GarbagemanLB
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Thu May-22-08 01:10 PM
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| 4. False. How many years has Obama been on the national scene? And Hillary? Name recognition counts. |
| -Are elections where campaigning is prohibited fair and legitimate? |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 12:56 PM |
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Invoking Ethical Concerns, Sir, Seems A Bit Of a Stretch |
The Magistrate |
May-22-08 01:03 PM |
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It's not a level playing field without campaigning |
democrattotheend |
May-22-08 01:04 PM |
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False. How many years has Obama been on the national scene? And Hillary? Name recognition counts. |
GarbagemanLB |
May-22-08 01:10 PM |
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So, if today the government declared all future elections would no longer involve campaigning |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 01:10 PM |
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What Would Not Bother Me In the Slightest, Sir |
The Magistrate |
May-22-08 01:23 PM |
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Imagine this headline: President Bush enacts law in emergency crisis |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 01:36 PM |
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My Grandson's Proclivity For Scaling Brick Walls, Sir |
The Magistrate |
May-22-08 01:38 PM |
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Well, your overuse of the word "Sir" sounds condescending to me. |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 01:41 PM |
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And The Claim This Political Exercise Is An Ethical Matter, Sir, Amuses Me |
The Magistrate |
May-22-08 01:48 PM |
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Well then it's obvious you are missing the point, perhaps willfully. |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 01:50 PM |
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The Magistrate ALWAYS uses Sir. Like that character in Peanuts, is how I take it. |
MADem |
May-22-08 02:02 PM |
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Comparing the Magistrate to McLame? |
Swamp Rat |
May-22-08 02:19 PM |
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What you're referring to wasn't an election, it was a primary |
sybylla |
May-22-08 02:49 PM |
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What you state is fair on some grounds. So, substitute "Primary" for Election in your mind and vote. |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 03:00 PM |
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You maybe right, though I wonder how many people are disconnected from electronic media |
Swamp Rat |
May-22-08 01:12 PM |
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It Is One Of Those Unfortunate Situations, Sir, For Which No Real Good Solution Exists |
The Magistrate |
May-22-08 01:19 PM |
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I believe the solution you mention is the likely choice, as per the Rules Committee. |
Swamp Rat |
May-22-08 01:45 PM |
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The question isn't whether Florida and Michigan voters were "adequately informed" |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 01:40 PM |
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Yet part of your argument is based on 'being adequately informed', belied by the hypothetical: |
Swamp Rat |
May-22-08 01:58 PM |
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I think this is a very simple matter made to seem a lot more confusing than it is... |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 02:09 PM |
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Send Jimmy Carter to Florida |
Swamp Rat |
May-22-08 02:15 PM |
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I would support a re-vote after a vigorous campaign in both states. |
Bread and Circus |
May-22-08 02:22 PM |
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Come on Magistrate, |
haymakeragain |
May-22-08 01:44 PM |
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But You Do Not Know How They Would Have Affected It, Sir |
The Magistrate |
May-22-08 01:57 PM |
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That is just so obviously wrong |
dbmk |
May-22-08 02:10 PM |
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A Personal Threat, Sir, To The Idea Of Democratic Elections? Me? |
The Magistrate |
May-22-08 02:16 PM |
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Yes |
dbmk |
May-22-08 02:29 PM |
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So are 'Thought Police' |
Swamp Rat |
May-22-08 02:33 PM |
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More than a bit, I'd say. |
MADem |
May-22-08 01:59 PM |
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No. It's a name recognition contest. |
Kittycat |
May-22-08 01:08 PM |
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Of course not, we are officially in the Twilight Zone. |
haymakeragain |
May-22-08 01:41 PM |
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I, for one, would love to see more curbs put on political campaigning. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
May-22-08 01:57 PM |
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No - Clearly it becomes a name recognition contest. n/t |
Indenturedebtor |
May-22-08 02:03 PM |
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