Politics U.S Presidential Primary Thread #2 (Read 14095 times)

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idk, what do you guys think about all these attacks on Obama regarding experience? Is his lack of experience as a governor really that important? I mean, look at all the experience Bush had... and uh... we're $4 trillion in the hole since when he started his first term.
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ugh he has more "experience" than lincoln.
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didnt help hilary, did it? plus when you look at mccain stumbling over matters of economics or even foreign policy (which he claims is his strength) it's not going to matter!
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hehehehe McCain can't use a computer

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only slightly racist.
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Jajajaja I just convince an ultra rightwing friend of mine to vote Obama.

(he was technically already a bit leftwing because he was like "if everyone gave just a dime more, we could make a huge dent in our national debt)

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Paul addresses Obama
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i've been spending some time reading about michelle obama and watching videos of her talking on youtube. i like her more than i like barack, but i dunno how much of a help she is to his campaign. like, she is really frank in her public appearances. she's funny, too, but she doesn't dress what she is saying up in euphemisms and catchphrases, and she really does sound pissed off a lot of the time. now i think this is great because i agree with pretty much everything i've seen her say (i know i don't agree with a couple of barack's policies but she hasn't been talking about those), but i think she might drive some of the swing voters off because there will be people who get afraid of how convicted she at least appears to be. there will also be people who get turned away by a strong woman and i've heard shit like she's leading barack around the the nose, she's an angry black woman looking for revenge etc so i don't think i'm being too ridiculous.

although maybe she will turn out to be a political asset, and there will be more people like me who respect barack as a candidate even more because of how impressive a person his wife is. she's also a really fucking good speaker, too. i think she's better than barack there as well. i'm not saying i think he should ask her to stay in the background again just in case people get afraid of her, because that would be contradictory to everything they say and how i think they should be, too, i am just aware that there will probably be some people who use her as another reason to hate barack obama.

and i wish michelle obama was my wife.
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Paul addresses Obama
You know, this is going to sound really dumb, but I can't stand to listen to that guy anymore. From my point of view, he's even worse than Mike Huckabee. And yet so many people claim that they support him because "he'll never raise taxes" and "he's a straight-talker". It baffles and disgusts me time and again. Can you tell me what he's saying to Obama? Because I'd rather just not watch it at all.
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He pretty much goes into the same old rhetoric about Obama's campaign slogans, saying he's not for change but for the status quo. Obama wants more troops in Afghanistan, doesn't want to address the monetary financial crisis, wants the same foreign policy, and only cares about banks, big corporations, the politicians and of course THE SYSTEM, MAN. He then criticizes Obama's negligence with social issues, asking "Do you care about sick people using marijuana?" (Is this really the biggest social concern we have right now?)

He then winds down in his libertarian rage, noting that there's (strangely) a lot of overlap with Obama and Paul supporters. He concludes that change is about making sure there is no draft, bringing troops home, balancing the budget, and making sure we have "sound money" and that the only way to "convert" him is to convert his young people.

I don't know, it's pretty much the same stuff I think. He basically repeats the same thing he says in every speech.


Jesus christ, I gasped when I saw that, I couldn't believe it! I guess it's some HYSTERICAL JOKE made in reference to Michelle calling Barack her "baby's daddy," but this is completely inappropriate. I guess it's not surprising though when you have anchors on there who compare the two to terrorists.
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noooooooooooooooooooooo

the revolution is over

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/12/paul-suspends-presidential-campaign-forms-new-organization/
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noooooooooooooooooooooo

the revolution is over

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/12/paul-suspends-presidential-campaign-forms-new-organization/

All I've got to say about that is that it's about damn time.  I really have no clue as to why he stayed in the race for so long.
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Meanwhile, the internet still details and praises his every fart. You know, this is the first time I've actually been SERIOUSLY DISGUSTED with the internet. This has really been a reality check for me. It's reminded me of the fact that PEOPLE ARE STUPID and will gladly follow a closet neo-nazi till the end of the world. They probably don't even really support his policies, seen as how most of them switched to Obama, his antipode, when it turned out he wasn't going to win.

hey dont mind me im on the straight talk express lol

hey guys ron paul is the best because he says DIFFERENT THINGS and he's not winning the election because the government is trying to silence him and that means he must be saying all the right things because no country in the world has publicly owned roads which must be because all governments are corrupted and ron paul says he isn't so it must be true sdafjhkjcxzhl CXZMV<c zx,bnmvbzn,mb
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here we are... it has begun:

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/

RON PAUL'S YE OLDE CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTIE

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We will educate our fellow Americans in freedom, sound money, non-interventionism, and free markets.
Finally..... I can be educated about freedom. FREEDOM.

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I already donated my $2,300 and i'd gladly donate 50x that much if it was legal. You can't put a price on liberty, and Paul is the ONLY candidate that provides it.

It's sad to see that there are so many who still are scared ***** of freedom...
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FOR LIBERTY!

We need to give the states the liberty to decide for themselves whether blacks can vote! That's what Abraham Lincoln would've wanted!
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All I've got to say about that is that it's about damn time.  I really have no clue as to why he stayed in the race for so long.
Maybe he wanted to wait until the Democratic Nominee had been decided and let that fade for a week or so before announcing his withdrawal from the Republican race and the launch of his Independent race? idk, so to avoid having the two events clash because if he withdrew the same day or so that Barack became the official nominee I'm sure Paul wouldn't get a lot of news coverage. This is just one of the possible angles I'm seeing atm, and what seems to be the most likely one (I don't know that much American politics)
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FUCKTim Russert Died
I don't know how big a deal this is for most of you, but I really enjoyed watching him on Meet the Press and the various other political shows he did.
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Meh, most of Ron Paul's supporters either didn't know who he was and couldn't tell the candidates apart or were crazy.

Most of them aren't even old enough to vote.
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There were actually a lot of serious Ron Paul supporters in my area that were very disappointed
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FUCKTim Russert Died
I don't know how big a deal this is for most of you, but I really enjoyed watching him on Meet the Press and the various other political shows he did.

Yeah, I doubt the majority of the people here watch Meet the Press. It's kind of sucky because I watched it regularly, and Tim Russert seemed to always be a real civil journalist/moderator. He seemed like he really enjoyed what he did, you can tell by watching him on t.v. He was only in his late 50s I think?

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