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Location: The Heart of Space | Hi DanMan...... I must also point out that in many of the states that comprise the United States of America, "write in" candidates are perfectly valid people to vote for. In my state (among many others) a valid write in candidate is a gentleman of fine repute, intense joviality, charitable spirit and supreme knowledge of world affairs......this man is duly registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and is a bona-fide candidate for President. Here are his federal credentials: Santa Claus • FEC P20005146
• Declaration of Intent of Candidacy: Tuesday 28 August 2012
• Campaign website: http://www.santaclausforpresident.com/
• Address: INCLINE VILLAGE, NV 89450 I, for one, must seriously consider his candidacy...................................... Peace and More Peace, Marty and the Kitty-Kats |
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Location: Nigeria | Made my choice Marty, but not the list saying Santa and the Dalai Lama aren’t cool choices. Every child loves Santa and Lama one way or the other. I personally wish them good luck and feel the world can not do without their invaluable services. I might as well consider voting Santa in the nearest future, after President Obama’s second term, and the Dalai Lama, should he contest election any time in Tibet.
It’s time to vote Marty. Let’s concentrate on our votes before the stars of destiny lock their doors. May the Best of the Best rid the world of Injustice, Poverty and Disease.
Shalom!!!
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Location: The Heart of Space | Hi again my dearest Danni....... In my state, which is Maryland, it will not make one bit of difference what my individual vote is. We are known as a "blue state" which means that the number of electoral college votes that are cast by my state will go to Al'abama. The only way that will not happen is if a 2/3's majority of votes cast in my state vote for Romulus (or whatever his name is), which believe me, WILL NOT HAPPEN! Thus, I am voiceless when it comes to who is President, since the majority is predisposed to be Democratic, regardless of worth. This shoud in no way be interpreted as an endorsement by Marty for one or the other. It should be understood as a condemantion of the "electoral college" which makes the popular vote a sham.............we elected Al Gore president by popular vote, but we got Georgie Bush by electoral college vote. And the electoral college vote in Florida played a key role, as the popular vote determined the casting of the electoral college vote. Florida is known as a "swing" state since the population consists of older retirees who like to dance to the "Big Band" sound. Ohio is another swing state since the population can't dance at all except for swaying side to side and doing the pogo. I am trembling in fear of a retaliatory strike from Doc Jay, who is in Ohio....and therefore one of the swingers. But she is more of a rock and roller so we cannot predict her vote with any accuracy..... The point I wish to make is that NOTHING changes no matter who is elected......until we finally have a person who can lead the country and not just manage it. Managers are great if they are crafty at what they do....I adore Bill Clinton, a great manager, personable, and effective....I felt good when he was Prez. I felt physically ill when George Bush was Prez. The first term of Obama has me ambivilent but I realize that it takes time to reverse the stupidity of the previous term of Presidency. My biggest problem is that we have become conditioned to expect less than greatness from our leaders when we should demand the best. Danman.....in honest assessment, my nation is the most powerful nation on the face of this planet and may well hold the future in our hands. The world deserves the best from us and we owe the best to the world......a group of Sephardic and Ashkenazy people believe they were "chosen" but that is false. Those that reside in the United States are self chosen.....as we chose to be the best we can be........all of us from every single country that we came from.....the music and food and dance and romance of all nations that come together under our flag is a stength that can never ever be conquered. BTW, I have personally met a bunch of Prez's or would be Prez's. The one who impressed me the most was James Earl Carter, aka Jimmy Carter. I still have my gold lapel pin that says "Jimmy Carter" somewhere. His public charisma was minimal even though he was a preacher. BUT, his personal magnetism was glowing....a man who believed we could truly live in peace. BTW, he was betrayed by a Judas.......if anyone is interested I will go into this further. Peace and Paws, Marty, Luckylee, Poppyhead |
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Location: United Kingdom | mruppert - 10/19/2012 10:56 PM ... I, for one, must seriously consider his candidacy... I think you should! I'll give you my vote, that's for sure!  Aqua - the Airy One
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Location: The Heart of Space | Hello Dannmann and My Dearest Akvavit: As we approach election day, I have had time to reflect on how I will vote. To dispel any misconceptions, and to make sure that it is understood by those in other states and in other countries, it will not matter how I vote as my state, Maryland, will cast it's electoral votes for "Barrack" Al'Abama as opposed to "Catchers" Mitt Romknee. As such vote casting for the democratic candidate has always been the case, I have traditionally written in a name in the box that allows me to....usually Ralph Nader or Prof. John Hagland of the Natural Law Party. I favor Mr. Nader as he is a consumer advocate, and I favor Dr. Hagland as he is a spiritualist candidate. I will cast a vote on many important issues in the state of Maryland, including gay marriage and the expansion of casino gambling. And, I will do so honestly, intelligently and with thought. BUT, for da Prez of the USA.....I am voting for....................................................Santa Claus.....THERE IS NO BETTER MAN FOR THE JOB! Dannyman.....you may well notice how no one other than our dear lady responds to this thread.....Americans are ashamed to declare their beliefs by virtue of aligning themselves publically with a candidate. We are not like other peoples and other nations. We are polarized and devisive. We fight among ourselves instead of celebrating ourselves. We hate the backbone of the country, which is immigration, and we, Pollyanna-like, wonder why the rest of the world does not like us? Worse yet, we do not hold the rest of the world accountable. We are demonized by the Islamic world because we are Christian and infidel....I got news for all....this is the most unchristian nation you could possibly live in and one of the most truist nations to the principals of the Qu'ran that you can find. But other nations have the impetus of Saladinian Islam, and cannot see the truth of the simple, fundamental, belief......God Is God.....Allah Akbar.....which is OUR belief.....why can't the rest of the world SEE IT??????? Peace and More Peace, Marty, Lucky, Poppy |
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| I vote Barack Obama for many reasons. The main ones being he seems to have a wider understanding of humanity and a thoughtful process of contemplating things and weighing options before jumping into war. But, alas. I am in a red state way down south. My vote will not matter to anyone but me and my conscience. |
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Location: Nigeria | Conscience is all that matters. Thanks for the votes Disa and Marty...
We do our best and the Almighty does the rest!
Peace and Love Everlasting!!!
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Location: Nigeria | WHO MADE YOU? 27-10-2012
"You are the only one that recognize US. Who Made You?" I heard and awoke.
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Location: United Kingdom | mruppert ... As we approach election day, I have had time to reflect on how I will vote.. Dear Friends – is it really four years ago that I wrote the following in ‘Humankind At The Crossroads’ ?
‘An important part of the profound changes that are now taking place in our world is the fact that for the first time in its history a black man, Barack Obama, has gained access to the office of the President of the United States of America. With a white mother and a black father, the new President is ideally suited to bridge the gaps that to this day exist between the races in our world. By conviction he is a socialist, a Democrat. Shortly after his election in the year 2008, I watched an hour long program on TV about the new president. I am not easily taken in by anyone, least of all politicians, but the more I see of President Obama the more he impresses me as a truly remarkable man. One of the things I like particularly is a sense of sadness that seems to flow from his heart through his eyes into our world. He has seen and experienced suffering and deprivation without shying away from it; he knows it because he has worked with it. He is a compassionate man and strikes me as one who is genuinely interested in the social progress of our world. He will do his best to try to make our world a better place for his being here.’
From ‘Barack Obama – A Leader For The Aquarian Age’
With love and light,
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| I completely agree with you, Aquarius. The first time I heard him speak he wasn't running for President. I remember thinking- that man has compassion, that man has a pure heart and good intentions- HE should run for president. I can't remember what I was watching or why I happened to stumble upon his speech that day, but his words brought me to tears. I actually felt that he may have somehow been channeling the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. on that day and that he could be the one to bring us all together. I still do have hope for humanity. I do realize that we can't change anyone but ourselves, but that sometimes, leading by example does cause little spaces where light can shine in. Hopefully his example is getting through to others who would not otherwise have seen it. |
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Location: United Kingdom | How right you are. Your thoughts and feelings were similar to mine when I saw and heard him in that BBC interview, four years ago. My oh my, doesn't time fly?
Brightest blessings to you, too.
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Location: Nigeria | METAPHYSICAL VOTING CENTRE
By the Authority vested in my Title as Alumni; Doctor of Divinity and Metaphysics (DD-PhD) University of Metaphysical Sciences California, I make bold to announce the end of our Metaphysical Voting session for the American Presidency Midnight Tuesday 6th November, 2012.
Having counted our Votes - slightly different from the Popular and Electoral Collage Votes, Romney will have 55% of the votes that would be cast today Tuesday 6th November, 2012 and Obama 57%.
Therefore, based on the fair balance in the percentages that each of the candidates will get and as was written by our thoughts and actions on this matter, in the Book of Records, I, with all humility pronounce the 45th President of the United States in the person of Mr. Barack Hussein Obama.
Mr. Mitt Romney, You are good. You nearly topped the chart and clinched the Job. Remain Blessed.
Mr. Barack Hussein Obama, congratulations, you have your second term. Make the best of it that we may vote Hilary Clinton next season.
Long live Imam Ali (AS)!
Long live Family of Imran (AS)!
Let there be Peace in the World as Damascus craves for Justice.
*Dislike or ignore if you do not understand what this means.
Shalom!!!
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| Hooray! And "Go Hillary!"
I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight waiting for the results. The news just said if the UK were allowed to vote, Obama would have 90% of their votes. |
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Location: The Heart of Space | Just a little history.......
Abraham Lincoln only won 39.8 percent of the popular vote in his first presidential victory, and used a questionable tactic to help win his second. In fact, since 1820, the last year an essentially uncontested election was held, most presidential elections have been extremely close. Only four presidents received more than 60 percent of the vote, nine elections saw a candidate win between 55 and 60 percent of the vote, and candidates who received less than 50 percent of the vote have won 18 presidential elections:
"He was the luckiest man to run for president: He won with only 39.8 percent of the popular votes cast -- the smallest percentage ever recorded. He had no help from his running mate: he only met his vice president Hannibal Hamlin on Election Day. How did Abraham Lincoln manage to win?
"The remaining 60.2 percent was split among three other candidates: Stephen A. Douglas (29 percent), John C. Breckenridge (18 percent), and John Bell (13 percent) . Had it not been for the presence of two 'third-party' candidates -- Breckenridge and Bell -- Lincoln might not have been elected. (In that year there were four candidates because each of the two parties had nominated an upstart Southern candidate as well as an official Northern one.) Says the historian Jay Winik: Lincoln's victory 'was in many ways a fluke and nothing more.'
"Naturally, lacking a strong 'popular mandate,' Lincoln had a difficult time leading the country. In 1864, with the Civil War going badly, Lincoln made preparations to go home, fully expecting General George McClellan to be his successor. ... Observes the historian James McPherson, 'If the election had been held in August 1864 instead of November, Lincoln would have lost.' ...
"In the middle of an unexpectedly long war that had -- in Walt Whitman's memorable words -- turned the nation into 'one vast central hospital,' the president needed all the help he could get in his faltering reelection bid. His primary support came from soldiers and those who continued to believe in the war.
"Of the twenty-five states of the Union, only fourteen permitted soldiers to vote in the state they happened to be in while fighting. Soldiers from the remaining eleven states would be out of luck because they were not home. One of the critical states was Indiana. The state's Republican governor went to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and told him that without the support of Indiana's fifteen thousand soldiers, Lincoln would lose. How about giving the soldiers 'sick leave' so they could come home to vote?
"A letter immediately went out, signed by the president, to General William Tecumseh Sherman: 'Indiana is the only important State victory in October, whose soldiers cannot vote in the field. Anything you can do to let her soldiers, or any part of them, go home to vote at the State election will be greatly in point.' Never in the history of warfare had soldiers been permitted to go home to vote, thought Sherman when he read the letter, but then, this was different. 'Our armies vanish before our eyes and it is useless to complain,' he wrote his wife, 'because the election is more important than the war.' (He also knew if Lincoln lost, he would be out of a job.] ...
"The Democrats were furious when they heard what Lincoln had done, but there was nothing they could do, lest it impugn the patriotism of their fighting men. They became even more frustrated when they saw what happened on Election Day. From every direction, thousands of soldiers got off the train to vote and sweep Lincoln to victory. Exactly who these thousands of troops were, nobody could be sure. It was, in the words of one historian, 'the day that Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Ohio voted in Indiana.'
Author: Seymour Morris Jr.
Title: American History Revisited
Publisher: Broadway
Date: Copyright 2010 by Seymour Morris Jr.
Pages: 217, 219-220
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Location: United Kingdom | I am in the UK and if I had been allowed to vote in your elections, my vote would certainly have gone to Obama. It's good to see that he managed to win - without me. With love - Aquarius
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Location: The Heart of Space | Good Tidings to All:
It is over! Besides celebrating that the best man won, the deeper meaning of this is that here, in the USA, we do this free of intimidation, repression, and violent hostilities. The USA is, indeed, unique in the world. It is our nature to disagree, argue, and assert our individual views as vigorously as we can. We can divide ourselves red/blue; pro/con; conservative/liberal or any other way we want; but in the end we are the UNITED states.....and this is AMERICA....the land of hope and promise! As such, this land should and must be open to all who seek for themselves what we have.
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Location: Republic of Cascadia http://zapatopi.net/cascadia/ | I guess I must have missed the part where the economy has been so good and the jobs were so plentiful that DBA Obama deserved a second term. 4 more years of the Pres__ent. I see the Bank Stocks were all up today. That must be why: The 0.001 % loves him! None of the news up here makes any sense unless you are a bank it seems. I guess the TV Stations are behind in their financing. After all, the Soviet Union tried that debt default thing along with WWI Germany. Last year, Germany just made their last payment on the Treaty of Versailles from 1918. Their grandchildren will be shackled in debt for a long time over the Second one though. Good thing they are the only ones in the EU that pay their bills. In the United States, every man woman and child only owes about $51,000 though. That is about 10,000 a year interest at 20%, so it will double before 2016 if there is no more spending. Chump change, huh? The silly news here is that Petraeus resigned from the CIA "over an affair" just before testifying at Slaughtergate next week. Totally unrelated I guess... If you want the straight goods, doncha always go straight to the CIA? Or maybe not ...
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Location: United Kingdom | I was going to post somewhere a big congratulations to you all for having returned President Obama, so this is a good a place as any!
From my UK perspective, I think Obama is wonderful. Had to cope with a massive set of expectations/projections in his first term, and possibly so again; but occasionally, it does seem that the Divine Will does smile upon us and I think this is one example.
Another recent example of the Divine Will's beneficence was the miraculous survival of Malala, shot in Pakstan by the Taleban for wanting to go to school. There is a petition on-line for her to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, if any UMS colleagues interested:
http://www.change.org/en-GB
BTW, haven't posted for ages, partly been under a nightmare cloud, still somewhat ongoing, also tried a few times to get on the Board and it always seemed to be under maintenance 
Best to Everyone, a bit late for Celtic Old New Year (Halloween) wishes, and even later for Jewish New Year wishes, but early for Christmas ....
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| Alpha Omega the economy was one facet of the election. I feel that our very humanity was at stake. The republicans have become a party of exclusion as opposed to inclusion. I feel very strongly that this is their downfall. If Mitt had stuck to his more moderate principles instead of being swayed by the extremist tea party, he may have won some of us over to his side. I waited and watched as he continued to say the opposite towards the end of the campaign than what I heard him say in the beginning. I very much wanted to believe he and his team could get us out of this economic mess, but I think I can sleep better at night knowing that Obama's heart and soul are in the right place, and with compromise, he will get it done without selling himself out. Obama will stick to his principles and the rights of everyone- not just the elite upper class and business owners.
PJ- so good to see you. May your cloud dissipate quickly. I knew 2012 would be hard, I just didn't know how hard. I can't wait to see 2013 when the wheel of Fortune turns back around Take care. |
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Location: The Heart of Space | Hi Guyzzzzzzz......the "economy" is not so much of a mess.
One BIG problem are these so called "investors" who are the most lilly-livered, chicken%$#@, yellow-bellied sapsucking group of un-American Americans that ever existed. They panic if a guy in Greece breaks a bazookie string.....they panic if some abuela in Spain burns the paella.....they panic if a French guy sends his escargot back 'cos it ain't got enough garlic. They panic if the Mississippi overflows and meets the Mistersippi, creating little Sippis. They panic if their mommies yell at them..they panic at their own shadow. The purpose of investing is to stick it (money) someplace and watch it grow....not to get a bad case of the @#$#'s every moment that the clock ticks.
Another BIG problem is jobs.....can anyone tell me just exactly who forces American companies to send jobs overseas? Shouldn't we find that guy and cap him?? WHOA....wait a minute.....it is the American companies themselves that send jobs overseas........why??????? Greeeeeeeed my fine fellows.....GREED!
But then, they defend themselves by saying they can pay people overseas less money and make more money that they give a small part to the guys I mentioned above (investors). Pero, uno momento, gente, you got a cheap labor force all ready here in the USA.....so what do these pinnacles of wisdom do....use the cheap labor force here in the USA.....Nooooooooooooooooooo...they arrest them and send them back to Mexico.......and other South American countries.
People are not the problem, Government (which is derivatrive of the people, by the people and FOR the people) is not the problem. The problem is complex.....but, for a start, corporations are NOT people....they have no unalienable rights and should be regulated by the government to the degree that is required....if no regulation is required that is okie-dokie with me, but if serious regulation is required (such as the financial industry) then so be it. AND, those in that industry should quit their whining and "do the right thang" ...... knowwhatImsayin? Word!
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Location: Nigeria | "Divine Will's beneficence......." Like the coinage Paul, welcome back...distant friend!
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Location: The Heart of Space | Hi all,
Didn't mean to slight you Paulio, I second the welcome back! We need you in a big way.
AplusOio-------- I, myself, experienced a gain in the old 401K and I stayed in global markets to a lesser degree. I am confident in the integrity of zen, but I have reservations concerning the yen.
Dizzzza.....you got it! You see, there are those who pander fear......such as a "fiscal cliff". If and should the deadline pass and nothing is done, the country is NOT going to starve to death. No one will have to sell two or three of the six cars that they own...and for those of us who have old clunkers (such as me) we will continue to drive them from point a to point b reliably, because we will get'im fixed if there is a breakdown and charge it because you know the bill is going to be quite high. IF the guys they call "INVESTORS" keep their wits about them and don't wet their pants and panic, we are okay. We are better than okay.
To this very day, the USA has one of the strongest economies on the face of the planet. The diaspora and diversity of people, each contributing what they can, increases the wealth of this nation. The dude from El Salvador who digs the ditch and the white guy who writes a new algorithm for Google BOTH contribute to the wealth of our nation. But the algorithm will not work unless it travels over the fiber that the guy from El Salvador dug the ditch for.
As I advance through linear time, where people around my age routinely die, or continue gloriously on, I wish to see a world of confidence and promise. I wish to see hope and dreams fulfilled. We can do this as long as we are not AFRAID of the future, but boldly meet challenges and surmount them.
Peace and Love,
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Location: United Kingdom | Disa - 11/12/2012 9:19 AM And therein lies the problem... and the solution. "Do the right thing." Doing The Right Things
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centred.
You don’t have to like them, but love them anyway!
They are all part of your spiritual family.
They are part of you and you are part of them.
They may not yet know it, but you being wiser,
Love them anyway!
People may project their own ulterior motives onto you,
And accuse you of having them.
Rest safe in the knowledge that the Universe
Knows their hearts as well as yours.
Do good anyway!
If being successful means that we can only win
False friends and real enemies.
Succeed anyway!
The good we do today may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do it anyway!
What could have taken years of building up,
Can be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway!
People who are in need of our help,
May attack us whilst we are trying to help them.
Help anyway!
Give the world the best that is within you,
And should it be rejected, do not stop giving.
Give anyway!
The Universal Law of Karma ensures that what we send
Into the world, has to return to us.
Give of your best and only the best is sure to return!
Bishop Abel Muzorewa
African Spiritual and Political Leader
Edited by Aquarius
From ‘Words & Prayers of Comfort & Healing’
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