Who *really* Represents Your Interests?
coil
Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
<div class="IPBDescription">Presidential election issues</div> Not really a "discussion" per se, but I was linked to <a href='http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/XPresMatch2004/start.asp' target='_blank'>this quiz</a>, and any possible discussions that might arise would better belong here than in Off-Topic. It asks your opinion on about twenty issues pertinent to US policies and the upcoming election (everything from abortion and income tax to gun laws and education, and of course foreign affairs as well), and from there drafts an "agreement percentage" - overall, personal, and economic - with each of the major Democratic contenders, Bush, Cheney, other notable Republicans, and notable 3rd-party candidates.
Me? 55% Dean, which didn't so much surprise me as it reassured me that my gut feeling that I liked him was well-founded. Additionally, the rest of the website does an excellent job of laying out each politician's platform and personal beliefs -- if you're on the fence or just want more information, this is an excellent and (amazingly) <i>non-partisan</i> place to start. (:
Another, similar quiz can be found <a href='http://selectsmart.com/PRESIDENT/' target='_blank'>here</a>, though I prefer the first one.
Me? 55% Dean, which didn't so much surprise me as it reassured me that my gut feeling that I liked him was well-founded. Additionally, the rest of the website does an excellent job of laying out each politician's platform and personal beliefs -- if you're on the fence or just want more information, this is an excellent and (amazingly) <i>non-partisan</i> place to start. (:
Another, similar quiz can be found <a href='http://selectsmart.com/PRESIDENT/' target='_blank'>here</a>, though I prefer the first one.
Comments
...I swear...I'm really not that evil...oh god...
<b>Total 55%
Personal 50%
Economic 60%
George W. Bush</b>
Total 45%
Personal 45%
Economic 45%
**** Cheney
Total 30%
Personal 20%
Economic 40%
John Edwards
Total 30%
Personal 30%
Economic 30%
Joe Lieberman
Total 28%
Personal 20%
Economic 35%
Howard Dean
This sounds about right to me. As I've said before, I'm no Bush junky but the rest just won't cut it.
A fairly accurate assesment quiz. Though, I'm not sure some of the descriptions were appropriate in relation to the question.
<!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I support gun ownership
I am for the decriminilization of drugs
I want the privitization of education (no more public schools)
I want campaign reform (no more multi million dollar campaign trails)
I want sweeping changes in the criminal system (no more deathrow, heavy if not complete cutbacks on federal prisions)
I want changes in socio-economic structure in urban areas (depopulation of overcrowded area)
I am against Affirmitive Action
I am for free trade
I want corporate reform (no companies owning thousands of subsidiaries)
lesser notes:
Non-fossil fuels, lift restrictions on scientific research, make comercials optional much like spam, affordable available inernational travel.
Now who in the hell should I vote for?
According to the quiz I want to elect John Kerry, har.
By the way Kerry supports 3 of, in my opinion, most costly programs, public schools, affirmitive action, and death row appeals.
At 40%.
I'm not compatibile with ANY of the candidates. I guess it's too much to ask that we close our god damn borders and stop 'free trade'.
I guess my choices are some liberal leftwing nuts? Don't know mucho about your politic(ian)s <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Al Sharpton is a freaking loony.
Uh...yeah <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Uh...yeah <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pft, it's much better to have an elite electoral college decide based on sheer number crunching and rounding, rather then what the majority actually wants.
"Hello my fellow United States Citizens, I come before you as an unknown candidate running for an unkown party. You will not elect me because you have seen my face on your tv, or because I have toured your state with a horse and pony show. I am looking for the votes of people who want drastic change in these United States, people who want to due away with archaic ideals becoming law, and Safe Bet business practices. I will start as most candidates and talk about the economy, the people should not entrust their livelihoods entirely into the hands of their government.
I want people to keep the money they earn, and make their own choices as what to do with it, because of this I propose drastically lowering income tax and the privitization of many health and social programs.
People who obtain job should not get them simple based on race, this practice only demeans the minorities it is trying to encourage, and the old idea of minorites should be discarded, we are all human beings.
Corporations in this country have frankly run amok, owning thousand of smaller companies that all peddle the same products and market themselves excessively. A business should provide a service to the people, it should not and cannot simply exist to horde money, we must abolish this idea for the sake of our futures. On this topic I would lastly like to point out I stand before not a member of a political band wagon funded by millions of dollars, I believe it is impossible to avoid a conflict of interest when an a president is elected by the money of corporations of the country he is running.
Education in this country is a growing concern, public schools have failed our children and burdened our budgets. By forcing children to be taught, you take away many of their opportunities to learn, by giving the option of private education you eliminate the habitual aspect of schooling and make it a productive environment for productive people.
We must also cast aside the archaic ideologies that are law makers push unto us, we as a people must grow and understand a person may have morals, but a government should only function under the code of ethics, the separation of church and state should be complete. Laws that force morals on a person who does not believe in them is unconstitutional and wrong. A person must have complete say over what happens to their body, lest we cast aside the ideas this country was founded on.
We must also look to the future when it comes to issues of controlled substances, now we see the desperate state it puts our youth in, but the government’s efforts do nothing to stop this, they squander their money and promote a violent sub culture of criminals who feed a black market that grows every year. By taking away the criminal aspect of a drug addict you open the doors to a cure, and shut the doors on smuggling and violent street dealers forever.
The crime rates in most urban areas are also a great concern to our nation, the argument for the second amendment has been skewed, the demonizing of firearms has become a corner stone argument against the right to bare arms, but with the proper education and care a gun is no more than a tool. Bearing this in mind I propose national programs to provide licenses to own a fire arms to all who participate in the appropriate courses, and the option for a concealment license to any citizens who has been licensed for 5 years. (pretty specific but I like it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
The idea of crime has been incorporated with the idea that the criminal is somehow subhuman, but demonizing criminals only propagates the violence they spawn. We must understand that they were, and our, fellow human beings, and many a product of their environment. Bearing this in mind it is a duty to due away with the ineffective system of incarceration in place this day.
Federal prisons are home to death row inmates who may be subject to decades of appeals, a man maybe sentenced to die at the age of 25 and still be living on death row when he is 45. These places only breed violent criminals, if someone is released they have likely been subjected to an environment of constant violence and they come into a world where there are no opportunities and no support. We should instead focus on ways to prevent crimes not contain them, and perhaps offer at least a minimal system of support for those that have committed them.
Morals and ideals have also corrupted our scientific community. By placing restrictions on the advancement of our very race with laws banning research solely on moral grounds we only ground ourselves to futile efforts to fight disease, hunger, and energy crisees. Do not discard your beliefs, but do not require your government to preach them for you, the benefit to mankind must not be overshadowed by personal comforts.
I ask you my fellow citizens to consider what you want to see happen in the next four, eight, or maybe even fifty years of your life. I offer the chance for positive change, along with the risk of the unknown, and the road less traveled may lead not only our country, but the world to a better tomorrow.
Thank you for listening."
It really needs a way for you to weigh how important each issue is for you.
Out of curiousity I check on Cheney's answers.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Stopped military academies from banning ***: Favors topic 3
Kept ban on *** in military; and ban on women in combat: Opposes topic 3<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Um... Right. I think I'm going to email them about that one.
<b>Total 55%
Personal 50%
Economic 60%
George W. Bush</b>
Total 45%
Personal 45%
Economic 45%
**** Cheney
Total 30%
Personal 20%
Economic 40%
John Edwards
Total 30%
Personal 30%
Economic 30%
Joe Lieberman
Total 28%
Personal 20%
Economic 35%
Howard Dean
This sounds about right to me. As I've said before, I'm no Bush junky but the rest just won't cut it.
A fairly accurate assesment quiz. Though, I'm not sure some of the descriptions were appropriate in relation to the question. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yes spooge, I got similar results:
53% on Cheney
48% on Bush
As you can see, people like you and me who probably enjoy more older fashioned values or 'conservative' positions, are really disproportionately represented.
The democrats are just way out in space for us, while the republicans barely make the cut.
Here's my top 3:
Dean: 48%, 45%, 50%
Moseley-Braun: 43%, 50%, 35%
Kerry: 40%, 35%, 45%
My worst 3:
Lieberman: 25%, 30%, 20%
Cheney: 25%, 20%, 30%
Bush: 25%, 15%, 35%
Guess the SS is gonna show up at my front door tomorrow.
anyway, I didn't know nader was running again! I thought some ... other dude was running. oops.
it was clark
Total 38%
Personal 40%
Economic 35%
Karey
Total 35%
Personal 40%
Economic 30%
Gephart
Total 35%
Personal 40%
Economic 30%
Bush got a whopping 25%
and **** Cheney go 18%
Well.... uhh...
Here's my top 3:
Dean: 48%, 45%, 50%
Moseley-Braun: 43%, 50%, 35%
Kerry: 40%, 35%, 45%
My worst 3:
Lieberman: 25%, 30%, 20%
Cheney: 25%, 20%, 30%
Bush: 25%, 15%, 35%
Guess the SS is gonna show up at my front door tomorrow. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Unfortunatly I wasn't born here, or I would seriously consider it : P
I'll save that speech just in case heh.
<img src='http://www.ontheissues.org/quizeng/img_people/nader.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Total 38%
Personal 50%
Economic 25%
<b><span style='color:white'>The test itself isn't accurate...</b></span>
I am fully opposed to all Bush's economic support, yet his economic is at 40% <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Personally, I don't think theres a single candidate that actually gives a damn about making this country a better place instead of just furthing their own (or their party's) agenda. Thats probably why I won't bother to vote... not like my vote would have counted anyway, damned electoral college.
Oh, if your really curious, I got: **** Gephardt at a 40% match.
Neat quiz though. I scored a 30% for Kerry, but I <b>really</b> admire Kerry's character after reading about some of the things he's done. I honestly believe he's against the war in Iraq because he was so jaded over Vietnam, which is perfectly fine, but I admire him nonetheless.
Forgot an extra o on to.
Neat quiz though. I scored a 30% for Kerry, but I <b>really</b> admire Kerry's character after reading about some of the things he's done. I honestly believe he's against the war in Iraq because he was so jaded over Vietnam, which is perfectly fine, but I admire him nonetheless.
Forgot an extra o on to. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
How is a women a minority, well let's not get into that.
I want to derail this thread and have everyone read my speech and give me a percentage, I'll start
dr.d
personal: 100%
economic: 99.9%
The economy's not doing too swell, but stuff like that teeters up and down all the time. My major issues at the moment are with civil rights. Unfortunately, while I'd normally vote for a Democrat, Deat doesn't support same-sex marriage, only "civil union" (gg seperate but equal), so I'm rather irritable at this point.
Skulkbait: I used to feel the same way... and then I realized that not voting accomplishes nothing. Voting for a candidate that will at least accomplish <i>some</i> good will at least make progress in one area, as opposed to bombing (no pun intended) in everything left and right.
Somehow, Joe Lieberman came in first, but he is THE reason I refused to support Gore in the last election! He is the Anti-Gamer! #2 is <swearfilter> Gephardt, (33%) who I have paid absolutely no attention to, and #3 (30%) was Kucinich... Bush and Cheney were at the bottom, no surprise there.
Maybe I should run for president...