2008 US presidential elections: Who will run?

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Post by Bigity » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:13 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,230200,00.html
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Post by NorthernComfort » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:47 pm

he repeated a story about his son Jack disapproving of a classmate buying sneakers at Wal-Mart.=.
Laughing != Disapproving.

Talk about some liberal editorializing.
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Post by jimkatai » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:18 pm

Still, what the fuck. It's a 6-year old. I doubt the 6-year old used any phrase like "Sir, are you aware of the terrible working conditions of people at Wal-Mart and what those stores do to the local economy? Well, let me educate you..." Probably more like, "Ahahahahahahahaha! You are so poor! Your mom shops at Wal-Mart! That's what my Daddy said and my Daddy is fucking John Edwards, bitch!"
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Post by NorthernComfort » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:31 pm

Last time I checked, John Edwards was the politician, not his six year old son.

Good God. Do you really care what a six year old is saying about Wal-Mart?
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Post by dmpotter » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:33 pm

Yeah, but, are there even any kids' games for the PS3? I'm not aware of anything rated below T at launch, but I haven't really been looking.
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Post by jimkatai » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:39 pm

You're right, Northern Comfort. Who in their right mind would assume that John Edwards, a well-to-do politician, would have any relation to his 6-year-old son.
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Post by Deacon » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:53 pm

NorthernComfort, what are you trying to say? John Edwards has been critical of Wal-Mart. Are you arguing that he has not, or what?
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Post by ArmyOfOne » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:16 pm

McCain ran for President in 2000, and was defeated in the primaries.

I have heard rumors that former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating is going to run.
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Post by Martin Blank » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:44 pm

McCain was defeated because of a smear campaign run in South Carolina intended to get rumors running that he was the father of an unacknowledged illegitimate child with a black mother. He lost momentum there, and never recovered.

Keating has publicly declined to run in 2008 due to the lead of much more prominent people than he (McCain, Giuliani, Romney).
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