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Posted by Leperous on Thu Feb 5th at 8:04pm 2004

Uh, as above. Ugly bastard really, but what does he seem like to you Americans?





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Posted by SnarkSephiroth on Thu Feb 5th at 8:14pm 2004

Me, I think hes a damn fruitcake. But then again I'm not a fan of democrats. [addsig]



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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Thu Feb 5th at 8:15pm 2004

I think into November he could give Bush a run for his spot. I like some of his positions, but I'm not sure if I like him as a whole. I do prefer him over Dean and Edwards, however, though my preference is still Clark. [addsig]



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Posted by Edge Damodred on Thu Feb 5th at 8:15pm 2004

I'm still trying to determine if his face is a rubber mask or not...

To be honest I really have no opinion of him right now, as I have not really been following any of the primaries. I just hope I'm out of Florida before main election...

[addsig]



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Posted by Dr Brasso on Thu Feb 5th at 8:35pm 2004

i think his intentions are good, but i dont care for his style of campaigning....everyone thinks they can change the world, promises, promises..hes not alone in that regard tho..and the thing i find extremely distasteful is his use of veterans to play on the heartstrings of america....but whats worse is, they fall for it....

Doc B....

its like choosing between which tooth to have pulled in my humble, yet honest opinion....grrrrr





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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Feb 5th at 8:45pm 2004

i am so f**king glad, that i have no political motivation what so ever.. i have absolutely no idea whom you all are talking about..

but please carry on as if i did.. that is all.

[addsig]



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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Thu Feb 5th at 8:52pm 2004

Obviously I'm not in the veteran category, but I think that Clark would be the real appealing candidate in that regard to many veterans. Not only is he a veteran, but he was a very high ranking official at that.

Part of that is also why I feel that he would be a good choice. We have a number of military involvements at the moment, mainly Iraq and Afghanistan, and I think that having a former NATO supreme commander would do us very well in doing the best we can to resolve the situation we're in in the best way we possibly can. At the same time, he's no warmonger and supports military action only as an absolute last resort. Hopefully that would never be necessary, but when the interests of our current and possibly future troops are at stake, I feel a man of his experience is the man to be commander-in-chief.

Of course, my support for him is not solely militaristic. I think he has a very good approach to his campaign and the issues as a whole - I still haven't found one point I disagree with any more than normal waivering. He is also a non-traditional candidate in the sense of coming from a long line of former political endeavors, and I think that speaks well for him. I heard something in the midst of the Arnold situation in California - much of what America is sick with in its politics is the same people spawning even more of the same, and traditional politics and politicians no longer seem to be trustworthy in their roles. This is where people like Ventura and Schwarzenegger become appealing - they don't come from that line, and the only way to really change the way things work in this country is to break that line and, with time, start a new line. Now, I'm not comparing Wesley Clark to Arnold or Jesse, but in some regards he's another political 'outsider,' albeit not to the same scale, and that sort of approach makes me more willing to pledge my support to him.

However, if Kerry does get the democratic nod, I could vote for him just to keep another vote away from Bush. Not that it'll do well in this state, but there are other democratic candidates I wouldn't give the same courtesy should they be given the same nod. [addsig]



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Posted by fishy on Thu Feb 5th at 9:07pm 2004

nice one Mr Lep. this sort of topic can get quite interesting into the 3rd or 4th page.

it's all gone nice and civilised so far. but just waits i tells ya. hehe, just waits





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Posted by Forceflow on Thu Feb 5th at 9:11pm 2004

? posted by fishy

it's all gone nice and civilised so far. but just waits i tells ya. hehe, just waits

True ...

Ontopic:

I don't really follow up the American elections. In fact, everything is fine, as long as Bush doesn't win again.





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Posted by Leperous on Thu Feb 5th at 9:13pm 2004

? posted by fishy

nice one Mr Lep. this sort of topic can get quite interesting into the 3rd or 4th page.

it's all gone nice and civilised so far. but just waits i tells ya. hehe, just waits

Yes, I know, but I'm genuinely interested- we hear about who's winning and whatnot over here, but not really about what the candidates are like.





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Posted by Cash Car Star on Thu Feb 5th at 10:32pm 2004

My impression of John Kerry is a slightly more liberal, slightly more abrasive Clinton. I dunno how true to form that is, but I like him more as a candidate than Dean, who I feel was never the strong candidate the papers said.

I have this Non Sequitur cartoon taped to my wall. It gives a hilarious rundown of how a nominee becomes a front runner. First the New York Times chooses a promising candidate at an official editors meeting. (Show men in a fancy bar going "Well, his name's the shortest, we'll save money on headline space.") Then, this decision is deliberated upon by TV reporters. (Show anchor at the make up table, "Great! Now we don't have to cover those other guys, which will save more time for my close-ups.") The Americans receive their info from the TV. (Show wife remarking to husband, "Oh dear.. I was foolishly going to back a more qualified candidate," with the husband responding, "We might have wasted our vote on someone not predicted to win!") Finally, in the last panel, to complete the process the media has to destroy the front runner. Now, I put this comic up right after I got back from winter break, about ten days into January. It absolutely cracked me up when Dean caught all that terrible press a week before the first primary.





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Posted by Dr Brasso on Thu Feb 5th at 11:34pm 2004

as a whole, this truly is the sorriest group of democrats i think ive seen in many a year....no real platform, even though the issues before us make it, imho, open season on the republicans....and they either dont really have the nuts to approach it, or they dont really have a solution to the problems....its the same old sniping at each other kinda s**t, which to me is a definate downer....it shows a real lack of presidentiality (if thats even a word) .....the pres is the closet thing we have to a king, or queen (althought theres tons of queens these days) and should hold a stature as such ....theres an air about a respectable person; its not a dean, whom i believe is a friggin maniac, topped only by being an idiot (i'd rather light myself on fire than vote for him) ....its not a sharpton (too liberal, among other things) a kucinich (whos just a flat ass pussy, imho) a kerry, (ya know how i feel about him already)...or an edwards, although i will say that edwards jumped up a notch on my "pres-o-meter" when he abandoned the negative ad campaigns...then that leaves clark....now, i respect the man immensly, as a vet; he was a tremendous general, but actually untested in serious wartime.... he has his own skeletons to deal with, as his integrity has been called into question quite frequently....then whos left? nobody i'd really care to watch for the next 10 months spout their BS....and none of which are truly qualified to be pres, imho....and that goes for dubya too....so basicly, in an extreme nutshell, its gonna be a tough political year all around...and we will be no better off come next january, let alone the next 4 years, than we are now....

Doc Brass...

let er rip gents....heat this puppy up...





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Posted by Cassius on Fri Feb 6th at 2:36am 2004

All I know is that the bastard is winning states left and right. I've yet to hear a word on what his viewpoints are, and that includes listening to some of his speeches and interviews.

Better than that goddamn psychopath Dean.

[addsig]



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Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Fri Feb 6th at 2:45am 2004

Dean might not be bad if he could keep himself under control. There are parts of his campaign and platform I like, but if it comes time for diplomatic negotiations with North Korea, the last thing I want is for our President to go jumping on the table at Kim Jong II with his fists in the air going "YEEEAEEAAAAARG!!!!!!" Know what I mean? Admittedly, I am surprised he hasn't put up a better showing in the primaries so far, but not disappointed. [addsig]



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Posted by Dr Brasso on Fri Feb 6th at 2:50am 2004

what you said andrew...he showed his true colors....kinda scary to think the "little red button" in that maniacs hands...***shudder

Doc Brass...

[addsig]



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Posted by Yak_Fighter on Fri Feb 6th at 3:10am 2004

? posted by Cassius

All I know is that the bastard is winning states left and right. I've yet to hear a word on what his viewpoints are, and that includes listening to some of his speeches and interviews.

Please, if he has no viewpoint he has all viewpoints, it's genius really, everyone can support him. That's how people get elected, they either stand for nothing and hope to fly under the radar or promise things and not follow through. Noone's forced him to say anything definite from what I could tell, as I was going to comment on him being the 'Opposite of Dean', but I have no clue what he's about other than he survived Vietnam.





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Posted by Dr Brasso on Fri Feb 6th at 3:30am 2004

as much as it pains me to do this....here:

http://johnkerry.com/

a little word to the wise: read between the lines, and think for yourself....do not let this f**k persuade you into something you wouldnt normally think....

Doc Brass...





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Posted by Cassius on Fri Feb 6th at 3:33am 2004

? posted by KungFuSquirrel
Dean might not be bad if he could keep himself under control. There are parts of his campaign and platform I like, but if it comes time for diplomatic negotiations with North Korea, the last thing I want is for our President to go jumping on the table at Kim Jong II with his fists in the air going "YEEEAEEAAAAARG!!!!!!" Know what I mean? Admittedly, I am surprised he hasn't put up a better showing in the primaries so far, but not disappointed.

Dean is hilarious

ly stupid.

[addsig]



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Posted by Pinky Suavo on Fri Feb 6th at 3:35am 2004

I don't really care for Karry. He looks like a Richard Cranium. [addsig]



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Posted by Dr Brasso on Fri Feb 6th at 3:36am 2004

i watched the speech the night he gave the ole' yeehaaargghhh screech, as KFS noted, and my wife looked at me and said with a s**t eating grin on her face..."hes done".....prophetic eh?...

shes been a smart lady for many years.....well, with the exception of marrying little old "me"...

Doc B...

[addsig]




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