DH Anonymous

I wonder if they only polled females?

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rhia Anonymous

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.

(Left to the reader where the above is stated.)

Please, where in the above are health care, mortgages, abortion, or KISSING listed??

Before the complaints start, I DO, completely, understand that a presidential candidate's views on such (ok, maybe not the kissing part) will carry some weight towards the Supreme Court Justice(s) they may or may not nominate. But, for the sake of fluffy ducklings and rainbow clouds, can someone answer me WHY it matters if the potential First Wife bakes good cookies or if the potential Commander in Chief may or may not be a good kisser? Or if they wear magical jewelry adornments?

Can we, please (begging here) institute NOTA (http://nota.org/ ) on a national scale? State by state until we all have some choice beyond the lesser of two evils. Please? Someone? Anyone? Everyone?

Wandering off now to the forgotten land of true moderates who happen to actually, you know, Believe in that old piece of paper/parchement.

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xdavidwattsx Anonymous

Uh, it's just a humorous article. Relax.

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rhia Anonymous

Eh, yes, it's just a humorous article, but it's also a symptom of just how far off the supposedly educated voting populace views the election of the leader of this country.

Forgive me for being rather pedantic, but this whole media smörgåsbord which focuses on everything except what really matters just gets under my skin. Perhaps I live in a dream world, but it would be extremely refreshing to see intelligent conversation concerning the actual powers and rights of the most exalted elected position in this country instead of the latest imbecilic drivel.

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rhia Anonymous

Hence the use of "supposedly". <G>

Perhaps I should have chosen a better article lead in, yet this was what was available at the time.

Should we, honestly, chose our leader because they have a "nice smile" (Jimmy Carter) or because we'd "like to have a beer" with them (George W. Bush) or they may be the "better kisser" (see the article above)? Or should we, conceivably, perhaps, maybe, possibly choose the leader of our country based on the actual requirements and duties of the job and the credentials to do said job of the potential candidates?

Forgive me, again, but is this Pegasus News or is it Pegasus "Let's All Just Fart Around And Play Our Violins While Civilization As We Know It Crashes And Burns Around Us"?

I happen to think that PegNews is doing a fabulous job by bringing local news to the attention of those of us who otherwise may not be aware of what is happening in our own back yard. Sincere kudos to every one of the hard working staff - you should all ask for substantial raises in pay. That said, however, with that also comes the onus of occasionally carrying the burden of covering more general or non-localized actual mattering news.

As a very opinionated poster (who is thankfully NOT a reporter - you guys have too many hobbles), I grabbed the opportunity to address an issue that rubs the tender area under the saddle blanket raw. If this is the wrong forum, inform me and forgive me (yet again) and I'll rant elsewhere.

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xdavidwattsx Anonymous

Tap the brakes, homeslice. The only reason this was even on PegNews is because http://match.com is Dallas based and the story is amusing.

Further, this election season is almost 2 years long. Voter fatigue set in long ago so there's bound to be some humor thrown in to keep us awake. Do you really think people would vote for Obama just because he's a dreamy kisser?

I appreciate your position but you're barking up the wrong tree.

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rhia Anonymous

x davidxxx

Tack, friend. I appreciate the sentiment.

Homeslice? Um, .. c'mon, you ARE over 14, right? <G>

As far as barking up the wrong tree... pray tell, what other main trunked, distinctive crowned perennial woody plant should I be barking?

Is the candidate wearing his mystical, magical enameled US of A pin on his lapel? Is his hand over his heart during (not the pledge but) the singing of the national anthem? Is he basing his credentials on being held captive?

I.

Don't.

Care.

Does he want to keep us in an unwin-able war in a sovereign nation when the true threat is a non-nationalized idealized belief system? Has he changed horses midstream to try to catch the moderately right vote? Did he vote for FISA? Does he understand the difference between Shia and Sunni? Does he know that Chezkoslavakia is no longer?

OK, those I care about - just wish the candidates cared as much.

I appreciate your stance that the origin was a "funny" article. However, if you would so indulge me, can you concede that we've elected leaders for similar or even lesser inanities? And that possibly we should expect, nay, demand better?

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rhia Anonymous

Oops, sorry. "Tack" is Swedish for "thanks" or "thank you". Seeing as Swedish is not a common language here, my apologies.

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xdavidwattsx Anonymous

Your missives would be better directed towards http://www.foxnews.com. Not me or PegNews.

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rhia Anonymous

FOX news?

Um...

ahem...

I shall leave any opinons to the reader but, my extremely personal view is that FOX and NEWS are a complete, contained oxymoron.

Not that CNN is any better.....

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rhia Anonymous

um... ah... Is it just me or could the arguments that this ... discussion ... would be better served on the conservative news lacky, er, sorry, channel indicate that not all of the argument I've thus presented has been read and digested?

Just saying....

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jtmbls Anonymous

rhia - Here's how it worked for me. I was drawn to Peg by a local incident, and the issues it presented, which I felt intensely passionate about. I also was put off initially by the rather glib tone of some of the posters and completely surprised by the same in the some of the reporting.

However, I was very impressed with the concept of the site and by the omnipresence of its founder, Mike Orren. The great patriarch, patrolling the threads, keeping everyone within the boundaries of decency. Loosely, at times, but there nonetheless.

I was impressed enough to return a few more times and before I knew it, there I was, rolling around in the sandbox with the rest of the juvenile delinquents. And it was FUN! That's when I really started to dig the concept! Local news delivered with a side of cheekiness and sarcasm! Lord knows, we are living in and through some exciting yet difficult times and the main course is often a little hard to swallow all on its own. Especially when the news is beating you in the head every 10 minutes.

That, I think, is the best part about Pegnews. You can learn a little, teach a little, argue a lot, AND YES! ...fart around while the world crashes around us. This is someplace you can get inspired and motivated to change whatever is possible and just shoot darts at all that lies beyond our control.

So please stay here and rant! Your voice of reason and wisdom is essential to our maintaining a healthy balance.

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jtmbls Anonymous

Oh and I am just so pleased you are not wearing tin foil or drinking cool aid!!

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rhia Anonymous

Rawlins - well, as a hetero female your opinion that Michelle Obama is "hot" doesn't really sway me as much as some may like.

I would be more likely to give my vote to someone, anyone (diehard liberal or gung ho conservative) who would get the gumption to pull themselves erect and state "I stand for this, period and I don't give a damn what the polls say". However, since I"ve been of voting age (and even before) this country has yet to see such a candidate. Instead we have the Carters, the Clintons, the Bushes, the Gores, the McCains, the people who hedge their bets that the America populace is emotionally and educationally ignorant and therefore voting based on fear or idealism or both.

As a geek, I hold even less belief in ANY electronic voting mechanisms. (And people thought paper ballots could be manipulated!! HA!!)

As it stands, my voice, when November comes around, will not be heard because this country is blindly tied into an archaic two party system that long ago stopped listening to the people - those same people who accept this assinity because they think they longer have a choice. Show me, in the Constitution, that ONLY two parties should/could/would speak for us all. Too many of us decide our candidates due to one party or the other. I'm not a registered anything, and I seriously doubt that will ever change.

I'm still going to vote, that is my duty. I just hold no illusions that it will mean a tinker's damn. ... Sigh.

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rhia Anonymous

jtmbls: blech, don't like grape koolaid and the tin foil hats messed up the 'doo. <g>

Tack, whole heartedly, for your kind words and support.

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rhia Anonymous

However, at this point Morpheus calls through Hypnus's voice. When it comes to arguments over the internet, I willingly bow to their superiority and am off to bed. I have no issue with letting the barking dogs bark - the caravan passes on.

When it comes to the realm of us mere mortals and our "politics" ... In the words of a destined-to-be-forgotten-in-time bard:

"I will not lie down. I will not go quietly."

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xdavidwattsx Anonymous

I'm not sure you could imply that. I'm a huge Obama guy but I can tell you the prolonged primaries and general election season have already worn me down. I wish we could vote tomorrow and finish this thing. I dread all of the BS that will come forward in the next few months.

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xdavidwattsx Anonymous

ah....coma...mccain.

I'm feeling ya.

Yes, Rhia. Please vote for Ron Paul.

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coreperformance Anonymous

I don't know... I think McCain would be a much better kisser.

Liz

Obama '08

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