Best Presidential Candidate, Democrats

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Best Presidential Candidate, Democrats

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday February 4, 2008 @02:26AM from the someone-resurrect-zombie-kennedy dept.

This story is to discuss the remaining democratic candidates for president. Please keep discussions limited to talk about Hillary and Obama. Keep discussions of the other party in the other story.

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I personally by Aurisor · 2008-02-04 02:28 · Score: 4, Funny

support whomever posts first.
1. Re:I personally by daeg · 2008-02-04 03:52 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Don't forget you can throw Jeb after 16. By then, Chelsea will be ready to take the thrown, with a Bush twin coming right after.
  
  Simply terrifying.
2. Re:I personally by Snocone · 2008-02-04 04:43 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  So St. Peter is at the Pearly Gates checking up on the people waiting to enter Heaven, and asks the next one in line "So, who are you, and what did you do on Earth?"
  
  So the fellow says "I'm Barack Obama, and I was the first black to be elected President of the United States."
  
  St. Peter says "The U.S.? A black President? You gotta be shittin' me! When did this happen?!?"
  
  And Obama says "About twenty seconds ago."
3. Re:I personally by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-04 06:33 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Sorry, I know this is a serious issue, but I have to do it.
  
  Why vote for the lesser of two evils? Vote Cthulhu!
4. Re:I personally by sacrilicious · 2008-02-04 07:43 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  what is [Hillary's] experience? Sleeping with a sitting president for 8 years?
  Nope, that job was taken. (Sorry, couldn't resist... nothing against her or Bill. :)
  
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5. Re:I personally by Oktober+Sunset · 2008-02-04 09:15 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Should have told her to shut her racist mouth and stop keeping the black man down. That would have put a stop to her lame argument.
  
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SPOILER ALERT!!! by starglider29a · 2008-02-04 02:28 · Score: 3, Funny

One of these two will win the Democratic Party Nomination! Continue to read at your own peril.
Douglas Adams had it right: by Liberaltarian · 2008-02-04 02:34 · Score: 5, Funny

"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

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Hillary and Obama by Random+BedHead+Ed · 2008-02-04 02:38 · Score: 5, Funny

Please keep discussions limited to talk about Hillary and Obama.

Let's be consistent: you meant Clinton and Barack.
Re:obama@google by 00_NOP · 2008-02-04 02:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Yes, but does he use emacs or vi? That's what we want to know!
Re:It all comes down to... by Liberaltarian · 2008-02-04 02:44 · Score: 5, Funny

What makes you think that the GOP will nominate a whi-- *looks at the GOP field*

Damn. Fair enough.

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Altrnate endings by tomhudson · 2008-02-04 02:49 · Score: 4, Funny
1. Q. A plane with Huckabee, McCain, and Romney crashes into the convention center where Obama and Clinton are debating. Who's saved?
  A. The United States.
2. Good news, bad news:
  The good news: You wake up and find that everything was a dream - Bush not only never won the election - the votes were properly counted.
  The bad news: You slept a LONG TIME, Rumplestiltskin - Richard Nixon is president.
  Alternate bad news: Miss Carolina just won the dem nomination - for the children.
3. "Breaking news bulletin: China, in cooperation with Google and Apple, has just purchased 51% of the United States in a secret Treasury auction, beating out the Gates-Halliburton bid. No elections for YOU!"
Re:My election prediction by timster · 2008-02-04 02:52 · Score: 3, Funny

I'm sorry, but I wasn't aware that there were any Muslims in the race. Are you referring to Mike Gravel? I haven't really done any research on him.

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Re:Well... by morgan_greywolf · 2008-02-04 02:59 · Score: 2, Funny

In Soviet America, Hillary overlords bash YOU!!!

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Re:None of them are worth a damn. by omeomi · 2008-02-04 03:17 · Score: 5, Funny

They all want the job, which should be enough in itself to disqualify them.

Not a bad idea. The electorate should just choose some random person to be president every 4 years, and surprise them with the news at work one day.

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Re:For once my vote counts! by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-04 03:18 · Score: 2, Funny

It's because of their whiny license plate.

The real question is why was there a Miss Virgin Islands in the Miss America contest? I mean aside from her being hot, of course.
Re:Well... by Nerdfest · 2008-02-04 03:19 · Score: 2, Funny

For future discussions, please use the term "The White Witch", just to keep things clear.
Vital Issue by Stanistani · 2008-02-04 03:21 · Score: 3, Funny

I am disappointed that neither candidate has come out in favor of accelerated particle beam weapon research.

Screw the flying car - I want my death ray, the way this race is going.

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1. Re:Vital Issue by SilentBob0727 · 2008-02-04 03:59 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I think you're in the wrong party there, chief.
  
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Re:Combined ticket is probably a mistake by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-04 03:24 · Score: 4, Funny

This whole election's outcome will be based on peoples' prejudices. What does America dislike the least:

a) women

b) old people

c) funny religions

d) blacks I'll take women for 800, Alex.
Sadly I fear the the answer is "no" by Per+Abrahamsen · 2008-02-04 03:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Once we get a candidate that can honestly answer "yes" to "Do you use Emacs or vi?", I'll vote for him without any further questions.
1. Re:Sadly I fear the the answer is "no" by Per+Abrahamsen · 2008-02-04 04:59 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  But what if we get a president that uses Emacs? That would be great! Think of the wars we could avoid, if the president could simply 'M-x doctor <ret>':
  
  Potus> I wan't to invade Iraq!
  
  Doctor> Why do you say you wan't to invade iraq?
  
  Potus> Because I hate Saddam Hussein!
  
  Doctor> Is it because you hate saddam hussein that you came to me?
  
  Potus> Yes, the bastard tried to assasinate my dad!
  
  Doctor> Earlier you said you hate saddam hussein?
  
  Potus> Did I? That seems so negative. Maybe I should reconsider.
  
  See how much better the world would be with an Emacs using president.
Re:Warning: Post from a conservative by aug24 · 2008-02-04 03:42 · Score: 4, Funny

Obama is black.
Clinton is female.

HTH ;-)
Justin.
PS Not in America.

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Disqualify them? by DesScorp · 2008-02-04 04:02 · Score: 4, Funny

"I don't trust any of them. They all want the job, which should be enough in itself to disqualify them."

Funny you should say that. Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan tells people he'd like to propose a Constitutional Amendment, stating that "anyone willing to do the ridiculous things necessary to become President is hereby banned from that office".

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I didn't want those in this forum to feel left out by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-04 04:22 · Score: 1, Funny

I was going to come over and say "Vote for Ron Paul!!!!!1one!, because that's what's going on over in the Republican discussion (over and over and over again).

But it looks like you all have your own Ron Paul, so never mind...
Re:Important by NeutronCowboy · 2008-02-04 05:17 · Score: 4, Funny

Nonono - it'll be terrific. While I will vote for Obama in the upcoming election, here's what I will do if Hillary gets elected:
- vote for her in 2012
- vote for Jeb Bush in 2016 and 2020
- and finally, I hope that either one of the Bush twins or Chelsea Clinton decides to run for president after that, so that I can vote for them.

The end result? A beautiful series of Bushs and Clintons that will have lasted for over 40 years, putting to rest the notion that the US is some sort of democratic haven.

Why yes, I do base my voting strategy on whether I can create some giant historical joke. Why do you ask?

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Re:Combined ticket is probably a mistake by Valdrax · 2008-02-04 05:22 · Score: 5, Funny

I'll take women for 800, Alex. Oddly enough, that's illegal in most states.

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Re:Combined ticket is probably a mistake by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-04 06:15 · Score: 3, Funny

I'll take women for 800, Alex. Oddly enough, that's illegal in most states. What is prostitution?
Re:TACO, YOU STUPID FUCK!! by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-04 06:20 · Score: 2, Funny

Why the flamebait mod?
Just a guess, but it might have something to do with this statement: "you ignorant anus-smelling-like fuckface"
Re:Combined ticket is probably a mistake by Anonymous Coward · 2008-02-04 08:34 · Score: 1, Funny

I'll take women for 800, Alex. Oddly enough, that's illegal in most states. What is prostitution? Sorry, wrong. The correct response is, "What is anal sex."
Just look at what their websites are running on by matiasp · 2008-02-04 12:22 · Score: 2, Funny

$ curl -I barackobama.com
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:20:58 GMT
Server: Apache/1.3.37

$ curl -I hillaryclinton.com
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:21:05 GMT
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
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X-AspNet-Version: 1.1.4322