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Has anybody else heard about this? In West Virginia, one of the state's five Republican electors is threatening to vote against President Bush in the Electoral College if the president carries the state's popular vote. Richie Robb, who is the mayor of South Charleston, said he would do so to protest what he believes are misguided policies of the current administration. He said, "I know that among some in my own party, what I'm discussing would be c

I am a Democrat who plans to "waste" my vote on Cobb (Green party). I don't vote against people, I vote for people. Back to the topic, I am still curious to learn others' ideas about Gideon's "call to actively involve yourselves."

Thanks for the great thoughts, Gideon On this topic I highly recommend reading Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community , by Robert D. Putnam. To quote the book jacket: "Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures -- whether they be PTA, church, or political parties -- have disintegrated." What are your thoughts on mandatory community service as a requirem

Here we go again, the whole Wizard of Oz scenario I honestly don't know what that means. Please educate me. I was simply stating that both parties are guilty of distortion of facts, voting records, and intentions--I believe that the Republicans are executing that tactic with better success than the

"The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it." -George Bernard Shaw

I heard the Democrats vetted their speeches (though Sharpton slipped his through) but I haven't heard that the Republicans did that. I'm not 100% sure either about the Rep. speeches being vetted. The reason I asked is I heard Mark Shields on the PBS RNC coverage ask Karen Hughes about it: MARK

And it goes on and on and on. I had one person the other day claim that PBS was a "conservative" news station. How? Because they could link to a liberal media "watch dog" group report. I asked if he listened to PBS on a daily basis (I do). Answer: No. Did it occur to him that maybe, just maybe, a liberal media group might hav

Ah Draginol--Gabriel of the Republican Party; the torch-bearer for the anti-left--I do enjoy your posts! Everything wrtitten against Bush and his gang of thugs receives your standard reply: you can't believe what the left says; no matter how evil you think the Republicans are, the Democrats are more evil (and Michael Moore is their leader)! I think Gillespie's reasoning is sound and makes an interesting case. I don't necessarily think that the

Aren't all the convention speeches vetted before presenting? Probably personally by Rove? Televised duels! Why hasn't Fox thought of that one yet? In the same vein as "Celebrity Boxing"--"Celebrity Dueling"!

And the world is not flat, nor is it round! (It's obtuse) I'm an idiot--I meant oblate. I'll shut up now.

Please list these "conservative" commentators For the last time: "FAIR’s study recorded every on-air source quoted in June 2003 on four National Public Radio news shows: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition Saturday and Week-end Edition Sunday. Each source was classifie

Do you know the difference between a fact an opinion? There are entire books available pointing out the left-wing bias on these same networks. How can that be? You are confusing subjective analysis with facts Draginol: By facts, I assume you mean objective data? Objective measurements of the investi

Draginol- Sorry I find it just so amusing that someone who a) argue that the news has a conservative bias (including NPR) b) Use "facts" from a left wing media watchdog group who thinks EVERYTHING has a conservative spin to it to "prove it" Facts are facts whether they come from the left

I am going to play against Richard Nixon now, and if you have any tips, they would be greatly appreciated.... Just go to each state building HQs (awareness is key)--at least one level-3. Buy political capital each turn. You should have maybe 70-100 political capital units available. Wait until the last

The Republicans, however, have so much diversity within their party that they are having a hard time finding consensus. Arnold, Giuliani, Pataki, McCain, these guys aren't what you'd call your typical Republicans, but they are still welcomed and promoted. They are welcomed and promoted at the RNC to hel

If you read other FAIR "studies", CBS, CNN, ABC, and of course FOX are all against the Democrats Spin, spin, spin. Not "against the Democrats," but conservative. Draginol, I have continually read your posts and have discovered that you refuse to accept facts that don't support your case. <

If you want to watch propaganda, watch some of the stuff on PBS or listen to NPR during the day. By propaganda you mean conservative, right? NPR is a conservative media outlet too. A study by FAIR discovered that Republican on-air consultants outnumbered Democrats nearly 3:2. See <a href="http://ww

Also, Kerry and Bush are both members of the ultra-secret "Skull and Bones" an elite Yale U. society.

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos!

The Swiftvets are acting on a grudge they've held against Kerry since his days of testimony about Vietnam War crimes committed by American soldiers. Yes they're funded largely by major Bush contributors and allies. Yes MoveOn is funded by many Democratic supporters (duh)--but wasn't Bush supposed to restore integrity to the White House? Why isn't he being the better man by denouncing these ads? The money to support these ads has direct connections to

I would like to rant a bit if I may. I modified my candidate file too. I added new people, changed issues and ratings, and even added two new endorsements (AARP and NEA). I hoped this would stir a little life into what was quickly becoming a dull game. It didn't work. Sure it was interesting to see the theoretical matchups between historical and present-day politicians, pundits and entertainers, but in the end it was still just a race around t

Yes Sullivan is the "best" in terms of highest ratings. On the Republican side, GHW Bush has the best overall numbers of initial candidates. There are other factors that make a candidate "best," some of which are the "special traits" they have. GHW, for example, gets bonuses for NAFTA, Globalization, and Tax Cuts. FDR has a boat load of "special traits." Pick a running mate that makes up for your pres. candidate's weakest traits. With Sullivan, p

Just for the heck of it I've been creating a few new candidates to use. In creating them I found myself doing a lot more research than I intended, but have learned a great deal about them. I chose Martin Luther King, Jr., Eisenhower, Andrew Jackson, Rush Limbaugh, Rachel Carson, and Fred Rogers. I'm still up in the air about whether Mr. Rogers would be a Democrat or Republican.

Its because Clark was designed to be an "easy" candidate and Kerry was designed as challenging. I know the candidates in the early contests of campaign play are easy to beat--is that a function of their ratings or difficulty settings? I don't think it's the former, because based on ratings Rice is one o

I know this may not be the right forum for this, but we are on the subject of candidates in the game: How does B. Bush, L. Bush, Arnold, and Cheney receive the same military rating as Gore (who served in Vietnam), Carter (who was in the Navy), and only one point behind GENERAL Wes Clark?? For that matter, Gebhart has the same rating (did he serve?) as Grant, who, if I recall, commanded the Union troops to victory during the Civil War. Last