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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on May 25, 2010 at 1:50pm

Good Grief, Agnes!!! Where did they get THIS rocket scientist???

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on May 25, 2010 at 2:26pm

You said it Bill S.

For all folks who aren't fans of Obama, consider the alternative. I'm on a Facebook thread right now where an Atheist or three are vowing not to vote for him because he recognized the National Day of Prayer.

I'm asking them; "And you think whomever the Republicans nominate will be better than that?"

It's the lesser of two or three evils guys.

Permalink Reply by Jaume on May 25, 2010 at 3:19pm

Bill S: I already know for certain who isn't getting my vote come fall.

For years I've wished people could use their vote either for or against a candidate. At least it'd give a measure of the available candidates' real popularity.

(I know there would be serious drawbacks to a "for or against" vote, but I still find the idea appealing, just for the badness of it ;-))

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on May 25, 2010 at 6:22pm

I too have often thought more people might vote if you were simply voting 'against.'

Or maybe we can make it like American Idol; whittle down the pool one elimination at a time.

Permalink Reply by Susan Stanko on May 26, 2010 at 9:48am

What do you do if they all do it then?

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on May 26, 2010 at 1:12pm

Yeah, I've never known a candidate/party not to use negative ads against the other guy.

And sometimes it's a good thing. What the Dems should do this year is just choose from any number of soundbites from their competition and loop them over and over.

It won against Arlen Spector.

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on June 4, 2010 at 10:56pm

Honestly, sometimes a negative ad campaign can be good imho. This year, all the Dems have to do is play running loops of the GOP candidates tripping over themselves to see who can say the most idiotic thing.

Worked in PA: The ad showed Arlen Spector's soundbite about how he switched parties because he thought it would help him win.

Sorry dude. Helped you lose.

Permalink Reply by Jaume on June 5, 2010 at 4:48am

Ain't that an oxymoron?

Permalink Reply by Bubba Tarandfeathered on May 25, 2010 at 3:25pm

Headline should also read "Can't find anyone, that will work under the table, to help carry it."

Permalink Reply by Bubba Tarandfeathered on May 25, 2010 at 3:30pm

In addition, a doctor wrote in the custody proceedings that D'Annunzio told him he had once received treatment for heroin dependence, and was jailed three times for offenses that included burglary and assaulting a police officer. Yea he will make a good candidate for an Afghan delegation.

Permalink Reply by Jo Jerome on May 25, 2010 at 6:24pm

Oh but remember; drug scandals are bad ... unless it's a Republican, in which case gawd (and the adoring base) forgives all.