I would have wanted that bet.
You should have asked the board first before betting. I would love to take some of your money away. Not only will Obama win, but by 5% at least. I will be in Thailand during the election and would be glad to have a dinner bet on it with anyone who feels the way you do. The losers treats to a fine meal at one of the better restaurants?
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You should have asked the board first before betting.
The last time "the Board" expressed an opinion most were adamant the Democratic nomination* would go to Bill Clitoris' wife. Listening to what most people have to say won't make you a fortune. Most people in the finance industry did not believe there would be a financial crisis in the mortgage market. The favourite in horse-racing only wins one-third of the time. As we get closer to the election these political betting contests have a pretty good record of predicting the eventual winner - they are, after all, a two-horse race. However I bet against Mrs Clitoris before I'd even heard the name "Barack Obama", for the same reason I've bet against Obama now - on the balance of probabilities, she wouldn't win - too divisive. That John McCain probably will win fills me with horror, frankly. The fellow's experience in the armed forces, after all, is as a prisoner and he's even older than me. President Hopalong aside (and look how he ended up), the US presidency is a younger man's job
*or, as WhiteDesire would have it, "become the leader of the Democratic Party"
You didn't hear about this?????
Bush doesn't want a smarter man to succeed him, and make him look bad. After a long hard search he found some real dummies in the KaczyĆski twins, who agreed to run for president if the Poles could vote in our election. If they win we will all have to polish our Polish.
However, Soi 10 Tom has done a great job of laying out what is going to occur in our next election.
The "Governator" is terminated
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.... Is Terminator Arnie eligible to run in the future? Or does his Austrian birth preclude it?
His Austrian birth prevents him from running for President, although moves are already under way to get this clause in the constitution changed. Don't bet against this being done in order for him to be able to run in the 2012 election, especially if Obama wins in November.
George.
Forget it.
There was "talk" about that a few years ago but it was just idle speculation fueled by a bored Press corps. Its not that easy to change the Constitution.
Besides, he's not (and never was) that popular in California. Right now he's in the middle of a big budget mess and his poll numbers are dropping as things drag on.
He may make a run for Senator against Boxer in 2010.
Speech...give me more speech
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Anyway-they deserve to win after the wondeful Ted Kennedy's speech.
With all due respect ---- "Huh?" If Person X gives a nice speech, that settles that?
Not for me. I'd rather have some crafty, cunning, pro-American old fart in the White House, who would do the right things and keep his mouth zipped. Someone like...Calvin Coolidge.
Spell-binding speeches have been a huge problem since the time of the ancient Greeks. Have a look here:
http://watchmanswords.blogspot.com/2...win-award.html
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Someone like...Calvin Coolidge.
Even a dead guy would have done a better job than GW!
Re: Speech...give me more speech
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Someone like...Calvin Coolidge.
Even a dead guy would have done a better job than GW!
There is no doubt in my mind that the dead guy would have made fewer mistakes.
Meanwhile, back in the real world ...
... or at least the Democratic Convention, there's my second-favourite New York Times columnist (after the conservative David Brooks http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/opinion/26brooks.html ), Maureen Dowd - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/opinion/27dowd.html
And who can forget Bill Clitoris?
Is Henry Cate a complete idiot?
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Some strange political beliefs, Henry.
Strange? You can see Henry's reliance on logic when he goes for the ad hominem attack (on a non-existent wig) rather than stick to the facts to support his argument - of which there seem to be few. For some really good anti-Biden material from a left-wing perspective, go and look at the Counter Punch site - they have no time for Biden. And they don't waste time on the ad hominem, unlike poor old Henry. What's it been so far this week?
1 Henry doesn't know Eurasian geography
2 Henry doesn't believe in the First Amendment
3 Henry doesn't understand domestic US politics
4 Henry doesn't know how effective street protests were in toppling the Marcos government
5 Henry "overlooks" Malaysia and Singapore as members of SE Asia when it doesn't suit his argument
Oh, and:
6 Henry asserts homintern is a racist (another ad hominem remark. Doesn't he like me pointing out his (and everyone else's inconsistencies))? That leads to
7 Henry doesn't understand Jane Austen
Maybe he should go back to his former posting name - "justanarab"
http://www.counterpunch.org/
What are we gonna do with Old Joe?
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....And are you aware that Joe Biden has always and only stood for "dialogue" with the Iranians?...
Gee whiz.
Sounds good to me! :cheers:
Iran - the Persians - are, and always have been, one of the lynchpins of Middle East geopolitics.
If Nixon could go to China maybe we can send Old Joe to Tehran and start a new dialogue.
Wouldn't it be nice to get them on our side and tell the Wahabi-Saudis and their Bin Laden cousin to stick their oil up their a$$et$?
(sorry Allieb, but I just need to stick it to my pal Henry a bit)
Re: Is Henry Cate a complete idiot?
"What's it been so far this week?
1 Henry doesn't know Eurasian geography
2 Henry doesn't believe in the First Amendment
3 Henry doesn't understand domestic US politics
4 Henry doesn't know how effective street protests were in toppling the Marcos government
5 Henry "overlooks" Malaysia and Singapore as members of SE Asia when it doesn't suit his argument
Oh, and:
6 Henry asserts homintern is a racist (another ad hominem remark. Doesn't he like me pointing out his (and everyone else's inconsistencies))? That leads to
7 Henry doesn't understand Jane Austen"
No.7 must be by far the worst for you Colonel?
Re: Is Henry Cate a complete idiot?
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"What's it been so far this week?
1 Henry doesn't know Eurasian geography
2 Henry doesn't believe in the First Amendment
3 Henry doesn't understand domestic US politics
4 Henry doesn't know how effective street protests were in toppling the Marcos government
5 Henry "overlooks" Malaysia and Singapore as members of SE Asia when it doesn't suit his argument
Oh, and:
6 Henry asserts homintern is a racist (another ad hominem remark. Doesn't he like me pointing out his (and everyone else's inconsistencies))? That leads to
7 Henry doesn't understand Jane Austen"
No.7 must be by far the worst for you Colonel?
1. I know some "Eurasian geography," Mr. Curious. "Eurasia" denotes a huge area of the globe. I know where England, China, Japan, and Korea are. Duh.
2. I don't believe in the First Amendment? Huh? Where does that come from? From suggesting that this forum be moderated? If you don't know it now, Curious, then I will explain it to you: everyone has a right to speak his opinion, but NO ONE has a right to express that opinion at the expense of someone else who doesn't want to carry that opinion. A lot of liberals have a problem understanding this idea. So I'll say it again: you have a right to your opinion, but you have no right at all to insist that The New York Times print up a full-page ad trumpeting your beliefs. The same goes, believe it or not, with blogs and websites.
3. I don't understand domestic US politics. I think that I will translate that to read, more accurately, "Henry is not a raving Obama-phile."
4. Henry doesn't know about street politics in the Philippines. Why should I? (By the way, Curious, do you find everything wonderfully improved after the departure of Marcos? It's an irrelevant question -- except for the small detail that I calmly suggest that "mob rule" may be even WORSE than democracy.)
5. OK, so Malaysia and Singapore are SE Asia. I was thinking mostly about big countries on the SE Asian mainland. Not teeny little states like Singapore (long ruled by authoritarian Chinese) -- and not the huge nation of Malaysia, which warns visitors that Jews are not allowed in Malaysia.
6. Homintern a racist? Search...search...search....search...try to find him saying anything positive about the Thai.
7. I don't UNDERSTAND JANE AUSTEN? Where in the name of God did that come from? Is that because Jane is the only author Homiturd has ever read? Anyway, credentials don't count: BA and MA in English Literature. And (God forbid) Jane Austen is actually NOT my favorite author! She is very funny, very witty, and very slight. My tastes run more to Proust and Shakespeare -- Tolstoy and Chekhov. Of course, Homiturd could hardly DARE to read Chekhov.
As for ad hominem attacks, I must bow to the master. "Boring sex life," "doesn't understand Jane Austen," "American." Not to mention "complete idiot."
It strikes me, Mr. "Curious," that you are actually not curious about anything at all, but determined to jump into the bitch-fights on this board.
Enjoy your swim!
Re: Is Henry Cate a complete idiot?
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It strikes me, Mr. "Curious," that you are actually not curious about anything at all, but determined to jump into the bitch-fights on this board.
Bravo Henry, your analysis of Mr "Curious" is spot on and 100 per cent totally accurate. Take the advice of someone that has more knowledge of him than most and don't waste any more of your words on him. Cowardly Joderalll Banker's such as him are not worth your time or energy of even acknowledging. They just arn't worth it.
Choc Dee Henry,
George.
Re: What are we gonna do with Old Joe?
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Originally Posted by Henry Cate
....And are you aware that Joe Biden has always and only stood for "dialogue" with the Iranians?...
Gee whiz.
Sounds good to me! :cheers:
Iran - the Persians - are, and always have been, one of the lynchpins of Middle East geopolitics.
If Nixon could go to China maybe we can send Old Joe to Tehran and start a new dialogue.
Wouldn't it be nice to get them on our side and tell the Wahabi-Saudis and their Bin Laden cousin to stick their oil up their a$$et$?
(sorry Allieb, but I just need to stick it to my pal Henry a bit)
Yeah, but FIRST you have to snap your fingers and believe that Persians do honest dialogue. Go back and read your ancient history: they DON'T DO THAT. Persians are manipulators from the get-go.
Of course, if reading books is not your thing, then you can always trust @MyWord: "The first Persian I met cheated me, and so did the last Persian I met."
The First Persian was a guy who said he was from the Embassy, in 1970. I was leaving Tunisia, and had no further use for my short-wave radio (which never did much anyway). But this dude showed up and offered me $50 today, and another $50 next week.
Alas, I trusted the bastard.
Persians are INTO betrayal. They stink of it. Try to find an Arab who disagrees. MUSH KAWAYYIS.
Re: Is Henry Cate a complete idiot?
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Bravo Henry, your analysis of Mr "Curious" is spot on and 100 per cent totally accurate.
And all the poor fellow did was quote me
Re: Is Henry Cate a complete idiot?
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Originally Posted by George
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Originally Posted by Curious
It strikes me, Mr. "Curious," that you are actually not curious about anything at all, but determined to jump into the bitch-fights on this board.
Bravo Henry, your analysis of Mr "Curious" is spot on and 100 per cent totally accurate. Take the advice of someone that has more knowledge of him than most and don't waste any more of your words on him. Cowardly Joderalll Banker's such as him are not worth your time or energy of even acknowledging. They just arn't worth it.
Choc Dee Henry,
George.
For the record George, I think you are letting your dislike of Homi and Curious get the better of your intellect. I happen to think they are both correct in this case. I live on the West Coast, Bob lives in the midwest and we are both very familar with Joe Biden. He has been a senator for 29 years and a very important one. I do not believe in calling names, but Homi and Curious have made some very good points about Henry's contributions, and frankly I agree with them. Secondly, it is not hard at all to figure out the Jane Austin Quote. Homi's main problem on this board is that he is usually right. Like it or not.
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