Political/Off-Topic sticky chat thread (live, mall, rich)

[TERMINOLOGY]

Political scene is getting hot.

I think the only Republican duo that can win in a general would be these two.

McCain can get most of Republican vote. He can get the moderate Libertarian, and a few democrats.

With Leberman, he picks up Independent, and a certain demography of democrat.

This is the only team that really can win in a general against Clinton or Obama.

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by TERMINOLOGY

Political scene is getting hot.

I think the only Republican duo that can win in a general would be these two.

McCain can get most of Republican vote. He can get the moderate Libertarian, and a few democrats.

With Leberman, he picks up Independent, and a certain demography of democrat.

This is the only team that really can win in a general against Clinton or Obama.

As long as Suckabee doesn't win I'll be happy! You also have to realize though that if John Edwards should eventually endorse Barack Obama, he'll be a tough cookie for McCain to beat.

[TERMINOLOGY]

Edwards will endorse Obama, but the question is how bad will Clinton and Obama destroy one another before the General. If a third party conservative candidate like Ron Paul or Huckabee stay in as an Independent, it's 1980 all over again.

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by TERMINOLOGY

Edwards will endorse Obama, but the question is how bad will Clinton and Obama destroy one another before the General. If a third party conservative candidate like Ron Paul or Huckabee stay in as an Independent, it's 1980 all over again.

It would be more like 1992 than 1980 with those choices!

[TERMINOLOGY]

Originally Posted by TheEmissary

It would be more like 1992 than 1980 with those choices!

1992 Kind of backfired for Republicans. Perot was not supposed to take the conservatives away from Bush.

Could that scenario happen here? I see Huckabee as taking Christian Conservatives that McCain would not have gotten anyway. Ron Paul would take some Libertarian, but how much?

[Gretchen570]

Originally Posted by MermanMike

Yep, Gretchen. This guy Dan Sheehy is a brave man. Electing Ron Paul will help put off the NAU for a few years and give time for more truth to be told, but one politician can not save this nation from greed and socialism. These people are patient and calculated. Every one of us needs to wake up and start living in a way that is helping rather than hurting our Big family.

I know what you are saying, but we cannot but learn from the past.
We must go forward with the very best and pray ..pray hard!!
As for me, I am going to work harder than I ever have on this campaign, we need someone who is finally willing to turn things around and get us to the point where we at least know the truth.

I heard today somewhere, that Rush Limbaugh said, "the Republican Party is fractured" or something to that effect..
I couldn't help but think, what did you think would happen?!
After all these lies.And it isn't just the Republicans either, I mean Hillary , McCain,Romney,and Obama are all part of the council on Foreign relations too.They ALL knew this business with the NAU and yet buried it like a bad habit. Yes, power and greed , I guess you are right Mike, those can be a habit for people too.
Here is the other thing I found out!
All I know is that I am doing my absolute best to get the voting machines cast out of my county(they have been found to be "faulty" , they are electronic in my district, and there is no way to know the truth other than the exit polls, see ..

YouTube - WHY RON PAUL ONLY GOT 8% IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY

I spoke with our legislator tonight and have had several meetings about this with our officials.
There have been lawsuits filed in our State, and they are pending.


An entire Family has left polls knowing who they voted for,
and they waited for the results..it came up as a ZERO vote.
I told them in my meeting that we need to have a reciept or a paper ballot for our vote, my arguement was that we have reciepts for everything else, reciepts for the gas, reciepts at the bank, reciepts at the store, why cant we have a reciept for our vote? The legislator (who shall remain nameless) said to me that he was also very concerned about this, but that the Federal govt is kind of holding the hammer to us, because he said, if we don't use the machines they will pull our funding.
CALL YOUR SENATOR!!!!!! Please tell them that we need and want paper ballots or a reciept for our votes!!!!
Also see voter action on the net.
All my best

[Lehigh Valley Native]

Is it possible for the state to take over Luzerne county? I swear, fast Eddie would be less corrupt....

Prison commissary buys $300,000 plus from Rodano's
The Luzerne County Prison commissary ended up buying $320,342 in candy bars and snacks last year from FR Wholesale, a business owned by Frank Rodano, according to prison records.
Rodano’s Wilkes-Barre pizzeria also sold $29,230 in food to the work-release inmates in 2007, records show.
Rodano is a close friend of Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak.....

http://www.timesleader.com/news/breakingnews/Prison_commissary_buys_300000_plus_from_Rodanos.ht ml (broken link)

[TERMINOLOGY]

Originally Posted by Lehigh Valley Native

Is it possible for the state to take over Luzerne county? I swear, fast Eddie would be less corrupt....

Prison commissary buys $300,000 plus from Rodano's
The Luzerne County Prison commissary ended up buying $320,342 in candy bars and snacks last year from FR Wholesale, a business owned by Frank Rodano, according to prison records.
Rodano’s Wilkes-Barre pizzeria also sold $29,230 in food to the work-release inmates in 2007, records show.
Rodano is a close friend of Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak.....

Prison commissary buys $300,000 plus from Rodano's | Wilkes-Barre breaking news | timesleader.com - The Times Leader (http://www.timesleader.com/news/breakingnews/Prison_commissary_buys_300000_plus_from_Rodanos.ht ml - broken link)

"County solicitor Jim Blaum said commissary purchases don’t require bids because no taxpayer dollars are involved."


So who funds the prison? The Soviets?

[newjerseybt]

Looks like we will be voting for either a Liberal or a Socialist in November.

Makes me want to dump my energy, oil and healthcare stocks and avoid the anticipated plunge. (CNBC market analysts are getting cautious).

Maybe a good idea to check whats in your 401k plan and shift away from stocks. Retirement may be put on the back burner for many who are close.

Also good idea to monitor household incomes to ensure they do not exceed gross income punishment threshholds.

Also considerations need to be made whether a families should encourage their children to pursue careers in medical fields. (Personally, I would want full control of my business if I was a medical professional).

[FightinPhils]

Good...maybe the free ride for the rich will come to a screeching halt. If we keep up at this rate, there will be no middle class....only the haves and have-nots.