If Presidential candidates were sailors, what would they be sailing???
Feel free to be humorous, insulting, annoying, or intelligently clever, or even pleasantly kind and upbeat,...BUT YOUR COMMENTS MUST BE SAILING ORIENTED AND USE SAILING REFERENCES!!!
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Let the entertainment begin...
Jeff Peterson H-16 Sail #23721 Big Marine Lake, MN
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Re: If Presidential Candidates Were Sailors...
[Re: Jeff Peterson]
#282039 03/01/1607:11 AM03/01/1607:11 AM
Well, they started as a one-chambermember party who's only interest was defending animal interests. But now they have extended their scope to a sort of nature-party (saving the world). That looks nice ofcourse, but they tend to make a religion of that.
Our problem here in Holland is indeed that we have so much small political partys that the actual formed government after the election often is infact a mess. Moreover because the Representatives and the Senate mostly have different partys distribution.
So, I'm intrigued by your political system in which it always turns out to the battle between Democrats and Republicans.
Compared to my country this process in the US of the formation of a new government looks more simple and straight forward. But IMHO, what is happening now with these two candidates, shows me an unexpected downside of this sytem.
ronald RAIDER-15 (homebuilt)
hey boy, what did you do over there, alone far out at sea?.. "huh....., that's the only place where I'm happy, sir.
Re: If Presidential Candidates Were Sailors...
[Re: northsea junkie]
#282059 03/03/1608:44 AM03/03/1608:44 AM
While the US political process is technically "open" (there are other political parties such as Libertarian, Federalist, socialist, Tea-party, etc), the actual means to conduct the selection process is pretty much closed to all but the two major political parties (Republican & Democrat).
There are requirements to get on the election ballot which can be parlayed to get people promoted, but the electoral college system tends to align with one of the two parties.
If I recall my grade-school civics correctly, the electoral college actually elects the President. These "delegates" are selected to represent the voters of that particular state (although they could remain undecided or cast a vote in opposition to the popular vote)
I think there was a brush-up in the Bush/Gore presidential in 2008? election having to do with the electoral college because the popular vote was so close in numbers. There was another president earlier (Taft?) elected by the college contrary to the popular vote tabulation...
You politicos correct my fuzzy memory please....
Jay
Re: If Presidential Candidates Were Sailors...
[Re: northsea junkie]
#282060 03/03/1609:14 AM03/03/1609:14 AM
Compared to my country this process in the US of the formation of a new government looks more simple and straight forward. But IMHO, what is happening now with these two candidates, shows me an unexpected downside of this sytem.
Bah. yeah. Your choice is a really small choice of candidates and a dysfunctional government or a wide choice of candidates and a dysfunctional government.
IMHO, our biggest problem is that it takes a ton of money to get elected and then those that are elected act in favor of those that gave them money (otherwise, they don't get the money and don't get elected next time). "Freewill" of the people in the modern democracy is somewhat of an illusion - and then sometimes the freewill of the people can be pretty shocking. I'm not sure which is worse sometimes. We can depend on the people with the money to act in their own best interest...
Jake Kohl
Re: If Presidential Candidates Were Sailors...
[Re: Jake]
#282061 03/03/1610:09 AM03/03/1610:09 AM
Most people are only concerned with the things that affect them directly. Therefore they are focused more on the local issues (like fire protection or local security) than something more complex or futuristic (say, the collapse of social security)
We (as a broad-stroke generalization) may "hate" a particular POTUS but we respect the institution/office. Seems we also seem to like our locally elected representatives (who serve in Congress, which we somehow "hate")... very confusing sometimes...
Jay
Re: If Presidential Candidates Were Sailors...
[Re: Jeff Peterson]
#282063 03/03/1611:27 AM03/03/1611:27 AM
If Presidential candidates were sailors, what would they be sailing???
Back to the original question....
Clinton would most likely sail a pirate ship. You don't know where she is, she'd lie about it anyways even if she told you. Chances are she'll blow up. The logs would be deleted. Clearly. Bill would be caught banging everything on board. Everything.
Trump, I'm not sure, is there an equivilent to a clown car in the sailing world? He's floating around where ever there are cameras to pay attention to his stupidity. The boat is equipped with the loudest stereo ever. Surfers like it since even when moored it makes a wake just from the BS spewing over the speakers.
Rubio, Noah's Ark, that butt clown thinks he was sent by god anyways. He's just sailing in circles, hoping to get noticed. Counter clockwise circles for some reason.
Sanders would be on a pink Sunfish, with unicorns, rainbows, and a menorah shooting free sh!t into the air. His course is set on La La Land.
Cruz is sailing a Viking ship. When he comes over the horizon, nothing good is coming. He's from a strange land, so nothing he says even makes sense anyways. Chances are the dragging the dock as it is still tied to the boat, but he did remove his beach wheels.... Jake.
Jeb is paddling a beat up canoe, just outside of Midland Texas. There's no water, which is actually lucky since it'd sink in a matter of minutes anyways.
This is one scary election cycle. No matter who wins, we lose.
I'm boatless.
Re: If Presidential Candidates Were Sailors...
[Re: Karl_Brogger]
#282064 03/03/1612:36 PM03/03/1612:36 PM
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
Re: If Presidential Candidates Were Sailors...
[Re: David Ingram]
#282065 03/03/1601:33 PM03/03/1601:33 PM
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"