Or are we all content with criticizing from a distance?

I know I am.

(01-26-2012 01:36 PM)AtlanticLeague Wrote:  Or are we all content with criticizing from a distance?

I know I am.

No. Unless you count me running for president in the Republican party. :)

You don't need to run for office to accomplish real change. I have been very effective in Getting Things Done ™ by being very involved in my neighborhood organization and being very vocal with my City Council member.

You want something done, do it hyper-local.

I am in the running to be the new Assistant Manager of the Underworld.

(01-26-2012 02:20 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  You don't need to run for office to accomplish real change. I have been very effective in Getting Things Done ™ by being very involved in my neighborhood organization and being very vocal with my City Council member.

You want something done, do it hyper-local.

You are a community organizer? THat right there will get you hate responses from the wack jobs on the right.

(01-26-2012 02:37 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 02:20 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  You don't need to run for office to accomplish real change. I have been very effective in Getting Things Done ™ by being very involved in my neighborhood organization and being very vocal with my City Council member.

You want something done, do it hyper-local.

You are a community organizer? THat right there will get you hate responses from the wack jobs on the right.

I don't hate community organizers.

I just don't think it should be the first bullet point on a US president's resume.

I have been asked by more people than I can recount why I don't run for public office.

And the straight forward answer is, it is impossible to be elected as an atheist in this country. We've even managed to already have a gay President in this country (Buchanan), but an atheist... pffffft. Good luck with that.

(01-26-2012 06:21 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 02:37 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 02:20 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  You don't need to run for office to accomplish real change. I have been very effective in Getting Things Done ™ by being very involved in my neighborhood organization and being very vocal with my City Council member.

You want something done, do it hyper-local.

You are a community organizer? THat right there will get you hate responses from the wack jobs on the right.

I don't hate community organizers.

I just don't think it should be the first bullet point on a US president's resume.

So you'd rather have that first bullet point be "Disgraced former speaker turned lobbyist"?

(01-26-2012 07:40 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  I have been asked by more people than I can recount why I don't run for public office.

And the straight forward answer is, it is impossible to be elected as an atheist in this country. We've even managed to already have a gay President in this country (Buchanan), but an atheist... pffffft. Good luck with that.

Bernie Sanders. Jesse Ventura.

Max Power Wrote:So you'd rather have that first bullet point be "Disgraced former speaker turned lobbyist"?

Tom Daschle is running for president?

(01-26-2012 07:40 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  I have been asked by more people than I can recount why I don't run for public office.

And the straight forward answer is, it is impossible to be elected as an atheist in this country. .....

That's why you lie about your religion like the rest of them.

But an atheist in California can go a long way. A gay atheist even farther. A Hispanic gay atheist farther still. A female transgender Hispanic gay atheist who's also a blind one legged dwarf could probably become governor.....as long as there is no R after her name.

(01-26-2012 07:48 PM)Max Power Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 06:21 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 02:37 PM)RobertN Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 02:20 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  You don't need to run for office to accomplish real change. I have been very effective in Getting Things Done ™ by being very involved in my neighborhood organization and being very vocal with my City Council member.

You want something done, do it hyper-local.

You are a community organizer? THat right there will get you hate responses from the wack jobs on the right.

I don't hate community organizers.

I just don't think it should be the first bullet point on a US president's resume.

So you'd rather have that first bullet point be "Disgraced former speaker turned lobbyist"?

Don't read what I didn't write.

(01-26-2012 08:38 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 07:40 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  I have been asked by more people than I can recount why I don't run for public office.

And the straight forward answer is, it is impossible to be elected as an atheist in this country. .....

That's why you lie about your religion like the rest of them.

But an atheist in California can go a long way. A gay atheist even farther. A Hispanic gay atheist farther still. A female transgender Hispanic gay atheist who's also a blind one legged dwarf could probably become governor.....as long as there is no R after her name.

I'm going back to the Great White North to run. It can't be hard to beat this election poster.

No. I have an occupation that does not involve stealing from others.

(01-26-2012 08:38 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(01-26-2012 07:40 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  I have been asked by more people than I can recount why I don't run for public office.

And the straight forward answer is, it is impossible to be elected as an atheist in this country. .....

That's why you lie about your religion like the rest of them.

But an atheist in California can go a long way. A gay atheist even farther. A Hispanic gay atheist farther still. A female transgender Hispanic gay atheist who's also a blind one legged dwarf could probably become governor.....as long as there is no R after her name.

You know California. Its too bad. Kali karzy.