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- slythfox, on 11/28/2007, -10/+136It's unfortunately that many people are supporting those who they think will win, rather than who would best "serve" the United States.
In this way, the media is controlling the votes. - inactive, on 11/28/2007, -19/+99This is what he wants to say...
America 1967 vs. School 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1967 - Vice principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his own shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lockdown, the FBI is called, and Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors are called in to assist traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police are called; SWAT team arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. They are charged with assault and both are expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won't sit still in class, disrupts other students.
1967 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal's office and given a good paddling. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra state funding because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1967 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. & nbsp;Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some Aspirin to school.
1967 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from School for drug violations. His car is searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: Pedro fails high-school English.
1967 - Pedro goes to summer school, p asses English, and goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. US Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover Independence Day firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up an anthill.
1967 - Ants die.
2007 - Homeland Security and the FBI are called and Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. Teams investigate parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.
1967 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in a federal prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy. - thirdoffive, on 11/28/2007, -6/+40>>There is no chance in hell he would have won a general election with that kind of personality
I wish more voters in the US would just lighten the hell up. I'm voting for Paul in the primaries but I'd vote for Gravel in a heart beat if he made it to the general election and Paul didn't.
The mentality most voters have of accepting corrupt thugs like Hillary and Rudy but being deeply offended by anything less than stoicism is just ass backwards in every way.
The masses left Dean over a yelp and picked Frankenstein's Monster errr... Kerry instead. That worked out great didn't it... - fractalman, on 11/28/2007, -3/+37Blame ESPN for promoting the winning team mentality. Americans want to identify with a winner, not a truther. Americans need to stop thinking in these terms and take an honest look at the candidates and select the candidate that most represents their desires. Until this happens, honest candidates will get pushed aside to make room for "Popular" candidates.
- x083, on 11/28/2007, -11/+34we need him more active in the debates to demonize hillary and obama for the true CFR globalist scum that they are.
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -4/+26He shouldn't be banned from the debates.
- demonsnake69, on 11/28/2007, -1/+19I don't agree with Mike Gravel, but at least he speaks his mind and cuts through all the political *****.
- thefandango, on 11/28/2007, -4/+21dugg up for blaming ESPN instead of fox, nbc, cbs, etc.
By the way did you see that highlight of Ron Paul dunking on Romney? no, because THEY ONLY COVER THE MAINSTREAM MAN!
/ lol - Noiremorte, on 11/28/2007, -2/+17I like Gravel as well, but I like Kucinich more. It's a shame to see corporate America take over the debates the way they are. Every major candidate should have equal time. To be quite honest.... If someone like Paul, Kucinich or Gravel doesn't get elected, I think it's time for a revolution. ^_^
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -1/+15Kucinich didn't "chose" Ron Paul. He said he wouldn't rule it out.
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -4/+18I'm going to get dugg down for this, but shouldn't you be blaming those who are swayed by the media? The "media" isn't the one going into the booth on election day.
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -0/+11Again, that seems like it would be the fault of the viewers then. They are the ones who are tuning in after all.
- sutherbj, on 11/28/2007, -5/+16How does Mike Gravel being 'outcasted' have anything to do with Ron Paul?
- coheedcollapse, on 11/28/2007, -3/+14I hate the fact that anyone worth voting for never has a chance in hell because only liars and cheats get the general (read: Stupid) population to trust them enough to vote on them before they get into office and ***** all over us.
- Solis, on 11/28/2007, -4/+14Where's the bias?
- fractalman, on 11/28/2007, -3/+13Do what Ron Paul's supports did, e-mail the hell out of CNN and the rest of the MSM to have him included. If you don't take time to address the things that are wrong, nothing will ever get corrected. If you don't demand that they include him, they won't. Mike can't do this all by himself. Gravel supporters need to grab their keyboards, and tell the MSM how it is.
- Eleo, on 11/28/2007, -4/+13"Monetary requirement". Why should that be important?
- rkettner, on 11/28/2007, -1/+9I like the message from Gravel, Kucinich, and Ron Paul... but HONESTLY, Mike Gravel is the only one of the three that just doesn't seem presidential at all. He may be thinking the right things, but his odd manner does seem a little crazy. It's great that he is there to keep the other candidates in line... but does anybody actually believe this man could run the country?
I DO believe that with Kucinich and Paul... but sorry (digg me down I suppose), but I just cannot see Gravel running the show. - WebWorker, on 11/28/2007, -2/+9Dude... here's a website you can go to instead http://www.foxnews.com/
- VictoryGin, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7while i like the comparison... you should have named it "best case scenario America 1967 vs worst case scenario America 2007"
for example:"Scenario: Pedro fails high-school English"... i didn't realize any one who takes summer school automatically passes the subject. he could have still failed. Also, most people didn't go to college back then, especially people who barely graduated high school. - idhindsight, on 11/28/2007, -3/+9Buried for the goddamn Ron Paul spam. Cut it the ***** out already.
- rarson, on 11/28/2007, -0/+6So you voted for Bush the first time around?
- pintomp3, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7and if you only give him a couple minutes to speak during the debates and never give him as much coverage as you do the corporate candidates, of course he won't get above 1%. self fulfilling prophesy.
- Tallon29, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7http://www.r-i-d-i-c-u-l-o-u-s.com/
- Chunken, on 11/28/2007, -3/+9The media is a HUGE part of the problem. Have you watched the debates? Gravel gets about 45 seconds to speak in each debate while they give Hillary 15 minutes. This is not democracy.
- greevar, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7If the public treated the election of a government office like hiring an employee, they would be looking for the most qualified and not the name everyone knows. That's like hiring Johnny Depp as Centers for Disease Control head because he's famous.
- fractalman, on 11/28/2007, -12/+17Kucinich should have chosen Mike as a potential running mate instead of Ron Paul. It would have made a lot more sense than his announcement to choose Ron Paul. Ron Paul is not in this race for a VP position. He is in it to win. My best wishes to Mike Gravel.
- Fallout911, on 11/28/2007, -4/+9I am a die hard Gravel supporter and will be one till the elections are over.
I will not "concede" because the media tells me to.
Oh and you can help Mike get part of his agenda passed without him winning.
It's the National Initiative for Democracy. www.ni4d.us
Pretty much gives the power back to the people from the corrupt politicians and corporations.
Also those that are for Paul should consider adopting some of Gravel's ideas or maybe emailing Paul's campaign about Mike for a possible position in his government in case Paul wins. - ScottoGato, on 11/28/2007, -0/+5He is the kind of bat-***** nuts that I like. He needs to be Kucinich's running mate. They would make a great team.
- PresRob, on 11/28/2007, -0/+5I have been surprised that the two guys I am most likely to vote for are also the two oldest in the race, Gravel and Paul. Unfortunately, It looks like MG will not get even the chance that Paul is getting. Both guys have basically the same messages (though I agree more with MG) and yet, the Democrats seem determined to push a candiate made to mirror the GOP mainstream.
- SCThornley, on 11/28/2007, -9/+14I thought about RP but thought twice when I realized what a scary fella he really is, I looked at Gravel and started to wonder more, this sealed it
I've voted republican in almost every election until GW was re-elected, then I started writing my own name in, Now I'm gonna vote for Gravel - pintomp3, on 11/28/2007, -0/+5he'd dead on about most of his points, but his style of speaking doesn't go over well in the pretend debates hosted on the corporate media. if there was one thing i wish everyone would take away from listening to him, it's "follow the money".
- WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -4/+9Don't tell me you've never seen a kid who deserves to have his ass whipped. There's a world of difference between child abuse and corporal disciplinary measures.
- depro9, on 11/28/2007, -2/+7Mike Gravel is a badass.
http://simplemission.typepad.com/photos/uncategori ... - kjizzle, on 11/28/2007, -4/+8As if your opinions mattered. All hail king Giuliani.
- meshgiath, on 11/28/2007, -1/+5Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S2zkh6ZOGE
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -3/+7 Because only thee wealthy matter in this country.
- fractalman, on 11/28/2007, -0/+4To quote a great line from a movie, "A person is smart, people are dumb". The people are sheep and have been for decades. They have come to rely on the TV to tell them what to eat, what to were, what to drive, and this is the important one, what to think. Yes, blame the media, for guiding the people in the wrong direction. The people are in a trance, and they won't come out of it until someone awakens them. Wake Up America.
- ClosedCaption, on 11/28/2007, -2/+6What does "Presidential Personality" have to do with allowing Gravel into a debate? Anyone running for President should be allowed to participate not just the ones the media tells us are "front runners" or "top tier canidates". Sad day when someone is banned from debating because of their personality. Thats what got us GW Bush, the media asking "Who would you rather have a beer with?" type of *****
- kidcodea, on 11/28/2007, -2/+6if you knew the whole story you wouldnt do such an ignorant comment.
and btw that monetary demand is a last minute excuse. - inactive, on 11/28/2007, -3/+7Go away, racist.
- mwalker05, on 11/28/2007, -1/+4whats wrong with you. the man is running for president. clearly he is a serious contender or he would never have made it this far. have you ever even watched a debate? they pander to the big names, giving them tons of air time, then they toss a pointless question, or a question that they thing will stump or hurt to one of these "hopeless chance" candidates like ron paul, dennis kucinich, mike huckabee, et al. (cant remember all the names but pretty much anybody other than romney, giuliani, mccain, hillary, obama, and edwards) if all candidates got an equal amount of time, or even, you know, debated with one another, we would all be better off.
- GrooveStix, on 11/28/2007, -1/+4Let this man talk, dammit!
- inactive, on 11/28/2007, -3/+6 Yes it is...The media controls what we see,hear and read,and big business (the elite) controls the media.
If it's not good for big business,it WON'T be elected,now,or ever. - nakani, on 11/28/2007, -2/+5It's kind of hard to get funding for your campaign when you're telling the truth (i.e. not selling out to corporate lobbyists to get financed)
- BTime, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3"How the ***** can people be so ignorant with internet access?"
Hasn't stopped you now has it? - fuzzmeister, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3Also, Gravel is in the same party Kucinich is in, which removes the near complete idealogical polarity Paul and Kucinich have on many issues (something which makes a partnership between them laughable).
- TheTaoOfBill, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3I really don't see what's wrong with them teaming up. On the issues that really matter like the destruction of our civil rights and our wars overseas they are one in a kind. And you guys act like the vice president really has all that much power. If you go by strict constitutionality the VP really doesn't have much power at all. I think a Ron Paul/Kucinich ticket would be great to finally getting an effort for bipartisanship in the white house.
He wouldn't be the first president to have a polar opposite as a VP. In fact it used to be that the runner up of an election would be the VP. - pintomp3, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3the monetary index is sign of how much corporate influence and corruption a candidate represents. by your logic, hillary and rudy are the best candidates.
- keithburgun, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3I'm voting for Gravel
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