Comments on: Pick Your Candidate By Issues http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:21:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: jane http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1898 jane Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:33:26 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1898 Erik: That "must be coming from inside the house!" thing cracked me up. Erik: That “must be coming from inside the house!” thing cracked me up.

]]> By: Erik R. http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1897 Erik R. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:59:32 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1897 Alan, that word is not on the list, so there's no earthly explanation why it should show up on your screen. So the call must be coming <i>from inside the house</i>! (kidding. replaced with 'life') Alan, that word is not on the list, so there’s no earthly explanation why it should show up on your screen. So the call must be coming from inside the house!

(kidding. replaced with ‘life’)

]]> By: Alan http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1896 Alan Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1896 I liked Caroline Kennedy\'s take on the election which she <a>shared in the New York Times</a>. The bottom line of her thoughts is that the candidates are so close on the issues that how about if we find a president who can inspire the country. I thought it was a nice angle. Disclaimer: At this moment I\'m pulling for Obama even if that test said that Kucinich was my man. ...although we would have the Hottest First Lady EVER if he was to win. :) captcha: death (I keep getting that one. Can you remove it Please? ) I liked Caroline Kennedy\’s take on the election which she shared in the New York Times. The bottom line of her thoughts is that the candidates are so close on the issues that how about if we find a president who can inspire the country. I thought it was a nice angle. Disclaimer: At this moment I\’m pulling for Obama even if that test said that Kucinich was my man.

…although we would have the Hottest First Lady EVER if he was to win. :)

captcha: death (I keep getting that one. Can you remove it Please? )

]]> By: Erik R. http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1891 Erik R. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:52:01 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1891 That <em>would</em> be a pretty clever way to trick people into voting for your candidate, that's for sure. However, I do think that if you all, like I did, responded to all those issues with a general "We need to undo all the horrible <acronym title="Guantanamo, Iraq, stem cells, torture, etc.">wrongs</acronym> the Bush administration has done" attitude, then Kucinich really <s>is</s> was the natural choice. That would be a pretty clever way to trick people into voting for your candidate, that’s for sure. However, I do think that if you all, like I did, responded to all those issues with a general “We need to undo all the horrible wrongs the Bush administration has done” attitude, then Kucinich really is was the natural choice.

]]> By: Paul http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1890 Paul Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1890 I heard about this on National Public Radio (NPR), where there was quite a bit of discussion as to whether this was actually a Kucinich promotional site. It was compared to the telephone surveys where, if you express support for a candidate, the caller follows their script and says something like "Would you still support Clinton if you knew that she took drugs in college?" I, too, was told that Kucinich is the guy I should be voting for. I heard about this on National Public Radio (NPR), where there was quite a bit of discussion as to whether this was actually a Kucinich promotional site. It was compared to the telephone surveys where, if you express support for a candidate, the caller follows their script and says something like “Would you still support Clinton if you knew that she took drugs in college?”

I, too, was told that Kucinich is the guy I should be voting for.

]]> By: A http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1889 A Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:03:42 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1889 "I Heart Kuci" Sorry, that's from the official Kucinich coffee mug from a '03, or whenever that was. I came up with Kucinich as well, but to no surprise. While I appreciate what you're saying about a hs popularity contest, it makes me so mad. Sigh. “I Heart Kuci” Sorry, that’s from the official Kucinich coffee mug from a ‘03, or whenever that was. I came up with Kucinich as well, but to no surprise. While I appreciate what you’re saying about a hs popularity contest, it makes me so mad. Sigh.

]]> By: Jane http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1888 Jane Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:35:24 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1888 I think all the points you make about Kucinich and how people vote are probably spot on. And yeah, he was my closest match as well. I expected that though. I think all the points you make about Kucinich and how people vote are probably spot on.

And yeah, he was my closest match as well. I expected that though.

]]> By: Betsy http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1887 Betsy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:13:20 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/01/30/pick-your-candidate-by-issues/#comment-1887 Probably not surprisingly, I came up with Kucinich too, Erik. Unfortunately he is no longer in the (presidential not human) race. Some of the candidates are downright scary, but I think the ones at the ends of the bell curve will be eliminated soon anyway. Probably not surprisingly, I came up with Kucinich too, Erik. Unfortunately he is no longer in the (presidential not human) race. Some of the candidates are downright scary, but I think the ones at the ends of the bell curve will be eliminated soon anyway.

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