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Skriven 2009-12-30 10:17:04 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
   Kommentar till text 2000 av Ward Dossche (2:292/854)
Ärende: Re: The Evil That Men Do
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Hello Ward,

>RB>Right. In the case in point, you had the choice between the devil and
>RB>beelzebub. And I tend to agree with Roy this time: the Americans picked
>RB>the "least bad" alternative, not the "best" one.

WD>I don't think the Americans during those elections actually
WD>used a brain to think about their options.

American presidential elections are more about personalities rather than
politics.  Just look at the last election.  A young, vibrant, healthy,
charismatic, master orator who talked about peace, hope and change vs.
an old, decrepit, not so healthy military veteran whose greatest claim
to fame was on Saturday Night Live singing "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb
Iran..."

WD>Bush was elected because there were enough of die-hard
WD>Republicans plus religious-right voters that voted for him.

Bush cheated, having his brother steal the election in Florida.
When it came time for re-election, Bush cheated again, bribing the
governors of Ohio and New Mexico to keep scores of ballots secret,
and thus never counted.

WD>The majority of those votes was cast along party political lines and/or
WD>religious motives.

Al Gore's mistake was putting Joe Lieberman on the ballot for vice
president.  Lieberman did nothing to gain electoral votes for Gore.
A far better choice would have been for Gore to have chosen a popular
politician from Florida, or Dennis Kucinich, who would have gotten
Ohio for Gore.  Either of those states would have put Al Gore in
the White House, and saved America from the pain of 9-11.

WD>And the simple reason why O'bama won the last time around
WD>is because the Republicans basked in their glory of victory
WD>on Nov.2nd 2004 while the Democrats that day started their
WD>2008 election.

An old man in his 70's is not going to win the White House.
Regardless of political party.  Even if his name is Ronald Reagan.
Of course, Ronald Reagan is dead.  But try telling that to Republicans.
To them, Ronald Reagan is GOD.  And GOD is ALIVE!

WD>Plus the GOP committed political suicide by selecting Palin as
WD>running mate.

Oh, Sarah Palin is a fun gal.  Try going hunting with her sometime.
Offing moose from a helicopter can be a real challenge.

--Lee


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