Mid-Term elections in USA

I can firmly avow that the rest of the country does not share those sentiments. Unfortunately, there are a number who do. It seems like the Dems are preparing to retake control and the current Administration is petrified, so they're pulling out all of their trump cards (including trying to spin every sound-byte they can put their hands on, a la John Kerry:eek: ). While Dubbie is only campaigning in those places where he still retains some measure of support, I don't think it's going to be enough to prevent a power shift. When the Administration finally has some form of resistance and the government as a whole is forced to operate on a more even keel instead of the Dubbie-Adgenda, things should smooth out for us...but he'll be miserable:D
 
Its interesting that Georgia folk look on the rest of the USA as "Godless, hostile and alien"

Wonder if Ken was there?

I can just see all the Georgia folk listening to Bush with a bible in one hand and a US flag in the other - these days the flag and the bible don't exactly go together do they.

I also read that many cities have turned down a visit from Bush because they think it'll make matters worse if he turned up.:rolleyes:

Col
 
You know, if all these politicians spent more time coming up with policies and striving to meet them rather than spending money criticising their opponents, I may have more respect for them. On watching the news last night I saw that a woman (in Chicago, perhaps?) who lost her legs in Iraq was running on behalf of the Democrats in what was a majorly Republican area. Even more so since the Republicans redrew up the boundaries so that it included pro-Republican areas and excluded those in favour of the Democrats. The majorty of people interviewed said they were Republican but were switching to Democrat because of the war in Iraq.

Opinion polls were putting the woman head to head with the Republican for the first time, perhaps ever. I don't know much about her but I wonder if her campaign is purely based upon her image (i.e. two false legs) rather than any political nous. But her rivals were spending most of their time, it seemed, creating late night TV adverts disparaging her rather than having anything positive to say about themselves.
 
ColinEssex said:
Its interesting that Georgia folk look on the rest of the USA as "Godless, hostile and alien"



Col

Your previous quote stated that a few thousand were at attendance. How do you go from a few thousand to Georgians in general?
 
jsanders said:
Your previous quote stated that a few thousand were at attendance. How do you go from a few thousand to Georgians in general?
It doesn't say the rest of Georgia is excluded. Also there's no mention of protesters, so one concludes that Georgia is true republican.

I think the point here is that [it indicates that] Georgia is a Bush loving state purely because he "believes in Jesus" and all else is excluded.

101 US soldiers killed in October - who cares? not Georgia or Bush

Col
 
ColinEssex said:
It doesn't say the rest of Georgia is excluded. Also there's no mention of protesters, so one concludes that Georgia is true republican.

I think the point here is that [it indicates that] Georgia is a Bush loving state purely because he "believes in Jesus" and all else is excluded.


Col

No Col, it sais the people there (at the convetion) support him becasue of his claming faith.

Georgia is a paradox.

I went to Atlanta a few years ago and I was shocked at the number of strip clubs there. All of the convenience stores I went to had porn freely displayed. And this is in strong contrast to their supposedly southern Baptist society.

Here in Northern Virginia we don’t have strip clubs (well maybe 1 or 2) and we don’t have as many religious zealots as well.

I prefer it here.
 
SJ McAbney said:
On watching the news last night I saw that a woman (in Chicago, perhaps?) who lost her legs in Iraq was running on behalf of the Democrats

I know I'm going to hell for this, but I smiled a bit when I read this. :eek:
 
Matty said:
I know I'm going to hell for this, but I smiled a bit when I read this. :eek:
of course you did...but I can't decide which is better...no legs/running or you going to hell with the rest of Georgia and the US:eek:
 
You'd be happy if I went to hell? :(
 
Matty said:
You'd be happy if I went to hell? :(
That's not what I meant.(Bodi takes of Kerry mask)

I was referring to the puns and innuendo and which was making me smile more.
 
Rich said:
If you lived in Iraq since Bush went there looking for oil you'd be living in hell

There's more to life than blaming your missery on another countries leaders, you know.
 
jsanders said:
There's more to life than blaming your missery on another countries leaders, you know.
If your country didn't cause the misery in the first place I wouldn't have to come here fighting for them
 
Rich said:
If your country didn't cause the misery in the first place I wouldn't have to come here fighting for them



Are you foolish enough to expect anyone to believe the US is responsible for the insanity of the Middle East?

The insanity is 5000 years old, at least.

But if you want to lay blame on a modern Western country then you really need to look to yourselves (British). After the fall of the Turkish Empire, the British (They were still a world power at the time) rearrange the borders to suit their national and economic interest. Certainly this is the real problem.

The people of Iraq never wanted to be united, only British tyranny than later a much worse Saddam kept them together.
 
SJ McAbney said:
But her rivals were spending most of their time, it seemed, creating late night TV adverts disparaging her rather than having anything positive to say about themselves.

My husband and I were laughing last night at all of the political commercials that were coming on one right after the other and how ridiculous they all were, on both sides. One candidate was implying that the person they were running against voted against keeping pornography out of the hands of children. I mean, come on. :rolleyes: Another one critized his opponent for making it too easy for illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses and use taxpayer money to get a college education. It had someone in an ET mask wearing a cap and gown. It so ridiculous it's funny.

They're all on a big push right now because the election is next week. :D
 
ColinEssex said:
It doesn't say the rest of Georgia is excluded. Also there's no mention of protesters, so one concludes that Georgia is true republican.

Interesting the way you make that leap. Think of all the things we might surmise about the British using that kind of faulty logic. :rolleyes:
 
jsanders said:
Are you foolish enough to expect anyone to believe the US is responsible for the insanity of the Middle East?

The insanity is 5000 years old, at least.

But if you want to lay blame on a modern Western country then you really need to look to yourselves (British). After the fall of the Turkish Empire, the British (They were still a world power at the time) rearrange the borders to suit their national and economic interest. Certainly this is the real problem.

The people of Iraq never wanted to be united, only British tyranny than later a much worse Saddam kept them together.
Jenny look, your history is appalling, The British actually united the arabs against a common enemy, ie the Turks, after WW1 the League of Nations carved up the Middle East, America was a part of that league at the time:rolleyes:
 
MrsGorilla said:
Think of all the things we might surmise about the British using that kind of faulty logic. :rolleyes:
Nothing springs to mind at the minute :cool: :p
 

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