Originally posted by Sartor Resartus..this whole thread is totally bogus and unrepresentative. i mean no-one has bothered to mention moi.....
You have nominated a strange mixture.
FMF thinks he knows everything, having 'travelled the world, man' and merely tries to change the subject of debate whenever he is cornered.
ATY has an enormous racial chip on his shoulder and is consequently a write off.
No1 is a self-proclaimed lawyer of dubious standing.
Twitehead is a twithead.
The best of the bunch are sh76 and generalissimo.
Originally posted by Sartor ResartusI have somewhat of the same opinion as you.
You have nominated a strange mixture.
FMF thinks he knows everything, having 'travelled the world, man' and merely tries to change the subject of debate whenever he is cornered.
ATY has an enormous racial chip on his shoulder and is consequently a write off.
No1 is a self-proclaimed lawyer of dubious standing.
Twitehead is a twithead.
The best of the bunch are sh76 and generalissimo.
I'll bet two shoe-ins are
1. sh76
2. no1
they almost have to be taken as a pair.
PS: As for FMF's candidacy, I guess most people haven't noticed, but he hasn't posted in 2 weeks and is on self-imposed indefinite hiatus.
Love him or hate him (and I gather there are quite a few of the latter), it's a crippling loss for the forum. I, for one, earnestly hope that he comes back (when he's ready).
Originally posted by SleepyguyThe Framers didn't think that Locke and Natural Law theory were incompatible with the Constitution; quite the contrary. It's odd you have a different opinion.
Good luck getting no1 to swear to uphold the Constitution. All he needs are his trusty and worn volumes of Locke, and some cave paintings of course. He can wing it from there.
Originally posted by kmax87I might well have nominated you, but I feel less familiar with your debating style than with the others I chose. However, maybe if FMF has withdrawn from contention, then you could have his slot?
..this whole thread is totally bogus and unrepresentative. i mean no-one has bothered to mention moi.....
You have nominated a strange mixture.
That may be true, but no one else has tried to nominate a slate of nine names at all! I wasn't aiming for ideological balance but acting as a President usually does, choosing names that were not too distant from me in terms of ideology (though I did try to represent a variety of different approaches and perspectives). Since I'm basically on the centre-left, I chose a set a names that spanned the left to moderate right.
ATY has an enormous racial chip on his shoulder and is consequently a write off.
That thought did give me pause, but I thought he could be the one who talks about wise Latinas and things like that.
Originally posted by Sartor Resartusyou are entitled to your opinion of course.
You have nominated a strange mixture.
FMF thinks he knows everything, having 'travelled the world, man' and merely tries to change the subject of debate whenever he is cornered.
ATY has an enormous racial chip on his shoulder and is consequently a write off.
No1 is a self-proclaimed lawyer of dubious standing.
Twitehead is a twithead.
The best of the bunch are sh76 and generalissimo.
my opinion is that you are certainly not going to make the shortlist. and out of the persons you mentioned i agree with the caracterization of only one. maybe partly with another. guess who i am talking about.