The US Presidential Race. - Page 54

Cyberbob · 13th November 2008, 09:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rep

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washingt...istration.html

Click the pdf

Interesting.. it's like choosing your own team at sports.. all-stars.

Al Gore, Colin Powell, RFK Jr, Caroline Kennedy, Howard Dean (YEAH!! guy)

Cyberbob · 13th November 2008, 10:02

News from the campaign trail that Newsweek wouldn't release until Nov. 5th. Some of it's pretty interesting:

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McCain himself rarely spoke to Palin during the campaign, and aides kept him in the dark about the details of her spending on clothes because they were sure he would be offended. Palin asked to speak along with McCain at his Arizona concession speech Tuesday night, but campaign strategist Steve Schmidt vetoed the request.

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The debates unnerved both candidates. When he was preparing for them during the Democratic primaries, Obama was recorded saying, "I don't consider this to be a good format for me, which makes me more cautious. I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, 'You know, this is a stupid question, but let me … answer it.' So when Brian Williams is asking me about what's a personal thing that you've done [that's green], and I say, you know, 'Well, I planted a bunch of trees.' And he says, 'I'm talking about personal.' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'.

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An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.

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McCain also was reluctant to use Obama's incendiary pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, as a campaign issue. The Republican had set firm boundaries: no Jeremiah Wright; no attacking Michelle Obama; no attacking Obama for not serving in the military. McCain balked at an ad using images of children that suggested that Obama might not protect them from terrorism

The first three chapters
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167582
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167639
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167755

Cyberbob · 13th November 2008, 10:08

The rest

Part 4 http://www.newsweek.com/id/167865/output/print
Part 5 http://www.newsweek.com/id/167905/output/print
Part 6 http://www.newsweek.com/id/167950/output/print
Part 7 http://www.newsweek.com/id/168017

SpaceCowboy · 13th November 2008, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rep

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washingt...istration.html

Click the pdf

very interesting! i was hoping richard clark would be on homeland security, and there he is. very wise choice, obama. if this is legit, that is.

al gore on climate - hmm. decent pick, if controversial. well, if he does his job, thats all that matters.

A Corpse · 13th November 2008, 11:03

Well done Bob. All those quotes have already shown up in this thread, and that set of links just on the previous page by Torka.

Cyberbob · 13th November 2008, 11:13

bah!

dead goon · 13th November 2008, 11:36

sidbo · 13th November 2008, 17:09

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/...ree-votes.html

Jenza · 14th November 2008, 04:12

That link really doesn't do it justice

^^^^^^ TED STEVENS IS GOING TO LOSE HIS SEAT ^^^^^^^

SpaceCowboy · 14th November 2008, 10:40

yep, later update: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/...-thursday.html

Deadmeat · 14th November 2008, 11:07

America, you have earned your new puppy.

simcore_ · 14th November 2008, 17:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCS

Don't ask stupid questions. How many times do I need to say this is not 1963? Look - a guy chucked a live grenade at GWB 3 years ago. You seem to think I'm saying it's impossible to assassinate the president. Try to understand - I'm saying the threat is not as terrible as the newspaper headlines make it out to be.

I googled that and found this to read instead..

Jesus christ at how many times these guys have been fucked with!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ation_attempts

Ab · 14th November 2008, 18:40

Barack Obama getting around in Chicago, only 5 months ago.

caffiend · 14th November 2008, 21:47

Very cool. I wish that photo showed the security detail following. Fat dudes in suits jogging (or yogging, it might be a soft 'j') while talking into their cufflinks FTW.

Jenza · 15th November 2008, 02:29

He had protection since a few months before he announced his Presidential bid.

Jonas Undrawing · 15th November 2008, 15:48

i dunno if this one was posted.. but it certainly deserves reposting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ctgw9VyV_0

30 minutes; in the rain; crowd going crazy for him.

devilmonkey · 16th November 2008, 01:57

devilmonkey · 18th November 2008, 18:46

http://dvice.com/archives/2008/11/obamas_new_pres.php hes got styles

Ritalin · 20th November 2008, 15:14

Hehehe, I just remembered to check http://www.isobamapresidentyet.com today.

smudge · 21st November 2008, 20:56

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=z-kjM1asH-8 !!!

dead goon · 22nd November 2008, 02:26

please do not put obama and paris hilton in the same image again :/

SpaceCowboy · 22nd November 2008, 14:48

freerepublic is still comedy gold

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This is totally unacceptable!

The Lord Messiah Obama will start the Second U.S. Civil War if he starts throwing innocent people in prison for purely political reasons.

dead goon · 23rd November 2008, 16:32

edit: thread already started

[WanG] Wandarah · 23rd November 2008, 22:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by smudge

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=z-kjM1asH-8 !!!

i have no idea what the fuck this crazy motherfucker is talking about.

i do love this comment in the comment section thought:

'her words are like popcorn farts.'

Cyberbob · 24th November 2008, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by simcore_

I googled that and found this to read instead..

Jesus christ at how many times these guys have been fucked with!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ation_attempts

Hardcaw.

While Roosevelt was campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 14, 1912, a saloonkeeper named John Schrank shot him, but the bullet lodged in his chest only after penetrating both his steel eyeglass case and passing through a thick (50 pages) single-folded copy of the speech he was carrying in his jacket. Roosevelt, as an experienced hunter and anatomist, correctly concluded that since he wasn't coughing blood the bullet had not completely penetrated the chest wall to his lung, and so declined suggestions he go to the hospital immediately. Instead, he delivered his scheduled speech with blood seeping into his shirt. He spoke for ninety minutes. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."

Cyberbob · 24th November 2008, 17:37

Somewhat related to the election.

U.S. elected officials flunk civics/history quiz

The exam questions covered American history, the workings of the US government and economics.

Among the questions asked of some 2,500 people who were randomly selected to take the test, including "self-identified elected officials," was one which asked respondents to "name two countries that were our enemies during World War II."

Sixty-nine percent of respondents correctly identified Germany and Japan. Among the incorrect answers were Britain, China, Russia, Canada, Mexico and Spain.

Forty percent of respondents, meanwhile, incorrectly believed that the US president has the power to declare war, while 54 percent correctly answered that that power rests with Congress.

Asked about the electoral college, 20 percent of elected officials incorrectly said it was established to "supervise the first televised presidential debates."

Quiz here http://www.americancivicliteracy.org...rces/quiz.aspx

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13th November 2008, 11:03	#2125
A Corpse talkative lurker	Well done Bob. All those quotes have already shown up in this thread, and that set of links just on the previous page by Torka. __________________ Broke my addiction! Bye bye Eve, hello Minecraft. Wait... >_<

14th November 2008, 10:40	#2130
SpaceCowboy Here be dragons	yep, later update: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/...-thursday.html __________________ Peace.

13th November 2008, 10:08	#2123
Cyberbob	The rest Part 4 http://www.newsweek.com/id/167865/output/print Part 5 http://www.newsweek.com/id/167905/output/print Part 6 http://www.newsweek.com/id/167950/output/print Part 7 http://www.newsweek.com/id/168017 __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

13th November 2008, 11:13	#2126
Cyberbob	bah! __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

13th November 2008, 17:09	#2128
sidbo Raptus regaliter	http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/...ree-votes.html

14th November 2008, 04:12	#2129
Jenza	That link really doesn't do it justice ^^^^^^ TED STEVENS IS GOING TO LOSE HIS SEAT ^^^^^^^

14th November 2008, 11:07	#2131
Deadmeat	America, you have earned your new puppy.

14th November 2008, 18:40	#2133
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Barack Obama getting around in Chicago, only 5 months ago.

14th November 2008, 21:47	#2134
caffiend	Very cool. I wish that photo showed the security detail following. Fat dudes in suits jogging (or yogging, it might be a soft 'j') while talking into their cufflinks FTW. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

15th November 2008, 02:29	#2135
Jenza	He had protection since a few months before he announced his Presidential bid.

15th November 2008, 15:48	#2136
Jonas Undrawing	i dunno if this one was posted.. but it certainly deserves reposting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ctgw9VyV_0 30 minutes; in the rain; crowd going crazy for him.

16th November 2008, 01:57	#2137
devilmonkey	__________________ Just because I'm a short New Zealander doesnt make me a Hobbit

13th November 2008, 11:36	#2127
dead goon

18th November 2008, 18:46	#2138
devilmonkey	http://dvice.com/archives/2008/11/obamas_new_pres.php hes got styles __________________ Just because I'm a short New Zealander doesnt make me a Hobbit

20th November 2008, 15:14	#2139
Ritalin	Hehehe, I just remembered to check http://www.isobamapresidentyet.com today.

21st November 2008, 20:56	#2140
smudge Ich Bin Ein Grey Lynner	http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=z-kjM1asH-8 !!!

22nd November 2008, 02:26	#2141
dead goon	please do not put obama and paris hilton in the same image again :/

23rd November 2008, 16:32	#2143
dead goon	edit: thread already started

24th November 2008, 17:37	#2146
Cyberbob	Somewhat related to the election. U.S. elected officials flunk civics/history quiz The exam questions covered American history, the workings of the US government and economics. Among the questions asked of some 2,500 people who were randomly selected to take the test, including "self-identified elected officials," was one which asked respondents to "name two countries that were our enemies during World War II." Sixty-nine percent of respondents correctly identified Germany and Japan. Among the incorrect answers were Britain, China, Russia, Canada, Mexico and Spain. Forty percent of respondents, meanwhile, incorrectly believed that the US president has the power to declare war, while 54 percent correctly answered that that power rests with Congress. Asked about the electoral college, 20 percent of elected officials incorrectly said it was established to "supervise the first televised presidential debates." Quiz here http://www.americancivicliteracy.org...rces/quiz.aspx __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

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