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WildCat said:

Bush scares me, but Kerry scares me more at this point. Hold your nose and vote, as usual.
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Surely to any known deity there are more to choose from?

But if you MUST choose a figurehead from a limited set, make sure it's a benign one, with an intelligent, capable and halfway sane administration holding his strings.
 
Zep said:
Surely to any known deity there are more to choose from?

But if you MUST choose a figurehead from a limited set, make sure it's a benign one, with an intelligent, capable and halfway sane administration holding his strings.
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Technically, yes, there are more than 2 choices, but anything beyond them is basically throwing your vote away.

I have to say that your criteria for chosing a president may seem like a good measure, but in the states, thats a TALL order to fill.
 
WildCat said:

Of course, if you answered that question honestly you'd neverr get the job. The proper reply is "My biggest weqakness is that I try too hard, I'm too much of a perfectionist" or some other BS answer like that. If you said "I stay out late drinking and often come to work hung over" it would be honest, but unimpressive. ;)

Bush scares me, but Kerry scares me more at this point. Hold your nose and vote, as usual.
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Why, which country would Kerry invade?
 
Of course, if you answered that question honestly you'd neverr get the job. The proper reply is "My biggest weqakness is that I try too hard, I'm too much of a perfectionist"

"I'm too honest" or "I can't suffer fools" are also good...

Of course, the questions in a job interview aren't really important, in a sense. It's often almost as much--if not more--a question of whether you know what answers are expected of you.
 
a_unique_person said:


Why, which country would Kerry invade?
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Who knows? With 30 years of payoffs under his belt it could be any.
 
I've just seen some of this on the news. I see what you mean about the tie.

Faraday said that when making a speech you should not 'um' or 'er' while a word temporarily escapes you; you should pause and wait for it to come.

I have to say, in Bush's case it did make him look hopelessly lost. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen any politician quite as stranded as he was at times; it was remarkable. I take it we won't be seeing any more live press conferences for a while?
 
Ed said:


Sorry, I wan't clear. If one is responsible, yes. The notion of breast beating over something that you never had control over is silly, IMO.
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that's better. I agree Mr Bush is not responsible for 9/11 a group of fundy criminals are. Do I think Mr. Bush was distracted by other things (Iraq, politics)...yes.


Now If I were POTUS I would have gone on TV and said "the buck stops here" I am responsible for the failings of the FBI, ATF, CIA, etc... because If I were POTUS I would not be worrying about getting re-elected because I am not a politican. It shows character and integrity. I wouldn't dodge questions like why must the VP and P testify together. I wouldn't worry about precedents. If i didn't get re-elected I wouldn't care...

But since that is not how the system works it is little wonder I am a disgruntled voter. Also, so you can judge my comments in context, I voted for Mr. Bush the first time.


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I felt embarassed for Bush. I made the same comment about the job interview question to my wife while we were watching it.

I don't know if the questions were given to him beforehand, but even if they weren't, I would assume his advisors and him would try to anticipate what questions would be asked, and have a practice session to ensure a smooth delivery. None of the questions seemed to be unanticipatable, if that's a word.

Bush was all over the place. Very embarassing to watch. He even had some long pauses when he lost his train of thought. Not good.

I got the impression there were some things he wanted to say, but was stopping himself. Along the lines of "COME ON! Who could have foreseen a bunch of guys with box cutters hijacking four airplanes at the same time and crashing into the WTC and Pentagon!!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!"

He started on the right track when he said that the American people wouldn't have supported a pre-emptive attack on Afghanistan because of a vague threat prior to 9/11, and afterwards he felt Iraq was a greater threat and acted on it and he is in trouble with some people for that.
I made the exact same point a few weeks ago.

It was amazing the number of reporters who kept trying to get him to admit he was wrong. Like that's going to happen when the whole world, including the terrorists, are watching. He is to be commended for not buckling, and for his steadfastness in his committment to Iraq. He will not walk away and leave them hanging.
 
Skeptic said:
Of course, if you answered that question honestly you'd neverr get the job. The proper reply is "My biggest weqakness is that I try too hard, I'm too much of a perfectionist"

"I'm too honest" or "I can't suffer fools" are also good...

Of course, the questions in a job interview aren't really important, in a sense. It's often almost as much--if not more--a question of whether you know what answers are expected of you.
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I was told to try and surprise the interviewer. Someone suggested the answer "chocolate". (not good if you are 300+ lb)

/derail
 
I think it's pretty well known around here - or to the denizens of the PCEH subforum - that G.W. Bush is not my favorite President.

But his performance last night was so off-the-mark and dodgy and stumbly and just so bad bad bad that I actually felt pity for him. I did. By minute 45 I was thinking "all right, George, take a softball question from Fox News and you'll be fine" and he did take a question from T.M. (I think) at Fox and he even flubbed that and, whether you like the President or not, it was a humbling moment to be American. I'm not happy that he did poorly, and I don't see it as vindication of my disagreement with this administration, and it gives me no joy to watch him fail in front of the world.

I am sad.
 
it gives me no joy to watch him fail in front of the world.
I am sad.
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Oh well. :D

Personally.....

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I do not feel the slightest twinge of pity for him, or anybody who voted for him, or anybody who thinks they might vote for him again.

The American electorate elected a chimpanzee.
 
LFTKBS said:
...I am sad.
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Ditto.

I am sad, shocked, and confused. How is it possible that this man is President of the United States? How could this be allowed to happen? Why couldn't it have been... oh, I don't know... John McCain, or somebody like that at least. Bob Dole, perhaps. Anybody but W.

I never would have guessed a few years ago that I'd be looking back fondly on the Reagan Administration, but that day has come. :(
 
The only thing that I am sad about is the fact that Tony Blair provided the political cover for George Bush to do what he wanted in the middle east. As Michael Moore put it in an open letter to Blair : "The President of the United States is an idiot. You, sir, are not."

Who is dumber? The idiot, or the intelligent person who follows an idiot down a blind alley?
 
I shicked that I run into so many people who think GW is doing an excellent job..... AT WHAT!?!?!? What has he been good at.

Taking vacations?? ( I heard today that hes spent 8 months of his presidency on vacation)
 
Well at least it's reassuring to see many share my take on Bush's news conference.
I was so embarrassed I had to turn it off and wait for the summery on the late news.
 
Tmy said:
By the way, I cant wait for the Kerry/Bush debates.
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There may not be any. Remember last election when Bush refused to debate unless he got the questions in advance? Expect something similar. He may even say he's too busy fighting terrorism to debate.
 
Vorticity said:

Why couldn't it have been... oh, I don't know... John McCain, or somebody like that at least.
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That's exactly what I've been asking. The Republicans had their chance to elect McCain over Bush in 2000. But they chose an unqualified, incompetent idiot over a well respected, competent, experienced, intelligent and honorable candidate.
If that doesn't tell you about the Republican party, then I don't know what does. People say that Democrats are unpatriotic, but I say the Republicans have been the most unpatriotic party in a very long time. Why else would they allow GWB to first become governor of Texas, and then President? Why else would they allow an actor (and not a very good one, at that) to become the head of the 5th largest economy in the world? I'm never voting Republican.
 
JustGeoff said:
The only thing that I am sad about is the fact that Tony Blair provided the political cover for George Bush to do what he wanted in the middle east. As Michael Moore put it in an open letter to Blair : "The President of the United States is an idiot. You, sir, are not."

Who is dumber? The idiot, or the intelligent person who follows an idiot down a blind alley?
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"Who's more the fool. The fool or the fool who follows the fool"--A Tribe Called Quest
 
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