• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Christie Had Secret Weight-Loss Surgery

Manc Skipper said:
If memory serves, Reagan's colonoscopy result was deemed suitable for broadcast news. I don't recall such intimate personal details being broadcast about a British politician, maybe it's an American thing...
Click to expand...

Health of the state. We want them tall, handsome, physically fit, and with the oratory of the Roosevelts or religious preachers. Personally, I buy into hardly any of those (the oratory being the most interesting for me, but far less than other things).
 
Fiddytree said:
Health of the state. We want them tall, handsome, physically fit, and with the oratory of the Roosevelts or religious preachers. Personally, I buy into hardly any of those (the oratory being the most interesting for me, but far less than other things).
Click to expand...

Yes we want the appearance of a leader but not the acumen for leadership. God bless democracy.
 
StringBean said:
Yes we want the appearance of a leader but not the acumen for leadership. God bless democracy.
Click to expand...

That's the nature of the beast. As are the debates. They are for show (as were the highly discussed Lincoln and Douglas debates) and not a great reflection of leadership. The election process isn't exactly about the page limit of memos you will read, how do you want decisions made within your administration, etc etc. All it comes down to is, some superficial aspects are more preferable than others.
 
Fiddytree said:
That's the nature of the beast. As are the debates. They are for show (as were the highly discussed Lincoln and Douglas debates) and not a great reflection of leadership. The election process isn't exactly about the page limit of memos you will read, how do you want decisions made within your administration, etc etc. All it comes down to is, some superficial aspects are more preferable than others.
Click to expand...

It doesn't help that they lie to us on the campaign trail (isolationist Bush--pragmatic Obama) and become the opposite when in power.
 
StringBean said:
It doesn't help that they lie to us on the campaign trail (isolationist Bush--pragmatic Obama) and become the opposite when in power.
Click to expand...

It depends on each President. Sometimes stretching the truth is necessary, sometimes their ideas change once they get into power, sometimes they face internal opposition or complications trying to move their agenda forward, and then you have the all-too prevalent thought: they were "hijacked by (group)." The first three are more true than the last.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom