| re: NJC (U.S. Politics): Bill Maher speaks up for the East Coast | |
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steven_stuart 08:15 pm UTC 09/17/08 |
| In reply to: | re: NJC (U.S. Politics): Bill Maher speaks up for the East Coast - samurai7 07:43 pm UTC 09/17/08 |
| Which rigged election are you referring to? I thought that the Bush vs. Gore election was a bit suspect, although can one say that it was rigged? I thought they were neck and neck. If it had been a horse race, they would have declared it a dead heat. Also, the Kennedy vs. Nixon race was very close and there are rumours that Kennedy's father fixed it for his son by doing a deal with the Chicago unions. Without them, Kennedy might have lost. Although I still think that John and Robert were great men who helped America and the world to change for the better. They can't be blamed for what old Joe did. As far as Brown goes, he is not an elected leader but neither was Gerald Ford. He will have to face an election if he wants to keep his job. Most people in the UK can't wait to get a new PM. I have a feeling that democratic forces will crush Brown. Its only a matter of time. Blair is a brilliant individual (although I didn't like his policies). He jumped ship at just the right time. Leaving poor old Brown with a terrible situation that he is unable to deal with. > How does a rigged election qualify as a democracy? > > (We also have an un-elected leader in the UK though, after > Blair stood down, we got Brown. And we thought Blair was > bad lol) > > > And we should remember that both Palin and Obama would not > > have been allowed to vote in the old days. And European > > countries had the same kind of limited democracy that > > America had. Times have changed and political thinking has > > evolved. Thanks partly to great men like Martin Luther > > King and the Kennedy brothers. Although I suppose the > > founding fathers were very advanced for the age in which > > they lived. > > > > > > > > > The ideas this nation was founded on came from the most > > > > cosmopolitan people of their day, the founding fathers, > > > > who believed in science, who looked to Europe for wisdom, > > > > and who had no use for ignorant hicks like Bush and Palin. > > > > > > > > > > They allowed slavery. European wisdom was often > > > undemocratic. Britain tried to tax Americans without > > > representation. I don't agree with their policies but Bush > > > and Palin would never support the kind of thinking that > > > existed in those days. I hope that Obama and Biden win but > > > you can't just dismiss Bush and Palin as "ignorant hicks". | |
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