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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2004 21:12:12 GMT -5
I'm curious as to why people want a certain candidate to be President. Go ahead and post why you like a candidate. There is only one rule:
Do NOT attack another candidate or his views. Only state what views your candidate has and why you like them.
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Post by thegreenmooseofdoom on Aug 6, 2004 22:02:41 GMT -5
I don't like either of them, but I'm for the lesser of two evils, Kerry.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2004 22:29:41 GMT -5
For 1, we've got Kerry. If HE is elected, he'll pull the troops out of Iraq. Once Iraq falls, it will be the start of World War III.
And then they're's Bush. Considering the fact he'll probably keep the troops in Iraq and try to keep it stable. Then he'll pull them out. There's less chance of Iraq falling, and the small chance of there being no World War 3.
So, I'll take Bush.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2004 23:28:27 GMT -5
For 1, we've got Kerry. If HE is elected, he'll pull the troops out of Iraq. Once Iraq falls, it will be the start of World War III. And then they're's Bush. Considering the fact he'll probably keep the troops in Iraq and try to keep it stable. Then he'll pull them out. There's less chance of Iraq falling, and the small chance of there being no World War 3. So, I'll take Bush. I tempted to argue, but I already decided I'd only be an observer. |
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Post by Crystal on Aug 7, 2004 3:38:59 GMT -5
I'm not American and not old enough to vote even if I WAS one, but I'd take Bush. My idea of it is that people were clamoring for him to do something when 9/11 occurred. And there was no way he could've done anything else. Now it's gone on for several years, he's stuck in the position he chose, and his ratings are happily free-falling because of that position, which people don't like now. Albiet, he did do some stuff in the wrong way, which I don't approve of, but he didn't really have any choice if you think about it. However, I've heard nothing but bad things about Kerry. And the fact that he's using the idea that people dislike Bush so much they'll just vote for him makes me mad. It's a low thing to do, using and inflaming people's dislike for someone else for your own gain.
But like I said, I'm not American, and in the politics part anyway I'm really glad I'm not.
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Post by Buddy on Aug 7, 2004 15:15:04 GMT -5
If I could vote, I'd do a write-in for myself. I think I - being 15 years old, even - could do a better job than these two.  |
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Post by Smiley on Aug 7, 2004 16:50:24 GMT -5
I think they're both idiots, but I'll take Bush. Never a dull moment in the White House!
Kerry volunteered to go to 'Nam, then got cold feet, gave himself an injury so he could go back to safety and started protesting in the homeland. Our soldiers don't need that. They don't need to come home from years of battle to see signs saying that they went for no reason.
Yes, I think it's a shame that our soldiers are still in Iraq, but things are still stabilizing over there. Once everything is structured, they'll be back here. To pull them back now would leave unfinished business, and they'll be coming home amid media bias and protestors arguing against their political standings.
I think Bush is the sort of person who doesn't take crap from anybody. He went out to Iraq because he didn't want America to be attacked. He didn't wait for the problem to escalate, travel across an ocean, and put all of the citizens at risk.
That said, I still don't think Bush is much better than Kerry. I predict that the peripheral parties will recieve many a vote this November...
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Aug 7, 2004 17:38:39 GMT -5
If I could vote, I'd do a write-in for myself. I think I - being 15 years old, even - could do a better job than these two. I think you're right - heck, I'D vote for you over those two - but unfortunately, I'm pretty sure you have to be over 35. Still, I think I'd also do a write-in for Bude. He WOULD make a pretty decent president.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2004 0:48:12 GMT -5
I think they're both idiots, but I'll take Bush. Never a dull moment in the White House! Kerry volunteered to go to 'Nam, then got cold feet, gave himself an injury so he could go back to safety and started protesting in the homeland. Our soldiers don't need that. They don't need to come home from years of battle to see signs saying that they went for no reason. Yes, I think it's a shame that our soldiers are still in Iraq, but things are still stabilizing over there. Once everything is structured, they'll be back here. To pull them back now would leave unfinished business, and they'll be coming home amid media bias and protestors arguing against their political standings. I think Bush is the sort of person who doesn't take crap from anybody. He went out to Iraq because he didn't want America to be attacked. He didn't wait for the problem to escalate, travel across an ocean, and put all of the citizens at risk. That said, I still don't think Bush is much better than Kerry. I predict that the peripheral parties will recieve many a vote this November... I'm not American and not old enough to vote even if I WAS one, but I'd take Bush. My idea of it is that people were clamoring for him to do something when 9/11 occurred. And there was no way he could've done anything else. Now it's gone on for several years, he's stuck in the position he chose, and his ratings are happily free-falling because of that position, which people don't like now. Albiet, he did do some stuff in the wrong way, which I don't approve of, but he didn't really have any choice if you think about it. However, I've heard nothing but bad things about Kerry. And the fact that he's using the idea that people dislike Bush so much they'll just vote for him makes me mad. It's a low thing to do, using and inflaming people's dislike for someone else for your own gain. But like I said, I'm not American, and in the politics part anyway I'm really glad I'm not. You both broke the one rule I have for this thread, so I will state it AGAIN. Do NOT attack another candidate or his views. Only state what views your candidate has and why you like them. |
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Post by Crystal on Aug 8, 2004 1:49:59 GMT -5
You both broke the one rule I have for this thread, so I will state it AGAIN. Do NOT attack another candidate or his views. Only state what views your candidate has and why you like them.Sorry. Just that I haven't heard what views most US presidential candidates hold, so I pick which one I've heard the least bad things about. I apologize. |
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Post by Stal on Aug 8, 2004 11:24:54 GMT -5
TC, that's an impossible rule.
See, sometimes people aren't voting for someone, they're voting against someone else.
And you can't explain that without talking about the candidate you don't like.
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Post by sollunaestrella on Aug 8, 2004 11:37:01 GMT -5
Well, isn't comparing one candidates views to the other's what's going to make people decide who to vote for, TC? I think that rule is impossible, sadly.  |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Aug 8, 2004 14:42:18 GMT -5
You both broke the one rule I have for this thread, so I will state it AGAIN. Do NOT attack another candidate or his views. Only state what views your candidate has and why you like them.Sorry Comedian, but I don't think anyone REALLY likes either candidate. This election isn't about who's the best, it's about who's the "least worst." |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2004 15:38:50 GMT -5
Sorry Comedian, but I don't think anyone REALLY likes either candidate. This election isn't about who's the best, it's about who's the "least worst." I think the problem is that people are judging their personal lives and personalities, and not their views on how America should be run. That's just as bad as those women who vote for the best-looking candidate. |
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Post by Stal on Aug 8, 2004 16:01:58 GMT -5
I think the problem is that people are judging their personal lives and personalities, and not their views on how America should be run. That's just as bad as those women who vote for the best-looking candidate. TC, I agree with the personalities part, but personal lives enter into this a great deal. How can we trust someone to run a country the way we want when they don't even lead a lifestyle you agree with? You have to take a look at personal lives to get an idea of how the country will be under them. As for how the country is going to be run, I'm sorry, but John Kerry hasn't really talked about that at all. He's running on a couple platforms, but we've heard nearly nothing about what he'll do when he's in power. No one really knows what he'll do, so how can you even discuss that? The fact he lies/flipflops so much makes me worry about what would happen when he is in power. I'm voting for Bush. In all honesty, I'm very happy with the way he runs things. He may not be the most eloquent person, and I hate his imigration policies, but there's more good in him than there is bad. |
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