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Of Caucuses, Primaries, and the Democratic process

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 12:11 PM

CAUSAL


Are you planning to caucus or attend a primary in your state? If so, who's your horse?

Me: tomorrow, caucus, Obama. (I'm thumbing my nose at anyone who thought they had my ideological commitments nailed down! )

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 12:37 PM

FREMDFIRMA


Bah, only reason I would attend one of those mutual buttkissing circlejerks would be to instigate a riot, which, come to think of it, ain't a half bad idea...

Currently re-reading The Stainless Steel Rat for President and snickering to myself here in the dark.

Don't blink.

-F

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 12:42 PM

BADKARMA00


Careful Frem, that riot talk will attract the storm troopers

Is that a real book by the way? I've never heard it before is why I ask.

Bad_karma
Great and Exalted Grand Pooba, International Brotherhood of Moonshiners, Rednecks, and Good Old Boys.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 12:44 PM

BADKARMA00


Causal, I'll be voting in our Primary, likely for Fred Thompson. Gotta go with the guy from home, he's a good feller

Bad_karma
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 1:54 PM

FREMDFIRMA


You never heard of the Stainless Steel Rat ?

AIEEE, BLASPHEMYYYYY!!!

It's a series by Harry Harrison, the guy who wrote make room, make room! which got turned into the movie Soylent Green.

The Stainless Steel Rat is James Bolivar DiGriz, aka "Slippery Jim" and just about any alias you could imagine, general rogue, con man, crook and anarchist... often stuck in an on-again, off-again relationship with the special corps, kind of a galactic UN, as a troubleshooter (or was that troublemaker? )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat

I'm a big fan of the initial seven books, not so much after, but this one's really classic.

http://www.amazon.com/STAINLESS-STEEL-PRESIDENT-Stainless-Paperback/dp
/0553276123


HARAPO RULES OK!!
NPWP FTW!

Meh, heh, heh...

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 3:20 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important


Hello,

I remember reading the Stainless Steel Rat series when I was a teenager.

I remember at the beginning of his career, he enacted a poorly-executed bank heist in order to get arrested. He wanted to go to jail so that he could learn from Master Criminals. He actually had to set off the bank alarm himself, because the employees were too compliant.

It was only after being arrested that he realized that the Master Criminals weren't in jail...

--Anthony

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 6:15 PM

LEADB


Slippery Jim is quite the amusing character. Nice thread-jack, btw. Subtle. No resistance. Slippery Jim would be proud.

Being a registered Democrat, I'm hard pressed to chose between Obama and Edwards. I suppose I should go look and see if it is too late to switch republican and toss a vote to Paul. NY state, so a primary. And yes, I'll go.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008 6:24 PM

BADKARMA00


I think if I was a Democrat, which I ain't, lol, and I could convince myself that Edwards was sincere, he'd get my vote.

There's just something about him that I can't bring myself to trust. MIght be that he's a lawyer. Nah, that couldn't be it. Could it?

Bad_karma
Exiled Premier, Land of Oz

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Friday, January 4, 2008 8:31 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"


Quote:

Originally posted by Causal:
Are you planning to caucus or attend a primary in your state? If so, who's your horse?

Me: tomorrow, caucus, Obama. (I'm thumbing my nose at anyone who thought they had my ideological commitments nailed down! )

- Vote JonnyQuest/Causal, for Benevolent Co-Dictator of Earth; together, toward a brighter tomorrow!



"Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet." As for me I shall skip the primaries and vote write-in for Colbert. Take that Ideologues!


Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. - Walt Whitman

- Vote Causal/JonnyQuest, for Benevolent Co-Dictator of Earth; together, toward a brighter tomorrow!

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Friday, January 4, 2008 8:59 AM

GRIZWALD


I attended (my first caucus ever). It was enlightening.

I was the only one there who voted for my candidate, out of 44 voting. Guess who?

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Friday, January 4, 2008 4:32 PM

STOWEAWAY


I'm a Democrat living in the state of SC.
So voting in the South Carolina primary is the only time my vote counts.
Of course I'm gonna vote!!!
(But I don't know who I'm voting for yet)

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