Actually lots of international observers.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Sigh....I hate to agree but, some observers might be a good idea at this point.
Making my fellow Floridians seem.....unseemly.
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Service Temporarily Unavailable!!!1!1!
Give me the skinny. Will the republicans send down bailiffs that keep out all the black people with criminal records from the voting areas???
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
They already have.
Posted by Topher (Member # 71) on :
Eeeeevil RealAudio.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I must be missing something. I mean, I didn't watch the whole hour, but the only thing I saw about the US election was a rather boring piece on how both sides are using scare tactics in their ads, and how it's been that way since the '60s.
Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on :
Eh. Even if its false, its true.
Posted by lennier1 (Member # 1309) on :
quote:Originally posted by Daryus Aden: How about some international observers?
Actually lots of international observers.
Surprisingly there are only about 85 official observers who were sent over from Europe.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
International observers to warrant democratic integrity in a country that likes to portray itself as the birthplace of democracy and the values it was founded upon as the next best thing to Jesus.
How the "fuck" did things slip this far?
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
Well at least things can't get any worse now.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Wanna bet?
Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :
I tell you what my friend, I'll bet you two jars of chutney Kerry will win.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Hmm. I'm getting one jar anyway. . . Dare I do a Double Or Nothing? Ponder on this I shall.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Actually, it's just occurred to me there's a downside to that wager - I'd have to bet on Dubya. And whenever I take the devil's advocate's side of a gamble, I always win.
Case in point: the Euro 2000 final. Me and a best mate watched it in a pub in Soho; my friend, an Anglo-Italian, was desperate to have a bet on Italy. I figured, yes, France are the World Champions, but the Italians have a knack for pulling it all together after about 85 minutes of prima-donnery. And it was only a tenner, we were spending a lot more than that on beer that night, so I thought what the heck. Result: he's gutted, I'm ten quid richer, and we went out for sushi.
A cautionary tale, indeed. 8)
Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on :
Indeed it could get much worse. If Bush wins.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Could"? Optimistic, are we?
Posted by Daryus Aden (Member # 12) on :
Well, even in the face of the impending doom of the universe we must have hope.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Yup. I mean, he might get hit by a car on his way home from the brutal puppy murdering gallery he no doubt frequents.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Right. And then we'd have President Cheney.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
quote:Originally posted by Cartman: International observers to warrant democratic integrity in a country that likes to portray itself as the birthplace of democracy and the values it was founded upon as the next best thing to Jesus.
How the "fuck" did things slip this far?
Welcome to America.......
Posted by lennier1 (Member # 1309) on :
What do you expect? We�re living in times where the president isn�t decided by the end result of the votes but by FOX news and lawyers.
BTW: Did anyone see the complete UBL video? I bet there must be a passage where he thanks Dubya for increasing the flow of new recruits to an exponential rate. Are there any bets on which country will attacked next because of made-up "evidence"? Syria? China? Pakistan? Canada?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by TSN: Right. And then we'd have President Cheney.
As though we dont already.
Posted by lennier1 (Member # 1309) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon:
quote:Originally posted by TSN: Right. And then we'd have President Cheney.
As though we dont already.
That would become round 3 of the fight "USA vs. Sanity".
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"As though we dont already."
Exactly. What difference would it make?
And, even if Cheney died, we'd have President Hastert. Next up is some guy from Alaska called Ted Stevens. And if he died, we'd get Colin Powell. Which isn't as bad as the other choices. But, then, we'll have to wait and see whether he's going to stick around, anyway.
Posted by Captain Boh (Member # 1282) on :
quote:Originally posted by lennier1: What do you expect? We�re living in times where the president isn�t decided by the end result of the votes but by FOX news and lawyers.
BTW: Did anyone see the complete UBL video? I bet there must be a passage where he thanks Dubya for increasing the flow of new recruits to an exponential rate. Are there any bets on which country will attacked next because of made-up "evidence"? Syria? China? Pakistan? Canada?
Couldn't be Canada, he doesn't know we have oil...
Posted by lennier1 (Member # 1309) on :
You shouldn�t be too sure. If they�re offered various targets they�ll definitely make the most stupid possible choice. See Iraq for example. That moron club in DC attacked the only country in the region which didn�t support a huge number of terrorists.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by TSN: And if he died, we'd get Colin Powell. Which isn't as bad as the other choices. But, then, we'll have to wait and see whether he's going to stick around, anyway.
I'd like to think not: he's been the scapegoat of Bush/CHeney for too long already. OTOH, if he leaves, there will be absolutely NO ONE with any integrity left in a position of power.
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