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Re: Question for the Conservatives out there
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 05:08:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

  
   I disagree. David K is eminently qualified to be Prez, after all, he’s a faithful West Wing watcher.

He is??? ;-) Hmmm, is “TV watcher” considered a qualification for the presidency by Libertarians?

No, but then, the elections are rigged against minor parties anyway, so really, what does it matter what we think? What matters is what the media and the major parties think, right? If you’re going to bet on a rigged race, it helps to know who is doing the rigging.

   I see that employment isn’t;-)

Not ever being gainfully employed by the private sector in a meaningful way certainly didn’t hold back any of our current major party candidates.

  
   That right there makes him more qualified than our current incumbent (who I suspect may not be able to turn televisions on without assistance)...

You know, that’s not as easy as it sounds these days. I don’t watch much TV, but when I am at a friend’s house and I see the 4 or 5 remotes on the coffee table, it makes me long for the Clapper®!

I hear that. I have to have my kids work the DVD player for me, I just can’t be bothered to remember all the buttons for the once in a while that I watch anything...



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(...) He is??? ;-) Hmmm, is "TV watcher" considered a qualification for the presidency by Libertarians? I see that employment isn't;-) (...) You know, that's not as easy as it sounds these days. I don't watch much TV, but when I am at a friend's (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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