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Originally Posted by Preechr
That is just about as unlikely as your idea that the "time is ripe" for a third-party is correct. Watch Johnny Noname run for President
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Who says it has to be a noname? Why not get a Leiberman type candidate? Name recognition, Washinton experience and connections.
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for the LP in 08, and watch him get locked out of the debates and black-balled by the media, just like 04. Have you forgotten how Badnarik and whatshisname from the Greens got JAILED for trying to get into the 2nd round of debates? Have you forgotton that only ONE media outlet even mentioned that?
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You weren't paying attention. This isn't a blitz for 2008. This is thinking further down the line. They are making a push for state and local governments to build a foundation. Once they have a presence on that lelvel, then they can think federal.
Right now, they have a man on first and are trying to push him around using small ball.
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You must have also forgotten that Americans are more dependent on government "services" now than they ever have been, even as I just heard on the news that Bush claims the booming economy is due to his tax cuts and the "clamp-down" on spending and services. I shit right there in the seat of my van.
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Thats gotta change sometime. Maybe weening us off at the local level is how it starts.
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Go ahead and keep on getting into this idea. Follow your thoughts on through to conclusion, and then explain to me HOW we get Americans from here to accepting personal responsibility for their own actions, then I will kiss your ass, even giving you ten minutes to draw a crowd and set up a webcam.
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It used to be that way. What made it happen and what made it stop?