Question:
If someone told you they had no idea who to vote for President, what's one thing you'd tell them about yours
anonymous
2008-05-12 11:33:05 UTC
Give one, thought out, complete reason to vote for the person you are going to vote for President that you would tell someone who doesen't know who to vote for.

First complete answer gets 10 points. (Hint: answers like "To keep (enter your least favorite candidate here) from winning" or "Because he or she is the best" don't count as complete.)
Eight answers:
anonymous
2008-05-12 11:41:45 UTC
Ron Paul,to save our constitution,secure our borders,fix the economy,and bring the troops home.



----- Forwarded Message ----

From: Bob Keaton

To: Undisclosed Recipients

It's kind of long but a good read!



Subject: Very Interesting letter a few naughty words spoken, but whoever this guy is, he seems to be on target.



After long and serious thought, I have decided to endorse Senator John McCain for President. I have always voted for the person and have not voted for anyone because some political party was telling me who I should vote for.



We all know the choices by now and, that said, I do believe that the process of selecting a chief executive is deeply flawed. The words 'money' and 'special interests' come to mind, among many others.



Here's the way I see it:



Barack Obama, you are a fine public speaker. You are also an extremely liberal Senator from the State of Illinois , which has a long and rich history of political corruption of the first magnitude. You are indeed a child of that system.



You have finally insulted my intelligence far beyond my capacity to tolerate your insults. It has nothing at all to do with your skin color. As a matter of fact, it would be so COOL to finally have an African-American for President. What a great statement that would be to the entire world that we are indeed the greatest country on earth!



But, unfortunately, General Colin Powell is not running, and YOU are NOT the man for this job !



Barack baby, you want me to believe that you have never heard the sermons of your own pastor, the Right Reverend 'God Damn America' Jeremiah Wright. It is a matter of record that this has been your church for over 20 years. It is a matter of record that you were married there by this very pastor, and that your children were baptized there.



The good Reverend saw fit to visit Khadafy in Libya with you and to give a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan, of all people.



We have all now seen excerpts of his sermons all over the airwaves by now. And you have publicly stated that this man IS your 'spiritual mentor'.



BUT, your pastor is NOT the reason I am NOT voting for you. His words were disturbing enough, but it is your own HUGE church congregation, seen jumping, hooting and howling to his words in the background that disturb me the most. And please don't tell me you attended church there and never once heard a 'discouraging word' in the 20 years you attended there. Don't tell me, that in addition to the good reverend, that you are now not having anything to do with all those other people seen hooting and howling out in the audience in the background of his fiery tirades.



Even Oprah Winfrey got disgusted and walked out. I am no Oprah fan, but still she did the right thing.



Now YOU look me in the eye and ask me to believe that you never heard such language in all the years you attended there ! This is like me telling you that I attended dozens of Klan rallys and never once heard the 'N' word. Yep. And Bill Clinton 'did not inhale'.



Yes, Mr. Obama, we all have friends who have said stupid things that embarrassed us, but NOW you have asked me to believe something that is so incredibly stupid that you are telling me that I am just stupid enough to believe you. THAT is the main reason that I will never vote for you. I am deeply sorry, that in a county teeming with enormously talented African Americans who would make a good President, that the political system has chosen YOU. You are a pathetic and plastic excuse for an American, who will not even salute the Flag during the Pledge of Allegiance. God forbid you ever get near the Oval Office.



Now, did I mention Bill Clinton ?



AH YES ! This brings us to MRS. WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, who this candidate really is, in spite of all the other names she may care to call herself. This 'feminist' piece of work of course would like to be referred to as MS. and we all know who wears the pant suit in that family.



MS. Clinton, (sugar), it is just as depressing to realize that there are dozens of women who would also make great Presidents. But, fortunately, the horrible state of the selection process has selected YOU. Ms. Clinton, I'm sorry, but you could not tell the truth if we waterboarded your worthless *** !



Still you play the role of the 'embarrassed but dignified noble wife'. What utter malarky ! I am not voting for you for a world of reasons, but the main one is the same as my not voting for Senator Obama. You persistently insult my intelligence. It COULD be conceivably possible that you did not know about Monica Lewinsky, extremely remote, but possible if we stretch our imaginations a bit. But you turn around and then ask me to believe that you also did not know about Paula Jones and the legion of other women who were chewed up and spit out by your lecherous excuse for a husband. Puleese turn off this broken record !!!



But let's set aside your hubby's flagrant pecadillos. The real reason I will never vote for you is that I don't think the country can survive EIGHT MORE YEARS of Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Sandy Berger stuffing his socks with classified intelligence, Janet Reno's goon squad, and the myriad other corruptions that seem to stick to you like your ugly face. So our former President can't keep his dick in his pants. The REAL issue is that he committed perjury under oath when he lied about it and the pathetically-attempted cover-up that followed.



Like you, he is totally incapable of telling the truth. He could not do it if you tortured him, and in voting for you, we would get the BOTH of you, all over again. The same folks who could have taken out Osama Bin Laden over 3,000 dead Americans ago !



And please stop telling me that you have '8 years of experience' to lead us. You were the freakin' first lady already, not the Commander in Chief. Jeez ! The sum of your 'experience' is that of the most worrisome and incompetent meddling in the history of the White House. You even cursed your pitiful staff and the Secret Service agents who were and still are unfortunately charged with risking their lives to protect your worthless, thieving hide, and all at the expense of other people who have to work for a living.



Your single pathetic platform is to finance the illegal drugs, alcoholism and bad habits of the very lowest and most irresponsible freeloaders in America and to then 'garnish the wages' (your own words) of every law-abiding and hard-working American to pay for it. This disaster you refer to as 'Universal Health Care'. Where have you been the last 30 years ? Did you not see that socialism is a failure wherever it has been tried ? Did you not notice that the Soviet Union has collapsed since it gave no reward to those who worked the hardest for the fruits of their own labors to pay for those who will not ??



It is interesting to see all the dead bodies that you and your hubby have left in your wake. Suicides, mysterious deaths, cover-ups that make Richard Nixon look like a rank amateur. The utter contempt and unbelievable arrogance of some of your strongest supporters, most notably the recently resigned and disgraced Governor Eliot Spitzer, the epitome of hypocritical and malevolent arrogance gone wild, one of your most ardent, wealthy and powerful political supporters. A man the news media refuses to admit IS a 'super delegate' in your own political machine, a fine example of your own 'adopted' state of New York . No wonder you moved there to run for Senator ! The environment there is perfect for the likes of you !



Yes, I would vote for a woman, but I will NOT vote for YOU !



Which leaves us with Senator John McCain.



John, you are a flawed man. You are a bit old, a bit looney, and you have a notoriously bad temper. This perfectly qualifies you, in my humble opinion, to lead us for the next eight years. I WANT your trembling hand on the nuclear button.



Think about it.



We have Kim Jong IL, Chavez and Ahmadenijad all running around like lunatics, threatening America and threatening to plunge the world into nuclear Armageddon. We have Putin and the Chinese blustering and rattling their sabres at us. I want John McCain in the Oval Office and I want him to be really pissed off at all these other nut jobs around the planet.



John, once you are elected, I want you to go into the Oval Office and throw one of your perfect FITS. Jump up and down and throw something through a plate glass window. Rip the drapes down and foam at the mouth a bit. And I want the whole thing on camera so that Ahmadinejad can see it. I want ALL of these 'world leaders' to lay awake at night and to break out in a cold sweat every time they think of messing with the United States of America .



I want the nuclear button sitting right next to the alarm clock on your night stand. I want pictures of this to be sent to Iran , Russia , China , Venezuela , Cuba , Libya , Syria , Pakistan , and those other assholes in the sheets, the Saudis.



On the domestic front, poor John did try and reach across the aisle to the opposition in a desperate effort to compromise and to get the Congress to do something. You may not agree with his efforts, but at least he TRIED. For all his efforts, all he got handed to him was his head in a basket. The liberals are pissed at him and the conservatives are pissed at him. Just my kinda guy.



I predict that John will select Senator Joe Lieberman as his running mate. Good choice. I want a JEW whose memory of the Holocaust is still fresh in his mind and who is royally pissed off at all of these towel-headed morons in the Middle East to be the next in line if something should happen to John. Shalom, Vice President Joe. One heartbeat from the Oval Office.



Finally. John McCain knows on a most
Former Democrat New Independent
2008-05-12 11:45:09 UTC
Well, my candidate, HRC is a great candidate. She is an advocate for health care, and women's rights. She's firm, tough and tenacious. She's also proven to be and advocate for the gay community. You see, her father was homophobic, and during his last days, the gay couple next door helped to care for him, and that inspired Hillary to advocate for gays in America. After 9/11, when she was new to the Senate, she helped partners of the deceased victims (gay) victims of 9/11 get the benefits that were owed to them. She's been a tremendous advocate for funding HIV and gay community based organizations. She's also a centrists who has crossed party lines to pass legislation. She's flawed, just as any human being, but her heart in the right place, and she likes results. She'll end this war, boost our economy, and insure universal healthcare. And she'll make sure there are fair candidates for the supreme court, so roe vs wade is safe. She'll improve our education system, help college students lower their debt, by cracking down on predatory lending. I just think she's brillant, and she rocks! But, this is America, and it's just my opinion. View all sides and make an informed decision.
Captain Obvious
2008-05-12 11:43:21 UTC
I can't vote and it doesn't matter because my favorite candidate probably won't be on the ticket.

But let's say I could vote and Ron Paul had a fighting chance, I'd tell this undecided person they should vote for him because he supports small government which would put more responsibility on US citizens where it belongs, and he supports border control, which would keep illegal immigrants out of our country, and would put more jobs back in front of US citizens which might help the economy.
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gadzig
2008-05-12 11:56:31 UTC
I believe Obama would make an excellent president.For those who say he hasn't had enough experience in government,may I point out that our current prez had no experience except for being governor and making his state the most polluted in the country.

Second,to those people who might have some concern about Obama's Muslim background,I will point out that Muhammed Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabaar are Muslims,and I can't remember one single incident where either of them wanted to destroy this country.Ali was a protester of the Viet Nam war,and many labeled him a traitor.However,the passing years have proven that the war was totally unnecessary,and caused the deaths of thousands of our young people.

Third:Race.Anyone who would care in the slightest that Obama has an African father is living in the 18th century.Those people who have prejudice against any person of color are apparently too stupid to realize that THEY were born in the sperm of a moment,and they could have been black,or hispanic,or indian,or any other people of color you can think of.

Last:I would tell them that I have doubts about Hillary because she allowed herself and her daughter to be publicly humiliated by her husband(lousy husband,good president),and stayed with him.I just can't put my faith in someone who allows that kind of behavior to go on.It flies in the face of everything we women have been taught about strength,and sticking up for ourselves.



McCain: I think he is a very bitter old man who has no good plans for this country.I cannot believe that a man who was a prisoner of war for 4 years could make a comment about this country being in Iraq for 100 more years.And he said it off-handedly.With that statement,he has tarnished his reputation with this country's military.And with voters who are embarrassed by his seriously churlish behavior.
Elminster
2008-05-12 11:43:08 UTC
Barack Obama may not have a lot of experience in Washington, but he has the qualities of a great president. He is intelligent, wise, charismatic, tough, honest, and compassionate. He is about us, all of us, and he will be for you, whether or not you vote for him. He can change America for the better.
eventhorizen
2008-05-12 11:41:32 UTC
McCain would be the best because he really cares where this country is going. The other two will drive it into the ground as soon as humanly possible.
TheCheatest902
2008-05-12 11:42:58 UTC
I go with Clinton. She's tough and no non-sense. Obama is too green. And McCain is too old. Why is he even running? He's rich....I'd be in Hawaii enjoying myself.


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