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Your Choice For US President

Poll ended at Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:53 pm

Barack Obama
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44%
John McCain
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33%
Ralph Nader
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11%
Other
1
11%
 
Total votes: 9

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Kristatos wrote:I voted Nader, America's answer to Screaming Lord Sutch, since the question was not "who do you think will be the next president?".
:lol: despite the change in wording I doubt Jenna was ever a serious contender :)
Maybe we can do "who do you think will be the next president?" question right before the election.
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Goldeneye wrote::lol: despite the change in wording I doubt Jenna was ever a serious contender :)
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I wondered what had happened to all the posts! I thought I'd entered the Twighlight Zone. :lol:
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Obama would be a much appropriate choice.
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I can't decide if Bill Clinton was pleased that Hillary did not win, or upset because he had the chance of being in the White House again.
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Paris Hilton's mom takes offense at McCain's humor

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Paris Hilton's mother doesn't share John McCain's sense of humor.

McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, said last week that his campaign ad mocking Democrat Barack Obama with images of Hilton and singer Britney Spears was part of an attempt to inject humor into the presidential race.

On Sunday, Hilton's mother, Kathy Hilton, a McCain donor, registered her disapproval.

"It is a complete waste of the country's time and attention at the very moment when millions of people are losing their homes and their jobs," Kathy Hilton said in a short article posted on the liberal Huffington Post Web site. "And it is a completely frivolous way to choose the next president of the United States."

The ad plays on Obama's popularity by dismissing him as a mere celebrity, like Hilton and Spears. The Obama campaign has said the ad is proof that McCain would rather launch negative attacks than debate important issues.

McCain on Friday denied that his campaign had taken a negative turn, saying, "We think it's got a lot of humor in it, we're having fun and enjoying it."

Kathy Hilton, however, was unpersuaded, calling the ad "a complete waste of the money John McCain's contributors have donated to his campaign."

Kathy Hilton and her husband donated a total of $4,600 to McCain's campaign earlier this year.
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Any news on who will be the running mate for each candidate? When do they have to pick someone?
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James wrote:Any news on who will be the running mate for each candidate? When do they have to pick someone?
Last I heard, Obama was expected to announce a week before the convention. Dunno about McCain.
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McCain, I know you want to be "hip" with all the kids these days by using that kind of humor, but please, no.
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It's a shame Mike Huckerby didn't get the Republican nomination. He was going to have Chuck Norris as his running mate wasn't he?
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carl stromberg wrote:It's a shame Mike Huckerby didn't get the Republican nomination. He was going to have Chuck Norris as his running mate wasn't he?
I thought he promised it to Stephen Colbert.
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Paris Hilton did well enough on her own. Never thought I'd hear anything smart form her.
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James wrote:Any news on who will be the running mate for each candidate? When do they have to pick someone?
They probably will not pick a running mate until right before the convention or wait to announce until during their conventions.

Obama has to pick somebody to balance his inexperience while not out shining him and make people wonder why Obama is on the top of the ticket.
McCain has to pick somebody who dons;’t make him look too young ;) while at the same time not make him look too old.
For both candidates they have to pick somebody we will be comfortable with taking over the presidency. Obama is under threats from radical assholes. McCain is under the threat of succumbing to natural causes :lol: Probably should take in consideration that McCain’s mom is feisty 90 + years old and going strong. Hell she got another speeding ticket last june.
Joking aside for both of them there is a greater threat of terrorists for whoever will lead this free nation. Vice presidents became important when it became clear there are people out there willing to trade there lives and their families lives to kill our leaders and people.

Vice Presidents are important for the good of our country but I still can’t explain Cheney. How Cheney survived 2 terms with a tricky heart or why they didn’t get rid of him when he shot that old man :(

IMHO Gephardt wouldn’t be a bad choice for Obama
McCain might excite things by choosing Lieberman (violating the failed candidate rule because it crosses party lines) or if he really wants to win persuade Colin Powell to be his veep.
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Kristatos wrote:
carl stromberg wrote:It's a shame Mike Huckerby didn't get the Republican nomination. He was going to have Chuck Norris as his running mate wasn't he?
I thought he promised it to Stephen Colbert.
Yep! He did.
AFAIK he didn’t back down from it because there was never a serious issue of him winning.
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Dr. No wrote:Paris Hilton did well enough on her own. Never thought I'd hear anything smart form her.
You know that the world is truly coming to an end..when highly paid officials don't make sense, but Paris does!!!
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Craig: 'Barack Obama Would Make a Good James Bond'

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Daniel Craig says Barack Obama would make a better James Bond than his presidential opponent John McCain.

He tells Parade.com, "Obama would be the better Bond, because—if he's true to his word—he'd be willing to quite literally look the enemy in the eye and go toe-to-toe with them.

"McCain, because of his long service and experience, would probably be a better M.

"There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain."
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Goldeneye wrote:
Daniel Craig says Barack Obama would make a better James Bond than his presidential opponent John McCain.

He tells Parade.com, "Obama would be the better Bond, because—if he's true to his word—he'd be willing to quite literally look the enemy in the eye and go toe-to-toe with them.

"McCain, because of his long service and experience, would probably be a better M.

"There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain."
That is a stupid question to ask Craig. Maybe he got tired of answering when is Bond coming back?

So McCain is a better person to have in charge and Obama is better as Bond the one who doesn't have to lead or plan :? There is only a 30 year difference in age and one is a disabled vet. , duh! The DAV isn't going to run down any body. When people say Barack is cool like Bond the Bond they are thinking of is not Craig. Hell the McCain people could make this a good attack ad, ;) :)

Dangerously Inexperienced
Out of Control
Untrustworthy Worthy
Emotionless and Cold
Daniel Craig says Barack Obama is too Dangerous for Our Times
Vote McCain, Vote Experience When it Matters Most
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geez Craig is as bad as Biden :) ;)
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Goldeneye wrote:
Daniel Craig says Barack Obama would make a better James Bond than his presidential opponent John McCain.

He tells Parade.com, "Obama would be the better Bond, because—if he's true to his word—he'd be willing to quite literally look the enemy in the eye and go toe-to-toe with them.

"McCain, because of his long service and experience, would probably be a better M.

"There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain."
What on earth is Daniel Craig on about?

The campaign starts here: Palin 2012!

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Eh, might not agree with the Palin 2012 thing but let's see how Obama does.eh?

You know it's a slow news day when:Every news outlet(or so it seems) does stories about what kind of dog the Obamas are going to get :P
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