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November 25, 2007 at 11:41 AM #103527November 25, 2007 at 12:49 PM #103392blahblahblahParticipant
The American people like to hear simple stories and the media are always willing to oblige them, especially at election time. The stories we heard in the last two presidential elections were:
2000 – The Good Old Boy versus Mister Smartypants
2004 – The Good Old Boy versus Swift Boat Liar Man From Tax-achusettsIn 2008, the media will give us one of the two following story lines:
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus Scary Woman-Man
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2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”
No other stories are going to be allowed. No matter how much sense any of the other candidates make, no matter how valid their points or how logical they are, presidential elections aren’t about logic or sense. They are about giving the American people the illusion that they have some input into the actions of the federal government. This has not been true in a very long time, so to keep us happy the media gives us story-time. Presidential election story-time serves the same purpose as preschool story-time; it makes our eyelids grow heavy and we inevitably drift off to sleep for another four years while they ship our jobs off to God-knows-where, debase our currency, and allow illegal immigrants to run riot in our streets.
As for myself, I haven’t decided who to vote for. Will it be Mister Nine-Eleven Man or Scary Woman-Man? Certainly not The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”. I really like Mister Gold Standard Man, but I suspect if he gains much more momentum, he will be pushed towards an independent run ala Ross Perot in 1992; this will split the Republican vote and tilt the election to Scary Woman-Man in 2008. Mister Gold Standard Man will simply never be allowed to win the Republican nomination.
Back to sleep everyone. Blue pills all around…
November 25, 2007 at 12:49 PM #103474blahblahblahParticipantThe American people like to hear simple stories and the media are always willing to oblige them, especially at election time. The stories we heard in the last two presidential elections were:
2000 – The Good Old Boy versus Mister Smartypants
2004 – The Good Old Boy versus Swift Boat Liar Man From Tax-achusettsIn 2008, the media will give us one of the two following story lines:
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus Scary Woman-Man
– OR –
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”
No other stories are going to be allowed. No matter how much sense any of the other candidates make, no matter how valid their points or how logical they are, presidential elections aren’t about logic or sense. They are about giving the American people the illusion that they have some input into the actions of the federal government. This has not been true in a very long time, so to keep us happy the media gives us story-time. Presidential election story-time serves the same purpose as preschool story-time; it makes our eyelids grow heavy and we inevitably drift off to sleep for another four years while they ship our jobs off to God-knows-where, debase our currency, and allow illegal immigrants to run riot in our streets.
As for myself, I haven’t decided who to vote for. Will it be Mister Nine-Eleven Man or Scary Woman-Man? Certainly not The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”. I really like Mister Gold Standard Man, but I suspect if he gains much more momentum, he will be pushed towards an independent run ala Ross Perot in 1992; this will split the Republican vote and tilt the election to Scary Woman-Man in 2008. Mister Gold Standard Man will simply never be allowed to win the Republican nomination.
Back to sleep everyone. Blue pills all around…
November 25, 2007 at 12:49 PM #103489blahblahblahParticipantThe American people like to hear simple stories and the media are always willing to oblige them, especially at election time. The stories we heard in the last two presidential elections were:
2000 – The Good Old Boy versus Mister Smartypants
2004 – The Good Old Boy versus Swift Boat Liar Man From Tax-achusettsIn 2008, the media will give us one of the two following story lines:
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus Scary Woman-Man
– OR –
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”
No other stories are going to be allowed. No matter how much sense any of the other candidates make, no matter how valid their points or how logical they are, presidential elections aren’t about logic or sense. They are about giving the American people the illusion that they have some input into the actions of the federal government. This has not been true in a very long time, so to keep us happy the media gives us story-time. Presidential election story-time serves the same purpose as preschool story-time; it makes our eyelids grow heavy and we inevitably drift off to sleep for another four years while they ship our jobs off to God-knows-where, debase our currency, and allow illegal immigrants to run riot in our streets.
As for myself, I haven’t decided who to vote for. Will it be Mister Nine-Eleven Man or Scary Woman-Man? Certainly not The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”. I really like Mister Gold Standard Man, but I suspect if he gains much more momentum, he will be pushed towards an independent run ala Ross Perot in 1992; this will split the Republican vote and tilt the election to Scary Woman-Man in 2008. Mister Gold Standard Man will simply never be allowed to win the Republican nomination.
Back to sleep everyone. Blue pills all around…
November 25, 2007 at 12:49 PM #103513blahblahblahParticipantThe American people like to hear simple stories and the media are always willing to oblige them, especially at election time. The stories we heard in the last two presidential elections were:
2000 – The Good Old Boy versus Mister Smartypants
2004 – The Good Old Boy versus Swift Boat Liar Man From Tax-achusettsIn 2008, the media will give us one of the two following story lines:
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus Scary Woman-Man
– OR –
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”
No other stories are going to be allowed. No matter how much sense any of the other candidates make, no matter how valid their points or how logical they are, presidential elections aren’t about logic or sense. They are about giving the American people the illusion that they have some input into the actions of the federal government. This has not been true in a very long time, so to keep us happy the media gives us story-time. Presidential election story-time serves the same purpose as preschool story-time; it makes our eyelids grow heavy and we inevitably drift off to sleep for another four years while they ship our jobs off to God-knows-where, debase our currency, and allow illegal immigrants to run riot in our streets.
As for myself, I haven’t decided who to vote for. Will it be Mister Nine-Eleven Man or Scary Woman-Man? Certainly not The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”. I really like Mister Gold Standard Man, but I suspect if he gains much more momentum, he will be pushed towards an independent run ala Ross Perot in 1992; this will split the Republican vote and tilt the election to Scary Woman-Man in 2008. Mister Gold Standard Man will simply never be allowed to win the Republican nomination.
Back to sleep everyone. Blue pills all around…
November 25, 2007 at 12:49 PM #103537blahblahblahParticipantThe American people like to hear simple stories and the media are always willing to oblige them, especially at election time. The stories we heard in the last two presidential elections were:
2000 – The Good Old Boy versus Mister Smartypants
2004 – The Good Old Boy versus Swift Boat Liar Man From Tax-achusettsIn 2008, the media will give us one of the two following story lines:
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus Scary Woman-Man
– OR –
2008 – Mister Nine-Eleven Man versus The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”
No other stories are going to be allowed. No matter how much sense any of the other candidates make, no matter how valid their points or how logical they are, presidential elections aren’t about logic or sense. They are about giving the American people the illusion that they have some input into the actions of the federal government. This has not been true in a very long time, so to keep us happy the media gives us story-time. Presidential election story-time serves the same purpose as preschool story-time; it makes our eyelids grow heavy and we inevitably drift off to sleep for another four years while they ship our jobs off to God-knows-where, debase our currency, and allow illegal immigrants to run riot in our streets.
As for myself, I haven’t decided who to vote for. Will it be Mister Nine-Eleven Man or Scary Woman-Man? Certainly not The Guy Whose Name Sounds Like “Osama”. I really like Mister Gold Standard Man, but I suspect if he gains much more momentum, he will be pushed towards an independent run ala Ross Perot in 1992; this will split the Republican vote and tilt the election to Scary Woman-Man in 2008. Mister Gold Standard Man will simply never be allowed to win the Republican nomination.
Back to sleep everyone. Blue pills all around…
November 26, 2007 at 6:49 AM #103530JWM in SDParticipant“An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?”
So you want to trust a person whose primary allegiance is to a group of private, ultra-wealthy bankers? So far, in this crisis, BB’s track record is not so good unless you like to watch the value of your savings go down the toilet.
You really need to re-think your comments here, because they are idiotic at best.
November 26, 2007 at 6:49 AM #103613JWM in SDParticipant“An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?”
So you want to trust a person whose primary allegiance is to a group of private, ultra-wealthy bankers? So far, in this crisis, BB’s track record is not so good unless you like to watch the value of your savings go down the toilet.
You really need to re-think your comments here, because they are idiotic at best.
November 26, 2007 at 6:49 AM #103626JWM in SDParticipant“An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?”
So you want to trust a person whose primary allegiance is to a group of private, ultra-wealthy bankers? So far, in this crisis, BB’s track record is not so good unless you like to watch the value of your savings go down the toilet.
You really need to re-think your comments here, because they are idiotic at best.
November 26, 2007 at 6:49 AM #103655JWM in SDParticipant“An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?”
So you want to trust a person whose primary allegiance is to a group of private, ultra-wealthy bankers? So far, in this crisis, BB’s track record is not so good unless you like to watch the value of your savings go down the toilet.
You really need to re-think your comments here, because they are idiotic at best.
November 26, 2007 at 6:49 AM #103676JWM in SDParticipant“An obstetrician (Ron Paul) or a professor with three published textbooks on macroeconomics (Ben Bernanke)?”
So you want to trust a person whose primary allegiance is to a group of private, ultra-wealthy bankers? So far, in this crisis, BB’s track record is not so good unless you like to watch the value of your savings go down the toilet.
You really need to re-think your comments here, because they are idiotic at best.
November 26, 2007 at 7:10 AM #103535RaybyrnesParticipantSo I guess by the same rational if I need a doctor I probably would want to stay clear of Ron Paul because of his allegiance to the Medical and Pharma companies.
You don’t have to like Ben Benanke. You don’t have to agree with Bernanke, but last I looked he was a Professor for Princeton. They make good money but definitely not the type of loot a hedge fund manger would make and I am certain he has had multiple offers.
Ron paul is another Ralph Nadar. I am glad to see divergent opinions and issues being raised but he is not going anywhere. Living in California gives you the luxury if you are Republican to vote for him because your vote is fairly meaningless. The state is going Democrat
November 26, 2007 at 7:10 AM #103617RaybyrnesParticipantSo I guess by the same rational if I need a doctor I probably would want to stay clear of Ron Paul because of his allegiance to the Medical and Pharma companies.
You don’t have to like Ben Benanke. You don’t have to agree with Bernanke, but last I looked he was a Professor for Princeton. They make good money but definitely not the type of loot a hedge fund manger would make and I am certain he has had multiple offers.
Ron paul is another Ralph Nadar. I am glad to see divergent opinions and issues being raised but he is not going anywhere. Living in California gives you the luxury if you are Republican to vote for him because your vote is fairly meaningless. The state is going Democrat
November 26, 2007 at 7:10 AM #103631RaybyrnesParticipantSo I guess by the same rational if I need a doctor I probably would want to stay clear of Ron Paul because of his allegiance to the Medical and Pharma companies.
You don’t have to like Ben Benanke. You don’t have to agree with Bernanke, but last I looked he was a Professor for Princeton. They make good money but definitely not the type of loot a hedge fund manger would make and I am certain he has had multiple offers.
Ron paul is another Ralph Nadar. I am glad to see divergent opinions and issues being raised but he is not going anywhere. Living in California gives you the luxury if you are Republican to vote for him because your vote is fairly meaningless. The state is going Democrat
November 26, 2007 at 7:10 AM #103660RaybyrnesParticipantSo I guess by the same rational if I need a doctor I probably would want to stay clear of Ron Paul because of his allegiance to the Medical and Pharma companies.
You don’t have to like Ben Benanke. You don’t have to agree with Bernanke, but last I looked he was a Professor for Princeton. They make good money but definitely not the type of loot a hedge fund manger would make and I am certain he has had multiple offers.
Ron paul is another Ralph Nadar. I am glad to see divergent opinions and issues being raised but he is not going anywhere. Living in California gives you the luxury if you are Republican to vote for him because your vote is fairly meaningless. The state is going Democrat
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