US Election 2008 - McCain Oven Chips elected president

Omo wrote:It's a decision he's made with only (questionable) political gain in mind.

True enough, but to be fair to Mr Oven Chips, isn't that always the case with the choice of VP?

Eighthours wrote:
Omo wrote:It's a decision he's made with only (questionable) political gain in mind.

True enough, but to be fair to Mr Oven Chips, isn't that always the case with the choice of VP?

Of course all presidential candidates choose someone they think will benefit their campaign in the polls but they do so knowing at the same time that whoever they choose will be ready to step in as president should they be killed or incapacitated, without acrificing the safety of their country. McCain's choice of someone so inexperienced merely on a state level, with no experience nationally or internationally, is flat-out reckless. He should be ashamed of himself, not that he is in the slightest judging by the 'goony' (as Gore Vidal would put it) smile on his face through Palin's speech.

Bloody stupid yanks are going to ruin us all, again. :fp:

When is the new President announced? I've not been following this, but I look forward to the votes coming in etc.

Prototype wrote:When is the new President announced? I've not been following this, but I look forward to the votes coming in etc.

The night of November 4th so the early hours of the 5th.

Cuttooth wrote:
Prototype wrote:When is the new President announced? I've not been following this, but I look forward to the votes coming in etc.

The night of November 4th so the early hours of the 5th.

Going to put an American News Channel up, it's just so much more interesting than UK politics

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I don't think McCain was attentive enough to hear Hillary Clinton endorse Obama/Biden at the Democrats rally earlier. Choosing a female running partner is just making him look bad, all the feminists are gonna vote Obama now.

Ookami wrote:I don't think McCain was attentive enough to hear Hillary Clinton endorse Obama/Biden at the Democrats rally earlier. Choosing a female running partner is just making him look bad, all the feminists are gonna vote Obama now.

And yet McCain is going to win this election.

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It's a hollow victory. I don't believe the USA is a real country, in fact I've ripped it off my map.

Canada looks awesome, now.

A friend had this to say on Palin:

I get regular emails from the Defenders of Wildlife, and for the past couple of years they've talked about how this woman repeatedly passes legislation that severely threatens Alaska's wildlife, especially the very precious wolf population. She readily supports the sport of aerial wolf hunting, refused to sign a bill that would list polar bears as a threatened species, and whole heartedly backs plans to build a massive oil pipeline right through the world's largest northern wildlife refuge...

Alvin Flummux wrote:A friend had this to say on Palin:

I get regular emails from the Defenders of Wildlife, and for the past couple of years they've talked about how this woman repeatedly passes legislation that severely threatens Alaska's wildlife, especially the very precious wolf population. She readily supports the sport of aerial wolf hunting, refused to sign a bill that would list polar bears as a threatened species, and whole heartedly backs plans to build a massive oil pipeline right through the world's largest northern wildlife refuge...

She's a hick what do you expect? Probably married to her cousin.

I'm frightened at the prospect of her getting to be President if McCain dies. He's already had some heart attacks already. If he dies then a hick - one that sounds worse than Dubya - gets into power. A nasty prospect.

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Cuttooth wrote:
Prototype wrote:When is the new President announced? I've not been following this, but I look forward to the votes coming in etc.

The night of November 4th so the early hours of the 5th.

Going to put an American News Channel up, it's just so much more interesting than UK politics

I agree. At least there is quite a substantial ideological difference between the parties unlike where Britain is at the moment. America will be significantly different if Obama won and vice versa. I honestly dont see much difference between Brown's 'New' Labour and Cameron's 'Thathcer-lite' Tories.

Personally i feel McCain is falling too far into the right of the Republican party and that is very dangerous territory (just look at Bush, Gingrich ect). When he was effecitvely nominated i was quite happy as i thought he would offer something different to what America has had for the past 8 years. However he has slipped into the same old rhetoric that has made Bush such a figure of hate. He needs to recover his original position in the party and not pander to the religious zealots.

Obama is so enigmatic that when he speaks i get swept away with it, but when i look back a second time i often find there is not much substance to his speeches. Im still unsure if he is for NAFTA or against it, wants to pull out troops from Iraq or keep them there for a while.

Also, isnt McCain's running mate's husband in the oil trade and from Alaska? No special interest groups then McCain?

There's also a rumour that her youngest son is in fact her teenage daughter's and she is covering for her. Which is probably not true at all but hey, the internet is fun.

BTW, why does everyone think a McCain victory is a sure thing? Obama has been pretty much consistently ahead in the polls, it'll definitely be a close election and it would take something big to change that.

America is chock full of racists.

Who would generally vote Republican anyway so he wouldn't be losing a great deal of votes. Race may come into it but I don't really see it having as massive an impact on his popularity as the rest of you think.

Alvin Flummux wrote:I'm frightened at the prospect of her getting to be President if McCain dies. He's already had some heart attacks already. If he dies then a hick - one that sounds worse than Dubya - gets into power. A nasty prospect.

Oh god, that's probably the republican's plan so the corporations can get another puppet in charge...

please vote Obama America, you know it makes sense.

Cuttooth wrote:There's also a rumour that her youngest son is in fact her teenage daughter's and she is covering for her. Which is probably not true at all but hey, the internet is fun.

BTW, why does everyone think a McCain victory is a sure thing? Obama has been pretty much consistently ahead in the polls, it'll definitely be a close election and it would take something big to change that.

This thoughts came to mind when I was watching the press conference. A bible basher would be the sort of person who would do this.

I really want Obama to win just so they can keep replaying his "if you smell what Barack is cooking" speech!

Also am i the only one who is sceptical that a women was picked as the republican deputy just for the female vote, so that they can say that whilst the democrates refused to choose a women, we believe in them etc..

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