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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: Teresa Heilevang on August 18, 2008, 12:55:15 AM
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After a careful review of the options for the up-coming election: I HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. HERE IS MY PLATFORM:
(1) Press 1 for English is immediately banned. English is the official language. Speak it or wait at the border until you can.
(2) We will immediately go into a two-year isolationist posture to straighten out the country's attitude. NO imports, no exports. We will use the 'WalMart' policy: 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.'
(3) When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it.
(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (Six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
(5) Social Security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin' in, you ain't getting' nuttin' out. Neither the president nor any other politician will be able to touch it.
(6) Welfare - Checks will be handed out on Fridays at the end of the 40 hour work week and the successful completion of urinalysis.
(7) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.
(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.
(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it's a worthy cause.
(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.
(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc.
Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have.... and better than what you're gonna get.
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Finally, a Commander in Chief who carries on the job.
You wouldn't have to quit your day job, would you? :(
Mac.
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Not sure about positions 2 & 3 but the rest of it RAWKS! You got my vote!
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My comment on #4 unless you are on the northern boarder.
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You have my vote.
Who's your V.P?
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I like what you stand for..... but it would still be a throw away vote. Sorry M'ette.
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I disagree with no. 6, urinalysis is a violation of the 4th and 5th amendments. If they are to lazy to work let them starve.
Workers comp, unemployment and retirement Benefits should take care of those who deserve help.
Other than that, I'm for it ! ;D
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I disagree with no. 6, urinalysis is a violation of the 4th and 5th amendments. If they are to lazy to work let them starve.
Workers comp, unemployment and retirement Benefits should take care of those who deserve help.
Other than that, I'm for it ! ;D
Hit.
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I threw this out on another forum.. ( which has quite a few liberals..of which I like to dig and gouge and piss them off ;D ) but this was the response I got..which actually goes to prove that no matter who or what you have in the office.. there is always going to be problems.. It is never easy.. LOL
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There's a lot of meds are produced overseas and there would be no reeds for all those woodwinds either. Be careful. I could see renegotiating some of our trade agreements, but not just eliminating them. I better stock up on coffee, tea and bananas right quick too! I like some of your ideas but can't support them all. Even social security isn't that simple...what about aid for dependent children? Food programs? How about families who are working, but have huge medical bills because of kids with extremely expensive disabilities? I have a friend who had triplets. One is totally "normal," one is partially sighted and the other is blind. They are all grown up now and doing well, but the family would have never made it without financial help from our Government. It didn't help when the husband bailed out when the kids were little.
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When you say "no imports", are you referring to products or people? If it's products, then there go all computers and a lot of guns or gun parts. Might not be good for the site. ;)
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Weeelll you know... it was just a round about way to get people to vote for me.. THEN the truth will all come out and I can flip flop back and forth while I am sipping Margarettas on my big boat.. ;D
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Weeelll you know... it was just a round about way to get people to vote for me.. THEN the truth will all come out and I can flip flop back and forth while I am sipping Margarettas on my big boat.. ;D
You gonna park your big boat right next to Al Bore's.....oops....I mean Gore's?...... ;D
I'll STILL vote for you..... :D
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;D
Not on your life.
I want my boat waaaay away from him and the likes of him. ;)
I might have to shoot something in the water late at night and I wouldn't want to have to babysit the boat full of liberals that would be freaking out. LOL
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;D
Not on your life.
I want my boat waaaay away from him and the likes of him. ;)
I might have to shoot something in the water late at night and I wouldn't want to have to babysit the boat full of liberals that would be freaking out. LOL
;D
You ain't gonna be fishin' without a fishin' pole are you?... ;D
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But she sure IS purdy!
Probly won't win anyway, but I'm in.
Mac.
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Hmm...I can appreciate the isolationist perspective as far as intervention into foreign affairs that do not require our presence. However, it seems wholly foolish to export nothing but wheat. You seem like a country-type, consider what would happen when we no longer exported beef. American agriculture, the only industry within the U.S. with a favorable trade balance would be crippled immediately. Additionally, making the veterans sit at the watch-towers on the border seems a bit much, considering that they have already served their country. Since the country would be in an isolationist state, you could just as easily put the young bucks on the border and not have to worry about it. Yes, I know that it was a joke, but I felt that this did need to be addressed.
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You got my vote - I like the platform even if some items are somewhat vague. It's still better than anything I've ever heard (except for John Connor at Guns Magazine - he has a similar platform, but is not running). Are you going to run prime-time ads on TV?
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Hey! I'll vote for ya' M'ette!
Would suggest for your review and consideration a couple of platform positions ...
Will put an end Islamo-terror. Countries and religions will play nice with each other or we will burn you down. We are tired of this BS and after a few centuries too many, enough. Anyone anywhere hurts American interest or people, we will punish you and it will _____ hurt.
As an amendment to the Welfare Check statement - Our country will be run like a for profit business. You will work or you will be exported somewhere you won't like.
Can already hear "Hail to the Chief" ....
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yeahhhh it was a joke.. but some of those sure would be nice...wouldn't they?
Ohhh and I'll be glad to set on border patrol...
Sign me up~~~
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Indeed it would. If you do get elected you must equip all the Border Patrol with Barrett M82's and BORS. I'll sign up even without compensation...
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Just wait 'til November........ ;D
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Now that is cute....
Do I sell them like Obama.. or give them away like McCain..
either way.. I doubt I have much of a chance.. LOL
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My thoughts are pretty much the same.:
Dear Friends:
My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign, Illinois. I'm 46 years old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner, a veteran, and a homeowner. I don't considerable myself to be either conservative or liberal, and I vote for the person, not Republican or Democrat. I don't believe there are "two Americas" - but that every person in this country can be whomever and whatever they want to be if they'll just work to get there - and nowhere else on earth can they find such opportunities. I believe our government should help those who are legitimately downtrodden, and should always put the interests of America first.
The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the future of this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest, hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have been passive for too long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They go about their daily lives, paying their bills, raising their kids, and doing what they can to maintain the good life. They vote and consider doing so to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political pundits and so-called "news", thinking that what they hear is always spun by whoever is reporting it. They can't understand how elected officials can regularly violate the public trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want government handouts. They want the government to protect them, not raise their taxes for more government programs.
We are in the unique position in this country of electing our leaders. It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any election with whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree with our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my vote for the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a lot of people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - a hiring process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom can I trust to do the job right?
I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and calling it "change."
Change what?, I ask.
Well, we're going to change America, they say.
In what way? I query.
We want someone new and fresh in the White House, they exclaim.
So, someone who's not a politician?, I press.
Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for Obama, they state.
So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education, raise incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his party's nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong?
No, no, that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot of change.
And so it goes. "Change we can believe in." Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In recent months, I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois, so most folks tell me they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one can really tell me why - only that he's going to change a lot of stuff. Change, change, change. I have yet to find one single person who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to be President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth - other than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of change.
We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a moment.
Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, what qualifies this man to be my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?
CHANGE WHAT?
Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can explain why he should be elected.
Political experience? Negligible. Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one.
Someone who wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton, look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.
For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.
Here's a question - where were you five and a half years ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My son has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep. 6, 000 meals, give or take.
John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.
When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that those held longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and torture began.
Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found, and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.
Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of Annapolis, during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq. Barack Obama is fond of saying "We honor John McCain's service...BUT...", which to me is condescending and offensive - because what I hear is, "Let's forget this man's sacrifice for his country and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more about change."
I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants to lead America, and there's a huge difference.
Factually, there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navy in 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.
Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new. Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of character, or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe "likeability" is a higher priority for them than "trust". Being a prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain to be President of the United States of America - but his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES.
Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking Americans to say, "Enough." It is time for people of all parties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and why.
There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who put s my family's interests before any foreign country.
I want a President who's qualified to lead.
I want my country back, and I'm voting for John McCain.
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I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and calling it "change."
Change what?, I ask.
Well, we're going to change America, they say.
In what way? I query.
We want someone new and fresh in the White House, they exclaim.
So, someone who's not a politician?, I press.
Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for Obama, they state.
So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education, raise incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his party's nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong?
No, no, that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot of change.
Funny thing is, I actually saw a local question and answer interview on my local TV news a few weeks ago that mirrored this part nearly verbatim.
Interviewer was talking to a local Obama supporter in the process of setting up a local campaign headquarters.
The 86 year old man said "he had been waiting all his life to see this type of history being made".
When asked why he supported Obama, all he could come up with was the old 'change' routine like above.
Sad, really.
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Perhaps "Long John" Edwards is right. There are two Americas. Obama represents one of them, and their expectation (and his promise) is a long awaited victory over the other. This is not about uniting the people, it is about delivering his people from where they are, to where the other America used to be.
Mac.
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There are as many Americas as there are people within the United States. No two experiences are the same, regardless of party and/or beliefs. What it comes down to is a moral decision of the most elemental of forms---how do we accomplish what we want and need ethically?
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Joe Porter makes this far too complicated.
On one hand you have a lawyer who is a very short on experience in politics, zippo experience in business and who's married to a lawyer.
On the hand you have a military veteran with many years experience in and out of politics who's married to a beer distributor.
Duh!
Seriously folks.
There are two Americas.
One one hand are the hard working, "get 'er done", individualistic citizens who believe they should earn their own keep and keep what they earn.
The other America believes that they are "owed" a good life and that, at the point of a gun, those who have earned, should be forced to give to those who haven't.
It's really that simple a choice. J. McCain isn't perfect by a long shot, but B Obama will be a disaster for this country.
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;D ;D m, you forgot one ,, If your not BORN in the U S A you can not be come a citizen unless you are willing to 10 yrs of taxs. then and only then will we conceder it.....!!!!
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I was pleased to see so much space in this month's NRA magazines devoted to Obama's terrible record on the second amendment, encouraging all to get out and vote. At least they're doing that.
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Now that is cute....
Do I sell them like Obama.. or give them away like McCain..
either way.. I doubt I have much of a chance.. LOL
Well, thats up to you, but there is only one way that we would call you a whore. ;D
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Well, thats up to you, but there is only one way that we would call you a whore. ;D
LOL ;D
True.. very true..
And........................................ahhh never mind.. :
I better now start wise cracking now.. I'll just leave myself open to waaaaay too much.. :-X
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I thought this one was kinda funny....
I knew someone would find a name for
our 2008 election process:
Electile Dysfunction: the inability to become aroused over any of the choices for President put forth by either party in the 2008 election year.
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I was pleased to see so much space in this month's NRA magazines devoted to Obama's terrible record on the second amendment, encouraging all to get out and vote. At least they're doing that.
I have 2 magazines worth of those B-Ho factoid pass-a-long cards. I'll have to make sure that I can back up all of the claims myself before passing them around.