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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:28 PM
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If there weren't a such thing as term limits, he'd still be our President...
...for better or worse. People love him.
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trixie Donating Member (696 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:30 PM
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1. ABSOLUTELY!
:kick:
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maseman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:31 PM
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2. Thank God for term limits
As much as I loved him term limits are good.
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Frances Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:33 PM
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5. I have mixed feelings
I believe in term limits in theory.

But I think FDR's 3rd and 4th terms helped us win World War II. I don't know if another President could have done this.

And if Clinton had had a 3rd term think of all the lives that would have been saved in the Iraq War.
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Staph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:32 PM
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3. Yet another thing that can be blamed on the Republicans.
They didn't want another FDR -- then they got really cranky when they couldn't re-re-elect the senile Ronald Reagan for a third term.
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Awsi Dooger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:58 PM
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17. My dad always talks about that
Edited on Wed Aug-27-08 08:58 PM by Awsi Dooger
Republicans pushed for the amendment. They realized their chance at 3 or 4 terms was much less than ours.

This is the 5th straight cycle Bill Clinton would have won a general election, our best opportunity if eligible. Obama can put an end to that in '12 if he has a successful 4 years.
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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:32 PM
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He is still my President.
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Sidney J Mussburger Donating Member (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:32 PM
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4. Haha, He gave a great speech, but come on
there was a reason the race was so close in 2000 and it wasn't called Gore fatigue now was it?
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:35 PM
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6. bullshit. I guess that's why his approval ratings skyrocketed during the ...
Edited on Wed Aug-27-08 08:36 PM by Robeson
...impeachment procedings. The majority of America was comfortable with him. Maybe not Gore, but they were with him.
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Sidney J Mussburger Donating Member (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:40 PM
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9. I disagree
I'll take election results over approval ratings.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:42 PM
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11. Gore is not Clinton. Apples and oranges....
...but you can take whatever results you want.
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Sidney J Mussburger Donating Member (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:48 PM
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13. Well, in this Hypothetical scenario
I'm not sure Bill would've won a third term. That's all. JMHO.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:49 PM
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14. I respect your opinion.
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Sidney J Mussburger Donating Member (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:53 PM
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15. Thank You
as I do yours. :toast:
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:55 PM
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16. ...
...:toast:
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Awsi Dooger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 09:02 PM
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19. Don't respect a dumb opinion
Bill Clinton would have cruised in 2000, not the 8.5 point margin of '96 but comfortably by several points.

The debates would have been a farce against Bush. Gore was well ahead in the polls until he sighed away the presidency in debate #1.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 09:07 PM
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24. Yes, he would have...
...but can't we all get along...;-)
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:37 PM
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7. But we might have been stuck with Reagan for another term too.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:39 PM
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8. I'm not saying I'm against term limits. I'm not....
...I was just making an observation.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:59 PM
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18. Neither is Fidel Castro lol nt
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 09:05 PM
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21. ?...
...I said I wasn't for term limits, so what does Fidel have to do with this?...
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 09:07 PM
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25. Just a joke
since he was President for 50 years
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:41 PM
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10. NO he wouldn't ...get
a life.
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 08:44 PM
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12. Thanks, zidzi for the suggestion....
...asshole.
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kiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 09:03 PM
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20. Damn, just can't let it go, can you?
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JoFerret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 09:06 PM
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22. This is true
Edited on Wed Aug-27-08 09:07 PM by JoFerret
And what a different world we would have.


Still- change is good. 8 years of Gore and then another dem would be good too.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 09:07 PM
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23. and bu$h* could steal another term
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