George your first non elected President in history...
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and lol@the bottom feeders that follow him and bump his threads
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and lol@the bottom feeders that follow him and bump his threads
p_p_man
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: George your first non elected President in history...
Absolutely but...
what our respective Governments forget is that they're only in power by the common assent of the people...
Don't like your Government?...
Change it...
ppman
mbb308 said:
Absolutely but...
what our respective Governments forget is that they're only in power by the common assent of the people...
Don't like your Government?...
Change it...
ppman
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Ford was the first president to reach the office via appointment, although confirmed by the Senate, as you said.mbb308 said:
The 1876 election did at least lead to the Posse Comitatus Act, so despite its questionable outcome it produced something of benefit.
lol @ ultimate bottom-feeder "Unregistered" lol-ing @ bottom-feeders while he bumps ppman's threadUnregistered said:
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p_p_man said:
I'm just trying to let you know how much I appreciate you, without being "arrogant."
ppman, from time to time, you create reasonably thought out threads. Today, you're posting bullshit. You haven't posted anything to reply to in a reasonable manner. What kind of response do you expect from people like me, who like our president? If I seriously cared what you thought, I'd be angry. Since I don't, I think you're funny when you get like this.
we each post here for our own enjoyment. You keep posting about how much you hate the American government and I'll keep laughing at your posts.
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LBJ?
LBJ wasn't elected and he brought you the Vietnam War . . .
LBJ wasn't elected and he brought you the Vietnam War . . .
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p_p_man said:
Well, I did get money back from the income tax reduction. And contrary to what the Democrats say, I am not in the top income bracket -- in fact -- I don't even know if I would qualify for middle-class status.
I'm sure glad the man who thought he invented the internet wasn't in charge after 9/11.
Republicans are idiots. Gore never said he invented the internet. Plus, before 9/11 GWB had zero cabinet meetings directed toward preventing terrorism. Whereas Clinton and GORE had at least one a week. I guess OBL was just waiting until we got a negligent idiot in power, somebody send a memo to Lott.
Trent Lott Questioned by the Observer, London England, January 2001
Do you think it is fair that President Clinton is being accused of not
preventing the attack on the USS Cole?
LOTT: Well, in reality that is the way it is in America
and it is what makes us a great nation. True leaders must
handle difficult situations or have competent people
who handle those situations.
Sources did give information of a general nature to the
Administration and it is obvious that an attack still occured.
This is a more 'impeachable' offense than what was brought
before the Congress.
Fortunately, George Bush will in just a few days become
our President.
I can assure you that such situations will not be
mishandled by his Administration.
However general the information might be, the President-elect
will act with authority to prevent such tragedies.
And then there was 9-11-2001
Trent Lott Questioned by the Observer, London England, January 2001
Do you think it is fair that President Clinton is being accused of not
preventing the attack on the USS Cole?
LOTT: Well, in reality that is the way it is in America
and it is what makes us a great nation. True leaders must
handle difficult situations or have competent people
who handle those situations.
Sources did give information of a general nature to the
Administration and it is obvious that an attack still occured.
This is a more 'impeachable' offense than what was brought
before the Congress.
Fortunately, George Bush will in just a few days become
our President.
I can assure you that such situations will not be
mishandled by his Administration.
However general the information might be, the President-elect
will act with authority to prevent such tragedies.
And then there was 9-11-2001
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Re: Re: LBJ?
Thank you for the correction, mbb . . .
then in 68 you got(?) Tricky Dicky Nixon who went on to win 48(?) states in 72, against the pundits, to continue the Vietnam War which was so profitable for US multinationals that the US had to leave the gold standard and float the gold price because the $US1 milion a day cost bankrupted the government (again), to then take a leading part in that Wategate Affair after IT&T contibuted $US1 million to the re-appoint the President fund . . . What a great history of electing competent Presidents the Republican party has achieved since the assassination of Kennedy.
mbb308 said:
Thank you for the correction, mbb . . .
then in 68 you got(?) Tricky Dicky Nixon who went on to win 48(?) states in 72, against the pundits, to continue the Vietnam War which was so profitable for US multinationals that the US had to leave the gold standard and float the gold price because the $US1 milion a day cost bankrupted the government (again), to then take a leading part in that Wategate Affair after IT&T contibuted $US1 million to the re-appoint the President fund . . . What a great history of electing competent Presidents the Republican party has achieved since the assassination of Kennedy.
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Interestingly enough, there's only been one person who became president without having faced a national election: Jerry Ford. Washington was elected by the original version of the electoral college (which then, as now, was selected by the States--then it was merely the individual state's Congressional delegation, today the members are chosen as a result of the popular vote in each state). Any Vice-President who became President as a result of the President's inability to finish his term--almost always due to death--was chosen to be President "just in case." The problem came in when it was realized that when the Vice President moved up, there was no mechanism to replace him. FDR started his fourth term in January, 1945, and died in April. Truman--the "just in case" guy, served almost an entire administration without a V.P. This was solved by the 25th Amendment, which called for the appointment of a V.P., with the confirmation of the Senate. So when Spiro Agnew resigned as V.P., Nixon appointed Ford. When Nixon resigned, Ford became president, and appointed Nelson Rockefeller V.P.
Another interesting note, there has been only one other father-and-son Presidents: John Adams and John Quincy Adams. John Adams only served one term. J.Q. became president without a majority, beating a Tennesseean. In the following election, the Tennessean--Andrew Johnson--beat Adams. J.Q. Adams, rather than hitting the rubber chicken circuit (or whatever the equivalent was), ran for Congress and served for many years representing Massachusetts. I can't imagine any modern former president running for a "lower" office.
Another interesting note, there has been only one other father-and-son Presidents: John Adams and John Quincy Adams. John Adams only served one term. J.Q. became president without a majority, beating a Tennesseean. In the following election, the Tennessean--Andrew Johnson--beat Adams. J.Q. Adams, rather than hitting the rubber chicken circuit (or whatever the equivalent was), ran for Congress and served for many years representing Massachusetts. I can't imagine any modern former president running for a "lower" office.
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Re: Re: Re: LBJ?
Never a problem.
Unfortunately, the Democrats elected since Kennedy haven't been much to write home about, either. Carter's administration brought a fair amount of egg on the national face, and Clinton, for all the sturm und drang, failed to achieve much in the way of the social reform he had promised in his initial campaign.
Liddy's book, "Will", is an interesting take on the Watergate incident.
The last election was a complete joke. Either way, we would get stuck with a son of priveledge who knew nothing of the meaning of the word "work".
I'm pretty well fed up with the entire spectrum of today's polititians. I feel that they are all whores, available as sellouts to the highest bidder, regardless of party affiliation.
Don K Dyck said:Thank you for the correction, mbb . . .
then in 68 you got(?) Tricky Dicky Nixon who went on to win 48(?) states in 72, against the pundits, to continue the Vietnam War which was so profitable for US multinationals that the US had to leave the gold standard and float the gold price because the $US1 milion a day cost bankrupted the government (again), to then take a leading part in that Wategate Affair after IT&T contibuted $US1 million to the re-appoint the President fund . . . What a great history of electing competent Presidents the Republican party has achieved since the assassination of Kennedy.
Never a problem.
Unfortunately, the Democrats elected since Kennedy haven't been much to write home about, either. Carter's administration brought a fair amount of egg on the national face, and Clinton, for all the sturm und drang, failed to achieve much in the way of the social reform he had promised in his initial campaign.
Liddy's book, "Will", is an interesting take on the Watergate incident.
The last election was a complete joke. Either way, we would get stuck with a son of priveledge who knew nothing of the meaning of the word "work".
I'm pretty well fed up with the entire spectrum of today's polititians. I feel that they are all whores, available as sellouts to the highest bidder, regardless of party affiliation.
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All three times it's been answered, you bloody cunting sot wanker.p_p_man said:
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Two Clintons in the Senate from New York. That would be great, for the Republican reaction alone. We might actually get to see Henry Hyde's head explode.
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