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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: CAP1 on August 13, 2008, 12:38:41 PM
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i got this in an email from a friend the other day........
Write In
I HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. HERE IS MY PLATFORM:
(1) Press 1 for English is immediately banned. English is the official language; speak it or wait at the border until you can.
(2) We will immediately go into a two year isolationist posture to straighten out the country's attitude. NO imports, no exports.
We will use the 'Walmart' policy, 'If we ain't got it, you don't need it.'
(3) When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it.
(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
(5) Social security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn't put nuttin in, you ain't gettin nuttin out. The president nor any other politician will not be able to touch it.
(6) Welfare - Checks will be handed out on Fridays at the end of the 40 hour school week and the successful completion of urinalysis and a passing grade.
(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you're banned for life.
(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method, the first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There is no more life sentences. If convicted, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim; gun, knife, strangulation, etc.
(9) One export will be allowed; Wheat, The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.
(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we'll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it's a worthy cause.
(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress.
(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc.
Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes but a vote for me will get you better than what you have, and better than what you're gonna get. Thanks for listening, and remember to write in my name on the ballot in November. God Bless America!!!!!!!!!!! Bill Cosby!!!!!!!!
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Bogus. It's also been atributed to George Carlin.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/platform.asp
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Bogus. It's also been atributed to George Carlin.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/platform.asp
i didn't think it was real....i justr found it kind of amusing and annoying at the same time. more amusing though, so i figured i'd share it.
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Sounds like a good idea to me.
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Bill Cosby would make a good first Black president.
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Bill Cosby would make a good first Black president.
:lol Random
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What's amusing? That's exactly what we need. That is, if America still had any balls left.
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What's amusing? That's exactly what we need. That is, if America still had any balls left.
that's what makes it amusing........
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Bogus. It's also been atributed to George Carlin.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/platform.asp
I thought Robin Williams said it, and it was said again by Andy Rooney? :D
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The ONLY one of those I have a slight problem with is number 4
(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
The idea is solid but our retired military personel have already done more than their fair share for God and country to make this a requirement after retirement. Now make it a six month twilight tour I'd be OK with that, or give retired vets front of the line privledges for those that wish to volunteer that's OK as well. Better yet just triple the size of the Border Patrol and give retiring vets the double dip option, i.e. they get all their military retirement pay and benifits and go into the Border Patrol at the exact same paygrade that they retired from the military in. Those with current weapons quals go to the front of the line. You'd have no shortage of people signing up.
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Sounds like he wants to be president of North Korea.
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I would vote for it INSTANTLY. Sounds brilliant to me. Except of course 4, for the same reason as Hornet
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The ONLY one of those I have a slight problem with is number 4
(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
The idea is solid but our retired military personel have already done more than their fair share for God and country to make this a requirement after retirement. Now make it a six month twilight tour I'd be OK with that, or give retired vets front of the line privledges for those that wish to volunteer that's OK as well. Better yet just triple the size of the Border Patrol and give retiring vets the double dip option, i.e. they get all their military retirement pay and benifits and go into the Border Patrol at the exact same paygrade that they retired from the military in. Those with current weapons quals go to the front of the line. You'd have no shortage of people signing up.
Just drop the word 'required' and replace it with 'will have preference'.
I doubt there will be any shortage of volunteers. I'm sure you'll agree, we'd prefer to have competent riflemen up there in the tower.
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Mac's not going to like the competition.
You better take that toejam down now.
He has PTSD, you know.
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The ONLY one of those I have a slight problem with is number 4
(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.
The idea is solid but our retired military personel have already done more than their fair share for God and country to make this a requirement after retirement. Now make it a six month twilight tour I'd be OK with that, or give retired vets front of the line privledges for those that wish to volunteer that's OK as well. Better yet just triple the size of the Border Patrol and give retiring vets the double dip option, i.e. they get all their military retirement pay and benifits and go into the Border Patrol at the exact same paygrade that they retired from the military in. Those with current weapons quals go to the front of the line. You'd have no shortage of people signing up.
i agree. once they're retired, let em be...they've done more service than a lot of the rest of us.
i'd bet though that a lot of them would gladly volenteer for that :devil
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I would have problems with numbers 2, 4, & 8, and I'll explain.
First #2, it sounds like a good idea, but in all practicality it's not, heres why, alot of things Americans need & use just aren't produced enough in America to supply demand, and we all know the rules of supply & demand, the things we need that are made here, but not in sufficient quantity, would sky rocket in price.
For #4 I think it's been gone into detail enough already by other posters.
Now for #8, I think it's just a little extreme, although I do agree with the killing murders by the method of which they killed their victim. Cutting of a persons hand because they stole something is just way to extreme a punishment for the crime.
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Now for #8, I think it's just a little extreme, although I do agree with the killing murders by the method of which they killed their victim. Cutting of a persons hand because they stole something is just way to extreme a punishment for the crime.
What you don't support Sharia law? ....racist.
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I wonder what the crime rate is where Sharia law is enforced?
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(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you're banned for life.
That`s where it goes south.
I could give a rat`s backside what people living in lala land do. Who cares.
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and if you worked for a company that did a lot of exporting you would be out of a job.
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Not importing or exporting anything would be an excellent way to assure the world stops giving a damn about the USA. At first they'd be forced to figure out how to make their own computer chips, pharmaceuticals, grain, movies and television shows, weapons, bourbon, and countless other American products the world wants. But in a few years they wouldn't need us any more, and we'd be a backwater country left behind by technology, unable to respond to any emergency that may occur, and our citizens would be illegally crossing the border to Canada and Mexico for work.