The US elections are fast coming upon us, and the entire world will be watching to see what happens because, like it or not, US foreign policy and financial policy affects many non-US citizens as much as US citizens. For this your view, I would like to ask that you tell us who you think would make the best President – but please tell us why. I am hoping that this “your view” will not only help us get to know each other better, but will also help those of us outside the US get a better understanding of the US system.
Who Should Be The Next US President?
My answer is Obama. The reason for this is a very simple one (because I am not really affected by US policy except financial policy), I think Obama is likely to end the war in Iraq which, in turn, will help lighten the financial burden in the US. When the US economy is healthier, the advertising revenue on this site is better and will allow me to pay people to expand it!
Remember: treat everyone with respect and no ad hominems!
Excuse the typo; sb – food, lodging, kids’ clothes
MOM: Sounds good to me. I don’t think the rich people will like it too much, but I’m not rich, so I don’t really care what they theink.
when was the last time a single mom went out and bought a $20,000,000 private jet? i’m just guessing that the sales tax on such an item would be a little higher than on mom’s Geo.
I’m 100% for Obama. I see a lot of people in this forum dismissing him for lack of experience. First, I want to say that we could use someone with no experience when it comes to getting us into wars we have no business fighting, taking money from lobbyists and thus putting their interests before ours, increasing our debt to epic proportions, creating a system of healthcare where doctors make more money rushing us out and prescribing us with medicine they were paid to push on us, making it more economically feasible for a person to sell drugs than to get a minimum wage job, making it ridiculously expensive to go to college and sustain oneself, and of course, allowing this foreclosure crisis to develop and come crashing down on our families. No, I don’t want anyone who has any experience with making those things happen, thank you.
Second, he did not come out of nowhere. It may seem that way b/c the majority of Americans don’t pay attention to things unless they appear on reality t.v. or in a prescription medicine commercial, but he’s been around for a hot minute. Some of his accomplishments include creating a state Earned Income Tax Credit in Illinois which provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families, an expansion of early childhood education, and requiring interrogations and confessions to be videotaped after a number of inmates on deathrow were found to be innocent. He also helped pass a law allowing citizens to see how their tax dollars were being spent online and he’s helped veterans get the disability pay they deserve. He wants to make practices in Washington more transparent, allowing us to see who does what with who’s money. He’s someone who refuses to take money from lobbyists and wants to stop the practice altogether. Anyone who can run a presidential campaign on grassroots support alone has way more than character!
He wants to give kids attending college money in exchange for community service – something that we could use in this country…a little community service! He wants to make healthcare more affordable and wants to make it mandatory for children to have healthcare, just like it’s mandatory for people in some states to have car insurance. Of course, his plan allows for all children to be able to obtain insurance, through their parent’s jobs or through other plans like child health plus or medicaid/medicare (I always confuse the two) – which I think is great b/c all children SHOULD have healthcare and if it is being made available to all parents, there’s no reason all children shouldn’t be covered.
And how does he want to do this? Well in addition to revising our tax system and not allowing pork barrel spending on projects that go nowhere, he wants to STOP SPENDING 90% OF OUR MONEY ON THE WAR – wow, what a novel idea!!
As far as foreign policy is concerned, Barack has lived in many places outside of the U.S. He has a very diverse background. He is not of the same closed-minded class that our leaders tend to be. He understands how we are viewed by other countries and why that is. As Americans, some of us tend to think that the world revolves around us and, just as children on the playground say, “whatever we say goes.” He plans to use diplomacy in a different way. He is able to see the point of view of the other person, something we have desperately been lacking for about 200 years. He also seems to remain very cool and calm during stressful times, something I can’t say about Hillary (and no, I’m not talking about her crying, but about her acting like a crotchety and snotty old crank when things don’t go her way). I also think that if the world sees we elect him instead of more of the same, we will be treated differently. We desperately need someone different in a position of power to bring us to our senses and allow us to be seen in a better light to the rest of the world. We have a lot of making up to do.
I also see a lot of comments regarding how Barack will handle the war. He has said he wants to try and get out of there as soon as possible, but he has also made it clear that he doesn’t just want to duck and run. We all want our sons and daughters home, but we also need to understand that as someone above said, we need to fix what we *****ed up in the first place. He wants to try and get Iraq into a position where it can fend for itself and handle it’s own affairs before we leave, anything less would be barbaric. Although, that wouldn’t be anything new for this country…how many countries have we invaded for our own interests and then left them to rot? I don’t think any of us want to repeat that and Barack has made it clear that what he intends to do is work on a tighter time table than we have been. I also think that Obama would handle this situation better b/c he would be less inclined to impose his (or our) belief system on another country like Bush has. As if we can walk into another country and tell them, “oh no, you have to have a congress, and a house of representatives, and blah blah blah.” Every culture/nation has to figure out what works for them best themselves – but that’s a whole other show. What he doesn’t want is for us to still be having this discussion 10 years from now, and I’m all for that.
As for Hillary, she IS a liar. She was for universal healthcare way back in the day when her hubby was president, then she eventually shut her mouth in exchange for some money from lobbyists. Now she’s trying to be all about the people again…kiss my ass. On top of her indiscretions, the way she has been running this campaign is just unconscionable. I understand that there has to be a certain amount of dirty politics in any campaign b/c that’s just how these things work. But blatantly lying about your opponent over and over again is not dirty politics, it’s just stupid and childish. She also seems to be adopting a few of Obama’s ideas of how to handle things such as education and the war which seem very bandwagony…especially considering she’s been in the game for over a decade and she’s just now coming out with these ideas? Hmm…
I would be insane to vote for McCain. Nothing against republicans in general (although you guys haven’t had a good go of it lately), but he has said he would stay in Iraq for another 10 years. He’s just too damn gung ho about war, and this coming from a POW! How idiotic is that? Is he subconsciously trying to get back at his captors or something? I also haven’t heard him say anything about education – when did this become a secondary issue?
Both Clinton and McCain represent more of the same to an extent and we are sorely in need of real change which I think only an amateur who doesn’t owe anyone anything can accomplish.
P.S. I’ve been addicted to this website for about 4 months now but this is my first comment…so be gentle, I’m a virgin.
See what I mean?
You already have my list of reasons Jamie -
Harrison Ford, hands down.
Lord Calvert There is NO WAY you would win me over with a comment like that. My husband is on a ship in the Pacific RIGHT NOW trying to stop drug dealers and smugglers from entering and leaving the United States. He has a college degree in electrical engineering. He has pulled himself up by his bootstraps and guess what? We STILL live below the poverty level! Well below.
So, no I don’t give a flying fart in space about some ***** who wants a new private jet.
Not when my husband gets shot at to keep cocaine and heroine out of my country and still has trouble paying the bills.
Chris: Actually, according to the website you posted, he has stuck pretty close to his guns since years before he considered running for president. Of the scores of “No” and “Yes” votes on the website, I couldn’t even find one that contradicts his platform. According to the source you gave me, Obama is not a lier.
Fidel: Cute, but repugnant. If you say a politician is lying, you are obligated to provide proof other than your own prejudices.
Believe me people, the Clinton and McCain campaigns have access to the same materials as you do, and most likely a lot more. If he ever made a statement in his platform that goes against his voting record, he would have been called on it long ago. No, Obama is not a lier nor a traditional old-school politician, and that is precisely why he is so infuriating to the opposition. They just keep hammering him for his “inexperience” and never say anything new.
LodCalvert: Just curious, what do you have against Karl Marx?
I’m not 100% sure, but I’m leaning toward Obama. I can’t stand Hillary and I just can’t get behind McCain. We’ve had rich old white dudes for over 200 years now and look where that’s gotten us! (No offense, rich old white dudes, but you’ve had your chance, move aside and let someone else have a go!)
I want to see changes in the economy. I’m tired of making more money and still being poor because the cost of living has gotten so high. I would like to see universal health care. I didn’t have health insurance for four years. I was too old to get it under my mom and step-dad (because I wasn’t in school), but I couldn’t get any sort of medicaid because I lived under their roof and they counted my income with theirs, even though I was working and making my own money. It wasn’t until I moved out and got a job that offered insurance that I finally got overage.
I really, really like Roman’s idea about taxes. I have my reservations about giving low-income families MORE money, I’ve seen them do a fabulous job of wasting what they already get on cigarettes, beer, and junk food. How about a complete overhaul of the welfare system so people can get up off their asses and get jobs? How about less jobs being sent overseas so the welfare cases can go work somewhere? I work in a bank, we’re now experimenting with outsourcing. I hate it. It’s ridiculous to have to wait thirty minutes for some dude in India to do work that I could have done in half that time. So they can waste money paying me to wait, while they’re paying them to do my work for me? I don’t get it.
Everyone’s talking about change, and maybe the things I want changed won’t get changed, but for some strange reason, Obama gives me hope. I know ***** all about politics, I can be honest on that. I don’t vote party lines, I’m not even registered to a party, I have views that are all over the place, and I’ve changed my mind as I’ve gotten older. I don’t know if how I feel now is how I’ll feel five years or even just one year from now.
I’m glad to see people discussing this in a (mostly) polite manner. I’ve read a lot of interesting comments and I’ll definitely be checking back later to night to read some more!
McCain.
I was heading for “none of the above” but then I read some of Obama’s book, and took a hard look at his policies and his background. The man is way scary, and the number of lies he tells is just weird. Why lie about the fact that you’re a chain smoker? Why lie about hearing the sermons of the pastor who married you?
I’ve had enough of lies. McCain is a grumpy old white guy but at least you know where he stands.
LordC:
No, I don’t think you’re some rich guy trying to protect your rich buddies. Clearly you’re a populist, and you’ve been duped into this nonsense that our current tax system is somehow “unfair” to you and the people you know.
And no, I am not so much in favor of our current tax system; I acknowledge that it needs constant tweaking to KEEP it fair. And the rich do, yes, constantly fight this. A never ending battle. But yes, I feel this system is FAR more fair than the one you’re touting.
And okay, you don’t want to argue about it, fair enough (pardon the pun) but I note, often, when people don’t know the answers or don’t really understand what they’re talking about, that they back off using such an excuse. Perhaps this is not the case with you–I merely note that it happens. But I would think that if you had SO digested the arguments FOR the “fair tax” that you are now gung-ho about it—that you could easily summarize them to answer my points.
The fact that you didn’t, and refer me instead to a book, can only leave me suspecting that you don’t really know the whole story about the “fair tax,” and that it merely sounds “good” to you… which is the typical mistake the populist makes—he thinks something sounds good, but never puts his mind around the larger issues.
Populists are always rural folk—which is not to say they’re stupid–they’re not. But they simply rarely take the time to consider how the larger world works. It’s in the same fashion that people used to get duped by snake oil salesmen—it wasn’t that they were stupid, when the smarmy con man came to town and took all their money—they just didn’t have the experience or knowledge of the wider world to know that the ridiculous promises won’t work. They think something sounds good–hell, go for it.
Populists are more hip to the world in some ways, these days–but no less inexperienced or naive about the large machinations that make it work. Flat tax ideas and fair tax ideas are nothing more than latter-day, sophisticated versions of snake oil miracle cures–and Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee were snake oil salesmen.
Bonnie:
Please detail these “lies” you’ve heard Obama tell. Name them.
Obama, because he is against the war in Iraq. This would be less of a drain on the economy. also, he is for the legalization of ***** (w00t). And legalizing ***** would also help the economy, the gov’t would make so much money off of that *****. Plus I can now smoke without fear of the cops haha.
“this is my first comment”
SueSue – and what a lengthy comment it was ! Welcome aboard
Randall:
Obama has lied about the fact that all Americans are ready to get over their historically held prejudices (apparently).
Obama’s laundry list of lies:
http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/?page_id=15
There’s 68 and counting. The language is derisive in this link but every one is documented. I wanted to like Obama, I really did. He’s charming, he’s well spoken, and his whole campaign is based on the idea that it’s time to move into the 21st century. But when you take a realistic, hard look, as all of us should, the whole house of cards comes down. He is not a good man. He should not be President.
They all suck. I have this idea for every politician that’s out there – not decent, corrupt to the highest level. They don’t do any work. They got ***** minds. I’m just so frustrated with these guys.
Get your ass up and do some work!!!
I know everyone probably thinks that it’s not easy to run the country. There are so many things to be taken care of, etc. But how many people are there in politics? I’m just looking at it from a point of view, how much manpower do they have….unlimited amount (according to the work they do).
I don’t care what the qualifications are of a President. All that matters is – are they good enough, do they have enough experience, do they have right mindset for country’s good, do they have desired goals, if they do, do they have sorted out and detailed plans for the desired goals? Simple things matter a lot. You can’t just go up there and make decisions as you go along. Yes, there are some times when you have to do that. But most of the times, you have to have a plan set up and if it doesn’t work there are supposed to be backups. We can’t run anything with trial and error basis here. I mean, we’re talking about a whole country here, millions of people’s life.
We need someone who is 1 with nature, with world, with him/herself.
Bring us something new. Screw the old stuff. We need some fresh new stuff. Screw following the path, make your own path that other ppl can follow.
None of em are good.
Thank you for posting that, Bonnie.
The ones I noticed in the voting record link I posted were the fact that he does have lobbyists and does accept their money. Also voting “present,” and one that your site did not mention, the fact that he has stated that he wants to repeal the Patriot Act, but still voted FOR it.
He’s a lying sack of *****. Just like the rest of them.
Unfortunately the sheeple will never realize this.
Longball; i hate Hillary too, she is a manipulative, hypocritical, lying, nasty human being. I dare you to find me even one instance of say Margaret Thatcher making a decision because she was on the rag or having a hormonal surge. Golda Meir? C’mon Longball, go read about a few powerful women and then tell me how their decisions are affected by their flow. And you prefer whites? for what? I prefer intelligent, forthright, dedicated candidates, regardless of ***** or race.
I strongly feel that the biggest problem with our government is the fat assed congressmen and senators that manage to get re-elected term after term. I think there should be a limited number of terms for ALL elected officials. This would allow for fresh ideas to be brought forth instead of stagnating our nation because “the fat boys” like things the way they are!
**just my opinion**
@mom424
Its not sick that the richest country doesnt take care of its citizens. i feel its sick that us citizens expect our government to take care of us for every one of our problems. keep government small.
“keep government small.”
travis – you got that right!!
They all are equally terrible.
Oh let the comments begin…
I really don’t care who wins this election because we are in a tri-fecta from hell to vote from. Obama promises false hopes, Hillary can’t deliver, and let’s face it, McCain?
If I could vote(only 14)I’d vote for Obama because I still have some faith in him, I guess we’ll see how well he does though because he’s bound to win.
travis:Here here.
lambda121:Yes, all terrible, but i guess they’re better than the ass-clown currently in office.
“i hate Hillary too, she is a manipulative, hypocritical, lying, nasty human being”
Mom – so…do you have view on Hillary
Seriously…I would crawl over broken glass for that baad girl! I’d drink her bathwater
I just re-read the description for the your view, so let me explain U.S. elections from my view…
Basically the more money you pay people, the more chance you have to win. It doesn’t matter if you have morals, all you gotta do there is lie until you get in office. that’s just primaries, the actual election for the president is an all out opponet bashing ad campaign while still lying your ass off.
I think here’s how it should go, take every candidate’s IQ, then we will decide. Because here’s why, Bush Jr. has the lowest IQ of any president ever, explains why we have a huge national debt and still in a win-less war. And why Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face, he also has a low IQ.
kiwiboi:I wouldn’t do that, her snuke may have fallen out of her snizz
Oh, and the worst possible thing that could happen is Obama/Clinton ticket to vote for, then, we are royaly f***ed.
Csimmons – only in South Park
kiwiboi:Maybe, but I wouldn’t tempt it
Hey Csimmons, I like the idea of a meritocracy as well, but here’s some famous persons and their IQ’s… aka still would not be perfect:
Hitler – 141
Nixon – 143
Hillary Clinton – 140
Bill Clinton – 137
George W. Bush – 125 (debatable)
George Washington – 118
JFK – 117
Ulysses S. Grant – 110
Leonardo da Vinci – 220 (I’d cut off my ear if I were that smart)
Sharon Stone – 154 (wtf?)
(***** movie star) Asia Carrera – 156 (ok…)
Andy Warhol – 86 (drugs?)
So it’s not how smart you are, it’s how you use it.
Hillary Clinton should be the next president. Since the US was formed, men have been calling the shots and look where we are now. Maybe with a woman in charge, things can improve. There are those who say only a man can be president because only men are “logical” creatures. I disagree, I think a female president can be logical and diplomatic. The men had their chance, now let a woman try and show the men how it’s done.
TMo: Yeah, it is more how you use it I guess, and are you serious about Da Vinci?!? I too would cut my ear off!
We need another great Democrat to pull the country out of the mire that we are in.
One that will talk to our enemies and make them see reason.
We need Jimmy Carter….I mean Obama
um, jamie, war is very profitable.
I don’t care who wins because I know u have no control.
caycee99:Well why not a black guy? Both were equallt restricted from being president and Hillary won’t deliver what she promises. Maybe the healthcare but that’s it.
Kiwiboi, Travis;
I don’t believe in big government meddling either. I absolutely detest the current climate of entitlement Everybody and his damn brother gets government money, the BLWTLF (Black Lesbians with Two Left Feet) and the SPVCIC (Society for the preservation of Vanatuan Culture in Canada) I’m sure are on the list. I also believe that if you are able bodied you should have to either work/train to receive welfare.
I believe in a market driven economy, with just enough rules to prevent price fixing and the like. I hate anyone telling me what to do.
That said I also believe that equal access to health care and education to be a basic human right. Obviously most Canadians agree as we have had some form of medical insurance in most provinces since the 1950′s and an act of Parliament made it law in the 60′s. It is not socialized medicine, both public and private enterprise participate.
Im just going to write in JFrater for president.
Gravy that argument has begun to loose its edge, yes war use to be profitable. But not this kind of war, sice the wars in iraq and afghanistan arnt to the scale of the world wars, we are not stimulating the economy by producing war materials. We are insted spending money to keep the resources we have functioning and that does not turn any sort of profit.
Leaning towards Obama, but I really would like to see who their running mates will be. As pointed out above, I fear that the first black or female president will be assassinated.
Da Vinci cut off his ear? Do you mean Van Gogh?
I’d really like to see Obama when he’s nominated, too. I feel he’s holding waaay back, for posterity’s sake.
if it wasn’t for his policies for Iraq i would vote for McCain. But because he wants to stay i want Obama. I consider myself a moderate but just because of the war i could not vote for McCain
I think we should just descend into anarchy. Worked for the…uh…worked for someone.
(longball: I honestly cant remember a single woman’s leader off the top of my head. I know there are some, very successful ones.)
List of current female leaders:
Ireland- President Mary McAleese elected 1997
New Zealand Prime Minister- Helen Clark elected 1999
Finland President- Tarja Halonen elected 2000
The Philippines President- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo succeeded 2001, elected 2004
Mozambique Prime Minister- Luisa Diogo appointed 2004
Germany Chancellor- Angela Merkel elected 2005
Liberia President- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf elected 2006
Chile President- Michelle Bachelet elected 2006
Switzerland President- Micheline Calmy-Rey appointed 2007
India President- Pratibha Patil elected 2007
Short Historical List:
Queen Hatshepsut (1503-1482 B.C.)
Boudicca (c. 40-60)
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Margaret Thatcher (1925-)
Wilma Pearl Mankiller (1945-)
Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-)
Read about one of them longball, you may be pleasantly surprised.
I think Obama should win and Clinton as vice. McCain is just a replica of Bush and I hate Bush and plus McCain is 72
I’m actually leaning towards Obama….because he doesn’t have the political background of the others….maybe he will be less like them then.
goof ball: name for me some things Bush did wrong.
Jfrater. Re your comment on coalition Governments in NZ.
I can’t remember one instance in NZ where a minority party has withheld support on supply and demand and forced the ruling party to abort proposed legislation. When a coalition government is formed the minor parties are permitted to withhold support on certain legislation, however, not supply and demand, this clause would be written into the coalition agreement.
If the agreement was to be broken and support withheld, the Government would be forced to dissolve parliament and call an early election. If that happened it’s probable the defaulting party would be missing from any further coalition governments in this or any other Parliament.In fact the chances are the would probably be missing from the next Parliament altogether. No one likes a deal breaker.
I have to say that Obama is the best choice. The Ohter two choices are the next Bush (McCain) and a chronic liar (Clinton). Obama is the only candidate that has lived like the rest of us normal people and can understand how we think and feel about the government. That is the real experience that he needs. Clinton will not help because she has royally screwed people left and right (ask Ron Paul and anyone who lives in New York State.) McCain is only going to continue this pointless war and that will continue to drive down the economy until we no longer have a country. Obama will be the one who will step up and dig us out of the economic hole that Bush has left our country in and, hopefully, restore our good name in the international community by being a diplomat instead of a war monger. Obama is the way to go.
Oh, before I forget, just in case my credentials are questioned, I live in New York State so I know hare badly we got screwed by Hillary Clinton.
I meant HOW badly. Damn typos.
Hillary Clinton by a comfortable mile.
McCain seems like a really nice guy and I like him and have respect for him – but I think he is a pretty lamentable politician. He seems a little “slow”. While I think he would be valuable as Commander-in-Chief because he was a POW for so many years and would know what it is like to be a soldier, I just don’t think his economic policies are good enough at all. I don’t see very much change with McCain.
Obama speaks and looks nice but pretty things don’t equal good. I also think he is very sneaky and has cleverly deceived the general public on many issues without most people noticing. when I read the gushing and worshiping of him on the net I get very, very worried. the last thing we need right now is a major leader who no one questions. To me Obama is a very big risk- he could either be wonderful, the next JFK – or he could be the biggest mistake we have ever made. Personally I am not willing to take that risk at this time. his record in the Senate is less than concrete and his policies are all very vague and pretty standard.
Clinton is a little gruff, I will say that, but she is very very smart and she gets stuff done. She knows exactly what needs to be done, her experience in the Senate and as First Lady gives her the know-how to handle major issues effectively. She doesn’t give good speeches but she does very well in debates – this is very telling. As a president sometimes you are going to have to react quickly on lots of issues. she has a sharp mind and her health care plan is hailed by health economists as the best and closest to universal health care. She also has one of the best policy advisers at arms-length at all times, Fmr. President Bill Clinton.
for all of you who won’t support Clinton because she is “a *****” PLEASE keep in mind that the last time we elected the “nice one” we ended up with G.W. Bush. Gore was consistently seen as stiff and unfriendly, while Bush was fun and happy. Bush won.
Now look where we are. I
Clinton ’08!
Screw Hillary. If she becomes elected President, our country has forgotten about everything it was founded on. Like the 1st Amendment says, “No female for president.” It’s the 1st freakin’ amendment. Obama isn’t really good either. He and Hillary believe the exact same stuff all the way down to the T, but I like Obama more because he has a faith and, Most importantly, he’s a dude, and the man should always lead, especially since the President will be leading the greatest country in the world, and I’m not going to have a President who’s a female. Where’s Huckabee when you need the “man” (male) the most. God heal our land.
Not that I believe in a god. Maybe we need Him right now…
I will be voting for a President who knows what form of government we have. We do not have a democracy, but a Republic. Rule by mob is dangerous and makes for countries with short lifespans. The United States is the oldest nation on Earth, and for good reason. When times get tough and people lose interest, our politicians stick with it and finish the job. Much like McCain will do with Iraq.
When the war was started, the VAST majority of Americans agreed with the war, and now that people realized what war actually meant, the people have changed their tune. If we leave Iraq unfinished, and struggling, what do you think will happen to the people? A person can’t be for human rights and call for an early withdrawal from Iraq.
Do I agree that it was a mistake to go in? Yes, I do, now that hind sight is 20/20. Our constitution and system of government protect us and the world against mob rule. The Republic of the United States is the rock in which we all cling. All forms of free government in the Western Hemisphere are modeled after ours.
It is the right of every human being to live free. Our forefathers believed these rights were in existence well before the Constitution was ever written.
The United States will be around much longer than any civilized nation on Earth because of our Republic. It will only last if we all realize this. Only in this century has our system of government been mislabeled as a Democracy.
C.F. Austin
slickwilly: Thank you so much, I strive very hard to be repugnant. It is very hard to offend everyone at the same time but I set my goals high and maybe one day… Since I am obligated to bring proof of the lies told by a politician I shall set off on my quest to prove the utterance of deceit from the pie-hole of those said greedy, slimy, low lives that we call politicians. But no I shall do one better! I shall bring you the heads of those foul beasts! I must say that I am not prejudice in any way, I am what you would call postjudice; I meet someone and THEN I judge them. For example if I were to meet someone whom everyone said was a big bloated butthole I would not assume that, I would meet that person and if they were indeed a big bloated butthole then I would deem them so. In my travels I have met and known many people, who are considered “famous”, among them both of the Clinton’s, good ‘ol George W. Bush, my uncle Frank Sinatra, Senator Kerry, countless pathetic leeches in the positions of Governors and Mayors, all those vain and hollow celebrities from Hollywood who don’t want you to know that they are barely 5 ft. tall, and athletes who play a child’s game and make a kings wage only to shrink their manhood and expand their mammaries in the search of some pointless statistic like how many times they can run around in a square without having a small ball brush their artificially created bodies and all of those people had lived up to their reputations or worse in some cases. Out of all of those wonderful people mentioned a few of them have actually lied to me personally, strictly in passing, but lying no the less. Their lies to me were horrible unspeakable things like “I’ll see you later” and “I’ll be back soon.” I still am devastated by their heartless deceit and will never be the same. They are politicians and if you believe that Obama, Clinton, and McCain have never told a lie then I have some very nice property I’d like to sell to you…
Fidel,
i think its safe to say u have way too much time on your hands if u spend it meeting politicians, movie stars, and professional athletes.
After watching the 3 closely and listening to their responses (both rehearsed and off the cuff) I will be voting for Senator Obama.
He seems to care more about the “average joe”, he is more concerned with the direction America is headed (heathcarewise, financially, environmentally..ect), and his timetable for bringing the troops home is shorter than the other 2 candidates.
I won’t be too disappointed if one of the others win though, anyone is better than GWB.
thank god im not 18 yet