Before this election, I always required my candidates to be JUST like me

[ShaneGR]

Not anymore, 75% is enough. ABB baby.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Me too! Then I realized I would always be let down.

Not a single surfing, Jewish, lesbian, guitar playing, lawyer in the entire fucking crowd! Go figure.

[ShaneGR]

2. Well, ummm, Edwards isn't Jewish, not a guitar player.....

Not sure about the surfing, but he is a lawyer! Oh yeah, I'm pretty sure he isn't a Lesbian either. Although he represented several during his law career.

Isn't that enough?

LOL! I'm so begging for support.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. He's close enough to a lesbian for me

He likes women..right?

[ShaneGR]

6. Yes, and women tend to like him too.

At least that's what people tell me. I'm a guy.

[JohnKleeb]

8. yea the women like him

He generally gets more of the women vote than he does the male vote heh. BTW I am a guy too duh and yes the women like him, friend of mine like me a Kerry supporter well I am DK/Kerry but yea she likes him, as do many of my other female friends.

[King of New Orleans]

3. Hey me too!

What are the odds of that.

Seriously, I don't know that I've ever had a candidate I was even 80% in synch with.

[JohnKleeb]

4. heh NSMA

Actually me and Dennis Kucinich have a bit in common
leftist duh :), Catholics, Irish/South Slavic background except I got German and Slovak as well, dark haired, Petra Nemcova fans lol ok I dont know if he is but he did get his picture with her heh, opposed Kosovo war making us minorities in our own party, anti NAFTA, etc. I have not that much in common wiht Kerry though.

[ShaneGR]

7. You know, I suppoted Kosovo because a friend of mine is Bosnian

I respect those that didn't back it, but I have to say, I would give 10 million dollars if Iraq had turned out even 10% as good as the whole Kosovo thing did.

[JohnKleeb]

9. Thanks SGR

for not calling me a Milosevic sympahizer. I as I mentioned have ties to that region, my relatives who are Slovenes thank god werent involved. A good friend of mine is Serbian so I know about what happened but thanks for respecting me and my opinion. I dont like Milosevic. Its hard to say why I opposed but I did.

[ShaneGR]

10. Well, in hindsight, that tended to work out

While there was definitely loss of life during the Kosovo conflict. My Bosnian friend had told me of what happened in Bosnia (His family fled to Germany and eventually the USA).

In the end, we stopped the same thing from happening in Kosovo, overthrew Milosovic, got a semi-democracy (Still corrupted but better... not bloodthirsty) in Serbia and Milosevic is on trial. There's a reason why Clinton went to Kosovo and 50K turned up at the airport.

Honestly, I think Clinton could go to Serbia and he'd be cheered.


Anyways, I've been trying to think a lot more about how I talk to people on these boards. The natural reaction is to flame and fight. But would I do that in-person? Definitely not. I just like to talk politics and life.

Basically, we're cool!

:thumbsup:

[JohnKleeb]

11. Yeah I know, I really odnt like to discuss this though

but yeah I see what you mean. anyhow on a candiate note, youre an Edwards person, and I really like him, good man, I supported Kucinich and him only when they made their intial deal and I was fine with it, Edwards' stock rises with me daily.

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[D G]

13. It is used some folks

who insist the Democratic nominee not only perfectly reflect their views on every issue, but also be a superhero who boosts their self-esteem and validates their feelings, before they will vote for them.

Also, that candidate must be good in bed. ;)

[Clark Can WIN]

14. That makes you a younger, or a better person than I am.

I was an infant when JFK was shot. I never thought I would see and believe, never see anyone of his character in my own life.

I met General Wesley Clark for the first time on the tarmac of a tiny airport in Iowa. I told him I was part of the draft movement and he hugged me.

The best.......... the very best aspects of a person who would be a four star general are apparent all over him. The surprising thing is, is what he is not. He is not stiff, he is not superior or aloof or arrogant. He is none of those things.

General Clark was enthusiastic and genuine and warm.

[ShaneGR]

15. Similar to when I met Edwards

But he reminded me of RFK, not JFK. This was back last summer. He shook my hand with his right, put his left hand on my back, and in response to a "How do you think you can win?" question, he said:


"I'll never give up, that's how."

EDIT: I am younger than you, but I'm a politico, and I've seen dozens of RFK videos.