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<DIV>Obviously, I don't trust Hillary, and see some good potential in Obama. I
don't trust McCain either. Before Edwards dropped out, I was torn between him
and Obama. I think a southern cotton mill worker's son offers a good foundation
for pulling the country together on some kind of basis most of us can be proud
of (not 45% of us plus 6% of the 10% that really swing elections, but most of
us.) In the general election, he might have broader appeal than a man with a
mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya.</DIV>
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<DIV>Remember in 1996 when Sen. Bob Dole criticized Hillary Clinton's book, "It
Takes a Village"? He said "It doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes
a family." He was wrong -- one reason a lot more children are a lot more out of
control these days is that families have to do it all, while it really takes a
much larger network of adults to make a child into a well-rounded adult, or even
a well-rounded child. Family is central, but not sufficient. On the other hand,
Hillary's book openly advocated that in the modern world, government is that
village. Its not, and it can't be. That is as good a paradigm as any for why I
don't trust her. Government has responsibilities, but it is not the
village.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am a little disappointed with Obama right now. His campaign is spending
too much time sending me emails on the delegate count and the fundraising. The
media started that, but I would like him to rise above it, in a way he isn't
doing. I don't care who is ahead in the delegate count, I want to hear the
latest on why anyone should WANT to vote for him. I'm alos looking for
candidates with the courage to tell their own constituencies, Democrat or
Republican, that it is time to stop politicizing marriage, get it out of silly
lawsuits and constitutional amendments, and really, its no business of the
federal government anyway. But underneath it all, I see inspiration to move a
program forward, budget skills to sort out what we want to pay for and what we
don't, and how we will finance it, and a great opportunity to mend ties with the
rest of the world while holding with firm integrity to our better principles as
a nation. Yeah, he's a liberal, but liberals have been putting money into
funding community police presence that conservatives seem to gut when they get
the chance. Among other things.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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<DIV>On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:07:21 -0700 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <<A href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
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<DIV>Thanks Green!!</DIV>
<DIV>~Lance<BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/13/08, <B class=gmail_sendername>Discussion
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href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
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<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>i don't
like any of the candidates.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>i voted
for hilary in the primary as in "better the devil you know
...."</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left dir=ltr><SPAN><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>and will
probably vote mccain in november.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GCFL-discuss] 35
years?<BR></FONT><BR> </DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>I don't think Hillary shines. She scares me!! But I know so
little about Obama.<BR><BR>How are people looking at this years elections?
Who do they like and why?<BR>~Lance<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Discussion of the
Good, Clean Funnies List <<A href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net"
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
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When I hear Hillary Clinton speak of her 35 years experience in<BR>>
government, I can't help think of Nancy Reagan's observation "For<BR>>
eight years I was sleeping with the President of the United States.
If<BR>> that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what
does."<BR>><BR>> Unlike Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton had her own
law degree, in her<BR>> own right, and her own law practice, distinct
from the career of her<BR>> husband. However, her own distinct
experience in government is only<BR>seven<BR>> years. Prior to 2000,
she had been the governor's wife, the<BR>ex-governor's<BR>> wife, the
governor returned to office's wife, the president's
wife...<BR>that<BR>> is what her experience in government consisted
of.<BR>><BR>> Michelle Obama has her own law degree too. But if she
says, eight<BR>> years from now, that she has experience in the
Illinois legislature,<BR>the<BR>> U.S. senate, and the White House, I
will not be in the least impressed<BR>> that she is a viable candidate
for president. She might run on her own<BR>> merit for governor of
Illinois -- that would be a different question<BR>>
entirely.<BR>><BR>> Any man or woman who aspires to be president
should do so on their<BR>> own distinct and individual experience in
government, or lack thereof.<BR>><BR>> Take, for instance, Margaret
Thatcher. I would never have voted for<BR>> her for anything, becuse
there is very little she did or said that I do<BR><BR>> not abhor. But,
as a woman in public office, she got to be prime<BR>> minister as the
culmination of her own service in parilament. Her<BR>husband<BR>>
Dennis never ran for or served in public office. He had a business
of<BR>his<BR>> own, and he was very much a quiet man in the background
of Thatcher's<BR>> public career.<BR>><BR>> On her own, Hillary
has seven going on eight years in government.<BR>> Barack Obama has 8
years in the Illinois legislature, three going on<BR>four<BR>> years in
the United States Senate, total of 11+ years. It hardly
seems<BR>like<BR>> the angle which makes her
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