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[DazaB_WCFC]

I don't give (much of) a toss about the American elections.
Stop talking about it all day every day.

Discuss.

[coops]

Sad to say but I'm a bit of a political junkie and I'm enjoying the primaries so far.
Looks like it's going to be a very close run thing between Hilary Clinton and Barak Obama.

Obama's win in Iowa was a surprise, I didn't think a black candidate stood a chance in such a predominantly white state.

[pies]

As a somewhat 'tinpot' political fan, i must say I'm finding all this news about the American elections very interesting. Can't believe it's only been 2 primaries, it's been such an intriguing race for the Democratic nomination. (Of course the main Republican choices fit the stereotype of that party). Should be very interesting come November.

[martello]

dazab1wcfc said:

I don't give (much of) a toss about the American elections.
Stop talking about it all day every day.

Discuss.

Although it is only in its early stages - and believe me it will go on all year - everyone should give a toss about the US elections. The choice of the American people come Autumn time will (sadly) have a huge bearing on most of the rest of the world.

Having said that, I will forgive you your indifference towards the primaries!

[ojiveojive]

coops said:

Sad to say but I'm a bit of a political junkie and I'm enjoying the primaries so far.
Looks like it's going to be a very close run thing between Hilary Clinton and Barak Obama.

Obama's win in Iowa was a surprise, I didn't think a black candidate stood a chance in such a predominantly white state.

.....and little chance in a predominantly white wealthy small state like New Hampshire. Doesn't H. Clitnon have two ells in her name?

[coops]

What Hilary Cllinton?

Is she Welsh?

[Sultan of Cannock- SRFC]

coops said:

Sad to say but I'm a bit of a political junkie and I'm enjoying the primaries so far.
Looks like it's going to be a very close run thing between Hilary Clinton and Barak Obama.

Obama's win in Iowa was a surprise, I didn't think a black candidate stood a chance in such a predominantly white state.

Glad to find another political junkie, such a shame about your choice of footy team.

By the way, were the socks in existence during Bill Clinton's presidency or have they only been in existence during the Bush43 years? (hence "Republican" socks?)

I wasn't all that surprised that Obama won that one because in these kind of "flyover states" misogony is actually stronger than racism, though i can't help thinking that the guys who turned up for a Clinton meeting in New Hampshire bearing placards saying "iron my shirt" were probably Clinton plants to get the sympathy vote out!

We can probably take it that Bill does not have sex with that woman!

[ambersalamander]

martello said:

Although it is only in its early stages - and believe me it will go on all year - everyone should give a toss about the US elections. The choice of the American people come Autumn time will (sadly) have a huge bearing on most of the rest of the world.

Having said that, I will forgive you your indifference towards the primaries!

"Should"?

I don't have a vote over there, or any influence over the choice of American people, so why should I give a toss at the moment?

Not enough to listen to it every day, at any rate.

[stretfordendling©]

I don't care who our nations next bully will be.

[coops]

sultan said:

By the way, were the socks in existence during Bill Clinton's presidency or have they only been in existence during the Bush43 years? (hence "Republican" socks?)

The socks became "The Socks" in our 6-1 win against Bath in 2002 so they just missed the Clinton years.

[martello]

ambersalamander said:

martello said:

Although it is only in its early stages - and believe me it will go on all year - everyone should give a toss about the US elections. The choice of the American people come Autumn time will (sadly) have a huge bearing on most of the rest of the world.

Having said that, I will forgive you your indifference towards the primaries!

"Should"?

I don't have a vote over there, or any influence over the choice of American people, so why should I give a toss at the moment?

Not enough to listen to it every day, at any rate.

That's not what I said though, was it? You're right, you shouldn't give a toss at the moment - hence why I forgave Daza his indifference towards the primaries. And no-one should listen to it every day. But, as we have seen to our cost over the last seven years, the choice of the American people for their leader affects us in the UK perhaps more than any other country in Europe - and maybe the world, other than perhaps Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, etc etc

[ambersalamander]

This is true, but being interested when the time comes won't affect the election results either....

Anyway, we all have our opinions. I hope you don't think I was deliberately trying to argue with you

[ojiveojive]

ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Croc]

ojiveojive said:

ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

someone should have told Al Gore at the time

[malxscfc]

Or Bush's brother in Florida...