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Year of the Rat: Obama Wins Presidency - Chinese Astrologer

 
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Vicissitude



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:05 pm    Post subject: Year of the Rat: Obama Wins Presidency - Chinese Astrologer Reply with quote

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Lee said there would be a big change in Hillary Clinton's health and career but that doesn't necessarily mean she will hold political power.

In contrast, Clinton's Democratic rival, Barack Obama, "has an in-born talent for leadership and is expected to be in an extraordinary political position in the next 10 years."

"There's a big chance that he will win November's presidential election in the United States," Lee predicted.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/ts_afp/lunarchinafestivalpredictions_080206054943
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Milwaukiedave



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Of course I'd love for this to be true, but I don't hold much stock in that stuff.
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inukshuk



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if he could truly predict, he would not be a chinese astrologist. He'd be a professional gambler of sports, current events, etc. You never would have heard of him and he prob. wouldn't share his info. Instead he makes $10k a year writing for newspapers???

BUSTED!!!
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Julius



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:28 am    Post subject: Re: Year of the Rat: Obama Wins Presidency - Chinese Astrolo Reply with quote

Vicissitude wrote:

"There's a big chance that he will win November's presidential election in the United States," Lee predicted.


I think anyone north of the mexican border could have told you that for free.
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Vicissitude



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

inukshuk wrote:
if he could truly predict, he would not be a chinese astrologist. He'd be a professional gambler of sports, current events, etc. You never would have heard of him and he prob. wouldn't share his info. Instead he makes $10k a year writing for newspapers???

BUSTED!!!
$10k in USDs/year is a huge salary in China. Lots of Chinese scrape by on only 5,000RMBs (less than $1k USDs) a year.
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blaseblasphemener



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why didn't he predict this 2 years ago, when hardly anyone knew who the *beep* obama was?
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agentX



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

After New Hampshire, I'm more likely to believe in a Chinese Astrologer's predictions that Wolf Blitzer's.

But it is still anybody's game. Yeah I know, a football analogy.

Obama could be up by 100 touchdowns, but as long as Clinton is in it, anything can happen.
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Tiger Beer



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:33 am    Post subject: Re: Year of the Rat: Obama Wins Presidency - Chinese Astrolo Reply with quote

Vicissitude wrote:
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Lee said there would be a big change in Hillary Clinton's health and career but that doesn't necessarily mean she will hold political power.

In contrast, Clinton's Democratic rival, Barack Obama, "has an in-born talent for leadership and is expected to be in an extraordinary political position in the next 10 years."

"There's a big chance that he will win November's presidential election in the United States," Lee predicted.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/ts_afp/lunarchinafestivalpredictions_080206054943

Typical astrologer leaves the door open with 'There's a big chance'...
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Vicissitude



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:09 am    Post subject: Re: Year of the Rat: Obama Wins Presidency - Chinese Astrolo Reply with quote

Tiger Beer wrote:
Typical astrologer leaves the door open with 'There's a big chance'...
I think it's called, 'covering your ass.'
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Czarjorge



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I prefer to take this as an endorsement from the Chinese 'man on the street' 'with psychic powers' for Obama. The world loves this guy, why didn't California?
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On the other hand



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Year of the Rat: Obama Wins Presidency - Chinese Astrolo Reply with quote

Tiger Beer wrote:
Vicissitude wrote:
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Lee said there would be a big change in Hillary Clinton's health and career but that doesn't necessarily mean she will hold political power.

In contrast, Clinton's Democratic rival, Barack Obama, "has an in-born talent for leadership and is expected to be in an extraordinary political position in the next 10 years."

"There's a big chance that he will win November's presidential election in the United States," Lee predicted.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080206/ts_afp/lunarchinafestivalpredictions_080206054943

Typical astrologer leaves the door open with 'There's a big chance'...


I think my favorite astrologer's caveat was this guy I saw interviewed on a TV documentary about astrologers. He said something like "well, when I say there's going to be an earthquake, it might mean a literal earthquake, or it could mean something like an earthquake in our educational system".
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