What do you want in a President?

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 20, 2004, 1:29 pm

Please keep this Flame Free no jabs from either side, Let people post what they want without flaming them. List the Strengths in order 1-10, 1 being the strongest.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » August 20, 2004, 1:34 pm

1: Take no bullshit from anyone.
1: Straight, honest answers.
2: A president that does not care about being re-elected.
3: A president that does not care what congress or the senate thinks about him.
3: A president that does not care what big buisness thinks of him and does not cater directly to them.
4: Someone that will balance the freaking budget
4: Someone that will begin to pay off of the deficit
5: Someone that will encourage leaps in scientific discovery and manages to preserve the morals of the coutnry..
5: Someone that will encourage the transition from oil based fueling to alternative methods, such as soy

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 20, 2004, 2:17 pm

Give me a real Republican.
1) Someone who really believes in smaller, more effiecient government.
2) Someone who isn't such a fucking right-wing nutjob that he needs to court the Bible-thumpers and their ass-backwards agenda.
3) Someone who will provide real leadership to the international community, and not try to bully them.
4) Someone who understands that everything is a balancing act, and that there are very few clear-cut, black and white issues anymore.

Barring that, I want John McCain in 2008.

Post by **Xouqoa** » August 20, 2004, 2:51 pm

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 20, 2004, 2:53 pm

Who dat?

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 20, 2004, 2:56 pm

That is THE president of the United States!

Fredonia Coldheart · Post by **Fredonia Coldheart** » August 20, 2004, 2:56 pm

Miss a few weeks and you have no idea what is going on ... Xouqoa, did he get rid of the wife?

Post by **Xouqoa** » August 20, 2004, 2:56 pm

Adex_Xeda wrote:Who dat?

That's President Palmer from the show 24. If only we could have a President like that...

Ah well, only in Television!

Post by **Xouqoa** » August 20, 2004, 2:58 pm

Fredonia Coldheart wrote:Xouqoa, did he get rid of the wife?

Sherry? She's gone. But Palmer had nothing to do with it.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » August 20, 2004, 3:01 pm

Remember the scene in Scary Movie 3, where they talk about President Ford? heh.

Actually, the way Arnie is handling Cali I wouldn't mind seeing him in the O-Office. He's even got the sex scandal thing under his belt..

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » August 20, 2004, 3:13 pm

1. Smart

2. Charismatic

3. Willing to stand firm on things he/she believes in, unless overwhelming evidence proves otherwise.

4. Sees the bigger picture, looks long term, not just at what is politically viable.

5. Ability to surround him/herself with people who are experts in their fields so he/she can make educated decisions.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 20, 2004, 3:15 pm

AarrrNoold is a liberal in republican's clothing.

If the constitution didn't specifically prevent it, he might have reasonable chances at a presidential campaign.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 20, 2004, 4:34 pm

1. Anyone but Bush
2. Knows what seperation of Church & State means
3. Knows the importance of preserving and fixing the environment
4. Knows the importance of space exploration
5. Knows the importance of allies
6. Can speak better than a Speak & Spell device
7. Has an IQ higher than a cucumber

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » August 20, 2004, 9:12 pm

Siji wrote:1. Anyone but Bush
2. Knows what seperation of Church & State means
3. Knows the importance of preserving and fixing the environment
4. Knows the importance of space exploration
5. Knows the importance of allies
6. Can speak better than a Speak & Spell device
7. Has an IQ higher than a cucumber

Gosh what an intelligent non-biased response. /sarcasm off

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » August 20, 2004, 9:41 pm

I would settle for nothing less than Jean-Luc Picard!!

Except he likes him some spacenookie, and I think you guys have a law that forbids presidents from having sex or something.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » August 20, 2004, 9:51 pm

only if its not used to procrate is it then illegal

Rasspotari · Post by **Rasspotari** » August 20, 2004, 10:50 pm

Midnyte_Ragebringer wrote:
Siji wrote:1. Anyone but Bush
2. Knows what seperation of Church & State means
3. Knows the importance of preserving and fixing the environment
4. Knows the importance of space exploration
5. Knows the importance of allies
6. Can speak better than a Speak & Spell device
7. Has an IQ higher than a cucumber
Gosh what an intelligent non-biased response. /sarcasm off

and we all know from experience how non-biased you are.

my list would be,

-a good speaker
-is rich enough and disconnected enough that he doesn't and wont abide by the will of large corporations that think of only one thing, increase profit for themselves and the shareholders.
-good at prioritizing
-thinks of the nation first and not the reelection.
-intelligent and a good sense of empathy
-will not let religion have a play in his disicion making but only expert advice, history, intelligence and his own morals.
-and finally like midnyte said, will surround himself with experts in all fields as to make educated informed disicions about anything and everything.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 20, 2004, 11:04 pm

Gosh what an intelligent non-biased response. /sarcasm off

ROFL how can you be UNBIASED in a response to a question worded: "What do YOU want in a president?"

The whole answer is biased from what EACH person wants. If somebody wants a gay midget with a fetish for cowpoop then that is their opinion and to call it "biased" is ridiculous. Although considering the source...

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 20, 2004, 11:30 pm

Kelshara wrote:Although considering the source...

He's just pissy because his dreamy stud boy doesn't match anything that anyone wants in a President.

Well.. that and he's a complete idiot.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » August 20, 2004, 11:40 pm

I want a president who is everything the dems say Clinton was, without being what he was, and who is everthing the republicans say Bush is without being everything Bush is.

I want a president who is what people thought Kennedy was, and a lot of what Nixon was without being all Nixon.

Krimson Klaw · Post by **Krimson Klaw** » August 21, 2004, 1:21 am

Must be a Republican, constantly thinking of ways to harm the American people, and thinks the word sovereign is an Eastern European country.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 21, 2004, 8:38 am

Krimson Klaw wrote:Must be a Republican, constantly thinking of ways to harm the American people, and thinks the word sovereign is an Eastern European country.

Jesus christ everyone knows Sovereign is a guild.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 21, 2004, 9:49 am

1 One whos main purpose is to protect and progress in the creation of american freedoms and civil liberties of all kinds
2 idealy one who is an independent, with no connections to either major political party, or a 3rd party for that matter
3 one who is agnostic or has a faith which remains private and anonymous to the american people
4 one with a strong buisness backround, who is able to manage, and stregthen the economy
5 One who would never send america to war becouse he wants to, only when he has to
6 One who doesnt rely on support from corperations or other lobbyist groups, to highly influence his/her decisions
7 Leaves "morallity" and "compassion" to the american people, and doesnt try to opress them with his/her own belifs
8 this will sound bad but he/she should be a minority, come the fuck on almost 50 white christian men in a row!

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 21, 2004, 10:05 am

Akaran_D wrote:1: Take no bullshit from anyone.
1: Straight, honest answers.
2: A president that does not care about being re-elected.
3: A president that does not care what congress or the senate thinks about him.
3: A president that does not care what big buisness thinks of him and does not cater directly to them.
4: Someone that will balance the freaking budget
4: Someone that will begin to pay off of the deficit
5: Someone that will encourage leaps in scientific discovery and manages to preserve the morals of the coutnry..
5: Someone that will encourage the transition from oil based fueling to alternative methods, such as soy

(Slight derail)
besides #1, you HONESTLY want Bush re-elected with those priorities (great priorites btw, but that sure as hell aint Bush)

Metanis · Post by **Metanis** » August 21, 2004, 11:47 am

Xzion wrote:
Akaran_D wrote:1: Take no bullshit from anyone.
1: Straight, honest answers.
2: A president that does not care about being re-elected.
3: A president that does not care what congress or the senate thinks about him.
3: A president that does not care what big buisness thinks of him and does not cater directly to them.
4: Someone that will balance the freaking budget
4: Someone that will begin to pay off of the deficit
5: Someone that will encourage leaps in scientific discovery and manages to preserve the morals of the coutnry..
5: Someone that will encourage the transition from oil based fueling to alternative methods, such as soy
(Slight derail)
besides #1, you HONESTLY want Bush re-elected with those priorities (great priorites btw, but that sure as hell aint Bush)

Kerry's not even in the same universe as this great list.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 21, 2004, 11:53 am

Metanis wrote:
Xzion wrote:
Akaran_D wrote:1: Take no bullshit from anyone.
1: Straight, honest answers.
2: A president that does not care about being re-elected.
3: A president that does not care what congress or the senate thinks about him.
3: A president that does not care what big buisness thinks of him and does not cater directly to them.
4: Someone that will balance the freaking budget
4: Someone that will begin to pay off of the deficit
5: Someone that will encourage leaps in scientific discovery and manages to preserve the morals of the coutnry..
5: Someone that will encourage the transition from oil based fueling to alternative methods, such as soy
(Slight derail)
besides #1, you HONESTLY want Bush re-elected with those priorities (great priorites btw, but that sure as hell aint Bush)
Kerry's not even in the same universe as this great list.

the bottom 3,4,4,and 5,5 are a lot, lot closer to Kerry then to Bush

Spang · Post by **Spang** » August 22, 2004, 6:03 am

i always liked Ross Perot...that's what i want in a president!