2011-11-04, 18:40 | Link #1002 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
|
Quote:
Its like Tina Fey and Sarah Palin -- all Tina had to do was quote her.
__________________
|
|
2011-11-04, 19:10 | Link #1004 |
Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 48
|
it is not about "bashing" republicans. it is gutting them hanging then hang them with their intestines. it is about twisting someones arm till they cry then making them a offer they can't refuse.
__________________
|
2011-11-04, 21:18 | Link #1005 | |
books-eater youkai
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
|
Quote:
To think than one of them might end up to the White House...
__________________
|
|
2011-11-04, 21:51 | Link #1006 |
Gamilas Falls
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 46
|
Remember some people only act stupid so that their voting base thinks they are one of them (rather that the politician sound like they are talking down to the electorate). Once they are in office they come off quite different when the cameras are not on them.
__________________
|
2011-11-05, 00:06 | Link #1007 | |
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 43
|
Quote:
To even WANT stupid people in office is suicidal. And yet, that's what I see. People who really think they can benefit from a dysfunctional government. And now, America HAS a dysfunctional government. Just as they always wanted.
__________________
|
|
2011-11-05, 00:29 | Link #1008 |
Gamilas Falls
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 46
|
At this point it is usually just devious or stupid being manipulated by devious, that we get.
Way too many lawyers and business men in politics. Sure they are suppose to uphold the laws of the land, but they keep tinking with what we have by passing new ones, rather than fixing old ones....or just enforcing old ones in some cases. They just keep passing laws and more laws. Or passing higher pay for themselves...they like doing that too. Smart people (who aren't in the practise of law) don't go into politics anymore it seems. Or else they don't get far.
__________________
|
2011-11-05, 13:11 | Link #1010 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
|
Quote:
__________________
|
|
2011-11-05, 15:04 | Link #1011 |
Gamilas Falls
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Republic of California
Age: 46
|
And politics usually makes one less money (aside from lobbying money and they like) because the pay check is not as large as many businesses or high tech jobs. And if you fail in an election your in theory becomes a bit less. You certainly don't become President to get rich, as you will only have to job for a maximum of eight years...and be forced to have Secret Service around you for the rest of your life.
__________________
|
2011-11-05, 15:12 | Link #1012 |
Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 48
|
it is not the paycheck, it is the Premium health Insurance and Pension. People complaining about Cadillac health insurance package and generous pension plans for gov't worker need to start looking at congress.
__________________
|
2011-11-05, 16:26 | Link #1013 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
|
Quote:
__________________
|
|
2011-11-06, 00:55 | Link #1014 | |
blinded by blood
Author
|
Quote:
Good news on that front though, the Sprint and C-Spire lawsuits against AT&T were given the green light. So it's not just the Department of Justice suing them now. We might actually see our government function properly for once. The situation is bad on the other side, though. Verizon has been breaking the law since their first LTE handset was released, and nobody seems to know or care. For those who are interested, the story is below: http://www.xda-developers.com/androi...e-bootloaders/
__________________
|
|
2011-11-06, 05:04 | Link #1015 | |
books-eater youkai
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
|
Ron Paul declared winner of Illinois Republican straw poll
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7A507M20111106 Quote:
__________________
|
|
2011-11-06, 07:33 | Link #1016 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
|
Quote:
I'm convinced the skill set of a used car salesman is probably the most usefull for politicians. It's about finding out what the voter wants to hear, charm them, build some trust and then sell them something not quite working as advertised. Those same skills are usefull in fundraising. The other factor for succes is to be able to network and build alliances effectively. You can't make it to the top alone. It's not surprising that business and law are the dominant backgrounds in politics, as professional succes in these areas require the same skills you need for politics. People with a background in fields like the sciences or medicine are trained to be independent specialists, able to work on their own or in small teams. People need more raw intelligence to make it to the top in these fields but they are far less experienced playing the political game then those who have spend most of their professional life honing their skills. In essence the current situation favours individuals who excel at selling themselves but are unlikely to be good at doing much else. Last edited by Bri; 2011-11-06 at 07:44. |
|
2011-11-06, 08:18 | Link #1017 | |
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 35
|
Quote:
(Double pun unintended) Now this one, is very, very interesting...... Sachs versus Ferguson on Occupy Wall Street
__________________
|
|
2011-11-06, 08:57 | Link #1018 | |
廉頗
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Massachusetts
Age: 34
|
Quote:
|
|
2011-11-06, 10:39 | Link #1019 | |
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 43
|
Quote:
The goal of elections is to find the best man for the job. The skills of a used car salesman is used in this case to break the system; the man is the worst person for the job, but he tricks the population into getting him elected anyway. Thus democracy is destroyed.
__________________
|
|
Tags |
2012 elections, us elections |
|
|