Are Obama & Hillary really our only choices?

Question

Or have I missed something? Perhaps they're just getting so much media covergae that i haven't really heard of any of the other candidates?

Answer 1

Of course not. For more info on all the candidates & their issues visit these pages:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008
http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm

You should get better acquainted with the candidates & their issues before you vote & not just listen to most of the people here who are just parroting each other. For instance, those who say Giuliani is a good candidate probably don't know these facts about him.

Giuliani is arrogant, bigoted, ill tempered and a womanizer. He divorced his 2nd wife, Donna Hanover, by announcing it at a press conference instead of telling her in person first. He was having an affair with an aide while living at Gracie Mansion & while still married and mayor of NYC while taking credit for all the good things that were done by others in “the city”. He fired William Bratton; the police commissioner in 1994 when he found out he made the cover of Time magazine because he (Giuliani) wanted to take the credit for the innovative crime fighting. I lived in NY during his dictatorship, and believe me; I would not want him as president. His character is far worse than Bush & Clinton's worse faults rolled into one, if you can believe that's possible. Even his own kids don’t talk to him, now, what does that tell you? His name should be Mussoliani.

As for 9/11…. he’s no hero, he just happened to be in the right place at the right time. The real heroes of 9/11 were the NYC firefighters & police plus all the other rescue workers from the surrounding tri-state areas who voluntarily came to pitch in & help us.


It has also been recently discovered that he had mob ties & that his father was a convicted felon. I’m sure as time goes by more skeletons will come out of his closet.



OK, here’s some links:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17081159/sit...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17427328/site/newsweek/

http://bluetiderising.blogspot.com/2007/03/firefighters-turn-against-ruy-giuliani.html

YA: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070316145855AAMZam9

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17439294/site/newsweek/
Slate:
http://www.slate.com/id/2160285/

Answer 2

If you are a Democrat, you will have to vote for a Democratic candidate in the primaries. At the moment this is where things stand for the Dems:

Withdrawn Evan Bayh Democrat
Announced Joseph R. Biden Democrat
Potential Wesley K. Clark Democrat
Announced Hillary Rodham Clinton Democrat
Announced Christopher J. Dodd Democrat
Announced John Reid Edwards Democrat
Potential Albert Gore Democrat
Announced Maurice Robert Gravel Democrat
Withdrawn John Forbes Kerry Democrat
Announced Dennis J. Kucinich Democrat
Announced Barack H. Obama Democrat
Announced Bill Richardson Democrat
Withdrawn Tom Vilsack Democrat

In the Presidential election, you can vote for anyone you want.

Answer 3

Yes, you have missed something. And yes, the Obama/Hillary machine is getting WAY too much media attention. Two words: BILL RICHARDSON.

He's the governor of New Mexico. He was Secretary of Energy under Clinton. He was a UN embassador. He was a member of congress for a while. He's got a pretty well rounded portfolio of experience. He's for lowering taxes, and has done so in his own state. He's against illegal immegration (and he's 3/4 Mexican), and he's pushing to crack down in his own state. He's working for environmental conservation and energy research in his own state. The NRA supports him. He was elected governor by a majority of democrats, republicans and independants. Bill Richardson works the issues and panders to nobody. Look him up on the web.

Answer 4

it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to early to tell who a good candidate is from either side.. tink bacjk to the last two elections was Kerry even a thought at this point, no it was Dean who was the media darling and in 200 for the Republicans Bush wasnt the front runner this early. The Media is just so hyped up to get rid of Bush and put a Dem in the presidents seat that they are doing whatever they can to push their favorites along. you have to wait and see.

Answer 5

I agree wholeheartedly with badkitty1969. Of all Democratic candidates that have announced their intention to run for president or announced they are considering it, Bill Richardson appears to have the best resume for the job and would in my opinion be the candidate most likely to beat a Republican in the run-off election. I have voted against Democrats in recent years, but Richardson is one Democrat I would seriously consider giving my vote.

Answer 6

John Edwards is #3 in the first tier and Joe Biden is near the top of the second tier. All of these are capable, experienced people.

Consider the spotted characters and know nothings the Republicans are putting up:

Giuliani, thrice married cross dresser with Mafia ties,

McCain the supposedly independent minded conservative who will say and do whatever is expedient at the time,

Romney who spent 2 years of his life as a door to door missionary in of all places, France, who lies about his fiscal record as Governor of Massachusetts and who passed a law requiring workers to pay $400/month for health insurance, and last-but-not-least

Newt Gingrich - thrice married arrogant serial adulterer who hopes to unite the country by calling Spanish a "ghetto-language"

Answer 7

Check out Ron Paul, he is a candidate. A former libertarian, he is the best candidate by far. You won't hear about him, because he doesn't take money from lobbyists or special interest groups. He is a doctor, not a lawyer or oil man.

Answer 8

NO they are NOT the only choices BUT right now they appear to be the ones that are getting it done.
There is John Edwards, Rudy Guliani( yuck) and others. You will get a better idea later on this year.
HOWEVER, you can start to get an idea of who you would lean towards by checking out the following:

Answer 9

Rudolph W. Giuliani hey that is a real choice, You don't have to accept Obama or Hillary, pick a real Man.

I guess you could put a Flaming Liberal like Al Gore back and have him take the lead in saving the Nation except he is using all the energy. What a hypocrite, telling me to reduce my standard of living while he lives in the life of Riley, he is a hypocrite. and I have no use for them.

Answer 10

Anyone but Hillary!!

Obama and Edwards would make a good, sound match-up. Both haven't been too "tainted" by "the system" yet.