Comments on: The Airing of Grievances: Politics

By: Standard Mischief

Standard Mischief — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:49:33 +0000

That made the Reform Party possible, and look how successful they were in the presidential race (19%!).

Perot is the spoiler. Everything he ever did (Larry King live, getting on the ballot, not running, running again, ineptly arguing against NAFTA while being a hypocrite in his own business dealings…), was all geared to leverage the election. Then, the remnants of the Reform Party actually got a pretty good guy elected, Jessie Ventura, (a libertarian not running with a (L) behind his name) so the party could not be allowed to continue. The efforts of Pat Buchanan pretty much fragmented it beyond recognition.

It also shows what happens, (back pre-blogsphere) when the mainstream media actually promotes a third party candidates.

(I hope that doesn’t sound too Predator Drone-ish. I’m not saying it was all masterminded by the Gnomes of Zurch or the Illuminati.)

By: #9

#9 — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:41:22 +0000

Okay; the words �extremist� and �principles� would render that sentence into the most laughable thing that I�ve read anywhere this month, if only maudlin stupidity were funny.

Who you defending Billy? Asses or Elephants?

By: mike hollihan

mike hollihan — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:03:13 +0000

I find it utterly amazing that in a time when both major parties have proven their dishonesty and self-serving natures there is no credible third-party appearing to take advantage of this. Remember the discontent of ‘92? That made the Reform Party possible, and look how successful they were in the presidential race (19%!). Today’s discontent is far, far worse and yet no one’s jumping in to offer alternatives. The time is more right than it’s ever been. I’m baffled beyond words.

By: Sean Braisted

Sean Braisted — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:24:03 +0000

On behalf of retarded [surrender] monkies everywhere…thanks.

By: Billy Beck

Billy Beck — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:45:15 +0000

“Two extremist parties without leaders or principles.”

Okay; the words “extremist” and “principles” would render that sentence into the most laughable thing that I’ve read anywhere this month, if only maudlin stupidity were funny.

By: #9

#9 — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:28:34 +0000

Both parties are really pathetic. The Republicans have gone both to the right and left in almost a schizophrenic way. The Democrats have gone far left, almost to the point of the Social Democrats of Western Europe. There is no one left in the middle. Two extremist parties without leaders or principles.

Gay rights and abortion rule the political universe while the nation chokes on a federal debt and both parties think the Constitution is just a piece of paper.

The parties are the problem.