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Ali709
Wild Honey
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Location: Tehran, Iran // AS: SCA(RED)
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Originally posted by haytrain:
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He's had my vote for a while now.... 
Did you have an earthquake over there?
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Yep...in the west...70-100 people injured 
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WojBhoy
Native Son
Posts: 3387
Location: Middle of sodding nowhere in the UK... /// Actual status - I'm still looking /// Song of the moment: One Tree Hill /// General Chat is the place for one-off questions, keep it that way!
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Originally posted by Ali709:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/7376741.stm
And I quote Tyler Durden here: "DO NOT Fuck with us!" Please guys...vote for Obama, he seems more friendly towards Iran...I don't want a war 
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Hilary Clinton comes across to me, as a relative neutral, as a bit of a prat. Then again, I think this about most politicians...all talk, no substance. At least Obama has come across in my view as a genuine kinda bloke who acknowledges his faults and has a bit of humility...
I have had enough of world politics, and I'm not even 20 lol...
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haytrain
Native Son
Posts: 3502
Location: Hollywood //// Song of the Moment: WALK ON
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They're saying this bit with Obama's pastor has already hurt him. Interesting to see what happens in North Carolina's primary.
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WojBhoy
Native Son
Posts: 3387
Location: Middle of sodding nowhere in the UK... /// Actual status - I'm still looking /// Song of the moment: One Tree Hill /// General Chat is the place for one-off questions, keep it that way!
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Originally posted by haytrain:
They're saying this bit with Obama's pastor has already hurt him. Interesting to see what happens in North Carolina's primary.
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How do you explain that to a simpleton like me lol?
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haytrain
Native Son
Posts: 3502
Location: Hollywood //// Song of the Moment: WALK ON
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Originally posted by WojBhoy:
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How do you explain that to a simpleton like me lol?
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A video of Obama's former pastor was released a few weeks back, and he was saying stuff like "Not God bless America, God damn America" and how he didn't trust government, etc. during his sermon. He stayed off the radar for a few weeks, but now has been giving interviews and not backing off his stance on stuff, saying that America is racist because it doesn't understand the black church, that the US government is responsible for the HIV virus, weird stuff like that. Obama has condemned the stuff his former pastor is sayinig, but it's still hurting him in the polls.
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WojBhoy
Native Son
Posts: 3387
Location: Middle of sodding nowhere in the UK... /// Actual status - I'm still looking /// Song of the moment: One Tree Hill /// General Chat is the place for one-off questions, keep it that way!
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Originally posted by haytrain:
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A video of Obama's former pastor was released a few weeks back, and he was saying stuff like "Not God bless America, God damn America" and how he didn't trust government, etc. during his sermon. He stayed off the radar for a few weeks, but now has been giving interviews and not backing off his stance on stuff, saying that America is racist because it doesn't understand the black church, that the US government is responsible for the HIV virus, weird stuff like that. Obama has condemned the stuff his former pastor is sayinig, but it's still hurting him in the polls.
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Ouch. Not good for publicity for sure...
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haytrain
Native Son
Posts: 3502
Location: Hollywood //// Song of the Moment: WALK ON
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Originally posted by WojBhoy:
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Ouch. Not good for publicity for sure...
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No, not by any means.
(granted, the guy does come off like a complete wacko)
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WojBhoy
Native Son
Posts: 3387
Location: Middle of sodding nowhere in the UK... /// Actual status - I'm still looking /// Song of the moment: One Tree Hill /// General Chat is the place for one-off questions, keep it that way!
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Originally posted by haytrain:
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No, not by any means.
(granted, the guy does come off like a complete wacko)
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Wacko indeed lol...
Out of interest, what's the whole Primary business about?
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haytrain
Native Son
Posts: 3502
Location: Hollywood //// Song of the Moment: WALK ON
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Originally posted by WojBhoy:
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Wacko indeed lol...
Out of interest, what's the whole Primary business about?
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Each state has a primary, that only counts the votes from that particular state. Primaries are spread out over several months (i think the first ones were back in February?). When a candidate wins a particular state, they get delegate votes from that state. You need a certain amount of delegate votes to formally win the nomination from the party, so Obama and Clinton are battling it out for delegates still. McCain already got the amount needed on the Republican side, so he'll be the Republican candidate. Make sense?
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