US Elections

[Athers]

So any thoughts on these?

Last night the amiable Barack Obama beat Clinton and Edwards in the opening caucus for the Democratss and a former preacher who wants people with AIDs to be placed in ghettos and gay blokes & women chucked out the army won the Republican vote.... Oh and his slogan is "I like Mike". OK then.

[CrazyHorse]

My initial reaction on hearing about the US elections was to thank God that that knobber was finally not going to be the most powerful man in the world.

I'd like Hilary Clinton to become President though. It'd be a right laugh to hear everyone referring to Bill as the first lady.

[Montreal Wanderer]

So any thoughts on these?

Last night the amiable Barack Obama beat Clinton and Edwards in the opening caucus for the Democratss and a former preacher who wants people with AIDs to be placed in ghettos and gay blokes & women chucked out the army won the Republican vote.... Oh and his slogan is "I like Mike". OK then.

None of the democrats are than bad, none of the Republicans that good. Remember this is only Iowa.

[Bruce Rioja]

Do they still have that voting system whereby they punch holes in paper which leads to a dozen re-counts and has the rest of the world laughing at the Americans and their way of ensuring that democracy reigns supreme?

[Athers]

I believe they walk to corners of the room or put their hands up for these ones.

I'm told that winning Iowa gives at best momentum and at worse nothing, but strikes me that they're going to get more money if they're deemed a front runner. 3 democrats have already dropped out after 1 state.

[gaiser]

My initial reaction on hearing about the US elections was to thank God that that knobber was finally not going to be the most powerful man in the world.

I'd like Hilary Clinton to become President though. It'd be a right laugh to hear everyone referring to Bill as the first lady.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Do they still have that voting system whereby they punch holes in paper which leads to a dozen re-counts and has the rest of the world laughing at the Americans and their way of ensuring that democracy reigns supreme?

Not in primaries and, on election day, not in all states. The "hanging chad" problem was restricted to Florida, where Jeb Bush rules the roost.

[H. Pedersen]

I'm told that winning Iowa gives at best momentum and at worse nothing, but strikes me that they're going to get more money if they're deemed a front runner. 3 democrats have already dropped out after 1 state.

Kerry winning in Iowa, IIRC, really shocked everyone given that Dean was supposedly the front-runner. And Kerry never gave up that momentum. And that's a fundamental problem with our system. Having the primary cycle start in a backwater fly-over state that contributes nothing to the country seems inherently unfair.

[Athers]

I've read that it's often thought that the people of Iowa are generally a little bit more politically educated, though of course having the whole focus on them every 4 years probably helps.

It is weird though you're right.

[runningonbravado]

if there's an assassination attempt on obama on the day of the californian presidential primary, well, i'll just go eat my 24 boxset

[Soldier_Of_The_White_Army]

So come the time Amerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrica.................fxck no! come to move Bush out of the WhiteHouse, just where are they planning to hide their weapon of mass destuction? And are they going to drag him kicking and screaming, yelling "once, just ooooooooooooonce.........please let me press it just once!!!"


I also feel it would be fair to have him sit in front of a TV, and let the whole world stick their middle finger up at him before he leaves!!











Nice chap, had access to the end of the world jaknow!!

[TANGODANCER]

Last time a Clinton was in there it was a Presidential Erection, wasn't it?

[Verbal]

Doubt Huckabee can sell himself to New Hampshire in quite the way he did in Iowa...his religious will probably come into question.

[Athers]

Unexpected win for Clinton last night, word is that she nearly cried at some campaign breakfast and it led to an avalanche of late deciders choosing her.

By the way, can Americans not do chants of more than 3 syllables?

O-BAM-A
HIL-A-REE
U-S-A
MAC-IS-BACK
I-LIKE-MIKE

etc!

[fatshaft]

Unexpected win for Clinton last night, word is that she nearly cried at some campaign breakfast and it led to an avalanche of late deciders choosing her.

That's what we want, someone emotionally unstable in charge of the Whitehouse

[Batman]

oh hilary and your borderline boiler daughter

[Verbal]

Looking at the papers this morning you'd think Barack had just won the bloody election

[marshall_42]

Do they still have that voting system whereby they punch holes in paper which leads to a dozen re-counts and has the rest of the world laughing at the Americans and their way of ensuring that democracy reigns supreme?

'pregnant chads' I believe they were called.

[Harry Genshaw]

oh hilary and your borderline boiler daughter

I still would though. Is that wrong?

[Montreal Wanderer]

oh hilary and your borderline boiler daughter

I still would though. Is that wrong?

I always knew you were a closet Chelsea fan....