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Re: Well, it is locked up and we don't really have choice in elections anymore
Katray2, Nader is one person I listen to, he has street cred.
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 3:43 PM
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FSI, you appreciate the global view. Not everyone does. Whatever happens here, the entire world will react to. Thanks for the visit.
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 3:42 PM
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Well, it is locked up and we don't really have choice in elections anymore
Ralph Nader writes about the behind the scenes agreements between Repub.'s and Dem.'s that avoid probing or delving too deeply into the realities of government (how the tax system always has favored and continues to highly favor the wealthy, no matter the cost; the true excesses of the military-industrial complex, the out of control lobbying industry, on and on) and that keep either candidate from debating anyone else who is in the running - he was prevented from joining a presidential debate even though he had followed all the rules - democracy at it's finest! Last night was a show to me and not very entertaining - Romney a little less plastic but still sounding forced and insincere when talking about his concern for the middle class and the poor, Obama lethargic and almost disinterested. 
posted by
Katray2
on October 4, 2012 at 11:53 AM
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It truly is complex on the world and home fronts.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 4, 2012 at 10:06 AM
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just the idea the romney could win scares the bejeezus out of me
posted by
Annicita
on October 4, 2012 at 5:39 AM
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Re:Pat, I agree. The pundits gave it to Romney but I, watching the polls
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 5:20 AM
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Re: dsm tchr zbill, they both tslked $$'s. zobama was clear &reasoned.O
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 5:17 AM
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Two guys shook hands. They took turns saying things,
each just waiting to put in their 2-cents' worth, but I heard nothing new, nothing big from either gentleman. This was not exactly a knife fight, nobody was left bleeding. And I've deliberately not listened to the pundits about what I should have noticed. I doubt many minds were changed, but I could be wrong.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 4, 2012 at 5:15 AM
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Re: shobana, i still like Obana.
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 5:14 AM
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Re: Chuck, Obama kept his dignity. Romney seemed crazed.
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 5:13 AM
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Re: i agree. the voters saw a new Romney but the same steady Obama.
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 5:13 AM
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Now that it's over and I've slept on it,
I can't remember a single memorable line that would decide me one way or another, by either gentleman. I did see two guys shake hands before and after, did see the wheels turning as each listened to the other and got ready for a response. But it was no knife fight, nobody was left bleeding at the end. I've been careful not to turn on the news to hear what the pundits made of that encounter.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 4, 2012 at 5:12 AM
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Re: Utah, this was the best Romney yet!
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 5:12 AM
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Re: Pat, he did very well on all but likability for amphetamines.lol
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 4, 2012 at 5:10 AM
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dsm tchr
ZBriefly I put on the debate. It sounded like the debates in the last presidential election. The names were changed. A few other changes still made me wonder about the economic knowledge of the candidates.BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on October 3, 2012 at 11:45 PM
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I think it is about likeability too - votes swinging on the most favored. Thank you for stopping by my blog dsm and Welcome Back!! Good to see you.
posted by
shobana
on October 3, 2012 at 11:18 PM
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I think Obama is doing a good job overall.
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on October 3, 2012 at 9:29 PM
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Likeability is there on both sides.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 3, 2012 at 9:19 PM
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I think all the questions have been answered. He dosn't seem to be the man the main stream media has been showing us does he. But the sad thing is that most of what they show us is bunk. Makes one wonder what they have been missing...Truth?
posted by
UtahJay
on October 3, 2012 at 8:48 PM
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I expect Gov. Romney will demonstrate his mind-set
as a member of the 1%, as a corporate raider who's sent American jobs overseas along with the factories in which they worked. He had U.S. workers tear down the buildings and dismantle the manufacturing equipment, load them on ships and send them overseas. I don't think he understands the rest of us, that he has any idea what we really need. I don't believe he thinks he's one of us.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 3, 2012 at 6:39 PM
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Kabu, I got quite an earful on the BBC this morning.. Excellent objective analysis.
posted by
dsm_tchr
on October 3, 2012 at 5:01 PM
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we have the TV on of course but I don't care much about anything me being
an Aussie an' all.
posted by
Kabu
on October 3, 2012 at 4:36 PM
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