Cain's 999 plan

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Abner, Dec 1, 2011
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  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    Kizmet, Dec 1, 2011
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  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Well, it's what one German, Marc Pitzke, thinks, anyway. But Europeans not liking Republicans isn't exactly new.

    I have to admit, though, it is like a reality show.
     
    SteveFoerster, Dec 1, 2011
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  4. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    You're right in that it was one person who wrote the story but I'm willing to bet that his point of view is representative of a large segment of the German population (right now the most influential economic power in the EU).
     
    Kizmet, Dec 1, 2011
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  5. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    Bruce, Dec 2, 2011
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  6. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    We remain the most powerful nation in the world. That's why people pay attention to our politics.
     
    Kizmet, Dec 2, 2011
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  7. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    It's nice to know that Germans do. Too bad Americans don't. Most people who vote are eerily loyal to a single party throughout their entire lifetime, despite the fact that what that same party believes in and what quality of people are nominated from it changes drastically over time and even from election to election.
     
    Maniac Craniac, Dec 2, 2011
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  8. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    Germans produced Hitler and my family. So I have mixed feelings about them. At the end of the day, I don't give a SHIT what any European or Asian thinks about an American politician. I would expect no less from them.
     
    ryoder, Dec 2, 2011
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  9. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    They they should stay out of them.

    I initially registered as a Republican (my first vote ever was cast for Ronald Reagan), but I became "unenrolled" (MA terminology for independent). Best move I ever made, because I can take either ballot for primary elections, and in MA, half the time the Republicans don't even bother to field a candidate because of the virtual stranglehold that the Democrats have on the state.
     
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  10. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    I've heard the argument that American politics are of high interest to the rest of the world since it is the United States that runs the show for everyone else. Some people even believe that the entire world should be able to vote for us president :eek13:
     
    Maniac Craniac, Dec 2, 2011
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  11. raristud

    raristud Member

    Presidential hopeful Herman Cain will meet Friday with his wife to discuss the future of his campaign and allegations that he had a 13-year affair with another woman.

    Cain to meet with wife amid affair claims, dropping poll numbers - CNN.com

    He has a scheduled meeting with his wife today? Ok wifey, the only time I have available to meet with you is on Friday. Says to himself, "No bi*$h please, my lady friend is giving me a massage on Thursday". Yes, uhhh, I am meeting with a "colleague" of mine on Thursday in Las Vegas. Tuesday, I'll be at a uh conference with my associate. Friday at noon. Ok honey love see you then. Yep bye bye. Cain hangs up the phone and texts his "friend with benefits". "Hey baby", says Cain, "You ready"?

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  12. 03310151

    03310151 Active Member

    You're all racists.
     
    03310151, Dec 2, 2011
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  13. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member


    He probably wants to publicly announce it in case he should end up being Bobbitized. :evil:

    Abner :smile:
     
    Abner, Dec 2, 2011
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  14. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Herman Cain is happily married yet has to schedule an appointment to talk with his wife several days in advance :werd: I wonder if he had his people call her people. Better yet, I wonder how many of his people "happen to be female."
     
    Maniac Craniac, Dec 2, 2011
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  15. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    [obvious sarcasm]

    Yes. So what? At least we aren't blinded by political correctness.

    FACT: A little racism never hurt anybody (who has enough money to matter) anyway, but you liberals don't care about facts do you?

    [/obvious sarcasm]
     
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    Maniac Craniac, Dec 2, 2011
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  16. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    The USA involves itself in the politics of every nation on the planet (didn't our Secretary of State just visit Myanmar?) so isn't it a bit hypocritical to say that other governments shouldn't do the same?
     
    Kizmet, Dec 2, 2011
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  17. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Democrats have a virtual stranglehold on Massachusetts politics? Doesn't Massachusetts have a Republican governor and one Republican senator?
     
    Ted Heiks, Dec 3, 2011
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  18. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    When other countries save us from dictators, sacrifice millions of their soldiers for our betterment, and start sending billions and billions of dollars in foreign aid to the US Treasury, then they can get involved in our politics.

    Until that happens, I don't care what people in Germany (saved from a madman and reunified thanks the US), France (saved twice and rebuilt with US money), or any other European country (see Hitler, Adolf) thinks about our politics.
     
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    Bruce, Dec 3, 2011
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  19. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Given that the second world war was nearly seventy years ago, and the first one was a century ago, one might also point out the U.S. wouldn't have existed in the first place without help from Britain's rivals in Europe.

    (Not saying I care what Europeans think of American internal policies, just pointing out this is a double edged sword.)
     
    SteveFoerster, Dec 3, 2011
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  20. raristud

    raristud Member

    The current governor is Deval Patrick, a Democrat. The Massachusetts house of representatives have 127 Democrats and 33 Republicans serving in the lower house. The Massachusetts senate has 36 Democrats and 4 Republicans serving in the upper chamber of the legislature. Scott Brown ( R ) is a US Senator representing Massachusetts along with John Kerry ( D ). Democrats in Massachusetts have a supermajority in the state senate, the state house of representatives, and the United States Congress with 10 Democrats representing Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives.

    Barney Frank is a member of the US House of Representatives representing Massachusetts. He is retiring much to the pleasure of many residing in Massachusetts.
     
    raristud, Dec 3, 2011
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