Ted Stevens- Alaska senator

[Templedog]

I know this happens alot. The republican party is very very organized, so organized I don't think I can even explain how organized they really are.

I know this can be done with democrats too, but Ted Stevens of Alaska only lived in Alaska for 3-4 years before he actually became active and voted in, in Alaska. He moved to Alaska for 3 years (in 1950) to practice law then moved back to Washington DC for 6 years then moved back and started running for offices. I only vote for hometown boys and girls, but the rightwinger sheep don't care because they think they know what they stand for, and this allows them to get very organized. When I say "organized" it can easly become shamefully organized. Now this Senator has been an Alaska senator sense way back in 1964 or so. But he technically isn't a Alaskan.He would never have been if not for him being "setup" or "preped" to represent republicans in that state. There is no other reason why he would of even originally of gone to Alaska, he was from Indiana.

Is there any law or should be a law to prevent this? I'm sick of this **** because now he is concidered to be a Alaskan because he was there for 40 years, only because he moved there for office, not that he ever gave a damn about Alaska. (He prob still has the same second home or apartment in Washington DC that he had sense the 1950s)

Now with the Drilling in Alaska, he is all for it of course. He is now used as a political tool for people to think "The hometown Alaskan Senator" thinks its OK, so it must be.

freaking shamelessly organized.

[danzig]

Tell me about it I have to endure Mrs Arkansas as one of my state senators, I still havent found one thing she has done to benfit New York. Cant stand Charles Schummer but hey atleast he is a New Yorker and occasionally talks about the state during one of his many press conferences to get his face on tv. With Clinton however we may as well have one senator from NY since she is almost invisible except when talking about running for President.

[Templedog]

Clinton wearing that yankee hat going to yankee games....FAKE. I hate it all.
I'd make a law requiring 10 years of living in the state before you can run. You have to live in the US to run for president right? A senator needs to care for the state like a president needs to for his country.

[RZZZA]

Hey I'm from Illinois....we got Barack Obama.......:wub:es!



edit-I think we have to take responsability for Al Sharpton too though....so...yeah...sorry about Al Sharpton guys.

[danzig]

Hey I'm from Illinois....we got Barack Obama.......:wub:es!



edit-I think we have to take responsability for Al Sharpton too though....so...yeah...sorry about Al Sharpton guys.

Why? Sharpton is a New Yorker...WE (NYC) have to take the blame for that tub of lard. I still remember hearing about the guy who stabbed him and being so disappointed that it wasnt a serious wound. He is such a leech off of society and black community on awhole. Loved his presidental campaign..:wub: about lack of money to properly fund it all while using the funds he raised to stay in the best hotels in every city he visited. If ever there was a walking, talking bag of human waste its Sharpton.

And yeah a law requiring someone to be an actual resident of the state (and none of this imaginery address) before actually running to represent the state would be nice. Of course Hillary wouldnt have won if Rudy hadnt needed prostate cancer treatment.

[RZZZA]

Hmmm...for some reason I thought he was from Illinois. Ah well, thanks for correcting me.

[Templedog]

Why? Sharpton is a New Yorker...WE (NYC) have to take the blame for that tub of lard. I still remember hearing about the guy who stabbed him and being so disappointed that it wasnt a serious wound. He is such a leech off of society and black community on awhole. Loved his presidental campaign..:wub: about lack of money to properly fund it all while using the funds he raised to stay in the best hotels in every city he visited. If ever there was a walking, talking bag of human waste its Sharpton.

Funny how people think anyone that wants to help the poor, has to act and be poor also. Like they need to be jesus christ or something. When is it wrong to stay in the best hotels?

Is it ok to stay in the best hotels, not care for the poor, give huge tax breaks to the rich, and expect religious charities to take care of the poor? That is some twisted logic at work there.....

[danzig]

Funny how people think anyone that wants to help the poor, has to act and be poor also. Like they need to be jesus christ or something. When is it wrong to stay in the best hotels?

Because where do you think the money came from to pay for those hotels? POOR people, Sharpton has never held a job in his life he lives off his organization which in term gets money from the very community he is supposely looking out for. Now if you someone running for president and complaining you cant compete to get your message out there what logical reason is there to use what money (that you claim you dont have!) you do have on the finest hotels in every city? Dunno how familiar you are with Sharpton and Im guessing not alot if you even bring this up, Sharpton helps no one but Al Sharpton. He is as helpful to poor, minority communtiy as Pat Robertson is to christians.

I get your point but you are applying it to the wrong person here.

[Templedog]

Both left or right wouldn't want it. What a shame for the people.

[RZZZA]

Barack seems like a decent enough guy, despite my cynicism and pessemism...I find myself...wanting to believe.

I want to believe in miracles! I want to believe that my dream can come true! If only there was a way to make those little music notes with the keyboard to indicate that I'm breaking into song here.

[Big War Bird]

Barack seems like a decent enough guy, despite my cynicism and pessemism...I find myself...wanting to believe.

Obama recently criticized rising home ownership, private health care, and private reitrement plans as examples of social darwinism. In his mind people take responsiblity for there own lives is a contemptable happening and should be universally discouraged.

[Atheist Peace]

Obama recently criticized rising home ownership, private health care, and private reitrement plans as examples of social darwinism. In his mind people take responsiblity for there own lives is a contemptable happening and should be universally discouraged.

If that's what he really thinks, then he's a moron, but you shouldn't believe everything you hear. And what matters is if he actually tries to legislate that opinion.

[Shawkhan]

...You people do realize that Alaska only became a state in 1959? Ted Stevens was a resident before Alaska was even a state. Nothing wrong with that.
...There simply weren't enough people in Alaska to be a state before WWII. Thanks to the Japanese attacking the Aleutian Islands(in Alaska), the subsequent military build-up expanded the population base.

[Templedog]

...
...There simply weren't enough people in Alaska

That is the whole point, now they want to start drilling up there...Bye bye nature. Hello mankind. Bush talks about finding alternative energy, then they force the dems to vote on drilling in Alaska so troops can get armour

http://www.grizzlymanmovie.com/grizzly.html

[Templedog]

So people who want to help the poor and raise money to get organized and have representation are damned to be leeches. Cool.

But if you want to help anyone else and get paid for it, then it is ok. Ann Coulter has a whole chapter on Al.

[danzig]

So people who want to help the poor and raise money to get organized and have representation are damned to be leeches. Cool.

But if you want to help anyone else and get paid for it, then it is ok. Ann Coulter has a whole chapter on Al.

You can occasionally make a point but sometimes I swear you are so dense that you have to be purposely trying to annoy people. He uses people under the illusion he is looking out for people all the while picking their pocket. Sharpton also does NONE of the things you mentioned he simply CLAIMS he does. Do you think Pat Robertson looks out for the well being of evanglican christians? Many of who arent loaded with money? Know what Sharpton's career has been made up of? A fake gang rape of a teenage girl, a race riot, the burning down of a jewish business and inciting violence against Koreans and Jews. Hardly the resume of someone looking out for the poor eh?

[Atheist Peace]

Ted Stevens is psychotic, and very funny. I remember seeing when he was trying to get his bridge to porkville, nowhere passed and said "I've been asked if i'll still vote on the bill without the bridge funding, NO!" and he just looked like the biggest baby in the world, screaming about his bridge. And he went on to say that he'd resign if they didn't include it, we're still waiting for him to make good on that...

edit: danzig, being a new yorker also (not born here, but...), I agree about Clinton. The fact that I strongly don't want her to be president makes it more irritating, too.

[vizi]

I agree with John Stewart of the Ted Stevens issue

Who the :wub: is Ted Stevens?

That about sums up Ted Stevens, hopefully they will vote him out since he has made a complete fool out of himself. This is a man who should be wishing for less media coverage right now and hope his voters are too busy drilling oil in the dark and forget about him.

[Templedog]

My point was, righties always say this about all liberal represenative because they represent the poor. So no matter who it is (even Pat Robertsons), they will always be painted as leeches to them. And that is a shame.

[danzig]

My point was, righties always say this about all liberal represenative because they represent the poor. So no matter who it is (even Pat Robertsons), they will always be painted as leeches to them. And that is a shame.

That completely ignores the fact that some people are in fact leeches regardless of political belief. You need to start viewing the world outside the box of right or wing, the fact Sharpton is a leech has nothing to do with left or right wing views and everything to do with that he is in fact a leech. You are limiting yourself and your ability to see things if you are always going to see something as right left liberal or conserative. There is nothing right wing or liberal in me saying that Sharpton is a leech, its based on the actions Ive seen him engage in here in NYC for my entire life. The guy ruined the lives of many people and their lives by the chaos with the whole Brawley incident of 'gang rape' that was entirely made up. Same thing with Robertson, it has nothing to do with his political views or my political views in the way I see him (I am after all a self admitted 'right winger') and has everything to do with his actions, which are a laugh and an insult. He is also a leech on society. Obviously these are my opinion and if you disagree with them you are free to and welcome to defend Sharpton but that isnt what your saying here.