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Skriven 2004-10-22 16:02:28 av Howie Coombe
     Kommentar till en text av Stephen Hayes
Ärende: CHRIS_SOC: IF I WERE AMERICAN I WO
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Dear Sephen, in regards to this message to Me.

 > 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 wisdom?,


:}

 >  I'm not American,


No you are not, you are South African, born and bred, i assume you were born
and bred in the country you now are writing from?.

 > I don't get to vote,


Yes you do, just not in America.

 > and most of them have pulled out.


I think only most of the Democrat Candidates have pulled out, i think the rest
are still there, or at least as many of the rest as America's politically
rigged judicial system will let be there are still there.

 > I see no need to investigate further.


I do, in the intrests of seeing where the potential leaders of the leader of
the world, America, are leading us.

 > The quiz tells me most of what I need to know about the candidates and      
> ex-candidates.


But All?.
 
 >> 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

 >  As I said,


Yes?.

 > I don't get to vote.


So?.

 > If they were politicians here,


Yes?.

 > in our election,


Yes?.

 > I'd be more interested,


Aha.

 > because I'd need to choose who to vote for.


But these are the possible masters of what is currently the master of the
universe?.

 > Actually here it is more a matter of crossing off the ones not to vote for,


Aha.

 > by a process of elimination,


Aha.

 > and voting for whoever's left.


Well thank you for that introduction to the South African Electoral System.
 
 >> Here is the list again: US Presidential candidates
                 
 > HC>> http://www.selectsmart.com/PRESIDENT/president.php Your Results: 1.

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

 > Me,


Aha.

 > of course.


Of course.

 > I'm the only person who agrees 100% with me.


Indeed, although i dont remember my ever haveing a major disagreement with you
on anything.
 
 >> 2. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (77%)

 > HC> Who i vaguly remeber being one of the first to pull out of the
 
 > A pity,


I dont why but i think you are right.

 > that.


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

 > HC> Who was the last to pull out of the race, despite the fact he was a

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

 > HC> Why him?.

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


Aha.

 > obviously.


Obviously.

 > And the same with the others.


So what were these quiz questions?.
 
 >> 15. Bush, President George W. - Republican (26%)

 > HC> The President is 15/18, that would really piss some people off, that
 
 >  I never thought I was conservative.


That is because you have never met me, exept in cyberspace.

 > The quiz was obviously designed for American voters,


Maybe but why was it posted on The Net?.

 > and some of the issues were largely irrelevant to me -- the ones concerned  
> mainly with US domestic policies.


Domestic Issues are Domestic Issues the world over, besides america leads the
world in relation to how it deals with them too.

 > Americans might find it interesting,


Yes some might.

 > but perhaps not as useful,


No?, not all Americans are as dyed in the wool as you find on this echo.

 > because they would,


Yes?, anyway TTFN.

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