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You've got 300,000,000 people in your country. Are these jokers seriously the best candidates you could scrape up?
Not being able to produce a competitive F1 driver for a generation, or being incapable of brewing drinkable beer: that I can just about understand. But you must have someone who's capable of running for office without being a laughing stock, surely.
Have you gone outside the "macro" breweries? There are many, many fine and tasty micro breweries, and many of them are getting bigger and better all the time. Bell's, Founders, Sierra Nevada, Flying Dog, just to name a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Bells has only recently gotten distribution in my area and it's very good, though I've had a few small 'limited' offerings from Goose Island that are also quite pleasant.
As for F1 drivers in a generation, the last I remember was Eddie Cheever who by the mid 80s wasn't much of a threat. Being a two Honda family at the time we were generally rooting for Mansell, Prost or Senna.
Can't we just exile that racist idiot to his beloved inspirational country, Zimbabwe, and ban him from leaving?Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
Don't want to be in the same hemisphere as him.
You're forgeting Michael Andretti, for one season, and Scott Speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gregor-y
I'm not forgetting; I'm choosing to ignore... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DBell
Sorry about Obama....We will get it right next time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Gary Johnson got a check from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain VXR
Sad thing is the Media refuse to even mention him because they fear him and his politics.
Drinkable beer they are figuring out..just stay way from the big breweries, F1? They don't really give a damn and what is more, the Euro Weenies that run f1 think Americans cant drive anyhow. Never mind they thought Andretti was a bum when he first showed up, they dismissed Phil Hill at first, thought nothing of Gurney....so nothing really has changed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
But aah. politics. On this one, I have always felt the GOP has been very good at shooting themselves in the foot. A blunt, populist with moderate views on some hot button topics would likely win in a walk. Look no further than Reagan in how he was successful in getting elected. Reagan was on many issues moderate right. He was for less government but he had compassion. He believed in self reliance, and he respected religion, but he didn't shove it on anyone and was secular in his governence. The GOP cant find a guy with that sort of balance. Or woman. They keep careening back and forth with flawed candidate after flawed candidate. Christie in New Jersey would win....if he could win a state that is always voting in Democrats, he could win at large, but a large part of the GOP keeps insisting their President should read the Bible, outlaw abortion and kick all the hispanics out. They don't REPRESENT what the GOP is, no more than the communistic morons like Noam Chomsky define the Democrats...but they are driving the bus to a point. Hence emotionally brittle whack jobs like Bachmann get attention. Perry is one of those guys when I didn't know much about him impressed me. Since he has started talking more, I realize I don't trust the guy.....but alas, I am not an American, I just live across the lake from them....so I will eat my popcorn and watch the show...
No, Zimbabwe is still too close too us :p : Maybe send him to the moon :?: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain VXR