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Objectionable Adverts - Gerainia - 05-08-2008
Can anyone else see the adverts for the "ringtones"? *sigh*
Objectionable Adverts - Ferveo - 05-08-2008
I can. On every page.
Objectionable Adverts - Antrium - 05-09-2008
Unfortunately, we don't have any control over the ads here.
I find the Iron Maiden ringtones ad less offensive than the John McCain 2008 ads, personally.
Objectionable Adverts - Gerainia - 05-09-2008
They've gone!
BTW, what was wrong with the JMC ones?
Objectionable Adverts - Federalist - 05-09-2008
All I see are the wons for RP games
Objectionable Adverts - Ferveo - 05-09-2008
Well, sometimes I see ones about poverty, and sometimes about...um..."hot sounds from hot girls" that I won't go into any farther.
Objectionable Adverts - Antrium - 05-12-2008
GerainiaMay 9 2008, 10:29 AM BTW, what was wrong with the JMC ones? [/quote]
They're for John McCain...
Objectionable Adverts - Gerainia - 05-12-2008
I'm not American, so I'm unfamiliar with the scene, but for a Rep, he seems good. Age may be a slight hinderance, mind.
Objectionable Adverts - Federalist - 05-12-2008
Depends on your stance, McCain or Hillary or Obama. Personally I don't like any of them.
Objectionable Adverts - Jagera - 05-13-2008
Ralph Nader for the White House in 2008!
Seriously, though,
Objectionable Adverts - Antrium - 05-13-2008
GerainiaMay 12 2008, 11:33 AM I'm not American, so I'm unfamiliar with the scene, but for a Rep, he seems good. Age may be a slight hinderance, mind. [/quote]
My biggest objection to John McCain is his stance on the Iraq War. There's this one clip where he says we could be in Iraq for "100 years". It's not fair to base my judgment of him on that one sentence, but I think it's fairly indicative of his plan. And he's still pretty much a social conservative. He's more moderate than, say, Bush, but still: ew.
Out of all the candidates that could win, I prefer Obama. I caucused for him and everything. Sure, third party candidates would be nice, but they can't win. I'm not throwing away my vote. (Because I can vote in these elections
)(I sort of apologize for turning this into a debate. Then again, our forums have never been really picky about that
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Objectionable Adverts - Federalist - 05-13-2008
Its not throwing away your vote, by showing support for 3rd party candidates you give them more power to fight the dominant parties. I'm sick and tired of this monopoly the Democrats and Republicans have had on the elections for almost a hundred and forty years. Its time things changed.
Objectionable Adverts - Gerainia - 05-13-2008
I don't see how it's unfair, it's not like 3rd parties can't vote, is it?
Objectionable Adverts - Federalist - 05-13-2008
True they can, but the Dems and Repub. shut them out, refusing to acknowledge they exist and thereby exclude them from the media spotlight.
Objectionable Adverts - Antrium - 05-14-2008
pagemasterMay 12 2008, 10:30 PM Its not throwing away your vote, by showing support for 3rd party candidates you give them more power to fight the dominant parties. I'm sick and tired of this monopoly the Democrats and Republicans have had on the elections for almost a hundred and forty years. Its time things changed. [/quote]
The only problem is that there hasn't been any 3rd party candidate with any real hope of winning for the last 140 years. (Wallace with the Dixiecrats, maybe. But really, no.) Most people who vote 3rd party would probably choose the Democratic candidate, which just takes votes away from Obama (since he's the winner). I don't like the system any more than you do, but fighting it just makes it more likely that the Republican will win. And I simply can't stand for another Republican.
Until a 3rd party candidate can get media attention and some actual support from a lot of people, I don't think I'll vote for any of them. Trust me, I'd like to. I think 4 years run by the Greens or even the Libertarians might really do some good. (Especially the Greens. We need some serious environmental help.) It's really unfortunate.