HereComesTheReignAgain Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 They sent him everywhere during the campaigns, and more people came out to see him than the candidates he was stumping for. His charisma and cult of personality are through the roof, and to tell you the truth, the fact that he doesn't have a long political rap sheet is a bonus, rather than a detriment. 831586[/snapback] But does anyone know what he has done or plans to do? I understand he has a good personality. I have even heard the incredibly demeaning "he speaks so well for a black man" quote more than a few times. Perhaps the lack of political history would help him, but it would also put a big target on him once the real debating starts. It would certainly make things interesting. I have to admit, I don't dislike him as much as the other Democrat possibilities, so maybe there is something to the "put a charismatic newcomer in the mix" strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Obama is currently the popular choice because people don't really know where he stands of all the issues, and he hasn't yet been put through the scrutiny of the media and opposition. What more can be said about Hillary that hasn't already been said, anything from calling her a lesbian to having an affair and being involved in the murder of Vince Foster. She's faced it all and still is a frontrunner. Obama's popularity will go down once he has to take a stand on issues and people look at his lack of experience. I see him like John Edwards before 2004, someone who will get more exposure and may be a player in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 What more can be said about Hillary that hasn't already been said I'm sure there will be more. Like I've never heard anyone say this about her, " She's a beautiful woman " or " I'd do her " < just typing that made me ill........ > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Bills Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I'm sure there will be more. Like I've never heard anyone say this about her, " She's a beautiful woman " or " I'd do her " < just typing that made me ill........ > 831748[/snapback] You obviously haven't seen /dev/null when he is drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 You obviously haven't seen /dev/null when he is drunk 831783[/snapback] When is he not drunk. He thinks Picard could kick Kirk's ass, he's !@#$ing nuts!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 Just so it's not Clinton vs. Bush. Clinton vs. X, X vs. Bush, I'll vote for X, no question. Clinton vs. Bush...I'm declaring open, armed revolution. 831237[/snapback] I wouldn't mind seeing Hillary vs Condy. That'd be awesome. CAT FIGHT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Any mirrors in your world? 831513[/snapback] Good one, you Alaskan retard. that's in the same class as, "I'm rubber, you're glue. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Hillary? She's the front-runner, and is until otherwise proven. This is her best chance to be President. Obama? I actually like him, and I think he will be President someday. Just not this time around. The wild-card here is...AL GORE. He says he's not running. I don't believe him. Considering the $150 million or so he banked when Google went public, he can finance his own campaign. I still think Gore wants to be President, and I think he could beat Hillary, but he needs to announce his intentions, and soon. I don't think he can win as a Ross Perot-style-Crazy-Uncle-Al independent candidate (even though he has the money to run that way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I still think Gore wants to be President, and I think he could beat Hillary, but he needs to announce his intentions, and soon. I don't think he can win as a Ross Perot-style-Crazy-Uncle-Al independent candidate (even though he has the money to run that way). 832422[/snapback] If Gore runs I think he'll be Hillary's top competition for the nomination, but might have a tougher time winning the general election because he'd be perceived as being more liberal than Hillary. It must be tough for him knowing that he got more votes than Bush, and if not for the Florida ballot screwups he would have been president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 You obviously haven't seen /dev/null when he is drunk 831783[/snapback] When is he not drunk. He thinks Picard could kick Kirk's ass, he's !@#$ing nuts!!! 831802[/snapback] I'm not drunk right now. I was about 12 hours ago and will be again in another 8 or so And in this moment of sober clarity I have realized how right I was... Picard pwns Kirk And if Hillary wins the Democratic nomination in 08 the only way the Republicans can lose is if they nominate Jeb, Newt, or Maccacca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 The only thing I ever hear about him is that he speaks well and has a good personality. 831577[/snapback] Please let me make clear that the following is NOT aimed as you! OK? Imo, the fact that people are running around saying that a sitting US Senator "speaks well" is just as racist as tha accusations being throw about at Tennessee (wouldn't vote for a black, etc.). It is just more subtle. I am surprised nobody is saying that he is "well dressed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungee Jumper Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Please let me make clear that the following is NOT aimed as you! OK? Imo, the fact that people are running around saying that a sitting US Senator "speaks well" is just as racist as tha accusations being throw about at Tennessee (wouldn't vote for a black, etc.). It is just more subtle. I am surprised nobody is saying that he is "well dressed." 835203[/snapback] Respectfully, I disagree. It's not racist, after all, to say that Bush speaks poorly. Obama is well-spoken. Not "well-spoken for a black man". Well-spoken, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Obama is well-spoken. Not "well-spoken for a black man". Well-spoken, period. Obama is well spoken the same way Mario Cuomo is well spoken. Obama is one of the few folks alive, I'd pay to watch a speech live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Respectfully, I disagree. It's not racist, after all, to say that Bush speaks poorly. Obama is well-spoken. Not "well-spoken for a black man". Well-spoken, period. 835334[/snapback] Hollywood actors, and Geico spokesmen have good diction. Does fine articulation trump all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungee Jumper Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hollywood actors, and Geico spokesmen have good diction. Does fine articulation trump all? 835349[/snapback] A handful of us in this country still care about issues. Only a handful, though. Doesn't change the fact that he is well-spoken, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 A handful of us in this country still care about issues. Only a handful, though. Doesn't change the fact that he is well-spoken, though. 835358[/snapback] Why do you post my exact responses a lot of times before I have the chance to up my post count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungee Jumper Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Why do you post my exact responses a lot of times before I have the chance to up my post count? 835384[/snapback] The same way I have a thousand posts in a month. I type very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 The same way I have a thousand posts in a month. I type very fast. 835392[/snapback] So do I damnit, well over 100 words a minute. I think you just have more free time on your hands at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungee Jumper Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 So do I damnit, well over 100 words a minute. I think you just have more free time on your hands at work. 835461[/snapback] 120 wpm. But I'm a programmer with a wicked IT setup including three monitors...so usually it's pretty easy to have TSW open on one waiting to snipe in a thread. Now I just alt-tab back to my code... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 120 wpm. Yeah thats what I'm at too. But I'm a programmer with a wicked IT setup including three monitors...so usually it's pretty easy to have TSW open on one waiting to snipe in a thread. Now I just alt-tab back to my code... 835482[/snapback] *grin* I'm on a dual-monitor setup with filemaker open all the time on one monitor. Have another monitor next to me but thats for machines I'm working on, and 2 monitors on the other side of my desk facing the other way for when they're needed. The problem with me though is I only work part time, and the rest of the time I'm in class, so I'm not surfing TBD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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