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Let's Compile a list of people who should NEVER be president.

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Limited to politicians or realistic canadates only. People who would fuck things up in their own special way.

Allow me to start:

Joe Lieberman
Al Sharpton
Dick Cheny (Bet he'll run in '08)

If John McCain, Bob Dole, or any other canidate with a shred of dignity were left... those are the people I'd like to see elected...
 
Joe Biden - First rate asshole who shouts down anyone who doesn't agree with him. He's like the Bill O'Reilly of the Senate.

Bill Frist - Any asshole who pays attention to the Bible more than the people does not deserve to run for even the Senate.

Thats about it...for now.
 

Drozmight

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Since my campaign to become pope failed, I'll gladly become president.

A GAF mod shouldn't be presidaint, but I am no mod... I'm a working class person for working class people and ideals.
 

MC Safety

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"Plagarisin'" Joe Biden,
Anyone with neither pulse nor personality (See: Mike Dukakis, Walter Mondale, John Kerry),
Arnold,
and anyone possessing Hitler's brain.
 

MC Safety

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Whoops. Double post. Apologies.

(Oh, and I wouldn't consider Al Sharpton to be a realistic candidate for any elected position.)
 
who cares whether or not a president has a "PERSONALITY"? seriously. it's what he does behind the secenes to help improve my life that i care about. bush has played so many people for fools by acting like a "regular "guy. give me a dead weight who can actually think for himself and solve problems over an actor any day of the week.

p.s : two people who should run for president. joe biden and rep. john duncan of tennessee. a great, fair-minded, smart guy who isnt a rabid right-wing fundamentalist who has some ideas.
 

tedtropy

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Lemurnator said:
Limited to politicians or realistic canadates only. People who would fuck things up in their own special way.

Allow me to start:

Joe Lieberman
Al Sharpton
Dick Cheny (Bet he'll run in '08)

If John McCain, Bob Dole, or any other canidate with a shred of dignity were left... those are the people I'd like to see elected...

You actually think Dick Cheyney will be alive in 2008?
 

Jdw40223

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Lemurnator said:
Limited to politicians or realistic canadates only. People who would fuck things up in their own special way.

Allow me to start:

Joe Lieberman
Al Sharpton
Dick Cheny (Bet he'll run in '08)

If John McCain, Bob Dole, or any other canidate with a shred of dignity were left... those are the people I'd like to see elected...


Cheney isn't going to run in '08. That's a guaran-damn-tee!

I agree with the McCain bit too... YAY!
 

pollo

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yea cheney already said hes not interested in running '08 if i recall correctly.
Id tack on Rumsfeld on there *shudder*

dude imagine if Rumsfeld ran the US?
I dont think I could ever leave the US ever again =(.
 
pollo said:
yea cheney already said hes not interested in running '08 if i recall correctly.
Id tack on Rumsfeld on there *shudder*

dude imagine if Rumsfeld ran the US?
I dont think I could ever leave the US ever again =(.

but his quotes would be priceless. :D
 

MC Safety

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evil solrac v3.0 said:
who cares whether or not a president has a "PERSONALITY"? seriously. it's what he does behind the secenes to help improve my life that i care about. bush has played so many people for fools by acting like a "regular "guy. give me a dead weight who can actually think for himself and solve problems over an actor any day of the week.

p.s : two people who should run for president. joe biden and rep. john duncan of tennessee. a great, fair-minded, smart guy who isnt a rabid right-wing fundamentalist who has some ideas.

Apparently, a lot of people care if their president has personality since none of the people I listed was elected. The sort of bland, featureless persona Kerry, Mondale, and Dukakis possess is not compatible with the role of the leader of the free world.

And personality is more than just demeanor -- it's force of will and ability to engage people. This applies to more than just getting votes. It's about pushing an agenda, managing a country, and serving as a leader.
 

acoustix

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Lemurnator said:
I wish John McCain were president. ;_; I'm not republican but he seems to have integraty.
McCain is the man. Im a dem and Id vote for him faster than Id buy a Playboy featuring Jessica Alba. Well maybe not that fast.

Realistic canidates who should never be president...
George (altho for a 3rd term we'd need and ammendment *fuxor, I should keep my mouth shut*), Jeb, fuck, anyone in the Bush family
Donald Rumsfeld
Dick Cheney
 

WedgeX

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Spencer Abraham.

He's another Bush cabinet member who couldn't get elected.

And, going from history...no canidate from Ohio (Taft...Hayes...Grant..Harrison...William Jennings Bryan).
 

Phoenix

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Me....

because I would want to bring about a united earth government and system of social justice that might very well result in needing to subjugate the entire planet to get things balanced and ready for the next wave of humanity :)
 

pollo

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studies have shown that personality has a lot to do with the outcome of presidential tenure. My intermediate micro professor used to talk about how optimists like Clinton and Churchill furthered the breathe of what they got done in office simply because of their personalities.

If the president is positive, investors will have a positive outlook too..of course it didnt hurt that clinton rode the high tech wave..but a lot of it had to do with his personality as being very progressive and very pro-growth.
 
What about BOB DOLE?

If Joe Lieberman were ever to be president (which he won't because he's Jewish... I'm not anti-semitic I'm just being realistic. This is America people!)

If he were, however. We could all kiss our M rated games and R rated movies goodbye.
 
evil solrac v3.0 said:
the power of his alien-implanted pacemakers should guarantee that.
I fell of chair reading that.
:lol :lol


space-alien-backs-bush-for-president.jpg
 

Macam

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McCain was someone I originally liked in 2000 before I really delved into politics any, but I'd have some real hesitation voting for him. He's one of the more moderate Republican Senators, but he's also an absolute tool to the administration and relishes in getting his mug on TV more than anything. Personality wise, I have no qualms with the man; he has war experience and seems to understand the value of that experience and he's shown himself to be something of a moderator. But as I'm sure Incognito will point out, he's chock full of flaws, and until I see consistency and a backbone from him, he's off my list. Bob Dole is also off my list; his wife is goddamned nuts too.

For me, it's mostly any neocon Republican or socialistic Democrat, but I run across more of the former than the latter in my readings. So to Bill Frist, George Allen, Rick Santorum, and just about any politican from Texas, forget about it. If I wanted Jesus in my face, I'd go to church.
 

Sapiens

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I've got a strange feelings that congress will amend your american constitution to allow Bush to remain in office as some kind of cromwell lord protector. Until he dies, and then he will annoint a successor. He will either have to divorce Ms. Bush so he can sire a male with a non-menopausal woman, or adopt. I predict he will adopt one of Ahnold's children, whom are being groomed as tyrant supermen as we speak. They will have austrian, farm strength combined with the charisma of the kennedys.

Anyways, 2008 will be Jeb Vs. Hillary. And I feel fucking bad for you americans.

I'd like to see McCain vs. Competent/Likeable Democrat, but that wouldn't be any fun.


Also, keep Tom Cruise away. Any actor away.
 

whytemyke

Honorary Canadian.
Lets be honest... Hilary Clinton may RUN for President, but I'll be shocked if she makes it out of the primaries. She's VERY unelectable and I think the DNC knows this. Americans would be more willing to vote for Joe Lieberman than Hilary Clinton, and the fact that she's probably hated more than a Jew (I mean, lets be honest here... Americans are about as likely to elect a Jewish president as they are to elect a Muslim president. Nothing against either peoples, but we're talking politics here.) is awful for her.

People who outright shouldn't run though?

-Rudy Giuliani. I love the guy but uh.... lets not.
-I hope to God that Jeb Bush doesn't run.
-BARAK OBAMA!!! I'm sorry... I want a black president very badly, but it's not his time yet.
-John Fuckin' Edwards. How is he getting props in these convos about future presidents?
-Howard Dean. Let it die...
-Al Sharpton, though he will. (I don't even disagree with him running, cuz unless you have these outside assholes like him running, nothing important will be discussed. He's got nothing to lose so he'll piss off anyone.)
-Anyone who participated in the Schiavo vote.
-Tom Ridge... I have a feeling he's gonna play with the idea.


Who do I want to run? I want Colin Powell. Anyone that says he was just a cronie for Bush clearly knows nothing about him, nor have they heard his side of things. He's said on numerous occasions (especially on the Daily Show recently) that he was in a position to be an advisor. He offered his advice, and though he disagreed with a lot of what Bush did, he still had to support it, as that was his boss. Military mindset at its finest, or worst. I think the guy is probably one of the most electable people out there to the Presidency, on both sides of the Party line. And while I understand he doesn't want to ruin his family or put them under stress, I think he owes it not just to America, but to blacks everywhere, to run for President. But... that's just me. The days of people running out of obligation instead of greed are gone since Truman. Ah well.
 

Phoenix

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Sapienshomo said:
I've got a strange feelings that congress will amend your american constitution to allow Bush to remain in office as some kind of cromwell lord protector. Until he dies, and then he will annoint a successor. He will either have to divorce Ms. Bush so he can sire a male with a non-menopausal woman, or adopt. I predict he will adopt one of Ahnold's children, whom are being groomed as tyrant supermen as we speak. They will have austrian, farm strength combined with the charisma of the kennedys.

Anyways, 2008 will be Jeb Vs. Hillary. And I feel fucking bad for you americans.

I'd like to see McCain vs. Competent/Likeable Democrat, but that wouldn't be any fun.


Also, keep Tom Cruise away. Any actor away.


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