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• Jon McKeone

  

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  September 27, 2011 9:17:31 AM EDT

  The alternative media of the internet has made great strides in helping folks to get information not manipulated by the mass media. This, along with the gross incompetence of democrats, has helped many to see the light. Sadly it would seem the majority of people of both parties are still uninformed or misinformed and generally apathetic. Those folks, if they watch news or get information on the process, continue to get it from a leftist slanted media.

   

  With a minority of informed individuals participating in primary elections will 2012 be a repeat of 2008 where the media and RNC insiders push a "winnable" candidate which will go down in flames rather than allow informed voters to push the cream to the top?

• woody pendleton

  

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  October 25, 2011 3:55:06 PM EDT

  WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR AMERICANS TO SEE AND ACCEPT THAT BOTH PARTIES HAVE BECOME IRRELEVENT AS FAR AS THE GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED. NEITHER PARTY IS CONCERNED WITH WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT AND BECAUSE WE REFUSE TO SEE THIS WE WILL GET THE CANDIDATE THAT THE SAME WASHINGTON LEADERS HAVE SELECTED TO WIN. IT WILL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHICH ONE WINS BECAUSE IT HAS ALL BEEN PLANNED AND AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE WITH THE GOOD OLD BOYS. THE ONLY WAY WE THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET CONTROL OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND FREEDOM IS TO REPLACE THIS TYRANT GOVERNMENT WITH A WHOLE NEW GOVERNMENT. WE CAN NOT ALLOW THE SAME PEOPLE TO REMAIN IN OFFICE TO CONTINUE SPOILING THE BARREL.. THE BARREL IS ROTTON TO THE CORE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPOIL EVERYTHING UNTIL WE CLEAN HOUSE.
• Eric Lundrbeck

  

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  October 25, 2011 3:57:19 PM EDT

  Gotta Agree with Woody here.
• James Merikan

  

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  November 18, 2011 4:43:22 PM EST

  I agree with both Jon and Woody. The next thing we must do is NOT electing the front runner or even the second best. That is why we have the primary elections.
• woody pendleton

  

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  November 18, 2011 5:36:36 PM EST

  I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SET UP A SET OF QUALIFICATIONS CONCERNING CANDIDATES HONESTY, BELIEFS, CHARACTER AND OPENNESS OF THEIR LIFE THAT CAN BE PLACED AGAINST EVERY CANDIDATE TO SEE IF AND HOW THEY MATCH THE STANDARD. AND IF THEY DO NOT MATCH A CERTAIN LEVEL THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED. IS IT WRONG TO EXPECT A CANDIDATES WORD TO BE HIS BOND??? OR IS LYING TO GET ELECTED ACCEPTABLE?? SHOULD WE EXPECT A CANDIDATE TO BE OPEN ABOUT THEIR LIFE AND HABITS?? WHAT IS THE CRITERIA WE FOLLOW WITH CANDIDATES??? I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE RAVING ABOUT THIS CANDIDATE OR THAT ONE AND THEY DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE A VALID CRITERIA TO JUDGE A CANDIDATES WORTH. MOST OFTEN THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALIFICATION FOR MOST PEOPLE IS THE PHYSICAL LOOKS, SMOOTH TONGUE TALKING[ AND NOT NECESSARILY THE TRUTH] AND A SLICK MIND. HONESTY, STATESMANSHIP, PAST HISTORY AND JOB PERFORMANCE SELDOM COME INTO THE EVALUATION. AND IF SOME OF US BRING UP DISCREPANCIES PERTAINING TO A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE WE ARE VILIFIED AND CURSED AS BEING A BIGOT AND BIASED, NOT KNOWING WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. SO WHAT IS OUR CRITERIA?? OBAMA HAS PROVEN OUR REGULAR CRITERIA DOES NOT WORK AND YET I HAVE SEEN NO ONE PRESENTING ONE THAT EVERYBODY COULD USE. ANY IDEAS???? I AM INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH THIS.
• Jon McKeone

  

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  November 18, 2011 5:40:05 PM EST

  Everyone who even enters a primary should first have to have a complete and thorough background check including verification of identity, birth and ALL other documents.
• woody pendleton

  

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  November 18, 2011 5:42:14 PM EST

  I AGREE. BUT SO MANY FALL FOR THE SNAKE OIL SALESMEN AND FOREGO THE BASIC CRITERIA OF A CANDIDATES VERACITY.