2004 predictions

[Sava]

Originally posted by skywalker


If he doesn't take a moderate stance, he'll DEFINATELY lose.

why? is Bush taking a moderate stance on anything?

[Agathon]

Originally posted by skywalker

If he doesn't take a moderate stance, he'll DEFINATELY lose.

I don't believe this is true. Look at the McCain campaign last time. He's a lot like Dean, appeals to independents who dislike the mainstream party apparatus. IIRC McCain failed because the primary system shut out independent voters in key states. But if he had been the Republican nominee, he would have destroyed Gore.

Characterizing Dean as some left wing extremist isn't going to work. The only thing he is really left about is the war. He's a fiscal conservative and budget balancer. And clearly George Bush is not in a position to accuse anyone else of being fiscally irresponsible.

Depending on what happens with terrorism, it could be an interesting year.

[JohnT]

Here's one of the threads from last year:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73701

Here's what DRoseDARs said:

2003 Spring - US/UK war with Iraq; Saddam disappears...in a pile of rubble; Low-casuallity but devastating airwar triggers massive desertion of Iraqi military; groundwar in Baghdad costs several thousand lives on both sides plus civilians; Puppet government established until opposition parties are forced to accept US terms in 2005

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Sava
you are joking, right? Clinton was extremely open with his MONSTEROUS ego.

Plus, I think Dean could beat Bush in debates... only because we've had years to study what Bush says. Gore was a pud... I never though he could beat Bush in a debate. And he let the media walk all over him.

People still think Gore said "I invented the internet"...

As much as I disliked Clinton, I still say he used his ego to his advantage. So much so that even though I did hate most things Clinton done, It was hard to not like him when you met him. I met him back when he was governor. And the little bastard did have a charming side to him.

If Dean wins the nomination my vote for Bush will be more of a vote against Dean, pretty much like I was voting against Gore.

If you dumbass Dems would put someone good up there, I just might vote for them. But the way it is going, it will be another vote cast for Bush..

[Buck Birdseed]

I've been trying to make up political predictions but I can only come up with platitudes. So I'll skip straight onto the music.

Lat year's big chart news item, a US top ten consisting entirely of black musicians, will be repeated at least twice during the year, partially due to the viewing figure failure of next year's American Idol competition. In black music the biggest commercial dissapointment will be Irv Gotti's "The Inc" whose run of hits dry up. The new Eminem album is a success, although not matching his previous achievements musically or commercially.

In contrast, Sean Paul's attempt at reaching out to the western audience will bomb, except in continental europe. After the new T.O.K album reaches the top 5 of the US album charts the Jamiacan wave slowly starts to ebb out commercially and in some ways musically, after the connection between jamaica and the most popular artists is severed. Donovan "Vendetta" Bennet will produce the summer's biggest riddim, which will produce at least one minor 2005 hit in the UK. New underground things are stirring on the islands though, and a brief trend towards using Soca riddims also appears.

Screw has a minor commercial breakthrough in the US and gets a certain amount of mainstream media attention. The year's unexpected summer novelty hit is from Brazil or Detroit.

A scene appears in the summer combining last year's punkfunk with timbaland-style rhythmic eccentricity, but never achieves commercial success. There's a brief west-coast punk revival.

In the UK several fair-to-middling rap albums are released as the majors are scouring for the "next Dizzee Rascal". Miss Dynamite releases a Garage album which is quite bland, getting her labelled a "spent force".

The Talking Heads do a reunion tour.

[JohnT]

Speaking of amazing predictions, let me quote Boris Godunov:

Posted by Boris Godunov on 07-01-2003 13:38:

Everyone seems to forget Howard Dean, which doesn't bode well for his candidacy. But he is the best I have seen so far.

In Sava's C'mon Dems, come up with a Bush-beater!

[MRT144]

the afc will win the superbowl

[Frozzy]

Never!

[MrFun]

In 2004, I will buy a used car that will have far fewer problems than the fvcked-up piece-of-sh*t I have now.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Mr Fun will start a thread not dealing with homosexuals or the Civil War .

[MrFun]

I have started threads on topics other than homosexuals or the Civil War.

[Jon Miller]

Mr Fun will get a sense of humor

Jon Miller

[OPD]

Saddam Hussain will die before trail, ironically enough from CJD/BSE from eating hamburgers from the UK. GW will be a bit pissed that he didn't get to kill him but will settle for having him stuffed and hung up in the oval office.

[Monk]

Then again Imran, you taking cheap shots at Mr. Fun is a pretty often sight as well!

[Imran Siddiqui]

I take cheap shots at everyone... especially those that can't take a joke... .