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tailgater Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 4:17 AM EST
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Now that it's obvious that President Bush has won the election, what are your feelings towards him?
I ask this, because much of your early disdain towards him was focused on your accusation of "selected, not elected".
Assuming Ohio plays out according to the laws of probability, GWB will have won not only the EC votes, but also the Popular Vote.
In fact, I believe he has won the HIGHEST vote total in the history of our great country.

So, I know you won't "like" having him as our President, but can you accept that he is legitimately our elected leader? And can you then offer at least a portion of the respect that his position deserves?

Just curious.
RDC Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 4:33 AM EST
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LOL, Rick will never concede either!

Hey, GWB is the FIRST President to win the popular vote since his father. That includes the beloved Clinton.

S4_biturbo Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 5:48 AM EST
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Will I recognize that he is our legitmately elected leader? Of course. Do I have any more respect for him? Absolutely not. Will he gain more (or any, for that matter) of my respect in the future? That remains to be seen.
tailgater Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 6:35 AM EST
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RDC,
The first to win a MAJORITY of the popular vote.
Clinton won via the Electoral College, and also by the popular vote. He just didn't eclipse the 50% margin like Dubya has.

uncleb Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 7:38 AM EST
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I will definitley recongnize GW as the POTUSA. He was voted in fair and square, no question. I will still question decisions that I do not agree with but he the President of my country and as such, gets my support.
PMoreno349 Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 8:43 AM EST
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While I maintain that the last election was illegitimate, I concede that this election, was won fairly.

As hard as it is for me to say it, it also shows that he wasn't doing everything wrong, at least in the eyes of the majority (slight as it may be) of Americans.

This election is easier to live with, than the last, thanks for askin'
SteveS Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 8:52 AM EST
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This election has actually come pretty close to being a mirror image of the last one ... that is, GWB quite clearly got a LOT more popular votes than Kerry, but came close to losing in the electoral college ...

Had Kerry received an electoral vote majority, despite losing the popular vote, would you have felt this election to somehow be less tainted than the last???
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 10:21 AM EST
Joined: 10-01-2000
Posts: 33,248
TAILGATOR

"can you accept that he is legitimately our elected leader" yes. i never expected there were so many of you.

as soon as i hear from hockeydad, i will pay my hemmingway debt.

"can you then offer at least a portion of the respect that his position deserves?" no, i don't believe in grading on a sliding scale.




18delta Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 2:46 PM EST
Joined: 09-18-2004
Posts: 3,235
"you are doomed to eternal damnation for not giving me respect"..........................

i believe you told me that once in a post............

think it's time you ate a little sh*# ricky..........
rayder1 Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 2:54 PM EST
Joined: 06-02-2002
Posts: 2,226
Tailgater...kind of a silly question to pose to Mr. Maven. He has repeatedly and quite proudly pronounced his disdain and lack of respect for authority.
The election didn't end up on Ricks terms...so he won't have it in him to respect the office.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 4:33 PM EST
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rayder1

excuse me, i respect the office, not the tenant.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 4:37 PM EST
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18delta

"you are doomed to eternal damnation for not giving me respect"

did i really say that? i might have. please reference the post you have memorialized.

since i don't deal with heaven or hell, i might have said it to raise your hackels.

were your hackles raised?

hackle, hackle.
kornazoo Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 4:55 PM EST
Joined: 12-03-2003
Posts: 312
Here he goes again, trying to brighten his sad, pathetic life by getting any response, even negative....
18delta Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 5:00 PM EST
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this quote was from the "why i hate liberals" post, i think.


my hackles are always raised for you.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Nov 3 2004, 10:45 PM EST
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kornazoo

when was the last time you went on vacation with your wife? did you have a great time?
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