TheGreatGodPan on 31/7/2006 at 02:00
I'm not even going to bother reporting my results, the quiz sucked.
Here are my real top picks:
1. No president. Go back to the Articles of Confederation.
2. No president. The vote is so badly screwed up that Congress doesn't even bother to convene, just takes a long vacation.
3. Ron Paul.
Gingerbread Man on 31/7/2006 at 04:48
Quote Posted by TheGreatGodPan
3. RuPaul.
Hell yes
JKeats on 31/7/2006 at 05:08
John McCain, obviously
Aerothorn on 31/7/2006 at 05:58
I think the fact that John McCain kicks total ass compared to Bush has led some people to forget that, on his own grounds, he still kind of sucks. But I suppose that can be said for anyone with a real chance of being president.
As far as I can tell, Russ Feingold has a slightly better chance of being elected president than I do. I mean, a bunch of people called John Kerry a liberal - what would they call Russ? A communistic hermaphrodite?
That said, anyone who can't take a firm stance against the war in Iraq (Hilary) is going to be hurting. It sunk Kerry's boat (well, that and the fact that he was about as lame as they come), and the war is even less popular now than it was then (yay for retroactive opinion-changing!). At least Russ is the only guy who can say "I actually voted to protect American civil liberties" with a straight face.
Seriously, practical ideas have no place in today's idealized world. Sure, you can stand up and say "Hey, if we cut ridiculous amounts of funding to military industrial complex R&D projects, and quit invading people, we can double the amount of money spent on scientific research, environmental protection, health care, education, transportation, and slurpees!", but then everyone will say "Cut the military budget? OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE WORKING FOR THE TERRORISTS" and it's back to square one.
Also, the fact that that polls puts abortion and civil unions on equal ground with the environment and war goes to show...well, actually, that's not the poll's fault, it's an accurate reflection of the American Voter's warped view of the world. No, I'm not bitter :(
Also, WTF is Newt doing on that list. Does no one listen to the Austion Lounge Lizards? Seriously, what a creep. And don't get me started on Condoleeza >_<
thefonz on 31/7/2006 at 07:05
Josiah BartletBartlet was born and raised in New Hampshire. He is a direct descendant of the real-life Josiah Bartlett, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Bartlet is a devout Roman Catholic; this is due to the influence of his mother, as his father would have preferred that he be raised Protestant. He scored a 1590 on his SAT test and still took them again. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in American studies and a minor in theology. Bartlet received his Masters and Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics. Before entering politics, Bartlet was a tenured professor of economics at Dartmouth College, where he received an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters. He was a Nobel Laureate in Economics, and generally is portrayed by his commentary as a macroeconomist sympathetic to Keynesian views.
Prior to choosing economics as his career, Bartlet considered becoming a priest. He changed his mind upon meeting his future wife, Abigail Bartlet, who became a thoracic surgeon. They had three daughters: Elizabeth Anne "Liz" Weston (whose unfaithful husband runs for the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire later in the series), Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Bartlet, and Zoey. He is depicted as a stern but loving father, in contrast to his own father, who (as is seen in flashbacks) was cold and physically abusive. In addition to his three daughters, President Bartlet has paternal feelings towards members of his staff, referring to Charlie Young (his former personal aide) and Josh Lyman (his deputy chief of staff) as his sons (as established in the episodes "Shibboleth" and "Two Cathedrals"), and telling C.J. Cregg (his then press secretary) that she was part of his family (in the episode "Enemies Foreign and Domestic").
Bartlet suffers from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, which at one time put the future of his presidency in doubt.
Like his ancestor, he was governor of New Hampshire for two terms, winning re-election in 1996 with 69% of the vote. Prior to becoming governor, Bartlet served on the New Hampshire State Board of Education and was a three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served in the New Hampshire state legislature; apparently in the House of Representatives, as is referenced in the Pilot to the series.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Bartlet) Source
Sgt_BFG on 31/7/2006 at 07:39
Screw them, vote for MacGyver
Jadon on 31/7/2006 at 07:44
(100%) 1: Gov. Bill Richardson (D)
(98%) 2: Sen. Russ Feingold (D)
(94%) 3: Rep. Tom Tancredo (R)
(89%) 4: Sen. Christopher Dodd (D)
(89%) 5: Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist (R)
(52%) 21: Sen. Joseph Biden (D)
(47%) 22: Sen. John Kerry (D)
(45%) 23: Ex-VP Al Gore (D)
(29%) 24: Sen. John McCain (R)
(27%) 25: Sen. Chuck Hagel (R)
For the record, I'd rather have a cow with guns than a polititian.
Aerothorn on 31/7/2006 at 08:11
How the hell did you get Russ Feingold and Bill Frist within 9 percentage points of eachother?
Obviously, the test is broken.
Haegan on 31/7/2006 at 08:24
William Shatner
oudeis on 31/7/2006 at 08:40
HOWARD DEAN GODDAMMIT :mad:
He is the only democrat who has shown he is willling to fight. When he said the Republican leaders 'had never done an honest day's work in their lives' (or whatever his exact words were) in a speech last year the Democrats should have sounded the cheer and followed his charge into the enemy ranks. Instead, almost to a man- and woman- they repudiated him: He doesn't speak for us, he's too controversial, too confrontational. It was one of the most appalling displays of political weakness I've ever seen. Dean said exactly the kind of thing they should have been saying all along and they couldn't run away from him fast enough. People won't follow a leader who is afraid to fight. My sister, who contributed regularly to the Democrats for years, stopped sending in checks when the Dems utterly failed to stand their ground after the defeat in 2004. When a party staffer called her up to get her to start contributing again she told him to tell this to his superiors "Not one dime until I see a spine".
Dean's infamous 'Bubba' comment- I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks"- got him crucified in the press as racially insensitive but it was utterly the truth. White working-class voters, the core of the democratic constituency, have gone over to the Rebelpublicans in alarming numbers, especially in the Confederacy the southern states. Until they get those votes back the Democrats are fighting a losing battle and Dean is the only one who even admits they have a problem. If he were to pick House Minority Leader Harry Reid (who forced Congress into a closed session last year to discuss the disinformation used to justify the invasion of Iraq) as his running mate the donkeys might actually stand a fucking chance in '08.
