Text 34809, 69 rader
Skriven 2006-07-27 14:40:56 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
  Kommentar till text 34804 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: Israel
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Hello Ward!

27 Jul 06 19:55, you wrote to Björn Felten:

 >> I think it's about time to remember that just about 12% of the
 >> entire US population voted for GWB, and that those 12% are the real
 >> scum of the US society -- regardless of their motives for voting
 >> for, by far, the most stupid and uneducated SOB that the US has ever
 >> had as POTUS.

 WD> Hmmmm ... I wouldn't say that if I were you:

But The Felten did.

 WD> 1) I don't think there are many elections won by an absolute majority
 WD> anywhere of the eligible voters. With a 30% turn-out for the ballot I
 WD> would say that all those who didn't vote are to blame, not those that
 WD> took the trouble to vote, whatever their vote might have been and for
 WD> whatever reason.

and all over the world, the last time a country had 100% voter turnout was
Saddams last election, at the end of a rifle barrel.

Given the volatility of a parliamentary system such as what you all over there
use, I suspect your voter turnouts are alot higher than ours, but certainly not
100%.

The Felten uses 12% as some number, since The Bush did capture a plurality of
the popular vote in 2004, that must mean that Kerry captured less than 12%,
where is his angst about that? Oh right, this must mean The Felten is a
uneducated SOB?

 WD> 2) GWB is a college graduate, whatever his degree is, and had a
 WD> license to fly fighter planes in combat. An uneducated SOB can't do
 WD> that.

He has a MBA. as in Masters Degree, not a 2 year or 4 year stint in school mind
you, much more.

He is the first MBA to be President.

Most politicians over here tend to be lawyers, Clinton had one such degree,
Lawyers dont tend to be the best choice.

Maybe Swedish combat pilots arent educated Ward, cut the Felten some slack?

After all that nation is full of dumbasses, hell they got in bed with Hitler
didnt they?

 WD> Having said that, it doesn't mean that I consider him to be a very
 WD> capable President. Sad to say but he was "lucky" that 9-11 happened, I
 WD> don't think otherwise his administration would have survived 4 years.

 WD> That is only an opinion of course.

No matter who we elect as President in 2008 and every 4 years thereafter,
someone, somewhere both here and abroad wont be happy with whomever that
President is, be it his party affiliation, his education and professional
background or whatever, those someones will find a way or reason to sully these
people.

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Ross
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