Comments on: DOPEY CANDIDATES http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dopey_candidates/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MommaBear http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dopey_candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 MommaBear Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=1932#comment-1889 Could it possibly be because, with few exceptions, no sane intelligent person who is also not a power-hungry politician would deliberately subject him/herself to the ugliness of politics? Could it possibly be because, with few exceptions, no sane intelligent person who is also not a power-hungry politician would deliberately subject him/herself to the ugliness of politics?

]]> By: John Lemon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dopey_candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-1890 John Lemon Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=1932#comment-1890 Ok, that's it. You just threw down the <a href="http://bit.sit.ac.nz/olsen/kenny/AABF19.html">gauntlet</a>. I am now announcing my candidacy for US President. Let me declare myself the 10th Democratic candidate. (And you do know that I know that anybody can run for president. I was talking merely about those who get the attention for running for president, and who actually have the time and money to go around campaining on a wide scale. My intuition is that to get to that level you have to had performed somewhat proficiently in other aspects of your life, thus filtering out the real dopey people.) Ok, that's it. You just threw down the gauntlet. I am now announcing my candidacy for US President. Let me declare myself the 10th Democratic candidate.

(And you do know that I know that anybody can run for president. I was talking merely about those who get the attention for running for president, and who actually have the time and money to go around campaining on a wide scale. My intuition is that to get to that level you have to had performed somewhat proficiently in other aspects of your life, thus filtering out the real dopey people.)

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dopey_candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 James Joyner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=1932#comment-1891 Heh. I might even cross over into the Democrat primaries to vote for you. If you don't run, I might have to vote for Al Sharpton instead; my boy is running unopposed, so what fun is that? Indeed, I'm guessing that Sharpton will get quite a few Republican votes--although I suspect the media will treat that differently than McCain getting Democrat votes in 2000. Heh. I might even cross over into the Democrat primaries to vote for you. If you don't run, I might have to vote for Al Sharpton instead; my boy is running unopposed, so what fun is that?

Indeed, I'm guessing that Sharpton will get quite a few Republican votes--although I suspect the media will treat that differently than McCain getting Democrat votes in 2000.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dopey_candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-1892 James Joyner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=1932#comment-1892 And, yes, I knew that you knew. :) --- And, yes, I knew that you knew. :)

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