Who do you hope will be the next U.S. president?

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Badsey at 02:11 AM JST - 2nd November

Bill Clinton is a felon and could never be a Supreme Court Justice.

McCain doesn't meet the "natural born citizen" requirement.

Obama is a liberal that is linked to radicals and terrorists (repeatedly).

Palin is a product of the Alaska school system, but knows how to shakedown Big Oil for money.

The pure logical choice is Palin for 2008, but some of Obama's plans are much better. Really if we fired all Senators, Congressmen, Lobbyists, President + Staff and jailed them under a forced labor agreement we could get a few million of our trillions back. Only Zimbabwe is doing worse than the U.S. Right now.
Badsey at 03:30 AM JST - 2nd November
if the vote came down to:
1. Obama (Demo-Crat)
2. McCain (Re-Pub)
3. Sponge Bob Square Pants (Cartoon Party)
4. Joe the Plumber (Non-Accredited Plumbers Party NaPP)
I would probably vote for Joe the Plumber and give SpongeBob some serious consideration.
helloklitty at 01:00 AM JST - 3rd November

whoever is elected better shrink the government and let the people who know how to create jobs, the rich, do their thing ... something tells me that Obama just does not get this simple point ... watch him brag about new (sh##ty) jobs being created, though in 1-3 years ... Asia will no longer be investing in America at that point - they will keep their money in Asia and trade among each other for the most part because you can't do business with people who don't have (real) money
USNinJapan2 at 04:13 PM JST - 3rd November

Badsey

McCain doesn't meet the "natural born citizen" requirement.

US Federal Law stated, "Any person born in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this chapter, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States, is declared to be a citizen of the United States."

Senator McCain was born on a US military base in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936. On what do you base your opinion that Senator McCain isn't a natural-born US citizen?
Nessie at 05:47 PM JST - 3rd November

US Federal Law stated, "Any person born in the Canal Zone on or after February 26, 1904, and whether before or after the effective date of this chapter, whose father or mother or both at the time of the birth of such person was or is a citizen of the United States, is declared to be a citizen of the United States."

USNin, that's true as far as it goes. What you DON'T say is that McCain wrote in that loophole himself in 1903!
Badsey at 08:41 PM JST - 3rd November

Congress has a non-binding resolution on McCain's eligibility as a "natural born citizen" --that in itself says he is not (logically why would you have done it then) For it to be law the constitution must be changed and the Supreme Court must rule.

As of now McCain is a citizen, but not a "natural born citizen"
ImperiumMundi at 08:47 PM JST - 3rd November

As of now McCain is a citizen, but not a "natural born citizen"

obama lived in indonesia at a time when the country did not allow dual citizenship. his mother's second third world muslim husband decided young barack's nationality.

did he take an oath of allegiance to the United States upon his return?

most likely not.

why is this not an issue?
USNinJapan2 at 12:25 AM JST - 4th November

Badsey

Nice try. Bubba would be proud of you.
Sarge at 12:45 AM JST - 4th November

I see now that McCain's got 22% of the votes here and Obama's got 78%. No wonder there are so many ridiculous posts here. The actual vote will be close to 50-50, of course.
BlackFlag at 01:12 AM JST - 4th November

Sarge, you're going to need a big spoonful of jam to help swallow the bitter pill coming your way
Zurg at 11:22 AM JST - 4th November

blackflig - It's a spoonful of surgar. and it will be a pill that is swwet! it will be more like 47% Obama and 49% McCain. and It is the undecided that will save the day. And don't forget, of course, with all the Accorns questionable ballot 'technics' I see Lawsuites. Lots of them !! And with 107 diffrent factions of the Accorn movement, there will be fingerpointing and Lawsuites. Alright, let's hear it for the rightous and the Supreme court. (:^D)
Taka313 at 11:12 PM JST - 4th November

obama lived in indonesia at a time when the country did not allow dual citizenship. his mother's second third world muslim husband decided young barack's nationality. did he take an oath of allegiance to the United States upon his return? most likely not. why is this not an issue?

Whine all you like.

It's not an issue because the economy, education and health ARE ISSUES. And they are the ones Sen. Obama has been focusing on.

It's not an issue because it's ridiculous mud-slinging by a few petulant men/women-children who aren't going to get their way. The majority of Americans have seen through the pettiness of said argument and are rejecting it.

It's a beautiful day.

Taka
Sarge at 11:22 PM JST - 4th November

"the economy, education and health ARE ISSUES. And they are the ones Sen. Obama has been focusing on"

Yeah, he'd like the government to take over the economy, education and healthcare. What I want to know is when he's going to visit his aunt in that Boston slum, and if he's ever going to do anything for her other than return her $265 campaign contribution.
Taka313 at 11:46 PM JST - 4th November

What I want to know is when he's going to visit his aunt in that Boston slum, and if he's ever going to do anything for her other than return her $265 campaign contribution.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I give you exhibit A of why Sen. Obama will win the election today. Sen. Obama's campaign talks about the economy. candidate mccain's campaign talks about Sen. Obama's aunt in a Boston slum.

They have nothing to run on other than hate and fear.

That's SOOOO 2004.

Bye bye neo-cons. Good luck getting a gig on a reality TV show because your influence in American politics is done. Even the Economist endorsed Sen. Obama.

Taka
Sarge at 06:45 AM JST - 5th November

"candidate mccain's campaign talks about Sen. Obama's aunt in a Boston slum."

Nah, they don't have the guts. It's up to people like me who raise these troubling questions. You don't think it's strange at all that Obama has a half brother and an aunt living in poverty and hasn't done a thing for them because you're mesmerized by the Messiah.

"Even the Economist endorsed Sen. Obama"

Yeah, there's a bunch of European publications who love Obama.

Even Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Sen. McCain.