look someone in the eye that deserved it and tell them to F -off.

[Wilber]

At least she would look someone in the eye that deserved it and tell them to F -off.

That's why she wouldn't win.

[Guest American Woman]

That's why she wouldn't win.

Yeah. That's why.

[bush_cheney2004]

That's why she wouldn't win.

Didn't hurt Dick Cheney much....is there a different standard for (Evangelical) women?

[Wild Bill]

Why not, indeed? And Celine Dion could be your next PM. Unless Justine Beiber is old enough by the time you hold your next elections .....

What a horrible thought! I predict mass suicides among the Boomers old enough to have grown up pre-disco, a la those passengers in the movie "Airplane!" who killed themselves so they wouldn't have to listen to the star spill his life story in the seat beside him!

BTW, it was not widely publicized at the time but during the SARS Toronto rock concert a few years ago the lineup was for the most part die hard rock and roll, and so was the audience. The Guess Who and the Rolling Stones were the openers. Celine Dion made a satellite video appearance from Las Vegas. She was soundly booed! Justin Timberlake had water bottles thrown at him and he had to leave the stage! The media had to use some skillful editing to avoid the embarrassment.

It was just totally the wrong venue for artists like those two and it shows the ineptness of their management for letting it happen. To use a simile that us older folks can appreciate, it was like having Donny Osmond or Bobby Sherman guest at a Metallica concert. People who really like rock and roll consider pop music for kids and babies, on a par with the Wiggles! They also never liked disco, considering it music for flakes and airheads.

Times change, I guess.

Edited August 8, 2011 by Wild Bill

[Guest American Woman]

What a horrible thought!

Horrible, indeed. Which is how I feel about Roseanne. And I just noticed that I wrote "Justine" instead of Justin .... Hmmmmmm .... wonder if that's a freudian slip?? .............. Spelled his last name wrong, too. I was really on top of it! That's how the mere suggestion of Roseanne Barr running for president affects me .................

I predict mass suicides among the Boomers old enough to have grown up pre-disco, a la those passengers in the movie "Airplane!" who killed themselves so they wouldn't have to listen to the star spill his life story in the seat beside him!

Haha. I predict mass suicides among all the masses.

BTW, it was not widely publicized at the time but during the SARS Toronto rock concert a few years ago the lineup was for the most part die hard rock and roll, and so was the audience. The Guess Who and the Rolling Stones were the openers. Celine Dion made a satellite video appearance from Las Vegas. She was soundly booed! Justin Timberlake had water bottles thrown at him and he had to leave the stage! The media had to use some skillful editing to avoid the embarrassment.

I'd heard about that. I actually watched the concert - wasn't it aired live? Seems to me I remember watching it live. My daughters and I were in Toronto at the height of SARS - what a ghost town! We had entire tour buses to ourselves. People thought we were soooo brave for going during the height of such a terrible epidemic - that was surely going to kill us all.

It was just totally the wrong venue for artists like those two and it shows the ineptness of their management for letting it happen.

Well, regardless of how people feel about her, I thought it was a bad call for Celine Dion to make an appearance by satellite. And it was just the wrong venue for Justin Timberlake .... not a good call on their managers' part for sure.

To use a simile that us older folks can appreciate, it was like having Donny Osmond or Bobby Sherman guest at a Metallica concert. People who really like rock and roll consider pop music for kids and babies, on a par with the Wiggles! They also never liked disco, considering it music for flakes and airheads.

Do I dare admit that I still like Donny Osmond? He and Marie presently have a show at Vegas, and I wanted to go to it when I was there in April - but my sister refused to pay the $120.

Times change, I guess.

There are still a lot of groups from the good ol' days making the tour circuit ...... a lot of die hards. It's still fun to see them in concert - though most bands have lost half of their original members.....