2008 Presidential Election Thread

National Treasure comes to mind....

laprimamirala wrote:

Same way with direct deposit...I hate it. Would rather hand my paycheck to the teller than never ever see it except on my file online...

You go to tellers? I like checks I guess (although I've never had a "good" enough job where they even offered direct deposit) but I'd never go to a teller - ATM is faster.

laprimamirala wrote:

Same way with direct deposit...I hate it. Would rather hand my paycheck to the teller than never ever see it except on my file online...

I've never had a paycheck. Every job I had I had it direct deposit.

I used to go to tellers...have not for 5 years now...

The only time I go to tellers is to deposit cash (I don't think you're supposed to do that in an ATM although I know people that do it anyways) or to get rid of rolled change (you certainly can't do that in an ATM machine :haha: ).

Bank Tellers may soon become extinct

Scary!

1984 wasn't too off the mark.

laprimamirala wrote:

1984 wasn't too off the mark.

gs78 wrote:

Bank Tellers may soon become extinct

But who will give me change rolls? They're free at banks. (I never understood why idiots would buy them at the store). I suppose they could have machines that dispense them.

After careful consideration....get rid of bank tellers. Grandfather in the ones that are there since losing your job sucks, but never hire more. With the money the bank saves, raise interest rates on CDs, savings accounts, etc. and hell, let the CEOs stuff their pockets, too.

Anyone see that Article where the Republicans spent 150,000 on Palin's new outfits

What?


Did she wear only Jeans and T Shirts as Governor of Alaska

How much new stuff you need

Hair and makeup are one thing

You have to look good on TV!


But you think she have enough skirts, dresses and pant suits already for the campaign trail

Wonder how much the Democrats spent

Not to sound sexist, but I'll guess the Democrats spent less - men just need suits and ties. Women can get fancy with their outfits and therefore need to spend more. Palin needs jewelry and what not, Biden, Obama, and McCain don't wear many diamonds.

catbox_9 wrote:

Not to sound sexist, but I'll guess the Democrats spent less - men just need suits and ties. Women can get fancy with their outfits and therefore need to spend more. Palin needs jewelry and what not, Biden, Obama, and McCain don't wear many diamonds.

But the Suits they wear aren't cheap

I doubt that Biden, Obama or McCain buy stuff off the rack at Sears or JC Penney or Mens Warehouse

Doesn't Obama wear Italian Suits?

Well yes, they wear those suits that cost more than most people make in a year I'm sure. Still, other than the Rolexes they probably wear they're jewelry-free.

catbox_9 wrote:

Well yes, they wear those suits that cost more than most people make in a year I'm sure. Still, other than the Rolexes they probably wear they're jewelry-free.

Must be nice

Obama has outspent McCain $470 Mil to $262 Mil so far. There is a lot of neat info at:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Obama has outspent McCain $470 Mil to $262 Mil so far. There is a lot of neat info at:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php

But what about on their attire? I guess we'll never know

As for Obama outspending McCain, 90% of Obama's funding is from individual contributions. If people want to give it to him, why not let him spend it? McCain has a lower % in individual contributions. Neither one of them has received federal funding and that site claims Obama's finance reports are of higher quality.

ya today Johm mcain and sarah palin ..wherer at a school close to me called green and they talked for a little while...

catbox_9 wrote:

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Obama has outspent McCain $470 Mil to $262 Mil so far. There is a lot of neat info at:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php

But what about on their attire? I guess we'll never know

As for Obama outspending McCain, 90% of Obama's funding is from individual contributions. If people want to give it to him, why not let him spend it? McCain has a lower % in individual contributions. Neither one of them has received federal funding and that site claims Obama's finance reports are of higher quality.

Must be nice to be able to donate money to politicians


However; I have never given one dime


And even if I struck oil in my backyard or won the lottery;


Would Still remain the same

I rather spend my money elsewhere

It is amazing how much money goes into a campaign for a job that pays 400,000 plus perks



No wonder Ron Paul didn't have a chance

We missed the boat on that one

Obama lead on McCain grows to 12 points

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican rival John McCain has grown to 12 points in the U.S. presidential race, with crucial independent and women voters increasingly moving to his side, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

With less than two weeks before the November 4 election, Obama leads McCain 52 percent to 40 percent among likely voters in the latest three-day tracking poll, which had a margin of error of 2.9 points.

Obama has made steady gains over the last four days and has tripled his lead on McCain in the past week of polling.

"Obama's expansion is really across the board," pollster John Zogby said. "It seems to be among almost every demographic group."

The Illinois senator saw his lead among women -- who are expected to play a decisive role in this election -- increase to 18 points from 16 points on Wednesday.

And independent voters, who have been the target of intense campaign efforts by both sides, have now swung behind Obama by a 30-point margin, 59 percent to 29 percent.

Zogby said McCain, 72, appeared to have the traction he won after the third and final presidential debate last week.

"McCain can still try to turn it around, but he has to find focus," Zogby said, adding that economic issues, which dominated the campaign amid turmoil in the credit, housing and financial markets, still appeared to be working in Obama's favor.

Other recent national polls have given Obama a narrower lead, but Zogby said he was confident in his sampling methods.

The latest poll showed a continued erosion of McCain's support even among his "base" voters.

While Obama wins the backing of 86 percent of Democrats, only 81 percent of Republicans back the Arizona senator -- down from figures in the low 90s immediately after the Republican national convention in early September.

Obama holds a 6-point lead among men, 48 percent to 42 percent, while white voters -- who had been among McCain's core support groups -- now only back him by a 2-point margin.

Independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr held relatively steady at 2 percent and 1 percent respectively. Three percent of voters said they remained undecided, unchanged from Wednesday.

The rolling tracking poll surveyed 1,208 likely voters in the presidential election. In a tracking poll, the most recent day's results are added while the oldest day's results are dropped to monitor changing momentum.

The U.S. president is determined by who wins the Electoral College, which has 538 members apportioned by population in each state and the District of Columbia. Electoral votes are allotted on a winner-take-all basis in all but two states, which divide them by congressional district.

McCain is in trouble

I can't believe so many people are being duped by Obama

But the Republican Party has itself to blame if they lose

McCain is not a strong candidate


And Palin has no business being a VP

Jeb Bush in 2012

Obama will fuck things up so much by then!

Jeb Bush will look good