What should we ask candidates for office before we vote?

mickthinks · Post by **mickthinks** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:25 pm

I don't need ...

protecting
I think you'll find you do.
educating
Maybe not now, but I think you'll find that's because when you did, you were.
enlightening
On the contrary, that seems to be a sore need.

henry quirk · Post by **henry quirk** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:03 pm

Mick,

"Protecting: I think you'll find you do."

I'm 51...local law enforcement hasn't done diddly for me in all that time.

Insofar as I can tell: nether has national 'peacekeeping'.

Prove otherwise.

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"Educating: Maybe not now, but I think you'll find that's because when you did, you were."

I was privately educated...Not a dollop of 'public education'.

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Enlightening: On the contrary, that seems to be a sore need.

Speak for yourself...

prof · Post by **prof** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 6:56 am

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Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going to get better. In fact, these days cynicism is obedience. --- Alex Steffen

henry quirk · Post by **henry quirk** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 3:41 pm

From 'The Liberty Mainfesto', by P.J. O'Rourke...

There are just two rules of governance in a free society:

Mind your own business.
Keep your hands to yourself.

'nuff said.

prof · Post by **prof** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:56 pm

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You may want to check this book out: Hedrick Smith, WHO STOLE THE AMERICAN DREAM? At Amazon you will find 265 reviews of this book, which has stirred quite a bit of interest. It also discusses Business Ethics. http://www.amazon.com/Stole-American-Dr ... ewpoints=1

This (8/08/14) news item tells about Arthur T. Demoulas, a C.E.O. who really knows how to run a business !! It explains how he did it, and now continues doing it. This company, Market Basket, really sets a good example of Applied Ethics, Business Ethics. Its story should be in every business ethics classroom. http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/201 ... story.html

How many corporations do you know of where the workers, at the risk of losing their jobs, would go out and picket, and demonstrate, to demand the return of their C.E.O. who was dismissed? And what a great public boycott was organized to protest his firing by his cousin in a family feud

This New England food chain does not have a union for its workers, but what a remarkable story it has to tell! See the details here: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/201 ... story.html

He won the loyalty of his employees who benefited from solid wages, regular bonuses, and a generous profit-sharing plan. More than a hundred of the staff refused to work until he was reinstated as president.

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prof · Post by **prof** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:11 pm

And rather relevant to the topic of this thread,

see http://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Ball ... 26+Ballots

Don't miss this little booklet. It's dynamite !

Alchemyst · Post by **Alchemyst** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:54 pm

Ask the candidate for a written definition of his or her duties as a representative and a signed pledge to carry out those duties. Alternatively:

henry quirk · Post by **henry quirk** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:12 pm

HA!

I'm partial to Cthulhu myself.

Why vote for the lesser of two evils?

Ginkgo · Post by **Ginkgo** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:34 pm

prof wrote:And rather relevant to the topic of this thread,

see http://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Ball ... 26+Ballots

Don't miss this little booklet. It's dynamite !

Well, it's a good thing you are a constitutional republic rather than a democracy.

Impenitent · Post by **Impenitent** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:40 pm

henry quirk wrote:HA!

I'm partial to Cthulhu myself.

Why vote for the lesser of two evils?

you'd be mad not to...

-Imp

henry quirk · Post by **henry quirk** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:06 pm

HA!

Thing is: Cthulhu don't give a crap if a body votes for him or not.

He's gonna eat the world no matter what.

bobevenson · Post by **bobevenson** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:04 pm

prof wrote:Vote early if possible.

And often.

Arising_uk · Post by **Arising_uk** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:00 pm

How about, 'Barring yourself who would you vote for for this office?'.

bobevenson · Post by **bobevenson** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:01 am

Arising_uk wrote:How about, 'Barring yourself who would you vote for for this office?'.

Stupid question if you consider that all the other candidates are related to Satan (why don't you see if you can get this topic locked too?).

Arising_uk · Post by **Arising_uk** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:00 pm

bobevenson wrote:
Arising_uk wrote:How about, 'Barring yourself who would you vote for for this office?'.
Stupid question if you consider that all the other candidates are related to Satan (why don't you see if you can get this topic locked too?).

Why would it have to be the other candidates?

I actually asked for it to be deleted but what the hey!

Tell you what, why not see if you can control your monomania and this thread stays open. So what is this 'Satan' you talk about bob?

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