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Skriven 2004-10-20 01:19:34 av Howie Coombe
     Kommentar till en text av John Hull
Ärende: CHRIS_SOC: IF I WERE AMERICAN I WO
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Dear John, in regards to this message to Me.

 > 16 Oct 04 15:32, Howie Coombe wrote to Stephen Hayes:

 > HC> Dear Stephen, in regards to this message to Me.

 >>> Howie Coombe wrote in a message to Stephen Hayes:

 >>> HC> Stephen, i dont suppose you or some else here could tell me something

 >>>  Not much more than their names.

 > HC> What?, after all the nice things i said about your political wisdom?,


No comment?, ok.

 >>> I did the quiz and it said these were the ones I should vote for,

 > HC> Aha.

 >>> in that order,

 > HC> Aha.

 >>> if I were American.

 > HC> Absolutely, but you did not see fit to double check in the websites


No Comment?, ok.

 >>> See if you can take the quiz and find which ones you should support.

 > HC> Oh that is easy, among the minors i am inclined to go Independant  


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> Perhaps the Americans here can tell us more about them.

 > HC> Possible, but i doubt it, The Americans on this echo are devided into 


No Comment,? OK.

 >>> Here is the list again: US Presidential candidates 

 > HC> Which is?, if you dont mind my asking?.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 2. Kucinich, Rep. Dennis, OH - Democrat (77%)

 > HC> Who i vaguly remeber being one of the first to pull out of the


No Comment?, ok.

 >>> 3. Sharpton, Reverend Al - Democrat (71%)

 > HC> Who was the last to pull out of the race, despite the fact he was a


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 4. Cobb, David - Green Party (70%)

 > HC> Why him?.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 5. Nader, Ralph - Independent (70%)

 > HC> You have ralph in your top 5 ?, no wonder you dont seem to be populer.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 6. Clark, Retired General Wesley K., AR - Democrat (66%)

 > HC> Rtd. Gen. Wes Clark, 1 of only 2 Democrat candidates to have served in


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 7. Moseley-Braun, Former Senator Carol, IL - Democrat (65%)

 > HC> Another early drop out, and the only womanin this race.


At least in the Democrat Race, and there is still no comment?, OK.

 >>> 8. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT - Democrat (64%)

 > HC> Howie Dean, my earliest prefered choice, for obvious reasons.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 9. Kerry, Senator John, MA - Democrat (60%)

 > HC> The Next President of The United States of America, i hope.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 10. LaRouche, Lyndon H. Jr. - Democrat (57%)

 > HC> 1 of the lesser knowns.


Indeed i dont remember anything about him, No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 11. Brown, Walt - Socialist Party (56%)

 > HC> Why him?.


Just for the record i dont think this candidate would be in my top 20, No
Comment, OK.

 >>> 12. Edwards, Senator John, NC - Democrat (55%)

 > HC> The Next Vice President of The United States of America, i hope.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 13. Gephardt, Rep. Dick, MO - Democrat (46%)

 > HC> I think Dick jumped in the middle of the campaign.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 14. Badnarik, Michael - Libertarian (37%)

 > HC> Why him?.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 15. Bush, President George W. - Republican (26%)

 > HC> The President is 15/18, that would really piss some people off, that


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 16. Lieberman, Senator Joe, CT - Democrat (23%)

 > HC> The Orthadox Jewish Republican Democrat, 1 of the early dropouts,


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 17. Peroutka, Michael - Constitution Party (16%)

 > HC> Why them?.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> 18. Hagelin, Dr. John - Natural Law (15%)

 > HC> Why them?.


No Comment?, OK.

 >>> What are your preferences?

 > HC> See above.

 >  Apparently you didn't understand what i told you about 3rd party           
> candidates.


<Yawn>, ok so other then your country runs on the "first past the post" rule,
educate me.

 > The reason they are largely irrelevant is that they can't possibly get      
> elected.


And does the attention always have to be on the likely winners?.

 > The Libertarian Party is arguably the most successful 3rd party in our      
> history,


Yes i know this, although i also know that Ross Perot and his Reform party are
the most famous American 3rd party, at least in this neck of the woods.

 > and I don't think they've ever won a national level seat.
  You dont think?, anyway i will reply to the rest of this at another time.

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