fireworks_god said:

I believe they are representative of the group they poll, but my point was that I find a media officially endorsing a candidate unethical.

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zappaisgod said:

zorbman said:

1) Edwards. If the polling of likely voters is accurate then he will really only finish third. I think he has some momentum however. He is also the only candidate Republicans actually fear so maybe voters will figure that out in the voting booth.

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The only candidates Republicans fear are their own. It should be very difficult to blow it against this bunch of mutts.

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zappaisgod said:



The only candidates Republicans fear are their own. It should be very difficult to blow it against this bunch of mutts.

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Redstorm said:





They're probably right to be afraid of their own.  an actor on a pretty interesting show

I'm amazed McCain isn't doing better. He's really the only one out of that bunch who is suitable for the job.

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the "Actor" Fred Thompson was a lawyer, lobbyist, actor,  and He represented Tennessee as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1994 through 2002  He was the Senate chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, and  served on the Finance Committee,  the Intelligence Committee, and the National Security Working Group.


Until July 2007, Thompson was Chair of the International Security Advisory Board, a bipartisan advisory panel that reports to the Secretary of State and focuses on emerging strategic threats. In that capacity, he advised the State Department about all aspects of arms control, disarmament, international security, and related aspects of public diplomacy.

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

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I'm amazed McCain isn't doing better. He's really the only one out of that bunch who is suitable for the job.

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Madtowntripper said:

You do realize that the the DMR is famous in political circles for their editorial endorsement of a candidate on the eve of the election?

They've ALWAYS done it.

Don't get mad because they didn't pick your favorite candidate.

Everyone who disagrees with you is not wrong.

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Redstorm said:

Wait. What happened to all these freedoms you supposedly support? That newspaper is a private entity and can do whatever the fuck it want in endorsing a candidate.

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It isn't about who they pick; I happen to think that a media source "endorsing" a candidate is unethical. I didn't say it violated any private rights, I didn't say it had anything to do with which candidate they did pick, I clearly stated that I feel that a major media outlet officially endorsing a candidate is unethical, clearly compounded if they are "famous" for it, directly evidenced by the subsequent rise that the candidate receives from the endorsement.

I have little regard for how status-quo the act is. Coverage is one thing, endorsement another. It isn't a question of rights, it is a question of ethics. I recognize an ethical distinction between covering the news and making the news. I apologize if ya'll are the type that appreciates the undue role the media will choose to play in choosing the candidate for others.

Of course, with reading comprehension skills like this, perhaps it is best that ya'll don't make your own decisions regarding candidates...

Redstorm said:

I'm amazed McCain isn't doing better. He's really the only one out of that bunch who is suitable for the job.

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Any president who would defend our current foreign policy and seek to expand it is clearly not suitable for the job. Foreign policy is one of the greatest responsibilities of the president, and to fuck that up so seriously as he and most candidates would continue to do is unforgiveable. Any presidental candidate touting the need for fiscal discipline while similarily seeking to continue our current foreign policy is a liar.

John McCain is probably leaps and bounds ahead of most Republican candidates on most issues, and he is pretty sensible on a lot of things, but foreign policy and the economy are two of the most crucial issues of the day, and his continuance of our failed foreign policy, in itself a tragedy, will also threaten the well-being of our already fragile economic situation.

I think John McCain would make a great vice-presidental candidate for Ron Paul, if he could realize why the greatest thing for our troops and our national security is to bring them home and enforce that border, as he suspossedly wants to do.

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Of course, with reading comprehension skills like this, perhaps it is best that ya'll don't make your own decisions regarding candidates...

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afoaf said:

Rep:


McCain
Paul
Romney
Huck
Giuliani
Thompson

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fireworks_god said:

You'll have to ask zappa on that one.

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Seriously though, no, not all of the time, but sometimes, although it probably isn't adviceable in the first place. Sometimes people tend to get heated in debate, especially if huge misconceptions of what one is saying are put forth.

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