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IF you could choose any two people in the world to be our President and VP, who would they be? It doesn't have to necessarily be a politician. It can be anyone. Also, just for fun you can add Secretary of State and other positions.
Carl, I don't know if it's laziness. For some maybe, but for the majority I'm not so sure. See, you had a point: the average American doesn't need to know a foreign language, so why would they learn it? I think it's like this: Why would you go to college to earn a degree to become an air conditioner repair man, when you only need to go to a technical school to get a certificate?
For American's learning a second language it is something we do above and beyond what we already learn because we want to, or because it is a skill we think we will need in the workforce.
I personally, am trying to improve my Spanish because of my family background and for a love of the culture. After I master Spanish, I want to learn French. (My best friend is French and her family is like my second family)
So, yes it is common, but not because of laziness. Laziness is if you MIGRATE to a foreign country and then NOT learn the language because you find a group of people there who are the same as you and so you live in a bubble and don't have to learn. That is what a lot of Latinos do in Miami, unfortunately. I loved my grandparents very much, but they were guilty of that. I think that is why my parents did the opposite, although they now regret having not taught us Spanish.
Carl
English
October 17th - 3:47 pm
Yea. Again, maybe that is due to some self-imposed laziness because you guys know that you speak the most important language in the world (right now?) and almost everyone understands you, so why bother?
I'm not saying that necessarily you think like that but don't you think that is pretty common for English natives around the world?
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CARL
October 17th - 1:19 pm
Yes, you are right and that is the way I see the world. It is why I love to travel and why I always ask people where they are from or what nationality is their last name. Even though HERE we are all Americans, I still think it is nice to know ones heritage.
Anyway, I have been trying to improve my Spanish. The reason it is so bad is because when my parents moved here from PR and Cuba, they were very young and eager to adapt to the American culture. So, growing up in NYC they learned English very quickly and by the time they got married and had kids they didn't speak Spanish much in our home. Even now, my father's Spanish is very rusty. So, unfortunately they never taught it to us, something they regret now. I speak it a little because I took it in college and I listen to the books on cd when I have time. My husband does as well and we try to practice it on each other and some of our latin friends. So, I guess you could say, most of my Spanish comes from self-teaching and I continue to work on it.
My little brother speaks it very well because he hangs around with mostly Latinos and loves Latin women. He just got married to a Columbian woman and so now he is VERY fluent and that is because he has immersed himself in it.
Carl Teglund
I never know what to write here ...
October 17th - 8:01 am
Robot: "It's just been going on longer in other cultures"
You are precisely right here. No country or region is homogeneous from scratch, even though it might appear that way. Sweden is one of the oldest nations in the world but it is a result of three kingdoms/people who got together during the end of the Viking age (around year 900) and united under one King with the center in Stockholm. And I mean look at England and Spain, those guys STILL is in that infancy stage where they try to get along. The people on the British Isles have made some progress but all the different kinds in España mostly want to kill each other :).
I was living together in the same dorm with some girls from Spain and they were telling me that racism against people from Latin American is quite common. You guys have a name there but I can't recall what she said it was that they call you :(. But maybe that goes only for people who are not as white as Tanya is. I don't know really.
I think Europe is holding on to what its got - i.e. a shit-load of history. And then they look down on everyone who is not as rich of that as them. My history teacher in senior high for instance told me that he disliked the States because, as he said: "They put a bike in a museum and call it an artifact". :) When the Nobel Prize in literature got handed out like a week ago there was some problem with the President of the board to the Nobel Committee here in Sweden because he, unwisely, said that the US is "behind" when it comes to literature and they are not as "enlightened" as Europe. :) I personally think it is really ignorant and apparently there were a lot of American newspapers that totally teared him apart in the culture sections. :) But yea, here you have some results on European ignorance.
We should really try to learn more about each other, don't you think? I think we both would profit ... both the new and the "old" world.
Carl Teglund
I hate comment titles ...
October 17th - 7:36 am
Yea that is true, but I think it is because it is such a huge part of your life. I mean you live in it every day and there is no way you cannot live your life without seeing/talking or interacting with people of different kinds than your own, unless you stay in bed all day long. You simply have to co-exist.
I like diversity and I think it is a positive development in our world that our world is "shrinking" and we are mixing now more than ever. My "übermensch" (German for superior human being) is a globetrotter, talks several languages and feel at home in many different countries and cultural contexts.
But I'm also concerned about that my personal fortresses of solitude will disappear, because I need them. I love nature and serenity as well as I love the pulse of a big city like NYC.
Tienes realmente mejorar su Español chica. :) Por qué son tantos latinos y latinas en Estados Unidos muy mal en su lengua natal? :S No hay ninguna lecciones en ustedes idioma en Estados Unidos?
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ROBOTS-PS
October 15th - 5:06 pm
I didn't personally have a problem in Spain either but that's probably because I was able to blend and I was hanging around mostly Spanish people. Speaking the language, even poorly helps:)
ROBOTS
October 15th - 5:04 pm
Yeah, they're Spanish is different. But I actually understand it better than the Cuban slang we hear in Miami. It seems cleaner and slower, easier for me to follow.
robotsworld
Really?
October 15th - 4:47 pm
"Spain people will probably look down on you a little."
Carl, I went to Barcelona, Spain (there's one in Venezuela too ;O)
I didn't get that impression. I guess I'm not the type of stereotypical gringo they see on TV all the time.
Tanya, I think at some point race won't be such an issue as it is today and it was 50 years ago. I always say US is still in an infancy stage compared to other nations/cultures. Especially since there is an increase in interracial mixing going on. It's just been going on longer in other cultures.
My Spanish got better too after a while, I started to say "hola" just like them. I forgot it now but I remember it was different.
CARL
October 15th - 4:34 pm
I just meant that we are too consumed with always making race an issue, a point I think you and I agree on. But I wanted to point out that there is a good side to analyzing race, if you find diversity appealing, which I do, and I know you do as well.
Funny story about my visit to Spain:
My American friend, Keven, lives in Madrid for about 10 years now. When we got off the airplane, he was visibly relieved. When I asked him why, he whispered in my ear that he was glad we were not dressed like the typical American tourist with white tennis shoes and white socks. He was afraid we would stick out like a sore thumb. He also, insisted we use our Visa credit card, no American Express when paying for things!
We blended in fine, my Spanish es muy mal but got better as the days passed.
Incidentally, I still managed to get pick-pocketed on the last day!
Anyway, when I travel to Europe, or any country for that matter, I try not to hang out with ignorant people. But, I am very aware of trying not to act like I think I am better than everyone else because I'm American and I think other cultures appreciate that. You know what they say, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Carl-Mikael Teglund
hmm
October 15th - 3:59 pm
Carl does not think it is anything necessarily bad with that you care so much about your past - as a matter of fact I love it because you don't see that much around here. Or maybe you do but then the person is like 65 +. :)
I know I don't sound like a lot of Europeans might sound, and if you go to Spain people will probably look down on you a little. But I'm far too intelligent for that :) and I understand we are more or less screwed if the US would pull back their armies.
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ROBOTS
October 15th - 1:15 pm
I agree about their policies. After I typed it I remembered, um yeah, hello to self, their policies are the same!!!
How funny, that would be cool if we were related, it might explain why we have a lot in common. Anyhooo, my mom was born in Rio Pierdras, PR, and my grandmother is from Mayaguez, I'm not sure if I'm spelling all that correctly.
My Titi still has a home in Lajas.
I've thought about hiring someone to research my family as well but I think I will plan a trip to the Canary Islands one day in the not too distant future and see if I can research it myself, might be more fun that way. (That's my father's side)
My mother's side will be more difficult, the facts are sketchier on that side.
You know, I know CARL thinks we are too consumed with race, as Americans and I do too as it relates to equality, but I love to learn about other cultures and I'm always interested to know someone's heritage. But for me, that curiosity comes from a love of other cultures and travel.
robotsworld
Obama's Foreign Policy
October 15th - 11:20 am
Hey Tanya,
Obama's Foreign Policy is the same as McCain and BUSH.
Troops remaining in Iraq (60,000), transferring of troops to Afghanistan, continuing military action in Pakistan, threatening Iran (Bush doctrine, preemptive war), supporting Israel, continued subsidization of middle eastern countries, maintain military Empire in over 130 countries and 700 bases worldwide.
He'll continue were Bush leaves off. No change. Only worse.
robotsworld
Canary Islands
October 15th - 10:34 am
Hey! that funny. I've never met anyone who comes from Canary Islands or whose family has roots there. Listen, they traced Obama to Brad Pitt and Cheney to Obama (LOL!!!!) I think more than likely we could be related, it's such a tiny island. !!! Wouldn't that be cool?
I really like the whole genealogy thing. Wish I had the kind of money to hire a professional to get my whole history. I even got roots in Ponce, Puerto Rico from my father's maternal-grandfather. My father's paternal grandfather was from the Canary Island.
I only went to Barcelona. I'd LOVE to go to the Canary Islands.
I wasn't born here but raised here from age 5, but I don't really KNOW Venezuela as a native.
Oh! I sent the producer an email yesterday with my email address.
Ciao CUZ!!! LOL ;O)
MOVEBERRIES
October 15th - 9:04 am
I have to second what you said. There IS a difference between non-interventionist and isolationism. I look back in history and see how isolationism has not worked for many countries, including our own.
But we need to fix our foreign policy because it is evident that as it is it's not working. But, you already know that.
I'm afraid that McCain has a terrible foreign policy and Obama doesn't know what his is....third party...looking good!
ROBOTS
October 15th - 8:57 am
I thought I'd post this here since I thought it would get lost on the front page.
I read your blog about your lineage. My father's grandfather was from the Canary Islands as well. How funny! Maybe we are related:) Have you ever been there? I would like to go. I've only been to Madrid. Like you, I consider myself 100% American, I was born here, raised here. My Spanish (Castilian) es muy mal. But I am fascinated by my ancestry and would someday like to document it thoroughly.
BTW, I sent my producer an email to keep an eye out for yours:)
IRAQ
October 15th - 8:52 am
Seriously, I want to know what you guys think about getting oil money from Iraq?
Also, CARL- Again, I agree with everything you are saying but right now I'm scared we are broke. How can we PAY for all of this? It's funny to hear a European saying we need to fulfill our destiny as the superpower, when usually you hear Europeans saying "who do we think we are?" With our big ego's and obnoxious accents.
Carl Teglund
...
October 15th - 8:05 am
I feel abandon. What will happen to Europe if we don't have the US? Russia will probably take over. You make it sound like it should be your responsibility alone, that's not what I'm saying. I say we should work together, we as democratic market economies with sound values against those countries that wish us harm. If you let go now, consequences will be dire.
The world needs the USA and the USA needs the world. You cannot do this again, the US had this "other countries are not our problem"- agenda together with other countries in the end of the 19th century and it all ended up in isolationism (whether you like it or not moveberries), hostility, mistrust, and later on a first world war preceded by a second one. Instead of arguing like that we should try to work together.
Bert, my biggest thanks to your granddad. Europe has not forget.
robotsworld
And the choir said,
October 15th - 12:08 am
AMEN! Speak on it Bert!
Carl, take a moment to breath
October 14th - 8:46 pm
then read this, I am a working person in a relatively less advantaged area of the nation, many of my neighbors have no health insurance, and no retirement funds. My father and my uncle served during world war two. My grandfather served during world war one. I had a career that was ended by "The New World Economy", My family is doing relatively well thanks to my wife being an RN. I do physical labor for pay gladly.
There could be six more holocausts and my conscience would be free and clear.
That stinking mess over there is consuming the resources that could be used here to provide health care, education, heating fuel, nutritious food or infrastructure repairs. The principals in the conflict (Palestinians and most especially our "Allies" the Israelis seem unwilling to do anything to further the cause of peace in their region. I don't care if Iran has nuclear weapons. India, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Israel (made in USA nukes), Russia, France, UK, all have nukes. When I was in Engineering school in 1979, every Iranian in our small school was in engineering, no law students, no fine arts, just engineering, they told me that was all their Government would allow. Our Government allowed it too, while we had our hostages being held over there at the same time, these are probably the engineers that are working on the centrifuges now.
If the big idiots at the top cannot see the absolute stupidity of training the enemies engineers, why should I care about protecting our greedy ass allies?
moveberries
We're talking non-interventionist NOT Isolationism
October 14th - 8:07 pm
NOT the same.
We had an America that was founded on a non-interventionist foreign policy. Lasted for decades.
Problem our Interventionist Foreign Policy is on steroids and will end our Empire and our Economy.
moveberries
Problem
October 14th - 8:02 pm
We are broke. The US dollar is being destroyed. We be forced to shut down our EMPIRE, the military bases and come home. PERIOD. That's how Empires end. Overextend themselves. Even if we wanted to continue with an interventionist foreign policy, we won't afford it much longer. As it is now, we're paying with credit.
Where will you be when US of A crumbles, self-destructs as Russia did? Other nations better start preparing starting now. Look somewhere else for help.
Some of us need help here and can't get it from our own government but you want my government to help everybody else in this continuous extravagant spending?
Carl Teglund
Problem...
October 14th - 6:16 pm
Problem is that we have had an America who thought like that before, and after that we had two world wars. I'm not saying that is not reasonable to care for your own country, of course you should, but letting your guard down, head back in shame and defeat, leave oppressed countries and oppressed people to their destiny, and start to pray for protectionism will result in a much worse situation than that you are in now. Whether you like it or not, and after hearing Bert I can hear you strongly dislike it, you have a responsibility because of how the situation is in the world today. Let's face it and let us not be naive. If US troops would go home from Iraq and Afghanistan it would end up in probably one of the most bloodiest civil wars we ever faced in modern history, if corrupt ass states like Zimbabwe and Sudan know that you are going to play the hermit crab game there is nothing that will stop them from continuing with their illiberal fascist policies, Iran would surely get the A bomb and we would have a second Holocaust on YOUR conscience. I know it sucks to be in your situation right now, but being the bigger brother isn't always a bed of roses. You have a responsibility towards your little siblings, whether you like it or not. What you CAN/SHOULD do however is to try to make them realize the good thing in working together with you so you're not alone. Therefore we need a league of democracies. We do not need a world economy lead by China and a Europe conquered by Russia. That's not good for the US - closed or open.
This non-interventionist politic is, at best, naive. Then it is not said that all wars are legitimate. The Iraqi war is probably one of those that isn't, but we have to make the best of the situation, not run away from the responsibility and hide.
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Flandamier
October 14th - 6:10 pm
President - Mike Huckabee
V.P. - Sarah Palin
Secretary of State - Barak Obama
Secretary of Treasury - Mitt Romney
Secretary of Defense - General Petreaus
Speaker of the House - Ron Paul
Carl Teglund
Problem...
October 14th - 5:53 pm
Problem is that we have had an America who thought like that before, and after that we had two world wars. I'm not saying that is not reasonable to care for your own country, of course you should, but letting your guard down, head back in shame and defeat, leave oppressed countries and oppressed people to their destiny, and start to pray for protectionism will result in a much worse situation than that you are in now. Whether you like it or not, and after hearing Bert I can hear you strongly dislike it, you have a responsibility because of how the situation is in the world today. Let's face it and let us not be naive. If US troops would go home from Iraq and Afghanistan it would end up in probably one of the most bloodiest civil wars we ever faced in modern history, if corrupt ass states like Zimbabwe and Sudan know that you are going to play the hermit crab game there is nothing that will stop them from continuing with their illiberal fascist policies, Iran would surely get the A bomb and we would have a second Holocaust on YOUR conscience. I know it sucks to be in your situation right now, but being the bigger brother isn't always a bed of roses. You have a responsibility towards your little siblings, whether you like it or not. What you CAN/SHOULD do however is to try to make them realize the good thing in working together with you so you're not alone. Therefore we need a league of democracies. We do not need a world economy lead by China and a Europe conquered by Russia. That's not good for the US - closed or open.
This non-interventionist politic is, at best, naive. Then it is not said that all wars are legitimate. The Iraqi war is probably one of those that isn't, but we have to make the best of the situation, not run away from the responsibility and hide.
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IRAQ
October 14th - 3:02 pm
What do you (any of you), think of asking the Iraqi's to pay us back with some of that oil they produce? Why is it that we have spent all of this money over there, our money, that we don't really have, and they are sitting on all that oil?
CARL
October 14th - 2:59 pm
You have a good point, but so does Bert. Carrying the burden of responsibility is a thankless job and making us go broke, among other things. How do we do all that you say when we can barely get the other democratic nations on our bandwagon and without destroying our own country?
I used to think that too, my husband still thinks that. But the key to our national security, and that of the world, lies in our economy (and other democracies), no money means we can't fund our military, so how now I think we need to fix our own problems first.
Carl Teglund
Responsibility
October 14th - 12:31 pm
I believe this to be one of the few stands (probably the only one) where I'm conservative. I actually believe that all of our countries - western parliament democratic market economies - have a responsibility to support freedom fighters in the world and battle undemocratic institutions and despots where ever they are. Sure your country is not perfect and it has now a lot of inner problems it needs to take care of as well. But that is why we need to form a league of democracies that is able to stand up against the OPEC- countries and the UN and Russia and China. Let's be serious for awhile and not fly away on the sweet clouds of libertarianism. Here we have a choice, either America stand up and continue to fight, but this time with a league of democracies, or we give up the power to Putin and the Chinese Communist Party. I don't know about you guys but I don't want to live in a world where the agenda is set by China and Russia.
The answer is not the pretend you are a hermit crab and that you can hide in your shell in times of danger and pretend there's nothing outside your border, what matters is to continue to fight for our ideals. But this time we all have to work together, because USA can't make it alone.
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We need to regain our dignity
October 13th - 9:04 pm
The people of the world look down on us for the meddling of our Government and military. The cold war ended and we forgot to change our place in the world. Instead we listened to that idiot Wolfowitz with his "doctrine of hegemony" and policy of "pre-emption" and all that neo-con horse crap that got us into the bind we are in now. We have a huge military commitment around the world, and a huge military budget to support it, and no stinking money to pay for it all. Boy are we smart!
BERT
October 13th - 5:35 pm
I was wondering the same thing. Do we have a responsibility? But not just because we need to take care of ourselves for a change but also because I feel like saying, "Why should we help everyone when they think we are rude and ignorant and seem to look at us with disdain?"
Carl, what say you, my friend?
I mean "there"
October 13th - 7:27 am
Super Debtor
October 13th - 7:26 am
Carl, a Super Power with a impoverished population, that cow-tows to totalitarians like China, and Saudi Arabia, while being directed by Israel is not the USA of 1941, we will, as the power is concentrated more tightly into the hands of the very few become just another "Super Bully".
Time for the fragmentation of power to bring about more equitable solutions. Europe should consider how it will defend itself after we can no longer afford to maintain large bases their.
robotsworld
Carl...NO
October 12th - 11:57 pm
This country needs to return to it's traditional non-interventionist foreign policy "roots." PERIOD.
It's first and foremost responsibility is to it's own people, country, land.
We won't be the SUPER POWER of the world with the current Interventionist Foreign Policy, it's what getting us into trouble in the first place. Read "Blowback."
Carl Teglund
Bert
October 12th - 7:22 pm
Isn't that a little bit blind? Don't you think your country now has a responsibility towards other nations because you are the one and only remaining super power in the world?
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LIZZ
October 12th - 7:01 pm
I second that:)
October 12th - 12:29 pm
Secretary of State: Cinnamon K.
Speaker of the House: JP K.
(I trust them to be the backbones of the operation).
And Cynthia can just play God.
Ross Perot
October 12th - 10:16 am
What ever happened to old Ross Perot?
robotsworld
Secretary of the State
October 12th - 9:04 am
I second that nomination:
"Pat ("America First") Buchanan"
Secretary of the State, Buchanan
October 12th - 7:15 am
Carl, the Secretary of the State is our "Foreign Minister" if you will, our purveyor of foreign policy.
For that position I nominate.....Pat ("America First") Buchanan, although demonized by the media as "Anti-Semitic", if you read his book "Day of Reckoning" his only suggestions are that in the realm of US foreign policy the benefit should always be to the citizens of the USA and no other nation should set US foreign policy (meaning Israel in the Mid-East).
He also does not advocate US empire building (democratization of unwilling nations) and sees our governments role as one of protecting the interests of US citizens primarily.
His agenda on social issues will drive many away howling, though as Secretary of the State that would not be his function.
Carl T
hmm
October 11th - 8:43 pm
I'm sorry, but as a foreigner I don't really know what the Secretary of the State actually does in US politics? What function has he/she?
LIZZ
October 11th - 10:03 am
Who would be our Secretary of State? Oh, and we need a new Speaker of the House. I would make Pelosi my maid, make her scrub my toilets!
hmmm.....
October 10th - 10:05 pm
I would say...
President: Me.
Vice President: Tanya.
First line of business: Redecorate the White House. Get Laura's stank outta that place.
robotsworld
asyouwere...
October 10th - 8:52 pm
...was the one who mentioned John Lennon first...I love the Beatles so I was just indulging in that for a little. But I think you saw my "wish list"/choices are Ron Paul and Peter DeFazio.
moveberries, I just downloaded that Syndrome of Control. Just finished reading the first chapter. This book was written in 1987, reads as though it's addressing today's "crisis". WOW!! maybe not so wow for folks who've been around longer and understand these things.
ASYOUWERE
October 10th - 6:13 pm
I have been to that website. That's how I began thinking about 3rd party:) Thank you! I just need some of those people in my town.
ROBOTS
October 10th - 6:07 pm
But if we are talking about people who still have a pulse, I like ROBOTS choices.
CARL
October 10th - 6:06 pm
I like your first choice.
moveberries
I say
October 10th - 4:09 pm
We started out as a REPUBLIC.
We need to start defending OUR Freedoms HERE at home in the good ole' US of A before we start going around defending freedom and democracy around the world. Many of us here in US feel oppressed and rightfully so.
One example, how can the majority, Senate, vote for this bailout when 90% of the people were flooding their emails and telephones wires against it?
We need to go back to being a Constitutional Republic.
People: Bound by God's Law (God = whatever you want to call it, even if you think it's you, or no one at all, so long as you are responsible for your own welling being and actions)
State Government: Bound by Constitutional Law
National Government: Bound by Constitutional Law
As stated in the book "Syndrome of Control" by Lindsey Williams
"Democracy is probably the most vile form of government in existence today, as it functions 100% on fraud and deceit. A Democracy holds itself out to be a benevolent provider of wealth, when in fact, it robs everyone of vast amounts of wealth to perpetuate its unconstitutional activity. It is a society of "debt accumulation", and necessarily so, as the government politicians will respond swiftly to special-interest demands for handouts from the treasury." "A Democracy is nothing more than a transfer agent of wealth."
"A Democracy operates by force. If you do not perform as you are told by certain government employees, they have the power to threaten, intimidate, and harass you, and seize their property from you, that you thought was yours"..."the use of fear, threats, and intimidation by the government are absolutely necessary...IRAQ WAR, $700 BAILOUT, PATRIOT ACT, MARTIAL LAW IN CONGRESS TO VOTE FOR THE BAILOUT.
Ladies and Gentlemen, you now live in an America which is currently a Democracy "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the US of A and to the DEMOCRACY for which is stands, one nation..."
Carl Teglund
Actually ...
October 10th - 2:43 pm
I have been more Conservative regarding Foreign Policy before and I have been a Classical Liberal all through except for that one. I'm for a separation of state and economy in the same way as we have seperated church and state. But I believe it is equally important that we defend freedom and democracy around the world where these values are being oppressed.
What say you?
robotsworld
October 10th - 2:16 pm
What I mean is that I think Ron Paul could work with anyone who can't be and isn't bought. (including John Lennon (were he alive) they were/are both big on PEACE). So, I can see why he would be put in as a VP.
Carl Teglund
My turn
October 10th - 2:09 pm
I'd go for Ronald Reagan as President and Ayn Rand as his VP :).
If I can make a second choice I would like to see Winston Churchill accompanied by Schwarzenegger. =)
robotsworld
I don't know about that
October 10th - 2:06 pm
Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich are good friends and they could work things out. But they agree on many of the things that are really causing the downfall of this nation. Foreign Policy, repeal Federal Reserve, for starters.
BUT, I wish some in the White House today would kill each other now!! They'd be doing us a favor.
Carl Teglund
Skeptic
October 10th - 2:02 pm
I don't think a Marxist and a Libertarian would do any good together. They'd probably kill each other in the White House before we knew it ... :)
asyouwere
Ron Paul
October 10th - 2:02 pm
I think people ask him all the time to COME BACK!!! But he's not gone, he's still going strong, all over the stupid box almost every other day, hoping to convert some of the sheeple with lessons in economics and the role of government. Maybe the good doctor can help some make neuron connections.
Oh, if you want to know where these 3rd party people are go to:
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
asyouwere
IMAGINE
October 10th - 1:54 pm
Ron Paul President.
I can't really think of a VP. I believe Ron Paul can do it alone! ;O)
If John Lennon were alive, he'd be my VP choice, also if he were American.
We can all "IMAGINE" right?
Ron Paul
October 10th - 12:57 pm
Can we ask him to come back??? After this bailout he might be able to gain more support. People are hungry for it.
BMPatriot
October 10th - 12:53 pm
Simon & Nick?.....Hmmm...who could BMPatriot be?
Hi John!
emmemm
Oops!
October 10th - 12:02 pm
Ron Paul president (someone with an education in economics could help with the economic trajectory of our country for the positive.)
"For years, Rep. Paul, the only advocate and student of Austrian economics in Congress, has been warning of this very collapse of the economy at the hands of central bankers at the Federal Reserve and their arbitrary manipulation of the money supply, along with their willing accomplices in Congress."
Ralph Nader VP
I know it kind of contradicts on different levels but it would be balanced and compromises could be made, in a perfect world, I guess.
October 10th - 11:54 am
Ron Paul president
robotsworld
My pick
October 10th - 11:42 am
Ron Paul, President (Republican)
As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Paul tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. Proudly served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. Doctor specializing in obstetrics/gynecology and educated in economics. He has never voted to raise congressional pay. He has never taken a government paid junket, votes to cut government spending. He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program. He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
VOTED AGAINST BAILOUT BOTH TIMES.
Peter DeFazio, VP (Democrat)
One of DeFazio' s proudest accomplishments is the more than $260,000 in after-tax salary he has contributed to education scholarships and to reduce the national debt. Those contributions have funded 157 scholarships for displaced Oregon workers at the five southwestern Oregon community colleges, and the University of Oregon. Since he took office, DeFazio has refused to accept congressional pay raises while the government is deficit spending, and has linked his pay to Social Security cost-of-living adjustments.
VOTED AGAINST BAILOUT BOTH TIMES.
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