Lion's Daily Blurb - Wed., Thurs., May 16-17

[Lion]

I watched the Republican Debate on TV Tuesday night. I normally watch Deadliest Catch, the dudes who fish off Alaskan waters for those King Crabs. I should have stuck to my normal schedule. After listening to the debate for about an hour, I came to the conclusion that the pickens sure are slim for a republican candidate for President of the United States, and that I wasted one hour and missed the latest episode of the crab fishermen. In 2008 I'm going to vote for 'none of the above' if there is such a choice. Of course, there are a few more republican peeps that may or may not run for the office of the President, like Newt Gingrich and Fred Thompson that weren't part of Tuesday's debate. I'm starting to believe that Hillary Clinton might have a chance to win for the democrats. That would mean Bill Clinton would become First Lady. Hmmm...come to think of it, he played that role for eight years, so he does have experience. :D

[TQ]

I don't keep up with US politics that much, but I thought I heard something about some black...I mean, african-american dude that had a good chance of becoming president.

[Derek]

I don't keep up with US politics that much, but I thought I heard something about some black...I mean, african-american dude that had a good chance of becoming president.
Barack Obama. Half black. He and Hillary are pretty close in the Democratic race.

[KrasnyOktyabr]

Fred Thompson must run, God knows I know a lot of folks that would vote for him.

[whano123]

The mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg(R) has told people he would spend 1 billion dollars for a run for president, probably as a 3rd party candidate.

We still have Fred Thompson and Newt Gingrich on the outside for the Republicans and even Al Gore for the democrats. This is going to get interesting alright. Hillary must be stopped, I'll take Obama anyday of the week over her. The problem with Barak is he has little experience on the big stage, only has been in the Senate for 2 years.

I'd vote for either Tom Tancredo or Ron Paul over everybody else, but they don't have a snowballs chance in hell of winning. But I digress, Thompson-Gingrich for 08

[Massacure]

Barack Obama. Half black. He and Hillary are pretty close in the Democratic race.

Everyone thought Hillary was going to be a sure fight candidate, until the quarter 1 financial statements were released. Obama raised nearly as much money as Hillary, but he is much more charismatic. I think he stands a good chance at gaining ground.

As for the Republicans, It will probably be either Rudy Guiliani or John McCain. I kind of hope Rudy wins the nomination. Being on his third marriage and being pro-choice, a lot of southern conservatives will probably just stay home during the general election of Rudy wins the primary, giving the Democrats good odds in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and New Mexico. McCain would probably clobber Hillary, I don't know about Obama though. No matter how charismatic he is, he will face tough odds in the south.

[Iamrecognized]

Unless Congress REALLY screws up, I think CONSIDERING a Republican victory would be laughable.

And I really do not get why everyone I know seems to be so dead set against Hillary. I would think that the majority of the population would prefer anything to Bush...

[KrasnyOktyabr]

Seeing as he can only serve two terms the public will get anything other than Bush. It's just a matter of what or who that anything is.

I just pray it isn't Hillary.

Personally I really wish Powell would run, but he's smart enough to keep out of politics.

[Wrecking Crew]

Lion for President! :evil:

[WNxAnthrax]

Sen. John McCain. Nuff said. He must win the presidency. He's ben to war. Knows war first hand. Experianced War and will be the president to get is to what we want in the War in Iraq. He is the best bet not a democrat. Democrats are all bark no bite. Atleast Republicans show there bark is as worse as there bite.

Republicans FTW!!!

God, we don't need Hillary or Obama in the office.....Just... no... we don't need a crack/dope addict in the white house or Hillary in the white house.

New York State puts up with her enough as NY Senator god help the world if she's elected president.

[darkrei9n]

Lion for President. He knows what we need! (More laws to make EA release the Mod SDK)

[SgtRicko]

Personally I really wish Powell would run, but he's smart enough to keep out of politics.

Powell would be one ****ing awesome president if he ever did get in, but he's just too honest, to tell the truth. You need to be able to pull strings behind the scenes at times and get support from people with power and sway in Congress to be truly successful, but Powell's not exactly that kind of guy. He would have to do it at some point or another, but it sure as hell would eat away at his concious when he starts to rely on it, that much I'm sure.:\

[eLDiablo]

Atleast Republicans show there bark is as worse as there bite.


*shudder*

[whano123]

John McCain is working behind the scenes with Ted Kennedy and George Bush to flood us with illegal aliens. Theres no way he gets the nomination.

Bush.....Clinton.......Bush........Clinton.........Jeb Bush?

Come on, lets uh not vote for Hillary. I don't want this dynasty kind of thing going. With Bill pulling the strings, she will be hard to beat but it can be done. I hope it is the result of the French election all over again.

[pcnerd37]

I have given up on the Republican party. I used to do alot of campaigning for them, in presidential and congressional races, but no longer. I dont believe they have my best interest in mind. I still believe in many of their ideals, but I differ from them about most things involving technology, especially about the new laws and penalties that the attorney general announced yesterday. I now consider myself to be an independent. As of right now, nobody is getting my vote for president next year. If Newt was to run, he would probably get my vote, otherwise the only person I would vote for at this point would be myself.

[General Al Ramsey]

I have given up on the Republican party. I used to do alot of campaigning for them, in presidential and congressional races, but no longer. I dont believe they have my best interest in mind. I still believe in many of their ideals, but I differ from them about most things involving technology, especially about the new laws and penalties that the attorney general announced yesterday. I now consider myself to be an independent. As of right now, nobody is getting my vote for president next year. If Newt was to run, he would probably get my vote, otherwise the only person I would vote for at this point would be myself.

I will still vote because I must still vote my conscience. However the Repubs have strayed away from their platform of smaller government and less taxes. The government has grown by leaps and bounds under G.W. No the Repubs are not working for you and neither are the Dems. They just want the power. What this country needs is new leadership not somebody who will do stuff for the people. People in America expect the government to do for them what they think they cannot do for themselves. Hence our taxes will be going way up (as if they are not high already). Now I realize the people in other countries have even higher taxes. That is not my point.

We as Americans are born and raised as consumers, so we expect the same from our government instead of self sacrifice for the good of the country. The war in Iraq is the same way, we have grown impatient with the results and do not see things in the big picture.

So who top vote for? I dunno to early to tell yet. Have not heard of one solution to anything just a lot of Bushwhacking!:sadwave:

[starscream007]

God, we don't need Hillary or Obama in the office.....Just... no... we don't need a crack/dope addict in the white house or Hillary in the white house.

Thats a screwed up thing to say although I persoanly dont support Obama


New York State puts up with her enough as NY Senator god help the world if she's elected president.

Hey I re-elected her back into our senate seat she has done some good for my state. Although I hate the fact she joins forces with Jack Thompson from time to time. For the Republicans side I would either elect Guilliaini or Ron Paul for the Democrats Bill Richardson has the experience and alot of it and Mike Gravel seems to just jump out at you.

[CnConrad]

I watched the Republican Debate on TV Tuesday night. I normally watch Deadliest Catch, the dudes who fish off Alaskan waters for those King Crabs. I should have stuck to my normal schedule. After listening to the debate for about an hour, I came to the conclusion that the pickens sure are slim for a republican candidate for President of the United States, and that I wasted one hour and missed the latest episode of the crab fishermen. In 2008 I'm going to vote for 'none of the above' if there is such a choice. Of course, there are a few more republican peeps that may or may not run for the office of the President, like Newt Gingrich and Fred Thompson that weren't part of Tuesday's debate. I'm starting to believe that Hillary Clinton might have a chance to win for the democrats. That would mean Bill Clinton would become First Lady. Hmmm...come to think of it, he played that role for eight years, so he does have experience. :D

I AGREE LION

Im a hard core conservative when it comes to poiltics.... The future is bleak

Hilary= worst
Obama= Chosen boy by media, ex drug addict, Middle name Hussein, but is better than hilary
Rudy= Pro Gay Marrage, Anti Second Amendment- (this trumps all his good qualities 2nd Amendment is as important as our first)
McCain= not too bad but is a little too old to win
Everyone else = they are not even getting talked about they have no chance with our media.

[Daishi]

As I see it, Obama and Hillary are both a bit too... inexperienced. Someone else ftw.

[eLDiablo]

Obama= Middle name Hussein,

Oh GODS! Forbid!

[whano123]

I have a funny feeling Al Gore is going to get into the race. But from what I have put together, Obama or Hillary's campaigns would probably have to crash and burn for him to jump in.

[Demeuser]

Wow, this site has really strayed from C&C.

I say vote for Derek! Too bad he's got 18 more years to wait so he can legally run for president! He would be a much better choice than any of the current candidates...seriously!

God Bless you Derek!:)

[Derek]

Who are you :squint:

[Ace]

Hahah Lion for president!!! :D ftw Lion! :) I would go to america and become a Us citizen and vote for Lion then and maybe donate a few dollars :D
But if Lion doesnt candidate i guess Hilary or Barack or John Cain would be cool.

[Demeuser]

Who are you :squint:

I'm just a nobody that plays an occasional RTS game once in awhile. Been in the community since 1996. From reading your posts, I think that you have a diverse and unusual insight into a wide variety of topics...mature and wise beyond your years. Although sometimes you can be a bit negative. I think you'll do well in life no matter what you pursue. Best wishes!

Before I forget, in the previous thread on oil prices, you said I did not understand how the commodities market works. Yes I do...it is based on speculation. The oil commodities market, for example, is much more succeptible to political unrest than agriculture or even natural gas. So the war in Iraq or political unrest in Brazil or N. Korea could drive up prices. The point I was trying to make was that the public will believe anything they are told so the prices can go higher...whether it is true or not. With that said, the commodities market does not have as big a role in gas prices you might think.

Check out this link http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/16/news/economy/oil_bythebarrel/index.htm?cnn=yes

It explains that gas prices are driven by a lot of different factors and most of them are not related to trading and futures.

[Brownsound]

Lion, I've been coming to your site for over 5 years and I have always enjoyed your commentary. But as of lately, your opinions of politics seem somewhat .. unknowledgeable.
I know this is your website, but why can't you show a little equal respect for all parties? While Bill Clinton was busy being first lady, he was fostering in the greatest economical gain and budget surplus we have ever had. He was also dishonest and broke the law by lying under oath; though he was found not guilty in his impeachment.

I try to come from the middle as much as possible, and believe that we should look at history and stop for a while and consider the facts.

A conservative fiscal policy is a wonderful idea for our country, but the present so-called "neo-conservatives" aren't conservative AT ALL. Since when has smashing our national debt into the ground been considered "conservative"? Do you know how much debt we have as of the time of me writing this post? $8,802,071,857,696.14 ... That is $29,000 for every citizen of the United States. Do you have that money laying around? I don't.. our government is bigger than it has ever been before and quite frankly I am offended at all of our freedoms that have been taken away. Habeas Corpus, illegal wiretapping, blatant disregard for the Geneva Conventions..
That's all I need to say about conservative policy..

Lion, I implore you to look deeper into each candidate and further into what each of them brings to the table, and NOT at just one or two issues they stand on.

Also, to the person who said that at least republicans have bite.. who wants a president thats a biter? Maybe we should also put Mike Tyson in charge of reforming our education system in America too. That analogy works literally and metaphorically haha.
What I am saying is that we need an intelligent, charismatic person, who can make WISE decisions for our nation, not brash ones.

For this election, so far my vote will be going to Barack Obama. The negative things I have heard about him so far are that he is black (if you have an issue with that I'm not sure you are mentally mature enough to vote yet), his middle name is Hussein (cmon people we are not children, this is irrelevant and honestly if you actually use this is a negative point towards his candidacy maybe its time to turn off the TV and examine your reason for existing in this world), he has been addicted to drugs and tobacco (so have many of our presidents, including George W Bush, but I agree this is something to consider and look closely at),

and LASTLY, Barack Obama has been criticized for not having enough experience. It seems hypocritical that we can almost all agree that our political system is broken, partisan, and full of scandal. Yet here is this man who has swore to remove the culture of corruption from our government.
I think for those of you who are nonchalant in dismissing my praise of Obama, I will pass along an idea to you that was conceived by our Founding Fathers. Their original idea for the United States of America was to have a government run by normal, yet intelligent citizens. The founding fathers DESPISED professional politicians and intended for our country to not only have no professional politicians, but also to not have any political parties!
Don't let yourself be deceived, if you want to vote in the next elections, the least I can ask of you is to make an INFORMED choice, and then excersise the greatest right you have by voting.

[NuclearDreams]

...he was fostering in the greatest economical gain and budget surplus we have ever had.

Bill Clinton had nothing to do with the surplus and economical gains he inherited other than take the credit for something he had no influence over. Those gains were already set in motion before he was in office.

[Doh004]

Bill Clinton had nothing to do with the surplus and economical gains he inherited other than take the credit for something he had no influence over. Those gains were already set in motion before he was in office.
Yes! Finally someone who understands the economy.

I'm still looking for another Reagan. :)

[Massacure]

Yes! Finally someone who understands the economy.
I'm still looking for another Reagan. :)

Reagan was a terrible president. Iran Contra was far more deserving of impeachment than a fricken blow job.

[WNxAnthrax]

Reagan was a terrible president. Iran Contra was far more deserving of impeachment than a fricken blow job.

Erm.. don't you mean... Clinton???

[Wrecking Crew]

Leave Nancy out of this! :evil:

[General Al Ramsey]

Hey LION ever heard of former Sen Rick Santorum? I have been listening to a speech of his the last couple of days. I understand he used to serve in your neck of da woods. This guy is not afraid to call it like he sees them. Especially with the war going on in Iraq. Definitely one to keep an eye on!:chin:

[Lion]

Hey LION ever heard of former Sen Rick Santorum? I have been listening to a speech of his the last couple of days. I understand he used to serve in your neck of da woods. This guy is not afraid to call it like he sees them. Especially with the war going on in Iraq. Definitely one to keep an eye on!:chin:

Yea, I know who he is....good Senator but lost in the last election. He's not Presidential material though. I think we should put a cat in office. :D

[KorJax]

I think its funny how ignorant and gullible people are to tabloid media here reguarding some of our potentual canadates.

Such as, the whole "OMG DRUG ADDICT!" card that fools tends to throw out reguarding Oboma. I'd hardly say taking miniscule amounts of a drug during teenage years for a small time (and not even addicted to it, seriosuly put your MONEY where you MOUTH is and actually read his book, the drug reference took up an insignifigant amount of space and time in his early life in his book) means NOTHING. If anything, it means even more because it shows he was able to overcome a personal challenge and therefore his moral character is stronger because of it.

Its funny how all it took was some stupid tabloid like Inquirer to mention that tiny drug reference in Obama's little book, by making it sound like a horrible "OMG CRACK ADDICTION!!", and now you all are eating such BS right out of the media giants who just want more money from you.

I imangine its the same 1/3 of the US population that belives that 9/11 was a government conspiracy. Just shows how edumakated many people are in our wonderful America on REAL history and politics (read: not at all!).

Dont mean to sound like a flame, but for the sake of OUR FUTURE, dont base your canadate descions on what one horrible media source says, and let it grow like wildfire. Base your political descions on FACTS, and TRUE HISTORY, and what the canadate themselves stand for and promise. Idiots who say "Im not voting cause hes a druggy, so says the Inquirer!" are the exact reason why our founding fathers invented the Electorial College to vote for presidentual canadates, instead of a true democracy (where each citizen's vote counts directly for who's elected).

So in closing, thank God for the founding father's geniousness (spelling :p ). To think if the Electorial Colledge didnt exsist, I'd say we'd as a nation of been dissolved and crumbled years ago.