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Next President of the United States
August 1, 2007 - 01:30 PM
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If you could pick any one in the world to be the next President of the United States in 2008, who would it be and why?
I ask this question here, because the next President will undoutedly play an active world role... whether anyone wants him/her to or not. So who does the world think should be the next President?
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 1, 2007 - 02:36 PM
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Bill Gates
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 1, 2007 - 04:52 PM
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Bill Gates certainly wouldn't be a bad choice. His heart is definately in the right place.
I think Hillary Clinton would do a good job, plus she already has respect and relationships with many of the world's leaders.
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 1, 2007 - 09:44 PM
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Hillary Clinton.
I already have nightmares of Obama shaking hands and mugging for the cameras with Chavez/Kim Jong-IL/Ahmadinejad.
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 2, 2007 - 12:44 PM
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hello I think that the next president of the USA will be BARACK OBAMA
or HILARY CLINTON and the competition will be very tough between them
For me they are the best candidates that for the democrates and for the USA because they have the leaderhips skills and the experience to lead a superpower like USA
Also they represent an alternative to bush's international policy which was a total failure and and a threat to the stability of the WORLD
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 2, 2007 - 01:12 PM
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Obama ...for he is the one who is offering something different....and of course something better.....The world definitely needs a better US Govt...One which at leasts dreams of heralding peace....
Hilary's stance is too close to Bush's for comfort ...
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 2, 2007 - 01:54 PM
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Well, Anu, if Barack didn't seem before to project the tough, no-holds-barred stance Bush is known to favor, he's definitely joined the fray now with the statement he made yesterday on the Pakistan question: To strike or not to strike?
Not only was he in favor of a military strike on Pakistani territory to rout Al Qaeda hideouts, he supported the idea that it was justifiable - even without Pakistani government approval. That's one statement that holds potential to backfire if public resentment towards such an audacious opinion is palpable enough.
I think the declaration was presumptuous; he should have toed a middle-line in that respect perhaps. But his integrity of personality and sincerity of character are equal to the task of weathering the backlash - I think. He's my choice, by the way.
This post was edited on: 2007-08-02 at 02:13 PM by: Manny Maurice
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 2, 2007 - 05:17 PM
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Any thoughts on Edwards or Guiliani as potential front runners? Just curious...
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 2, 2007 - 11:53 PM
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The negative about Obama being so far on the spectrum form Bush is that it can be too radical of a change. That and it seems to me like he appeals more to the younger crowd, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but I can't take what he says all the time seriously.
As for Edwards and Gulliani, I didn't know much about Edwards until the CNN YouTube debate in which I thought his answers were great. Many people don't like him though.
Gulliani I know as a mayor. I do'nt know much about him as a presidential candidate.
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 3, 2007 - 08:48 AM
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I don't know about Bill Gates. I read about this study before where they analyzed his hand writing to determine somehow if he would be a good choice for president, apparently he would not be so great a leader.
Obama said he would attack Taliban strongholds in pakistan if he were elected, so maybe he actually wants to take on terrorism instead of John Edwards who still denies there is a war on terror.
Right now, I would have to go with Obama, but I'm uncertain if he would be a strong leader.
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 3, 2007 - 11:17 AM
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"they analyzed his hand writing to determine somehow if he would be a good choice for president"
I guess debates and speeches are too old-fashioned for you? :P
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 3, 2007 - 12:04 PM
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I am not sure handwriting is definitive proof that Bill Gates can't lead - Microsoft has done pretty well - going from a small start up running out of his garage to the biggest company in the country.
But I just mentioned him because the question was - "anybody"
out of the people running - I love Obama, but ultimately he is still to inexperienced and it is starting to show.
Hillery is killing him in the polls - by like 20 points right now.
It was in part because in the debates Obama was talking about meeting every Tyrant in the world without preconditions and it looked naive.
Anu - Hillery is not that close to Bush - she is really close to her husband -
her presidency would be run like the last Clinton administration with Bill in the background.
In the end Obama just doesn't have the juice, I don't think he can beat her - but it is still very early so anything is possible.
Probably a more likely thing is that Obama will be Secretary of State in a Clinton white house.
Gulliani looks like he is going to take the Republican nod -
that is a bit scary because he can compete with Hillery in traditional democratic strongholds like New York and New Jersey.
No Dem will win the white house without New York.
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 3, 2007 - 12:18 PM
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Ya mates, about the handwriting thing, thats what I heard from some study. It's interesting concept but I don't know much about it.
Debates I don't think are good predictors of how good a leader will be, because all potential canadiates will tell the voters what they think they want to hear anyway. It's the nature of politics to make promises and somehow not keep them exactly as promised. In a way, it's a hit or miss in my opinion.
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 3, 2007 - 01:35 PM
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I'm actually from NY and you'd be surprised by the number of people who dislike Hillary. People were bitter about her moving to NY just to run for Senator... and then winning of course. On the other hand, NY is a large and diverse state... most people only think about NYC... so no one can really speak for NY opinion on the whole. Definitely an important state to watch...
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Re: Next President of the United States
August 3, 2007 - 04:09 PM
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foster88 wrote:
Ya mates, about the handwriting thing, thats what I heard from some study. It's interesting concept but I don't know much about it.
Debates I don't think are good predictors of how good a leader will be, because all potential canadiates will tell the voters what they think they want to hear anyway. It's the nature of politics to make promises and somehow not keep them exactly as promised. In a way, it's a hit or miss in my opinion.
Did you happen to watch the YouTube debate, foster?
See that's not what people [should] look at. People look at whether a candidate tells it like it is. After the Bush administration, people want honesty, and people know that the truth isn't always butterfly filled. With debates, you can compare the candidates as to who is, as luke said naive (which I agree, Obama looked very much so, especially since he ended every answer with "and that's what I'll do as president" , who is more conservative, who is more liberal, or who generally has a good head on their shoulders. You can try and get to know the candidate (the person), especially when the questions are coming from everyday Americans.
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