cybercoma Posted October 10, 2011 Report Posted October 10, 2011 Any person smart enough to be a great leader of the US or Canada would also be smart enough not to get mixed up in nonsense of federal politics.I'm putting this in my signature. Quote "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." --Thomas Jefferson
cybercoma Posted October 10, 2011 Report Posted October 10, 2011 That's just another mythology of the left. Money follows political success, not the other way around. Leftists think wealth determines elections, without realizing that wealth follows a strong candidate with a high likelihood of success. Read Freaknomics for more detail. Why is it a myth of the Left? The politicians on the Left get just as much money. Quote "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." --Thomas Jefferson
Sir Bandelot Posted October 10, 2011 Report Posted October 10, 2011 I kinda like Bachmann. Better looking than Palin. Plus, she eats a mean corn dog! Quote
Jack Weber Posted October 10, 2011 Report Posted October 10, 2011 Why is it a myth of the Left? The politicians on the Left get just as much money. Yeah...But "The Left" gets it's money from those dirty union thugs and not those bright bulbs on Wall Street... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Bob Posted October 10, 2011 Report Posted October 10, 2011 Why is it a myth of the Left? The politicians on the Left get just as much money. The myth held by the left is that money determines elections, as if no other context is relevant. The relevant context that you are oblivious to, of course, is that money follows strong candidates. Let's say I gave YOU one hundred times the money the next wealthiest candidate. You think you could be elected President of the USA or PM of Canada? The answer is - of course not. Money flows to strong candidates, rather the mythology that you espouse and its moronic implication - that money BUILDS strong candidates. If you're not charismatic and a good politician, you will never get enough money to launch a serious campaign. Continue ignoring this reality, however, and keep spewing this leftist idiocy about the evils of money and the wealth puppet master who rule your life behind the curtain, which is the fundamental lie upon which this statement of yours was predicated - "More like, womever American voters choose, as provided for by the highest bidders." Quote My blog - bobinisrael.blogspot.com - I am writing on it, again!
Bob Posted October 10, 2011 Report Posted October 10, 2011 If push comes to shove, the Americans will just fight it out, just like before...it ain't like Canada! It may come to that. Quote My blog - bobinisrael.blogspot.com - I am writing on it, again!
cybercoma Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Yes. I'm sure the best candidates for the presidency were Bush family members for 16 years out of the period from 1989-2009, with the president immediately preceding that (from 1981) an actor. I would say for at least the last 30 years, the White House indeed went to the candidates with the highest bidders. Edited October 11, 2011 by cybercoma Quote "Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." --Thomas Jefferson
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 ....with the president immediately preceding that (from 1981) an actor. ...and governor of California, with a larger population than Canada, for eight years (1967 - 1975). Quote Economics trumps Virtue. Â
blueblood Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 ...and governor of California, with a larger population than Canada, for eight years (1967 - 1975). For us canadians here watching the us pres. Race is like watching nhl hockey and we're just cheering for somebody. Personally I'm cheering for herman cain, and yes I know I can't vote for him, but I hope he wins just like I can hope the LA kings finally win the pacific division. Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
Smallc Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 For me, it's more like watching the most ridiculous sport you could imagine. At this point, Canadian and American political realities are worlds apart. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 ... At this point, Canadian and American political realities are worlds apart. ...and that is a very good thing. Quote Economics trumps Virtue. Â
Scotty Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Posted October 11, 2011 Personally I'm cheering for herman cain, and yes I know I can't vote for him, but I hope he wins just like I can hope the LA kings finally win the pacific division. Herman Cain? Riiiight. I can see it now, a hundred thousand Democratic commercials featuring Republican Presidential candidate Cain telling unemployed Americans "If you're unemployed, it's your fault!" That's really gonna go over well in bad economic times. Quote It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy
Shady Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Did you not follow the campaigns in 2007 and 2008 for the Republican nomination? Yes I did. Romney was tripping all over himself in contradictions, flip-flopping, dodging questions, and just plain being a fish out of water. He's much more confident this time around, which reveals that he is a man without principle. Tripping over himself in what respect? Dodging which questions? Quote
maple_leafs182 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Ron Paul Quote │ _______ [███STOP███]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ :::::::--------------Conservatives beleive ▄▅█FUNDING THIS█▅▄▃▂- - - - - --- -- -- -- -------- Liberals lie I██████████████████] ...◥⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙'(='.'=)' ⊙
The_Squid Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hopefully Obama will get a 2nd term. The Republican primaries are an interesting spectator sport. Romney tripping all over himself trying to convince people that he is anti-healthcare when he provided healthcare in his state and said, plain as day, that healthcare for everyone should be a national program! The latest cult comments are fun too... Becoming ultra-right-wing-Christian seems to be a necessity to win the primary.... then you have to temper it down for the general election. It is absolutely bizarre. Hypocrisy personified! Other than Romney, the remaining candidates can barely put together a complete sentence. Quote Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings.
maple_leafs182 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Is a wingnut. Yup, he would make little girls cry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7KfXkQdS64 Quote │ _______ [███STOP███]▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ :::::::--------------Conservatives beleive ▄▅█FUNDING THIS█▅▄▃▂- - - - - --- -- -- -- -------- Liberals lie I██████████████████] ...◥⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙▲⊙'(='.'=)' ⊙
Shady Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hopefully Obama will get a 2nd term. Why? Do we really need higher unemployment? Do we really need another war in the Middle East? Do we really need more record deficits? Do we really need more debt by one President than every other President combined? For the sake of America and the world, he needs to go. Quote
GostHacked Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Why? Do we really need higher unemployment? Do we really need another war in the Middle East? Do we really need more record deficits? Do we really need more debt by one President than every other President combined? For the sake of America and the world, he needs to go. No matter who is the next Pres, that trend will continue. Quote Google : Webster Griffin Tarpley, Gerald Celente, Max Keiser ohm on soundcloud.com
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 ...For the sake of America and the world, he needs to go. But he may stay...and the "world" will just have to lump it. It's America's choice...not anybody else's. Quote Economics trumps Virtue. Â
Shady Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 But he may stay...and the "world" will just have to lump it. It's America's choice...not anybody else's. Most definitely. We will have to lump it, even America. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Most definitely. We will have to lump it, even America. I respect the process more than any single candidate or incumbent. That's what matters, and has delivered American presidents...good or bad...but always a President. Quote Economics trumps Virtue. Â
Guest American Woman Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 I respect the process more than any single candidate or incumbent. That's what matters, and has delivered American presidents...good or bad...but always a President. I agree. I respect it too; even when Bush was declared the winner, the world as we know it didn't fall apart. Americans respected the system and knew that he wasn't all-powerful, and there would be checks and balances. Just as there are now, with Obama. He alone isn't responsible for anything, much less everything; he doesn't have that much power. Quote
Shady Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 I respect the process more than any single candidate or incumbent. That's what matters, and has delivered American presidents...good or bad...but always a President. Absolutely. And Obama would be the bad part of the good or bad, in my opinion. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 I agree. I respect it too; even when Bush was declared the winner, the world as we know it didn't fall apart. Americans respected the system and knew that he wasn't all-powerful, and there would be checks and balances... Agreed...after the 2000 election, what mattered wasn't so much who would win, but that the integrity of the process was preserved. It is the biggest and most expensive election spectacle in the world, laid out for all to see. Who should be president? The winner. Quote Economics trumps Virtue. Â
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