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Nowhere Man

Joined: 08 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:49 am Post subject: Ideally, who would you have lead your country? |
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I'll preface it by saying Vaclev Havel, in recent times, strikes me as one of the best to actually hold office.
From my country, I'd choose Chomsky.
He knows politics and issues better than anyone I can think of, and he is, from my POV, the person who appraches them most objectively.
Feel free to heckle, but I DO expect you to offer an alternative. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee

Joined: 25 May 2003
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Thomas Friedman or the editoral board of the New Republic.
I don't agree with them on everything but I do trust their judgement. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:05 am Post subject: |
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I would say Mario Cuomo, but he's too old. He has the necessary executive experience and his views are reasonably close to mine. Next in line would be Colin Powell. He has the executive experience and the integrity I think are essential. |
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Nowhere Man

Joined: 08 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:49 am Post subject: ... |
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Ideally, you're choosing a politician?
OUCH. |
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Gopher

Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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Neil
Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: Tokyo
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:59 am Post subject: |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:57 am Post subject: |
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From my country, I'd choose Chomsky. |
No.
John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, or John McCain, or even Howard Dean in a worst case scenario.
But Noam 'I hate everything powerful except myself and the Khmer Rouge' Chomsky? Please. I'd resurrect Eugene Debbs before I'd select him. |
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sportsguy35
Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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I'd choose Bush, again. I know that makes people mad, but I love the guy. A woman Clinton as president, now that scares the hell out of me. |
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Smee

Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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John McCain's good.
I like Chomsky on the Middle East, and I like Friedman for the approach to quote-unquote developing nations.
I'd actually prefer a committee. That always seems to work. *cough* |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Bush. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Ideally, you're choosing a politician?
OUCH.
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Yeah, I am. I think head of state is too important a position to turn over to an amateur. It's enough of a crap shoot the way it is. |
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dulouz
Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Uranus
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Teddy Roosevelt |
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plokiju

Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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I would have to choose Christiane Amanpour or Peter Jennings. Journalists just seem so knowledgable and would probably more fully understand what effects their actions would have......ideally at least. Especially Christiane Amanpour. I don't know what her beliefs are but I really can't imagine a country being poorly by that woman. David Suzuki would be good, too. |
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funplanet

Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Location: The new Bucheon!
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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shit, anyone BUT condi. she's stuck in the 80s. |
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