Re: OT Re: Is it just me...
This thread is entirely off-topic banter, not a technical issue. Sparked by a remark about the July 4th US holiday, participants trade jokes about Bush and Blair, US election campaigning, the possibility of registering with the opposing party to nominate a weak candidate, and the role of the Electoral College (with a link to fec.gov explaining how it works). No Informix or technical problem is raised, and there is nothing to resolve — it's purely political humour among list regulars.
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Are you saying that GWB won't need Mr. Blair in Nov, or that your hoping to vote in a candidate that no-one would stand behind? Data Goob <datagoob@hotmail.com> Sent by: owner-informix-list@iiug.org 07/06/2004 09:58 AM Please respond to datagoob@hotmail.com To informix-list@iiug.org cc Subject Re: OT Re: Is it just me... Maelwys Filidh wrote: >>It was a holiday on July 4 in the USA, something about independence > >>from Britain a few years back. > > If you're that independent, how come your president needs our prime minister > as a suppository? > :o) I'm not sure. Stay calm, we'll hopefully rectify that situation this coming November. sending to informix-list
Well, I think it's safe to say most Americans stand behind their favorite candidates, however, only a few are on the campaign trail willing to push ahead and really give what it takes to get their man in the seat. :o) ( volley to staubin ) chris.staubin@reebok.com wrote: > Are you saying that GWB won't need Mr. Blair in Nov, or that your hoping > to vote in a candidate that no-one would stand behind? > > > Data Goob <datagoob@hotmail.com> > Sent by: owner-informix-list@iiug.org > 07/06/2004 09:58 AM > Please respond to > datagoob@hotmail.com > > > To > informix-list@iiug.org > cc > > Subject > Re: OT Re: Is it just me... > > > > > > > Maelwys Filidh wrote: > > >>>It was a holiday on July 4 in the USA, something about independence >> >>>from Britain a few years back. >> >>If you're that independent, how come your president needs our prime > > minister > >>as a suppository? >> > > > :o) > > I'm not sure. Stay calm, we'll hopefully rectify that situation > this coming November. > > > > > sending to informix-list
"Data Goob" <datagoob@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:zlDGc.37748$lb.5166@fe47.usenetserver.com... > Well, I think it's safe to say most Americans stand behind their > favorite candidates, however, only a few are on the campaign trail > willing to push ahead and really give what it takes to get their > man in the seat. Tell me this, American chums, if you're (say) a republican, why don't you register as a democrat then try to get elected as "your" candidate some complete turkey?
Neil Truby wrote: > "Data Goob" <datagoob@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:zlDGc.37748$lb.5166@fe47.usenetserver.com... > >>Well, I think it's safe to say most Americans stand behind their >>favorite candidates, however, only a few are on the campaign trail >>willing to push ahead and really give what it takes to get their >>man in the seat. > > > Tell me this, American chums, if you're (say) a republican, why don't you > register as a democrat then try to get elected as "your" candidate some > complete turkey? > > You can vote in the national election no matter what party you belong to, and there will be others on the ballot besides the two 'popular' candidates. But it really doesn't matter who the average citizen votes for, it's really The Electoral College: http://www.fec.gov/pages/ecworks.htm
"Neil Truby" wrote: > > Tell me this, American chums, if you're (say) a republican, why > don't you register as a democrat then try to get elected as "your" > candidate some complete turkey? It would seem that *both* sides have been doing just that for almost 228 years now. This explains a lot.
On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 15:56:26 -0400, Neil Truby wrote: > "Data Goob" <datagoob@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:zlDGc.37748$lb.5166@fe47.usenetserver.com... >> Well, I think it's safe to say most Americans stand behind their favorite >> candidates, however, only a few are on the campaign trail willing to push >> ahead and really give what it takes to get their man in the seat. > > Tell me this, American chums, if you're (say) a republican, why don't you > register as a democrat then try to get elected as "your" candidate some > complete turkey? What makes you thing that's not how we got George W.? Art S. Kagel