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Hey FoS, are you considering starting your career in politics soon? Or later?

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I'm waiting for Hilary to become President and then will coat-tail my way in as she proves that the top politicians can be female more emphatically than ever before in history since Elizabeth I or Cleopatra.

Reply 3981

Fullofsurprises

Original post by chemting

To slightly twist the words of Patrick Henry:

"Give me Bernie, or give me death!"
:fuhrer:

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"Let Bernie come, or the heavens fall!"

"Bring me your Bernie, your huddled Sanders..."

Reply 3982

chemting

Original post by Fullofsurprises

You don't need Hillary or coat-tailing... you can reach the top all by yourself: with virtue, dedication, principles and honesty - and a bit of female power!

Spoiler

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 3983

Fullofsurprises

Original post by chemting

Its actually a serious question. If I had a pound for every politician that did has a PPE degree, then did some NGO work, then worked a researcher and then made a career in politics... I would have enough money to make Hillary come to my wedding :P

You don't need Hillary or coat-tailing... you can reach the top all by yourself: with virtue, dedication, principles and honesty - and a bit of female power!

Spoiler

Lol, to see media images of Oxford, you'd think it's just a constant round of drunken Bull fights interspersed with punting. :teehee:

I hardly even met a single Bull!

I'm not strongly drawn to being a politician, it's more fun doing other things, at least for now - I think I might become a political consultant though, or maybe work in the NGO sector again.

Reply 3984

troubadour.

Original post by Fullofsurprises

I'm not strongly drawn to being a politician, it's more fun doing other things, at least for now

Hey, you're taking a page out of Clinton's book already. :yeah:

(Anyone remember those interviews she did saying she didn't want to run for President because it's more fun to be a grandmother? :lol:

And then there's her, 'I'm not a natural politician' guff. )

I had better get in your good books, just in case you get some measure of power in future. :holmes:

Reply 3985

Years & Months

Original post by Hydeman

Hey, you're taking a page out of Clinton's book already. :yeah:

(Anyone remember those interviews she did saying she didn't want to run for President because it's more fun to be a grandmother? :lol:

And then there's her, 'I'm not a natural politician' guff. )

I had better get in your good books, just in case you get some measure of power in future. :holmes:

Her Presidency has been planned for over a decade now. It seems as though large parts of her political career were just for this moment.

Don't appease fascists. :colonhash:

Reply 3986

Fullofsurprises

Original post by Hydeman

Hey, you're taking a page out of Clinton's book already. :yeah:

(Anyone remember those interviews she did saying she didn't want to run for President because it's more fun to be a grandmother? :lol:

And then there's her, 'I'm not a natural politician' guff. )

I had better get in your good books, just in case you get some measure of power in future. :holmes:

I'm already secretly running for President of TSR. Today the politics forum. Tomorrow the whole dang website!

Reply 3987

troubadour.

Original post by Years & Months

Her Presidency has been planned for over a decade now. It seems as though large parts of her political career were just for this moment.

The people of New York must be grateful to know that they could serve as stepping stone in chief to the Presidency. :moon:

Don't appease fascists. :colonhash:

What do you mean by this? :3

Original post by Fullofsurprises

I'm already secretly running for President of TSR. Today the politics forum. Tomorrow the whole dang website!

We have a monarchy on TSR, you silly PPE-ist. Just remember all the good times we had when you're looking to employ someone to just sit there and do nothing. :puppyeyes:

Reply 3988

Years & Months

[video="youtube;lrt6OGAcShE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrt6OGAcShE[/video]

2.38-3.50

my god, i almost forgot how despicable her stance on israel/palestine is. i struggle to distinguish between her and netanyahu.

Reply 3989

Years & Months

Original post by Hydeman

What do you mean by this? :3

"I had better get in your good books, just in case you get some measure of power in future."

:colonhash:

Reply 3990

troubadour.

Original post by Years & Months

"I had better get in your good books, just in case you get some measure of power in future."

:colonhash:

A man's gotta eat. :moon:

Reply 3991

Years & Months

Shillary is a Likud Party member confirmed.

Reply 3992

TimmonaPortella

Original post by Years & Months

I don't know what it is about him exactly, but I find the Secular Talk bloke unbearable. I think part of it might be his voice.

Reply 3993

Years & Months

Original post by TimmonaPortella

I don't know what it is about him exactly, but I find the Secular Talk bloke unbearable. I think part of it might be his voice.

I like him. I think he finds a good middle ground that accounts for nuance in most of his positions.

The only thing I dislike about him is that he thinks Trump is crazier than he actually is, and he has an annoying tendency to say "dick" a lot.

Reply 3994

troubadour.

Original post by TimmonaPortella

I don't know what it is about him exactly, but I find the Secular Talk bloke unbearable. I think part of it might be his voice.

Well, what do you know. I actually agree with you on something. :holmes:

Reply 3995

troubadour.

Original post by G8D

Will Bernie fans switch to Trump when Clinton gets the nom to keep it anti-establishment?

It depends on whether general election Trump is half as crazy as primary season Trump. I haven't read it myself, but he apparently wrote a not-too-bad op-ed just before the New York primary, and should he develop a policy or two, I might be swayed. Not that it matters that much, considering that I'm not a U.S. citizen living in a swing state.

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Reply 3996

TimmonaPortella

Original post by Hydeman

Well, what do you know. I actually agree with you on something. :holmes:

Nothing like uniting around distaste for some random person or group.

cf. the Trump campaign.

Reply 3997

chemting

Original post by Fullofsurprises

Lol, to see media images of Oxford, you'd think it's just a constant round of drunken Bull fights interspersed with punting.

wait you mean to say its not like that? Damn my friends told me so many stories :frown:

.

I thought PPE stood for Punting, Punting and Even more punting ?

Original post by Fullofsurprises

I hardly even met a single Bull!

Of course, you can neither confirm nor deny what happened during your time at Oxford in case the Daily Mail digs it up, it would seriously hurt your campaign... I mean your consulting work *cough*

At least you didn't have to "get on all fours"...

Original post by Fullofsurprises

I'm not strongly drawn to being a politician, it's more fun doing other things, at least for now - I think I might become a political consultant though, or maybe work in the NGO sector again.

Oh that's cool :tongue:

. What type of NGO's interest you?

But I think some people do think like this at first, but then they end up in politics. It just sort of "happens" I guess - bit like getting married in Vegas...