IMLDS2
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posted on November 28, 2000 06:50:21 PM
Hi!
I am getting real tired of the 'lawyer' game going on, aren't you?
I mean...put BUSH and GORE in a room ALONE and see if they can work it out. 
I'm SURE both sides have pulled the voting scams that have been played for years...but this year each one called the other on it and so it drags on and on and on...
Deadlines come and go...rules are created to be broken...you scratch my back I'll scratch yours.
Enough I say...do you agree?
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kerrydaway
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posted on November 28, 2000 06:57:09 PM
As a member of one of those infamous third parties I whole=heartedly agree. STOP THE MADNESS!.
Now if only one( or both)of the two "main" parties would nominate a candidate I could support, life would be simpler .
kerrydaway here and there......
kerrydaway1 at that other place
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FrannyS
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posted on November 28, 2000 07:58:10 PM
Heres a novel idea: Why not have Bush AND Gore be the team? Bush is prez, Gore is Vice, like he is now, or vice versa. That outta put a spin on things, lol
Personally, I would like to see it. None of us would be bored for 4 years, would we?
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krs
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posted on November 28, 2000 08:20:44 PM
That's not as far-fetched as it at first seems. If Cheney's Texas residency is established then he cannot receive the Texas electoral votes which would split the republican ticket. I think that the vice presidency would automatically go to Lieberman because he is the other person running for THAT office, but an agreement could be made in the democratic party in which Lieberman backs out and Gore takes his place as the vice presidential candidate.
That possibile scenario is why I've been posting about the issues which surround Cheney's legal residency.
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IMLDS2
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posted on November 28, 2000 09:16:13 PM
WOW...or how about we let BUSH be Pres over the 'red' states and Gore be Pres over the 'blue' states?
Then everyone would be happy, right? Oh..and for Florida we would let them be governed 6 months a Bush Pres. and 6 months a Gore pres.
Now if WE can figure it out..why can't they?
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FrannyS
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posted on November 28, 2000 09:19:19 PM
LOL! Then everyone would be happy, right? Oh..and for Florida we would let them be governed 6 months a Bush Pres. and 6 months a Gore pres.
Sounds like parental rights...we share both parties 6 months one, 6 months the other and split the holidays, lol!
I wonder if THEY have thought of it, KRS. Would be an interesting concept, wouldnt it? A republican president and democrat vice president. How cool! Both get a piece of the pie.
[ edited by FrannyS on Nov 28, 2000 09:21 PM ]
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rawbunzel
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posted on November 28, 2000 09:26:13 PM
Well, I suppose that could work if ALL the people in the blue states voted for Gore and ALL the people in the red states voted for Bush. BUT as most of the states were pretty closely divided politically I am certain there would still be plenty of bi***ing.
No easy way to make all Americans happy over this one.
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krs
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posted on November 28, 2000 10:36:44 PM
Franny,
They've thought of it. The mechanism is spelled out in the constitution.
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macandjan
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posted on November 29, 2000 04:13:48 AM
[ edited by macandjan on Dec 4, 2000 11:49 AM ]
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savoyking
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posted on November 29, 2000 05:30:39 AM
IMLDS2
I never thought I would say this but I actually agree with something you posted. Colin Powell is certainly head and shoulders above Bush and Gore. In fact one doesn't have to look too far to find better, qualified and more intellignet people than Bush. As for Gore's personality, the less said the better. Powell is an intelligent thoughtful and quality proven leader. Even I, a diehard Liberal Democrat, like him. He is certainly a class act.
Humanity I love; it's people I can't stand
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krs
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posted on November 29, 2000 06:20:42 AM
macandjan,
THOSE two would both miss.
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figmente
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posted on November 29, 2000 07:07:22 AM
I like Colin Powell, but do not believe he would make a good president. Why do people think he would?
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shar9
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posted on November 29, 2000 07:20:41 AM
Hi figmente,
I like Colin Powell and as to your question of why I think he would make a good president I can't answer it.
What I can say is that I have been impressed with what he has said and I would keep an open mind BUT I would have to know much more of his ideas and beliefs OR and I will throw a bushyism in here: "his vision thing" for our country before actually voting for him which would also mean switching party lines to vote.
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shar9
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posted on November 29, 2000 08:40:34 AM
Edited to subtract: Now how did that happen? Sorry double posted somehow.
[ edited by shar9 on Nov 29, 2000 08:45 AM ]
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krs
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posted on November 29, 2000 09:29:27 AM
figmente,
What you're seeing here is white people guilt. They say they'd vote for Colin Powell, but they wouldn't want him marrying their daughters.
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zeldas
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posted on November 29, 2000 09:35:06 AM
Colin Powell would make an excellent Secty of State for either candidate.
I am not going to touch krs's Guess who's coming to dinner statement LOL
Hi shar9!
Zelda
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Baduizm
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posted on November 29, 2000 09:53:30 AM
^5 to Krs. So true.
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enchanted
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posted on November 29, 2000 10:09:33 AM
oh please krs. He's already married (to a very nice lady, I'm sure).
besides if he was single he'd be too old for my daughter. And if he was young enough he could marry my daughter anyday.
have you been watching old movies again?
:P
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krs
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posted on November 29, 2000 10:28:02 AM
besides if he was single he'd be too old for my daughter.
Sure. But Ted Turner would be OK.
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enchanted
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posted on November 29, 2000 11:06:43 AM
LOL. I'd prefer Colin Powell to Ted Turner for my kid.
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krs
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posted on November 29, 2000 11:23:26 AM
So you follow the guidance of the moral majority to the point that you would prefer even a black son in law to one who could characterize Christians as fools?
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enchanted
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posted on November 29, 2000 11:29:52 AM
I never heard that little tidbit about Ted Turner, so can't say that affected my choice at all. Nooo, I just think Turner slightly nuts and way too old for my kid. He's very rich but that never made anyone a nice person or good person that I've noticed.
How old is Colin Powell? 65 or 70? we could be talking a 50 year plus age difference between him and my daughter, same for Ted Turner, isn't he in his 60's?
I don't think my daugher and either Turner or Powell would have much in common as far as social activities or interests or even intellectual pursuits. BTW, she seems quite happy with her current boyfriend and this is merely playing with words compared to her reality.
krs what about marrying your stepdaughter off to Turner or Powell? hmmm?
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enchanted
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posted on November 29, 2000 11:34:06 AM
...even a black son-in-law...??? are you sure you meant to say that?
what's your next question, evena Native American or hispanic son-in-law
the most important thing to me is how one person treats another, if someone treats my daugher very well and she's happy, then I'm happy for her and their relationship.
BTW how do you know my daughter is white? or 100 percent white LOLOLOLOL!!!
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sgtmike
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posted on November 29, 2000 11:43:03 AM
krs
Who are you, the official spokesperson for "white people?" Or are you campaigning to be the first white person to be a member of the NAACP?
When the skin color black or brown is involved, why must a person's personal preferences and/or opinions be "racist" when what is said or not said, done or not done, does not meet the guidelines as set by a particular race?
It has been my experience that people who ride the moral highroad calling attention to themselves should be suspect.
[ edited by sgtmike on Nov 29, 2000 12:21 PM ]
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zeldas
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posted on November 29, 2000 12:01:41 PM
ooh oooh oh!
enchanted I am lurking from the rafters on this one.....Just wanted to let you know I am here! Z
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krs
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posted on November 29, 2000 02:48:49 PM
Enchanted,
In actuality, I'd like to see my stepdaughter married to ANYONE just now, but preferably someone in a far away flyover state, perhaps southern Illinois.
As to these relative age factors which you claim are the primary reasons for your concerns over who would marry your daughter amongst these suitors; I think that the two are pretty close. Turner is mid sixties, to judge by his latest estranged (deranged) wife's age of 62, and I don't think that Colin Powell is much older than that..maybe a couple of years.
Then acknowledging your difficulties with both men's age as being more or less equal, we're back to your expressions of preference between the two and my question, as yet unanswered, concerning that preference.
(Zelda knows )
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pattaylor
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posted on November 29, 2000 03:29:32 PM
Ahem!
Please remember to discuss the topic, not the individual.
Thanks for your cooperation.
If I sound like a broken record, it could be because I'm beginning to feel like one. 
Pat
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krs
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posted on November 29, 2000 03:35:25 PM
Listen for the scratchy sound.
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enchanted
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posted on November 29, 2000 04:00:26 PM
Your summary is correct concerning the age difference between both men and my offspring is so large that neither party is appropriate as a marital partner.
however, as a mere hypothetical you proposed Ted Turner as a more appropriate son-in-law. Given a choice betweeen only those two men, as I think Ted Turner is slightly nuts, as I already stated, and I respect Colin Powell, the choice is obvious, Colin Powell.
I wonder if he would be gratified to know of my preference in this hypothetical situation? somehow I doubt it....
I find it vastly more interesting to wonder who Ted Turner should be married to... got anyone in mind for him?
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enchanted
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posted on November 29, 2000 04:04:26 PM
oh, just need to clarify Pat, am I correct that it is properly within the CG's that i can refer to Ted Turner as "slightly nuts" without violating the rules, as he is a public figure who is not a member here?
Or do I have to invite him here for the discussion before we can proceed further?
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