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<A HREF="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bljohnkerryquiz.htm" target="_new">Kerry Quiz</A>

Your score is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. You hate John Kerry with every fiber of your being. He is the embodiment of everything you despise in a politician: a weak, liberal, flip-flopping, elitist, condescending appeaser who threatens all that is good and decent in America. Worst of all, you think he looks French.

<A HREF="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blgeorgewbushquiz.htm" target="_new">Bush Quiz</A>

Your score is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10. You're not the biggest fan of President Bush, but you think he has done a decent job as president. You may disagree with him on a lot of issues — and some facts you'd just as soon ignore — but you're leaning toward voting for him anyway.



I didn't realize I was so hard on Kerry. ROFL.




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You used hard on and Kerry in the same sentence...so he's a prick? but he's a rich prick well his wife is. She's in a pickle now...and Kerry has 57 varieties of answers for one question. Ms. Kerry uses dill-dough to make pickle bread.

Gort, Klaatu nicto barada...Patricia Neal

Reply to TeeTewl

Surprise Surprise

Bush score:
<i>Your score is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. You hate Bush with a writhing passion. You think he is an idiot, a liar, and a warmonger who has been a miserable failure as president. Nothing would give you greater pleasure than seeing him run out of the White House, except maybe seeing him dragged away in handcuffs.</i>

I disagree with the scoring text because I chose to send Bush back to Texas, not to jail.

Kerry score:
<i>Your score is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. John Kerry is your man. He may not be perfect in your eyes, but next to the smirking idiot who occupies the White House right now, he looks like Abraham Lincoln.</i>

Personally I could not care less, even if he looks like Bill Clinton. I expected to score 6 to 7 but then again, the options were hilarious but not very well distributed in the opinion spectrum.


Was fun to fill in these quizes. I recommend to fill them in. We could start a poll for tracking the scores?



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Reply to BigMac

LOL!!!

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Reply to dhlucke

Damn, Big quit beating around the "Bush" and say what you really think...but it's really a moot point since you can't vote. Can you?...maybe your'e a US citizen and just working in th Netherlands...I don't know. {This is not a flame}

Gort, Klaatu nicto barada...Patricia Neal

Reply to TeeTewl

You're right, as a dutch citizen I cannot vote. But (as I posted elsewhere) my brother is a US citizen and he's too lazy or too busy to be interested in politics and I am his political adviser, quite a priviliged position for a non-US citizen to have your voice heard over there, eh? :wink:


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Reply to BigMac

It is interesting to see what other nationalities think of us...but I know on a one to one basis we'd probably get along okay. Sometimes elected officials tell voters one thing and do another...no that wouldn't happen...no really...seriously. It always feels to me that no matter what party gets elected, they get the mine and I get the shaft. Is there a two party system over there? How are officials put in office?

Gort, Klaatu nicto barada...Patricia Neal

Reply to TeeTewl

Everything over there is perfect.

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Reply to dhlucke

I find everywhere is better than here...that's why no one tries to get in the states...at a rate of 4 gazillion a minnit...Phonetics should be spelled fohnetically

Gort, Klaatu nicto barada...Patricia Neal

Reply to TeeTewl

I have a friend who doesn't vote no matter how much I plead, beg, or insist that he votes. Frankly I don't care who he votes for as long as he votes. He won't vote.

He'll vote for whomever I tell him to vote. But I'm not interested in that since I really don't feel comfortable with the idea that I get 2 votes to work with.

In your case you're telling your brother to vote based upon what you want. You're not American. This is not your country. These are not your jobs, your health care, your education, or even your security for that matter that we're dealing with.

Insist on your brother voting for what he wants, not what you want. If anything, he can spend the time reading the voter guidebook that we all get in the mail. I read it on the toilet and it's not that difficult to understand or make decisions about. This isn't just a Presidential election, it's about propositions, bonds, congress, judges, etc.

Frankly it's not your business to tell an American how they should vote in their country. We don't tell you how to vote in yours.

Don't get me wrong. I'm sure you have your brother's best interests in mind as well, but I seriously doubt you're looking at any issues beyond Iraq and the war on terror.

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Reply to dhlucke

hear hear here here...that's a fair assessment...not that you need my approval...

Gort, Klaatu nicto barada...Patricia Neal

Reply to TeeTewl

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Everything over there is perfect.



:lol: Nice one!

Dutch people are very adept in identifying the inadequacies or failures of
foreign societies, to verbalize these and come up with solutions (never mind whether we are actually right about things, that is irrelevant :wink: ). Alas we are not very good at applying our "teachings" to our own society :smile:


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Reply to BigMac

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He'll vote for whomever I tell him to vote. But I'm not interested in that since I really don't feel comfortable with the idea that I get 2 votes to work with.



In my case, it is only one vote, and it is my brother's. He chooses to follow my advice or not and he is a US citizen so I wouldn't worry about it too much if I were you. Maybe he has other political advisors I am not aware of :smile:

He tells me about how he lives over there so I get some inside information that is not directly available to most europeans although I suppose many US citizens have relatives abroad.

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Don't get me wrong. I'm sure you have your brother's best interests in mind as well, but I seriously doubt you're looking at any issues beyond Iraq and the war on terror.


I do not feel in the least bit offended by your post (which addresses valid point) so I hope that is proof I'm not getting you wrong. Unarguably my view is more internationally oriented but it would not hurt US people if they got a bit more interested in international affairs. Living in a small country we are already forced to do so and it tends to get a better perspective on things. Better in the sense that you learn to understand the motivation and desires of other cultures and use this to your advantage. Not just to dominate the other, but to coexist peacefully and to mutual advantage wherever possible.

However useful the concept of nationality can be, for the best personal living circumstances worldwide you have to solve problems/optimize globally, not nationally. Such insight comes more naturally when you live in a smaller society than when you live in a really large one. It is also one of the fundaments of the European union project but then on a regional scale.


BigMac

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Reply to BigMac

Kerry:

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Your score is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. You believe that John Kerry has some redeeming qualities, but not enough to entrust him with running the country, much less the nuclear launch codes. It's possible that you might change your mind about him, but at this point, you are leaning against him.



Bush:

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Your score is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10. You can't stand George W. Bush. The mere mention of his name makes you cringe, and every time you hear him speak, it makes you want to jump out the window. You will vote for Anyone But Bush.


There you go, I don't really like either of them. :smile:

But then I don't really follow politics here very closely, so I haven't really been paying much attention to what's happening in the US.

I think Bush is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but his cock-ups are at least amusing. For that reason I think I'd rather he stayed than Kerry, who I just don't really like - his whole Vietnam thing is plenty to discredit him in my eyes. As I say though, I don't really follow politics closely, so I don't hold particularly strong opinions either way.

I can't be bothered to Vote in the elections here. I distrust all politicians equally, and very much doubt I'll see any real difference no matter who I vote for.

I tick the box marked 'Apathy' by staying at home. :wink:

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Reply to ChipDeath

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I tick the box marked 'Apathy' by staying at home. :wink:



Problem with that attitude is, that these people who get elected will have direct influence over you, whether you trust them or not and whether <b>you</b> voted or not. Don't you think it's worth a small investment of your time to at least try to get the person elected that you think will be best for your personal situation, or the best person to lead your nation?

The real problem is how to get hold of trustworthy information that will allow you to make an informed decision.

BigMac

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Reply to BigMac

I just don't think any of them would make any perceptible difference to my current situation.

If I did actually see some clear, well laid-out plans which looked realistic and I believed in the sincerity of whichever party was proposing them, then I'd vote.

I just don't trust any of them, really. Maybe I'm just too much of a cynic in my old age :smile:

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Reply to ChipDeath

<i>Your score is 0 on a scale of 1 to 10. You hate Bush with a writhing passion. You think he is an idiot, a liar, and a warmonger who has been a miserable failure as president. Nothing would give you greater pleasure than seeing him run out of the White House, except maybe seeing him dragged away in handcuffs.</i>

And I was 100% truthful.

<i>Your score is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. John Kerry is your man. He may not be perfect in your eyes, but next to the smirking idiot who occupies the White House right now, he looks like Abraham Lincoln.</i>

Yeah, I don't agree with the scoring either. I didn't answer any question that really was positive to John Kerry, just really not as negative as I was towards Bush.

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Reply to ksoth

As you know I am not American. I took the quiz and answered the questions objectively from information learned from the media.

Kerry:

Your score is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. You believe that John Kerry has some redeeming qualities, but not enough to entrust him with running the country, much less the nuclear launch codes. It's possible that you might change your mind about him, but at this point, you are leaning against him.


Bush:

Your score is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. You hate Bush with a writhing passion. You think he is an idiot, a liar, and a warmonger who has been a miserable failure as president. Nothing would give you greater pleasure than seeing him run out of the White House, except maybe seeing him dragged away in handcuffs.


From the results of the quizes it appears International media has nothing positive to say about Bush and Kerry.
These guys needed to spend more time with their spin doctors to earn a more respectable International acceptance.

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Reply to zpyrd

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I just don't think any of them would make any perceptible difference to my current situation.

If I did actually see some clear, well laid-out plans which looked realistic and I believed in the sincerity of whichever party was proposing them, then I'd vote.

I just don't trust any of them, really. Maybe I'm just too much of a cynic in my old age


This is a problem I see with current presidencies and prime minister terms. We simply aren't seeing as much improvements in our countries anymore. Yes Canada advanced in issues or controversies, like gay marriage and pot legalization, but that does not change the fact we need better laws, a better economy, better tax management, but most of all, tackle the healthcare issue. When you compare or even read history books and look at presidents or prime ministers back in the 50s or around them, you see major changes instated by these people. For example, in Quebec, around the 50s, Maurice Duplessis gave electricity to almost all of Quebec, which made it finally back on the map. Before that, it was just a province with a country feel. He and the later leaders also helped found better education systems like the MEQ, the social and medical insurance were also put into place, and many other things.
The changes made a big difference in our lives, they improved them a lot because we now can get services for "free", and at least benefit from them. But nowadays, because of international issues affecting us locally, we are having people being elected USING local issues as the driving force to get them elected, to be able to deal with INTERNATIONAL issues. Think about it. Do you think Bush or Kerry will want to focus on education, healthcare and tax cuts before Iraq? Nein.
Nor do I believe much about Paul Martin's strategy, except that we're in a better position to benefit from local improvements. How true will that be, depends on the next big improvement that's SUPPOSEDLY gonna happen, a major funding in healthcare for all provinces. Will it hold true? I hope so... and soon. Otherwise we'll lose more and more faith (and create more minority governements like the current Liberal one) in leaders who will improve the whole, like those in the 20th century did.

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Reply to eden

2 with Kerry, 6 with Bush.

Answers weren't of course in any way that logical and most couldn't relate too well to the question, but ironically enough the score itself seems in line with how I feel.

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