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Skriven 2004-10-19 05:50:18 av Stephen Hayes (5:7106/20.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Howie Coombe
Ärende: CHRIS_SOC: IF I WERE AMERICAN I WO
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Howie Coombe wrote in a message to Stephen Hayes:

 HC> Dear Stephen, in regards to this message to Me.

 > Howie Coombe wrote in a message to Stephen Hayes:

 > HC> Stephen, i dont suppose you or some else here could tell me something

 >  Not much more than their names.


 HC> What?, after all the nice things i said about your political
 HC> wisdom?, thanks mate, oh well, regardless of weather or not you
 HC> have done further reserch since you were on this website, that is
 HC> still more then a lot of the regulards on this echo.

I'm not American, I don't get to vote, and most of them have pulled out. I see
no need to investigate further. The quiz tells me most of what I need to know
about the candidates and ex-candidates. 

 > I did the quiz and it said these were the ones I should vote for,


 HC> Aha.

 > in that order,


 HC> Aha.

 > if I were American.


 HC> Absolutely, but you did not see fit to double check in the websites
 HC> calculations?,

As I said, I don't get to vote. 

If they were politicians here, in our election, I'd be more interested, because
I'd need to choose who to vote for. Actually here it is more a matter of
crossing off the ones not to vote for, by a process of elimination, and voting
for whoever's left. 

 > Here is the list again: US Presidential candidates                 
 >         
 HC> > http://www.selectsmart.com/PRESIDENT/president.php Your Results:
 HC> 1. Your     > ideal theoretical candidate. (100%)


 HC> Which is?, if you dont mind my asking?.

Me, of course. I'm the only person who agrees 100% with me. 

 > 2. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (77%)

 HC> Who i vaguly remeber being one of the first to pull out of the
 HC> Democrats race. 

A pity, that. 

 > 3. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (71%)

 HC> Who was the last to pull out of the race, despite the fact he was a
 HC> backmarker all the way, which indicates that he is tough which is a
 HC> respectable charecter for a presidential candidate to have.

 > 4. Cobb, David - Green Party (70%)

 HC> Why him?.

Because he agreed with me in 70% of the issues mentioned in the quiz,
obviously.

And the same with the others. 

 > 15. Bush, President George W. - Republican (26%)

 HC> The President is 15/18, that would really piss some people off,
 HC> that also indicates that you might not be as conservative as i
 HC> thought you are. 

I never thought I was conservative.

The quiz was obviously designed for American voters, and some of the issues
were largely irrelevant to me -- the ones concerned mainly with US domestic
policies. 

Americans might find it interesting, but perhaps not as useful, because they
would, if interested in politics, know more about the views of the candidates
on the various issues anyway. 

Steve Hayes
  WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
  E-mail: hayesmstw@hotmail.com - If it doesn't work, see webpage. 

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