Reply With QuoteHey, I was hating Romney before it was cool.
I want this thread to be a reminder later that I'm very non-partisan while most of you (especially Imran's 0% Romney) are partisan stools.
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
Hey, I was hating Romney before it was cool.
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
Who is Gary Johnson?
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I need a foot massage
Why don't you all vote for this Jill woman if you like her so much?
I need a foot massage
Edit: **** it. Not worth arguing with Albie.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
The Green Party candidate which means the other two parties have her locked out of the system even though the Greens tend to be centrist on just about everything. It's a shame really since most of us seem to have her really high up on our lists.Originally Posted by onodera
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Greens tend to be centrist on just about everything?!
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
I'm with Imran, here.
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
.Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, a former Governor of New Mexico, and the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election.[1] Johnson served as the 29th Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003, as a member of the Republican Party, and is known for his low-tax libertarian views and his regular participation in triathlons.
Johnson founded one of New Mexico's largest construction companies.[2] He entered politics for the first time by running for Governor of New Mexico in 1994 on a fiscally conservative, low-tax, anti-crime platform.[3] He beat incumbent Democratic governor Bruce King by 50% to 40%. He cut the 10% annual growth in the budget: in part, due to his use of the gubernatorial veto 200 times during his first six months in office,[2] which gained him the nickname "Governor Veto".[4][5]
Johnson sought re-election in 1998, winning by 55% to 45%. In his second term, he concentrated on the issue of school voucher reforms,[6] as well as campaigning for marijuana decriminalization. During his tenure as governor, Johnson adhered to an anti-tax and anti-bureaucracy policy, setting state and national records for his use of veto powers:[2] more than the other 49 contemporary governors put together.[7][8] Term-limited, Johnson could not run for re-election at the end of his second term. As a fitness enthusiast,[9][10] Johnson has taken part in several Ironman Triathlons, and he climbed Mount Everest in May 2003.[11]
Johnson announced his candidacy for President on April 21, 2011, as a Republican.[12] On December 28, 2011, he withdrew his candidacy for the Republican nomination and announced that he would continue his presidential campaign as a candidate for the nomination of the Libertarian Party.[13] He won the Libertarian Party nomination on May 5, 2012. His vice-presidential nominee running mate is James P. Gray.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
Getting widely varying results like that could also indicate that you simply have crazy political views. I'm pretty sure that's why I came up mostly Libertarian, Green, and Democratic.
Read the damn policy positions: http://www.ontheissues.org/Jill_Stein.htmGreens tend to be centrist on just about everything?!
-Abortion should remain legal and birth control should be part of all health insurance policies.
-Funding for stem cell research
-Don't block medications for political reasons (morning after pill)
-Basically endorsed the President's plan for keeping Bush's tax cuts for the middle class and letting the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy expire
-The stimulus wasn't enough and we need more targeting infrastructure.
-A tax on bonuses for bankers at bailed out banks until the bailout is repaid.
-Reduce military spending.
-Increase funding for preventative medicine.
-Legalize gay marriage and equal rights.
-Eliminate the death penalty.
-Legalize MJ.
-Have science based education in public schools.
Yeah, most of that **** is pretty damn centrist.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Let's look more at her policy positions on the site you linked:
That's a centrist view, obviously.Stimulus plan was not big enough. (May 2012)
Obama is too far to the right, that's a centrist view.Romney & Obama are both pro-1% big corporation. (Feb 2012)
Well that's just crazy.1776 Revolution threw off corporate rule; it's creeping back. (Dec 2011)
WWII scale mobilization?!! Do you know how much % of GDP that is?World War II-scale mobilization to reduce carbon burden. (Jan 2012)
Obviously single payer is a centrist issue.ObamaCare was step backward for goal of single payer. (Jan 2012)
IIRC, living wage is somewhere around $15 an hour. Very centrist.Require living wage. (Nov 2001)
And on the bottom where they put candidates on the diamond graph, the conclusion is:
Jill Stein is a Hard-Core Liberal.
Also suggest you read the Green Party's platform. Greens are basically environmentally oriented social democrats.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
DaShi (July 18, 2012)
Most of what you and Oerdinner have quoted are good common sense policies.
Which is basically why, as someone who is neither left or right wing find myself in agreement of most of the policies of hers that I have seen.
It is also heartening to see that most people on poly are basically fair minded and reasonable people, because that is what most of her policies seem to be.
"History is a lie that has been honed like a weapon by people who have suppressed the truth. Centuries from now, your own history will also be suppressed."
See... MOBIUS thinks she's a good candidate - she can't be US centrist.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
US centrist = European extreme right.
Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
Jon Miller: MikeH is a shockingly revolting dolt and a masturbatory urine-reeking sideshow freak whose word is as valuable as an aging cow paddy.
We've got both kinds
Maybe not 'centrist', but what HC said is flat out wrong...
You've found your calling.
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
The Green Party is a bunch of San Francisco anarcho-syndicalist types. Yes, it's crazy. Places where parties like the Greens are electorally competitive are also crazy. For instance, San Francisco.
Remember, this is the party of Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo.
I come from the land of the ice and snow
From the rust belt where industry won't go
You must be aware that's a gross mischaracterization.
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"
He likes the word anarcho-syndicalist, and he couldn't resist the chance to use it.
We must be concerned not merely about who murdered them, but about the system, the way of life, the philosophy which produced these murderers. - Martin Luther King Jr. Eulogy for the Martyred Children (1963)
I was with Obama and I am happy with my decision.I do like the Obama's immigration policies.As he think the all the foreigners are not bad and they contribute in the country economy.
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