THE US Elections Thread (merged)

k_semler

link Kerry will be conceding at 1300 EST on 11/03/2004. I will definatly be listening on my radio for it. FOUR MORE YEARS!!!
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"These stupid peasants, who, throughout the world, hold potentates on their thrones, make statesmen illustrious, provide generals with lasting victories, all with ignorance, indifferences, or half-witted hatred, moving the world with the strength of their arms, and getting their heads knocked together, in the name of god, the king, or the stock exchange - immortal, dreaming, hopeless asses, who surrender their reason to the care of a shining puppet, and persuade some toy to carry their lives in his purse."
Stephen Crane
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tdrive · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 11, 2004 Posts: 350

KiddieKorral · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:20 pm Post subject:

As I've said in another thread...

I need some Pepto-Bismol.
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AnnaLivia · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:28 pm Post subject:

Amurdica Absurdica where the junglemen are in agleement today, boy howdy.
How does it feel to be known as an American to our otherborders friends, when (I wager) many of us feel our values are being marginalized near-off-the-map in the country of our birth, right in the middle of our lives, thank you?

I learnt early the world was round. Brainiac I be, I never forgot that one. I look down and see my feet standing on every country of the worldand I want to protect myself best by not inviting harm.not to mention that I actually happen to treasure ALL the flavors in god's garden. (a thought I know will leave a few scratching cranium). I want you free of my tyranny as much as me from yours. I want international agreement by sovereign states to farking well declare food and clean water as inviolable human rightsNOW. I want to stop us all continuing to rob the very FUTURE.
But how in bloody blazes would the rest of the world know that after today after the ghastly coronation of the permanent son/naked emperor? Jesus, the shame. It's worse than the heartbreak of scoriasis ever was.
I feel so debraved. so liberfree. So opushed.
And so at a loss to tell the whole rest of humanity how some of us in amurdica absurdica feel tonight.

And this from someone who realized all along how likely little the outcome mattered anyway.
And with that, it's cocktail time in iowa. It's after five and I haven't spontaneously combusted all day. But, with apologies to JJ.. it's sad and sad and it's old and old and it's sad and old and all the nights have falled on me to long my hair. Concrete blonde on the stereo yes, jonette, everybody knows the dice are loaded, everybody knows the captain lied finnegan to read for comfort.
If you think on it, it might be healthy to feel the need to grieve for tonight. What kind of people wouldn't grieve for what sam smith at progressive review today called the ratification of the end of our american republic.
Forgive me for tonight, world. It really ISN'T all being done in MY name. Tomorrow, I will begin again to let the guilty carry their own burden. From the bringer of plurabilities, AnnaLivia
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BorneoRagnarok · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:35 pm Post subject:

Congratulations for King George and his country. May the next 4 years be more exciting with more fireworks and nuclear mushrooms. Go and fight China will ya...
It is fantastic business opportunities for coffin sellers and body bags sellers. And less competition for males and females in old good USA. Twisted Evil

Let the brave died first so we can f$#$ked his sweetheart.
Less mouths to feed. Clever King George... Peasants must be screamed like mad if they are not drafted for action in wars.
"I want to be Rambo."
"Please let my son died to defend God bless USA"
"Draft him I don't want to pay for his tuition fees" Laughing

"I rather loss my child than let the Evil Ossama take over the world"
Honestly, 50 percent of American must pretty p$#@$# off by King George.

TrueKaiser · Intermediate Crude Joined: Oct 28, 2004 Posts: 539

it's only 51% of the people that voted in america. that works out to about 20 to 21% of the total population.

savethehumans · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Oct 20, 2004 Posts: 1541

Actually, that was an AMAZING turnout. Just thought it'd go in the other direction...no difference in the end, of course, but maybe a little more time to prepare. Don't hate all of us, rest of world. Not all of us are like that. Really. We're just at a loss of what to do now. Me, I guess enjoy the time I've got left, and try to prepare as best I can.... Let's stick together, OK? We're all we've got.... Smile

Zardoz

You can make a case that the American election that will take place in 2008 will be the most critically important one in history. We can go on and on as to why it will be, can't we?

Can we semi-comatose Yanks rise to the occasion and put some real people in office, or will we stagger in and out of the voting booths, hypnotized again by sophisticated mass-manipulation campaigns, and bring in another pack of bottom-feeding roaches?

This may be our last chance. How about it all you doomsters, Greens, geologists, poly sci majors, visionaries, cornucopians, militarists, conspiracy theorists, and survivalists? How is this going to play out?

BitterSweetCrude

is Matt Simmons running?

CoronaWithLime · Tar Sands Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 24

If Hillary runs i'm going to flip a coin-- heads I vote for the independant, tails she gets it.
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J-Rod

How about we just concentrate on a balance of power for 2006 in House and Senate? 2008 politically is very far away.
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TITAN

I expect the current administration to declare a state of emergency sometime early in 2008. This will enable them to suspend elections indefinitely.

If this does not occur, The republicans are in big trouble. I can't think of a candidate that they can win with, not even that corporate-tool-in-training, McCain.

I hope Gore makes a sincere attempt at running, he should have no trouble beating Hillary.

Now that I think of it, Hillary could turn out to be the ultra right-wing fascist the neo-cons are hoping for. So, basically, if Hillary gets the Democratic nomination, we're screwed...Even worse than we are now...
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sdcoyote · Tar Sands Joined: May 24, 2005 Posts: 56

Republicans are owned by corporations....

Democrats are owned by different corporations....

Neither are likely to impliment the powerdown energy and conservation policies this world needs to survive.

Nor would the electorate vote for them if they did.

IMO, we are in running toward a cliff in the dark...we won't know it until we begin plummeting down the side of the mountain.