Freddie the Libertarian Troll's Guide to the 2008 US Presidential Candidates
Giuliani: Mayor of New York when Al-Qaeda flew those planes into the World Trade Centre. Brought in zero-tolerance policing. Not a religious conservative like many Republicans.
Huckabee: Creationist loon. Pure nutter.
McCain: Former POW in 'Nam. Tough guy image. Very hawkish on foreign policy but has criticised current administration's handling of Iraq. Has co-sponsored bills with Obama.
Paul: Free trade libertarian (and has stood as a Libertarian candidate in the past). Advocates non-intervention in foreign policy, and hence voted against Iraq War. Big on small (federal) government. Won't win.
Romney: Mormon. Has positioned himself to get the religious nutter vote, but is much more socially conservative now than he has been in the past, so this is probably just blatant populism.
Thompson: TV and film actor. Professional lobbyist. Before that he was a lawyer (including a spell on the Senate committee that investigated Watergate). Big on image (average bloke image) but small on policies.
Clinton: Wife. Woman. Claimed that Monica Lewinsky was just "a right-wing conspiracy" to discredit her husband. Old-fashioned 'Liberal' in the American sense of the word.
Edwards: Was Kerry's running mate last time around. Remember Kerry? No? Nobody else does either. Wife is dying. Personal injury compensation lawyer. Opposed tax cuts. Would be considered left-wing even in most parts of Europe.
Kucinich: The Mafia once tried to kill him when he was Mayor of Cleveland. Has been a supporter of Hugo Chavez in the past. Don't worry - he won't win. Not even Americans are stupid enough to vote for a Chavez apologist. Unlike Londoners.
Obama: Mixed race (portrayed as 'black', but his mother is white). Young. Father is a foreigner (Kenyan). Oprah is a fan. Criticised Bush for starting a new war in Iraq before finishing Afghanistan. Another lawyer. Certainly not a Jesse Jackson style black democrat. Has co-sponsored bills with McCain. Possibly a bit like Beyonce or Halle Berry - black enough to appeal to blacks and white enough to appeal to whites. Would probably be considered centre-right by European or British standards.
Tricky. On the first question, it will probably be Giuliani but Romney would be the better choice. I don't even want to think about Huckabee. On the second question, it will be Clinton without a doubt but I'm not convinced that she can win against any of the likely Republican candidates. Honestly? A pox on all their houses.
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Date: 2008-01-02 09:16 pm (UTC)Giuliani: Mayor of New York when Al-Qaeda flew those planes into the World Trade Centre. Brought in zero-tolerance policing. Not a religious conservative like many Republicans.
Huckabee: Creationist loon. Pure nutter.
McCain: Former POW in 'Nam. Tough guy image. Very hawkish on foreign policy but has criticised current administration's handling of Iraq. Has co-sponsored bills with Obama.
Paul: Free trade libertarian (and has stood as a Libertarian candidate in the past). Advocates non-intervention in foreign policy, and hence voted against Iraq War. Big on small (federal) government. Won't win.
Romney: Mormon. Has positioned himself to get the religious nutter vote, but is much more socially conservative now than he has been in the past, so this is probably just blatant populism.
Thompson: TV and film actor. Professional lobbyist. Before that he was a lawyer (including a spell on the Senate committee that investigated Watergate). Big on image (average bloke image) but small on policies.
Clinton: Wife. Woman. Claimed that Monica Lewinsky was just "a right-wing conspiracy" to discredit her husband. Old-fashioned 'Liberal' in the American sense of the word.
Edwards: Was Kerry's running mate last time around. Remember Kerry? No? Nobody else does either. Wife is dying. Personal injury compensation lawyer. Opposed tax cuts. Would be considered left-wing even in most parts of Europe.
Kucinich: The Mafia once tried to kill him when he was Mayor of Cleveland. Has been a supporter of Hugo Chavez in the past. Don't worry - he won't win. Not even Americans are stupid enough to vote for a Chavez apologist. Unlike Londoners.
Obama: Mixed race (portrayed as 'black', but his mother is white). Young. Father is a foreigner (Kenyan). Oprah is a fan. Criticised Bush for starting a new war in Iraq before finishing Afghanistan. Another lawyer. Certainly not a Jesse Jackson style black democrat. Has co-sponsored bills with McCain. Possibly a bit like Beyonce or Halle Berry - black enough to appeal to blacks and white enough to appeal to whites. Would probably be considered centre-right by European or British standards.
I think Obama may well take the prize.
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