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Ask Slashdot: Which Candidates For Geek Issues?

Posted by Soulskill on from the cthulu-write-in dept.

Okian Warrior writes "An oft-repeated sentiment on Slashdot is that we should change the situation by voting in better officials. An opinion that appears in nearly every political thread is: 'we're to blame because we elected these people.' On the eve of the first primary (in New Hampshire), I have to wonder: how can we tell the candidates apart? Ron Paul is an obvious exception, and I am not discounting him, but otherwise it seems that no candidate has made a stand on any issue. Consider the candidates (all of them, of any party) as a set. What issue can I use to divide them into two groups, such that one group is 'for' something and the other is 'against'?"

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  1. choosing between 2 parties by jockeys · · Score: 4, Funny

    When asked to choose: "R or D?" it's sort of akin to a polite rapist asking you: "Which hole?"

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    In Soviet Russia jokes are formulaic and decidedly non-humorous.
    1. Re:choosing between 2 parties by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      The way it's going lately, it's more like "Which hole first?"

  2. Only question you need to ask by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What issue can I use to divide them into two groups, such that one group is 'for' something and the other is 'against'?"

    Next time you're at one of their townhall meetings, just ask one simple question -

    vi or emacs?

  3. Re:Ron Paul! by Cyberllama · · Score: 4, Funny

    The free market is magic. It's powered by unicorns. Have some faith.