Just For Fun: List Your Preferred Presidential Candidate Ranking Jan2907

[Meathead]

List your candidates and their current grade. Use existing candidates as well as ones you speculate may enter the race.

The Official Earn the Meathead Vote ranking as of whatever date today is:

B McCain - has lost considerable ground over the last year
B Clinton - up a tick recently
B- Hagel - i cant wait to learn more even about this guy
C+ Paul - great brain, can he market?
C+ Kucinich - see paul
C Giuliani - several bumps up lately
C- Biden - eh
D+ Obama - too green
D Edwards - too creepy

I Richardson
I Romney
I Huckabee

[rob on the job]

1) Mike Huckabee
2) Gen Wesley Clark
3) Rudy Giuliani
4) John McCain

5-10) All the other shitbirds I don't care about

[shiva2999]

Mike Huckabee seemed somewhat cool on the Daily Show but he was a little less imressive on MTP yesterday.

He's still a little too Baptist Minister for my taste.

[rob on the job]

... He's still a little too Baptist Minister for my taste.

Cripes, you'd think ANYONE is "a little too Baptist Minister" unless they had "666" stamped across their forehead and spoke backwards English.

[Meathead]

oh cmon rob you would never vote for wes

but his inclusion is pretty crafty considering he wont run

i hope he does though he would shoot to near the top of the list

[rob on the job]

oh cmon rob you would never vote for wes

but his inclusion is pretty crafty considering he wont run

i hope he does though he would shoot to near the top of the list

Meat --

I've long said Wes Clark was a Democrat I'd support ... it's there in the old posts.

And you may recall that I said Clark was going to be hurt politically because he was a Catholic convert.

[nehemiah]

1) not the republican

[rob on the job]

1) not the republican

This is astonishing.

Someone close my jaw.

[Canisius85]

General Clark
Rudy

The rest are either too inexperienced or plain old opportunists.

[anEinherjer]

:rofl: @ nehemiah.

I vote Ron Paul. Or for the destruction of the states into a small number of warring factions.

[anEinherjer]

I can't believe anyone would vote for Yuk yuk yukabee.

[rob on the job]

I can't believe anyone would vote for Yuk yuk yukabee.

If it would prevent Hillary from becoming Madame Butterfly, I'll vote several times for Huckabee.

[35Pete]

Ron Paul.

The rest suck.

[JLB]

1. Not Hillary
2. Not Hillary
3. Not Hillary
4. Not Sure.
5. etc etc.etc.

[Lucidvizion]

Ron Paul.

And when it comes down to the wire: Anybody but a Clinton or Bush.

[Carl J. Ironsides]

1. Rudy G.

2. McCain

3. Obama

4. Who cares

[anEinherjer]

Actually, Lucid has a point. I'd like to see anyone with zero ties to either of those aristocratic clans.

[dilbert]

1. Hagel
2. McCain
3. Clark
4. Paul
5. Edwards




45,788. A dead raccoon.
45,789. Hillary

[ckg68]

McCain would NEVER get my vote. In contrast to his "Straight Talk Express" days,these days he's talking out of both sides of his mouth and half the time is for something that he's now against.

Same with Rudy. Considering the past scruples of Giuliani(political and personal),do you honestly think those who run the Republican party would even LET him get a whiff of the nod?

Hagel,though,does show promise. He's willing to go against his party when needed,but is rock-solid right for the most part.

Brownback and Tancredo are basically one note Sam and one note Tom. Enough said.

Ron Paul,as appealing as he is to some,has no prayer. Basically because he's cursed with what afflicts libertarianism: long-windedness. For all their talk about wanting to know a candidate's positions,if you can't get right to the point,you've lost John Q. Voter.

Dems are all over the map. I can't support Obama yet....if the Dems lose in '08 and he's still around in 2012,then I might support him. Edwards has some decent ideas and,next to Obama,is about as good a public speaker as you can get. Hillary? Sorry,but no. And it has nothing to do with her jamming upstate NY. With Kucinich,when you get your ass kicked on a regular basis by an ALTERNATIVE WEEKLY PAPER,that about sums up all you need to know about him. Biden? Nope.

[Meathead]

well if clark did run he would probably grade a b- for me right now with a bullet

so based on our highly scientific survey here it looks like the dems would be guaranteed victory if they nominate wes

[JLB]

1. Not Hillary
2. Not Hillary
3. Not Hillary
4. Not Sure.
5. etc etc.etc.


http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/XsFilms/SnelPlaatjes/ActHoffmanRainman.jpg

Slight change on my fourth choice I'm going with Rain Man.

[uppy]

Newt

[Green Lantern]

1. Sharpton

2.Kucinich

I don't agree with much of what they stand for but the reasons I like them are two: I have heard them both in person, they are impressive speakers; and, they are so far away from every having a chance to win it free's them up from having to be concerned with what most people think about their opinions.

They tell you what they really think.

[uppy]

ROTFLMAO

Please,tell me you are joking Aqua ?

[Green Lantern]

ROTFLMAO

Please,tell me you are joking Aqua ?

No way.

If you want a Republican version, I could add that guy from Colorado who just announced. Forgot his name right now.

He says stuff like, the Congressional Black Caucus should be disbanded because Congress should not endorse and funds a caucus that segregates it's members. Poor guy has no chance with the kind of hay his opponents could make over with those sound bytes.

[uppy]

Tom Tarmarco* He could win

Sharpton and Kucinich are nuts

[Meathead]

sharpton as prez

oh lawdy

[Green Lantern]

sharpton as prez

oh lawdy

Tell me that it wouldn't be cool if he could win and then say the shit he says during campaigns.

[ckg68]

Tom Tarmarco* He could win

Sharpton and Kucinich are nuts

One Note Tommy's nuttier than the both of them.

I'd be willing to bet 5,000 chips that Tancredo isn't your party's nominee by the time the Republican convention rolls around.

[Green Lantern]

One Note Tommy's nuttier than the both of them.

I'd be willing to bet 5,000 chips that Tancredo isn't your party's nominee by the time the Republican convention rolls around.

I'll tell you this, I only like the guys I list BECAUSE they have no chance. If they pulled ahead in the polls, I would jump ship in a second. We cannot have earnest, true-believers in power. That is what Bush is, a non-political politician, and look where that has got us.

[comericatigers]

I want Newt Gingrich

[Green Lantern]

I want Newt Gingrich

Well, he IS the war-time general for the Reps.

He is also like Moses: took them to the promised land and could not go there with them.

[shiva2999]

Wes Clark stands head and shoulders above the rest.

I personally think the fact he almost started WW3 is something in his favor.

[uppy]

I want Wes Clark to get the demo nod.....he is a gift that keeps giving


lol

[shiva2999]

I want Wes Clark to get the demo nod.....he is a gift that keeps giving


lol

He's tough on religious cults.

And he wasn't afraid to go over the head of useless wingnut generals and Republican Secretaries of Defense.

[uppy]

He's tough on religious cults.

And he wasn't afraid to go over the head of useless wingnut generals and Republican Secretaries of Defense.


You may think what he did was great....but,the swift boats are waiting with

glee

[JLB]

My first choice is Newt!

The debates would be great!!!

[Mouldsie]

1. Hagel
2. McCain
3. Clark
4. Paul
5. Edwards




45,788. A dead raccoon.
45,789. Hillary
45,789 is a little high dont you think?

[Mouldsie]

hahaha
aqua you stole my choice

[twosheds]

I vote Ron Paul. Or for the destruction of the states into a small number of warring factions.

I read up on Republican candidates yesterday and I thought Paul would be right up your (maybe Pete's, too) alley.

I also thought he has a snowflakes chance in hell to get elected. His own party doesn't even like him.

[pmoon6]

Wesley Clark
Ron Paul
Hillary

No one on the Republican side that I would consider voting for, unless Paul could somehow get the nomination, but that won't happen.

[dasaybz]

We should have a sticky post kinda like the Bills war room that gives updates on all the candidates and lists their weaknesses/strongpoints, and gives us a forum to discuss.

Just an idea.

[unklechucky]

McCain or Guliani get my vote.

[dilbert]

Wesley Clark
Ron Paul
Hillary

No one on the Republican side that I would consider voting for, unless Paul could somehow get the nomination, but that won't happen.


Hillary?

I don't even know you anymore.

[dilbert]

45,789 is a little high dont you think?

She just beat out Meathead who finished 45,790. Besides, I am in a generous mood lately.

[JLB]

Hillary?

I don't even know you anymore.


Could she be the Anti????

Shit my laptop is on fire!!!

[dilbert]

Could she be the Anti????

It is between her and the current idiot in the White House.

No more Bush's. No more Clinton's. No more Kennedy's. This idea of families getting this much power in American politics has to stop. The representation by "typical" people keeps getting more and more of an ideal and less of what is happening.

[HURLS]

http://mikehawk.wordpress.com/files/2006/08/hillary-clinton-nude.jpg


Need I say more?

[rob on the job]

well if clark did run he would probably grade a b- for me right now with a bullet

so based on our highly scientific survey here it looks like the dems would be guaranteed victory if they nominate wes

Which I why I threw his name out there, Meat. I think the General could become a factor in the 2008 election.

Here's my thought: Thanks to the advent of 24/7 news channels, there is a constant need to fill airtime. When there isn't real news to report, rather than falling on the old print standby of feature stories, the TV news channels dip into speculation and punditry [much cheaper to produce than features].

The problem is that it is January 2007 and already we are getting swamped with speculation and punditry about primaries that are a year away. And the focus is your typical horse-race focus on the front-runners, i.e., Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama.

Your average viewer can only take so much exposure before they get sick of the horse race and sick of the front-runners. It is that point at which they will gladly welcome some new face that hasn't been on their screen for the past 12 months.

Enter Wesley Clark.

Clerk's big gaffe in 2004 was getting in the race too late to derail Kerry.

[JLB]

It is between her and the current idiot in the White House.

No more Bush's. No more Clinton's. No more Kennedy's. This idea of families getting this much power in American politics has to stop. The representation by "typical" people keeps getting more and more of an ideal and less of what is happening.

Sounds like a good plan to me!!!!!

[JLB]

Which I why I threw his name out there, Meat. I think the General could become a factor in the 2008 election.

Here's my thought: Thanks to the advent of 24/7 news channels, there is a constant need to fill airtime. When there isn't real news to report, rather than falling on the old print standby of feature stories, the TV news channels dip into speculation and punditry [much cheaper to produce than features].

The problem is that it is January 2007 and already we are getting swamped with speculation and punditry about primaries that are a year away. And the focus is your typical horse-race focus on the front-runners, i.e., Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama.

Your average viewer can only take so much exposure before they get sick of the horse race and sick of the front-runners. It is that point at which they will gladly welcome some new face that hasn't been on their screen for the past 12 months.

Enter Wesley Clark.

Clerk's big gaffe in 2004 was getting in the race too late to derail Kerry.

Bump the better post!!!!

[JoetheDictator]

Dilbert, are you mehsing around with us? Are you Lectering us?

[JLB]

Dilbert, are you mehsing around with us? Are you Lectering us?

He feels the way millions of us do no more of the same old same old.

[JoetheDictator]

My list

DNC
1) Kathleen Sibileus
2) Dennis Kucinich
3) Wes Clark

for the GOP
1) Pat Buchanan
2) Alan Keyes
3) Ron Paul

[ckg68]

My list

DNC
1) Kathleen Sibileus
2) Dennis Kucinich
3) Wes Clark

for the GOP
1) Pat Buchanan
2) Alan Keyes
3) Ron Paul

For the Repubs:

1. Bucanhan has run spitloads of times,and we all know the game on him. No can do.
2. Keyes will probably appeal only to the religious right. Problem is,this group's already served by Sam Brownback,and you can only split the American Taliban vote so many ways.
3. Paul might be a decent choice on the list. I'd add Chuck Hagel to it,as well.

On the Dems side:

1. Sebelius would certainly bring a new dimension to the matter,considering she's governor of a heavily Republican state.
2. Kuchnich? See my comments above.
3. I'd add my approval of getting Clark in the race.

[Meathead]

wes in a landmine, err, landslide!

[bud55]

Newt

[Green Lantern]

wes in a landmine, err, landslide!

Meathead: the crazy-middle.

[gilchristfan]

My list

DNC
1) Kathleen Sibileus
2) Dennis Kucinich
3) Wes Clark

for the GOP
1) Pat Buchanan
2) Alan Keyes
3) Ron Paul


I don't see Sebelius running. Though there's been rumors of her as a VP ticket item. If she just didn't have the krinkly neck.

Now there's the guy:

http://www.nndb.com/people/194/000032098/brownback2.jpg

The Kansas answer to Rick Santorum.

[nehemiah]

rev. al sharpton would be a great president.

[JLB]

Al Sharpton

[slowpokemcgee]

Bob Dole told me I should vote for Bob Dole.

[JLB]

Bob Dole told me I should vote for Bob Dole.

He's on viagra I wanna change my choice to Bob Dole.

Thought the guy was dead.

[dilbert]

rev. al sharpton would be a great president.

The whole Tawana Brawley thing was blown of proportion.

Al for Presidet!

[pmoon6]

The whole Tawana Brawley thing was blown of proportion.

Al for Presidet!So was the videotape of him setting up a coke deal with known wiseguys.

[notacon]

Nice list Meathead...I'm going to use your list in your order with my grades and comments.


F - McCain - his kissing Bush's ass makes him the last guy on earth I would vote for
A - Clinton - The guys in DC may not be ready for a tough bitch...but would make a great president.
F - Hagel - Not a serious candidate
F - Paul - you've got to be kidding...if he gets 1% of the vote I would be surprised...this guy speaks for the looney wing of the GOP.
F - Kucinich - Democratic fruitcake...this guy speaks for the looney wing of the Dems.
B - Giuliani - About the only Republican I could vote for because of his social policy attitudes...will probably never get the GOP nomination because of his social policy attitudes.
D - Biden - Maybe if he stops trying to hide his bald head with that goofy swooosh of hair...
A+ - Obama - This guy has got "it"...the "vision thing"...political experience is overhyped...I want a guy who has got the intelligence and vision to make a good leader. Everything I have read and heard this guy say tells me he has got both.
C - Edwards - too good looking...although his "two Americas" rhetoric is on the right track...I don't think he can ever get the nomination.

C - Richardson - This guy has got loads of experience but not much charisma.
F - Romney - What a jerk
F - Huckabee - can never win with such a stupid name.

[JoetheDictator]

Bob Dole told me I should vote for Bob Dole.

bob dole, bob dole, bob dole....

[Lucidvizion]

What I find funny is that Obama is always criticized for having little experience, when in fact he's been an elected official four years longer than Hillary has.

[JLB]

So was the videotape of him setting up a coke deal with known wiseguys.

Al was set up lol.