registeredrepublican
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« on: December 07, 2000, 05:33:03 pm » |
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This election was so exciting! The entire country was excited and eagerly watched the outcome. Who would have though it would be such a close race?
I feel, however, that the way it is ending displays candidates and our country in a bad light. Al Gore, had he won through one of the recounts, would have looked bad for the next four years. I think if he had conceded the election and run again in 4 years, he probably would have won by a landslide.
I believe either candidate would do a fabulous job as president. I voted Democrat, because I thought Al Gore could run the country the way I think it should be run. I believe the government should be more responsible for the citizens. I believe that there are certain HUMAN rights, such as the right to survive, the right to medical care, the right to food and shelter. If the government does not get involved in the lives of her people, how can the people be expected to get involved?
I'm ashamed that our country, once held in such high esteem, has fallen so far. I'm ashamed that Yoko Ono describes living here similar to living in a war zone. I'm ashamed that there are people living on the streets, without warm clothes, a dry bed, or a full stomach, while men and women convicted of horrific crimes are "entitled" by the Constitution to these same HUMAN rights.
And I am ashamed that the problems are so deep and so ingrained into our collective psyche that we take it for granted. We have become a cynical people, jaded by our own desire to be aware of everything. How many of us had to have a wake-up-call about the horrors going on? I know I did. It's a terrible thing to think that if the children of this generation are already so jaded and careless, that they are our future.
A call put out into cyberspace: which candidate, Al Gore or George Bush, which one do YOU think would do the best job? Who can help BEGIN solving the problems of the world?
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craftygirl
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« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2000, 12:21:44 pm » |
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How about if we think the answer is neither?
I will agree with you this far: this whole election thing is getting pretty embarrassing. . . and I speak as someone who lives in Floriduh. I don't particularly enjoy my new home state being the butt of so many jokes, but I sure can understand it. I have mixed feelings on whether or not we should be recounting, but I really wish our country wasn't stuck in the two-party system.
I see several other parties making attempts at being the third and perhaps fourth parties, and I hope they make a go of it. I can't imagine things could get much loopier than they are now.
srl
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djpcps
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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2000, 01:55:04 am » |
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I have to say that neither Democrats nor Republicans offer any real change. We won't see real change until we can get viable third party candidates into the race. Government needs to get out of our lives, not more involved. I am a registered. card-carrying Libertarian, in case you haven't already guessed.
Government involvement has created the mind-set that self-reliance and personal responsibility are old-fashioned, i.e.
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chris68
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2000, 02:03:58 pm » |
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Okay, the race is finally over. I firmly beileve we all need to rally around our president-elect and move on.
Things certainly need to be chagned in the voting process. After all this craziness of ballots and chads and dimples, I think some other form of voting wether it be internet or something else, needs to be taken into consideration for the next race. Folks were told from the start that the machines were outdated and not an accurate count, especially knowing that this race was going to be so close.
Democrat or Republican it doesn't matter, fact is we have a new president folks and should accept it and move onward and upward from here. Lets take this as a learning experience for the next election.
My two cents.
Chris68
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msrobbie
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2000, 02:17:23 pm » |
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You know, the best part of this whole thing is that when Dubya leaves the governor's office, the new governor of Texas will be a Texas Aggie, Rick Perry, who is the Lieutenant Governor now.
(For the uneducated out there . . . Texas Aggies are students and former students from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.)
Whoop! Gig 'em Aggies!!
Operating as a transplanted Texan in Las Vegas, I am . . .
Robbie (AKA Aggie Mom)
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