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Okay a few minor points...
Am I going to be kicked out of the liberal classification if I say I do not want Hilary Clinton as president? Am I the only one who cringes at the thought of this woman. She has consistantly iritated me every time I hear about any time she has taken a stand. maybe cause the times I hear about it is blatent politics or she is talking about how our children need to be protected from video games, tv and movies. Can the Democrats not come up with someone better? Al gore looks like a bitter whiner. Dean does not stand up to the test either. Barak Obama might be a choise I dont know but right now the field of democrats is pretty slim. There is a movie coming out starring Robin Williams that has the premise a John Stewart type comedian host of a topical comedy show runs for president and wins. I am amused by this concept as much as anything because iut is so believable. Running for president as much as anything is a popularity contest these days. John Stewart is likable and smart. If he ran is it not believable he would win?
On the republican side I pointed out if Colin Powel ran for president he would probably win to a friend of mine at work. All of my black coworkers stated they believe he would be killed before he could ever win. They were convinced because Colin Powel was black he would eventually be killed for trying to become president. These were all normally reasonable people but on this they saw not alternative result. I am bothered that this seems such a previlent view. Is this really still a fear? I could see it it being a legitimate concern 30 years ago, but now?
on an unrelated note I am thinking of trying to attend a Universalist Unitarian church. In many ways it the only church can honestly feel at home in. I am a spiritual person but I am certainly not a Christian or a religious person. I do feel however I sometimes miss the sharing of that spiritual aspect in my life. I am think of going to a Universalist Unitarian church to maybe get some of that.
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Am I going to be kicked out of the liberal classification if I say I do not want Hilary Clinton as president? Am I the only one who cringes at the thought of this woman. She has consistantly iritated me every time I hear about any time she has taken a stand. maybe cause the times I hear about it is blatent politics or she is talking about how our children need to be protected from video games, tv and movies. Can the Democrats not come up with someone better? Al gore looks like a bitter whiner. Dean does not stand up to the test either. Barak Obama might be a choise I dont know but right now the field of democrats is pretty slim. There is a movie coming out starring Robin Williams that has the premise a John Stewart type comedian host of a topical comedy show runs for president and wins. I am amused by this concept as much as anything because iut is so believable. Running for president as much as anything is a popularity contest these days. John Stewart is likable and smart. If he ran is it not believable he would win?
On the republican side I pointed out if Colin Powel ran for president he would probably win to a friend of mine at work. All of my black coworkers stated they believe he would be killed before he could ever win. They were convinced because Colin Powel was black he would eventually be killed for trying to become president. These were all normally reasonable people but on this they saw not alternative result. I am bothered that this seems such a previlent view. Is this really still a fear? I could see it it being a legitimate concern 30 years ago, but now?
on an unrelated note I am thinking of trying to attend a Universalist Unitarian church. In many ways it the only church can honestly feel at home in. I am a spiritual person but I am certainly not a Christian or a religious person. I do feel however I sometimes miss the sharing of that spiritual aspect in my life. I am think of going to a Universalist Unitarian church to maybe get some of that.
not much else at the moment.
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I just hope there is someone in the election that I want to vote for, so maybe I'll actually vote this time. Sadly, I don't see anyone currently that I'd want in office. Depends a lot on how this election goes - if shifts to a Democratic congress, I wouldn't mind a republican president again, assuming one that was more socially moderate. (go gridlock!)
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I'd vote for John Stewart. :) At least he isn't a politician, that gives him a huge bonus in the "not being evil" category. And I'd probably still vote for Colin Powell, despite his connection to Bush. Even with that, he seems more trustworthy than any other politician I've seen. I really wouldn't expect race to be a very big deal - there are always some crazy people who wouldn't like it, but there are always crazy people who get riled up about something.
Ack, I talked about politics!
BTW, there's a Unitarian church on Kingston, just a block or two to the left (west) when you turn off of Alcoa.
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I haven't seen a politician I've liked in a really long time...
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I would vote for Powell in a heartbeat, but the last I heard was that he has no intention of running because he doesn't want to be president. Which actually seems legit: the ones we really want, the ones who have some integrity, know what they'd be getting into and therefore run the other way from the idea. Like any sane person would.
I would very seriously consider voting for McCain, but I'd have to know more. Obama, maybe; again with the knowing more. Guiliani ... hrm. I don't know about him. We'll have to see. I just wish the Libertarians would get a sane, appropriate platform and candidate.
UU is a good church for folks who want fellowship without religion. My mom's a big part of the UU organization in Boise.
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I would vote for Jon Stewart too. :) It's definitely plausible that he might eventually run.
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I truly, truly hope that this country is far beyond the point at which a black man would be killed for trying to become president. I suspect that if he were, the resulting riots would tear us apart. As well they should -- that's unconscionable.
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That said, she is a polarizing figure and the last thing we need is someone to be more polarizing.
2) You don't know the Democratic Candidate yet. I can virtually guarantee that it will not be Gore, Dean, Clinton. It MAY be Obama, but that would surprise me. My guess is they will pick some relative unknown who can say the magic words "Outsider" and "Change"
It worked in 1992.
3) John Stewart running would make the whole Jerry Springer leaving politics to start a talk show circle complete. I would vote for him over a number of other candidates but I sincerely doubt he would make a good president.
4) Colin Powell WOULD make a good president, but he was neutered by the Bush Administration and thrown in the trash. Very sad indeed.
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(Now I'm all dancing to the Convincing John song)
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I rather like Obama and would certainly vote for him if he were to run.
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I'd vote for Colin Powell in 5 seconds, though, but too bad hes not remotely interested.
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Ultimately though it'd be best that we have an ineffective government; I doubt we can survive another righteous imbecile/one-party Congress this time around.