nick205
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 09:24 AM |
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Have your say in the US election...
Obviously it won't change the outcome, but interesting all the same...
http://iftheworldcouldvote.com/
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Shadowcaster
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 10:15 AM |
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87% for Bamama
Cheers Rich
The Roadster Blog http://richshaynesroadster.blogspot.com/
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
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smart51
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 10:20 AM |
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247,000 votes cast. 87% to Obama. Of all the countries in the world where more than 2 votes have been cast, only 1 favours Mc Cain.
Have you noticed how Mc Cain's voice sounds like a muppet?
Have you noticed how similar Obama and Liden sounds to Osama Bin Laden?
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Slater
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 10:32 AM |
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Barack's middle name is Hussien! Although they don't seem to publicise this very much.
If he gets in he will be the first Irish American President.......... Barack O'Bama
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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BenB
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 10:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slater
Barack's middle name is Hussien! Although they don't seem to publicise this very much.
If he gets in he will be the first Irish American President.......... Barack O'Bama
The republicans sure made a lot of the fact that it's Hussain. but then apparantly your middle name has to be Cletus to be a member of the
republican party.... 
There are so many reasons why Obama should win.
Just think, McCain is old, reasonably attractive wife, dodgey ticker.... One night of post election partying and it would suddenly be President Palin
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 10:48 AM |
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I really couldnt care and havent watched the news for a couple of weeks now as i'm so sick of it being the biggest story every day. Its US
politics, not UK politics so just wish the UK news wasnt so full of it all. Cant wait till its all over and we can get back to normal.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 10:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
I really couldnt care and havent watched the news for a couple of weeks now as i'm so sick of it being the biggest story every day. Its US
politics, not UK politics so just wish the UK news wasnt so full of it all. Cant wait till its all over and we can get back to normal.
Well said. It's a pity that the BBC, who are spending a lot of our money on this, can't tell us what difference it makes to us which of
them wins.
John
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 11:13 AM |
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quite interesting site that and seems very cleverly done and I tried to vote twice too but couldn't
I see only Masedonia is the only country in the world not to be on O'Bama side, bit odd
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bilbo
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 11:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
I really couldnt care and havent watched the news for a couple of weeks now as i'm so sick of it being the biggest story every day. Its US
politics, not UK politics so just wish the UK news wasnt so full of it all. Cant wait till its all over and we can get back to normal.
I hate to disagree, but the outcome of this election has a huge impact all around the world, whether we want to admit America's influence or
not. Just look at how the out-going administration's questionable foriegn policies have changed the world over the last few years?
I'd vote for the Irish fella
[Edited on 4/11/08 by bilbo]
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oldtimer
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 11:32 AM |
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With the total spend of the candidates on electioneering exceeding $0.75 Billion (that's $750 million in old money) I hope America and the rest
of the world are very happy with their choice of president.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 12:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
I really couldnt care and havent watched the news for a couple of weeks now as i'm so sick of it being the biggest story every day. Its US
politics, not UK politics so just wish the UK news wasnt so full of it all. Cant wait till its all over and we can get back to normal.
I hate to disagree, but the outcome of this election has a huge impact all around the world, whether we want to admit America's influence or
not. Just look at how the out-going administration's questionable foriegn policies have changed the world over the last few years?
I'd vote for the Irish fella
[Edited on 4/11/08 by bilbo]
absolutely right
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mr henderson
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 12:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
the outcome of this election has a huge impact all around the world, whether we want to admit America's influence or not. Just look at how the
out-going administration's questionable foriegn policies have changed the world over the last few years?
Undoubtably it will have a huge impact, but what will that impact be? Can we say at this stage which of them will have positive or negative impacts on
us?
And as far as the utgoing administration having questionable policies, aren't all policies questionable?
Our invlovement in Iraq and Afganistan have come about through choices the British government made, not the US.
John
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 12:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
I hate to disagree, but the outcome of this election has a huge impact all around the world, whether we want to admit America's influence or
not. Just look at how the out-going administration's questionable foriegn policies have changed the world over the last few years?
And therein lies the problem!! America has got itself into the position now where the whole world seems way too influenced by them in every way!! Just
look at the whole banking crisis now - all down to the UK / European banking industries tied in too closely with the US.
Its rapidly heading towards a situation where the whole of the western world (and several middle eastern countries) should be voting for
"our" president. Instead its just the US public that gets to choose who will rule the world!!!!!! I'm sick of seeing who the next
world dictator will be and dont want it rubbing in for 20 mins of the news every day!!!
[Edited on 4/11/08 by Paul TigerB6]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 12:32 PM |
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Well, the UK used to be called the USA's biggest aircraft carrier in the Atlantic...
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bilbo
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 01:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
Our invlovement in Iraq and Afganistan have come about through choices the British government made, not the US.
John
I agree this was the UK's (read Tony's) choice to go into Iraq, but had there been a Democrat in the Whitehouse at the time, I doubt there
would ever have been an invasion of Iraq in the first place.
Much that I don't want the US to influence what happens in the UK, the fact of the matter is it does whether we like it or not 
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Rob Palin
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 01:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Just think, McCain is old, reasonably attractive wife, dodgey ticker.... One night of post election partying and it would suddenly be President Palin
Woohoo! President me! Oh no wait, wrong Palin. Damn. [/plans for world domination]
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woodster
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 01:12 PM |
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Our invlovement in Iraq and Afganistan have come about through choices the British government made, not the US.
John
miss guided involvement by Tony B liar a huge misssssstake a waste of brave men and women and a waste of money ........ which is one of many reasons
why i won't ever be voting labour
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loggyboy
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 01:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
I hate to disagree, but the outcome of this election has a huge impact all around the world, whether we want to admit America's influence or
not. Just look at how the out-going administration's questionable foriegn policies have changed the world over the last few years?
I'd vote for the Irish fella
[Edited on 4/11/08 by bilbo]
Thats very true, but as we have no way of effecting the outcome, why do we need to have it forced in our face 24/7 about percentages, swings, marginal
states etc etc. All we need to know is the outcome as and when it arrives.
Mistral Motorsport
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RK
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 01:46 PM |
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Anyone who doesn't like the excessive US election coverage, or any other US news, had better not come to Canada then! Most of us know their
country better than they know their own simply because we are constantly bombarded with their news. It's a fairly nice place fortunately, mostly
populated by nice, polite people (with guns) whose world view consists of about 2 city blocks. This is pretty much fact, not speculation.
[Edited on 4/11/08 by RK]
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