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9th September 2010, 09:57 PM | #81 |
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10th September 2010, 10:14 AM | #83 |
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Good point, but then Ross Perot did not start his campaign until April of 1992.
And I predict if this does happen, it is going be someone who has had little political involvment, a la Perot. His main appeall is going to be "I am not one of them..a professional Politician". |
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I have several foriegn policy and economic issues that I strongly disagree with Bloomberg about, but given the situation likely to exist in 2012 (and beyond) could easily accomodate those differences and support an Independent Bloomberg candidacy,...of course, 2000-2005 I would have said the same things about McCain,...so much would depend upon how an actual Bloomberg candidacy presented itself, not what we currently believe we know about such a candidate and his political perspectives.
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Has anybody suggested Phil Davison yet? He gives one heck of a great speech.
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10th September 2010, 01:08 PM | #90 |
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To me, this sounds a bit like how the Moody Blues described some of their fans.
The nice ones would try and get backstage, security would them to please leave and they would then politely go on their way. The crazy ones plotted and schemed and wouldn't take "no" for an answer and eventually forced their way backstage. Besides, the hypocrites know how to tell you exactly what you want to hear, whether or not they believe or practice it themselves. Michael |
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10th September 2010, 03:26 PM | #92 |
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To be fair, a lot of people on BOTH sides of the political spectrum use that gimmick.
IMHO Whitman is almost a lock. When the best the Dems can come up with is a retread like Jerry Brown.......... Of course California is in such a mess that I can understand why few want the job....... |
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10th September 2010, 04:49 PM | #94 |
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It would not surprise me that after the Republican Tsunami in November Pat Buchanan will toy with the idea of running as a Republican in 2012. That would be an interesting contest Pat vs. Newt Gingrich, especially when they have a debate on Israel, Iran, and the Middle East.
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10th September 2010, 04:59 PM | #96 |
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Seriously, why would Jindal be considered to be presidential material?
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It's very difficult to imagine anyone but Mr. Romney at this point. He will run on fiscal responsibility and his experience managing the same. His team will handle his history of flip-floppery deftly, and will advise him to deal with any question regarding his religion by intoning "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" more than Mr. McCain last time around said, "My friends."
His running mate could be anybody, but my spider-sense suggests a not-presently-well-known name. As for Ms. Palin, she is unelectable and is therefore unnominatable. However, she'll be relegated to a prime-time convention speech, during which she will be in attack-dog mode start to finish. I, for one, will not watch it, as I don't want to risk the very great likelihood of shooting out my TV screen, Elvis-style. |
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Come on yawl...
we all know it's gonna be my main man, Alvin Greene. Why didn't this thread get combined with the OG 2012 thread? http://www.internationalskeptics.com...d.php?t=135137 Isn't that the way the mods make it work here? or maybe the rules don't always get applied equally... nah, that could never happen |
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11th September 2010, 10:52 PM | #109 |
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I'd throw my hat behind Tim Zobel http://www.facebook.com/Zobel2010
See how he does in the house once he sees what the big time is like, and if he'll still want any part of politics after that |
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