Huckabee silliness and silly hate

[valkotukka]

There was a segment on NPR today that was about an Iowa campaign advertisement by a candidate named Mike Huckabee. Huckabee is a Republican candidate; my impression of him is a friendly, simple man who would make a good friend but not a great executive. (Certain trivial faults: having a not-very-distinguished last name; not "believing" in evolution

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[msnowstorms]

those comments are completely out of line, I agree.
I remember trying to read a michael moore book, and finding him just as irratating as all the other pundits, of any party.

I don't know if i even want to vote. I really dislike all of the candidates in th two major parties.
I think the two party system is mainly to blame. We'd be much better off with w a multiparty system, or a no party system.

Can you imagine if someone ran, not as a republican or a democrat, but as a person?
High concept, dude.

[valkotukka]

The one thing that surprised me about Ron Paul was how he was an actually good person. He is a medical doctor and he actually still treats his patients in his Texas home district.

Nevermind that I dislike libertarianism.

[msnowstorms]

if ron paul didn't have such hideous ideas about some things that matter to me fundamentally, i would place him higher in the candidates. he seems like a good person, just not my kind of politician.

[msnowstorms]

the one candidate i do like is Mike Gravel. Sadly he has NO chance of winning. I signed a bunch of web peticians to draft gore as the Democratic candidate. I'd like to see him win. again.

[valkotukka]

Thank you. It's nice to see that my attempt at serious commentary was at least somewhat successful.

[valkotukka]

I have made a huge swing from left-to-right recently, I think. Despite this, I still have a deep distaste for the Republicans.

Reading criticisms of Liberalism itself, the philosophy, have strongly influenced my views.