Aug 06, 04 01:25 pm — This journal is motivated by the incessant whinning noise in my head that is the daily political ramblings of this site.
We all are quite familiar with our choices for the 2004 Presidential election, how about instead we pick the best person for the job, ever?
Here are the rules, because I know you dickheads will come up with what is seemingly some witty quip but is actually an embarassing display on your part.
1. It must be a man! (Women are for fucking, cooking, and cleaning, in THAT order)
2. It can't be Bush or Kerry
3. Time is of no issue, pick Stalin for all I care.
4. Can't be a past president
5. Can't pick yourself.
For those who don't actually read but scan:
Who would be the best President? Why?
I'm sure MS would take a good, long look at the so-called success of the Apple Computer company. There proprietary, over-priced systems haven't exactly been a raving success.
1. It must be a man! (Women are for fucking, cooking, and cleaning, in THAT order)
2. It can't be Bush or Kerry
3. Time is of no issue, pick Stalin for all I care.
4. Can't be a past president
5. Can't pick yourself.
Ah......Its going to be a toss up between David Letterman (he needs to change his last name to Letterperson to be more PC) and Neal Boortz.
And on item #1, that seems to be a pretty sanitary way of doing things. After I get done doing the deed, I want a sandwich, but I don't want her cleaning up first, then taking a chance on getting something on my sandwich.
Neal Boortz?? HAHAHAHAHA
Steven Hawking :D
No really, Id probably nominate Lee Iacocca. His vision and leadership during troubled times would make him a prime candidate IMO.
Hugh Hefner (Pres.) and Bob Guccione (VP)
Marlon Brando, Earnest Hemmingway
or any other fat drunk bastard
I couldn't possibly agree with you more. Fat drunk bastards who get into lots of fist fights would totally kick ass.
Yea, that's all we need is a Ted Kennedy running the show.
Would you fuck with a face like this:
Not even in the darkest room would I attempt to fuck that face.
Get ready.....
for the best president ever.....
That's right, President David Palmer. This isn't open for discussion or debate, he is quite simply the greatest president ever and if he got elected, the US would be MUCH BETTER OFF. If anyone disagrees, you are WRONG.
PALMER '04
You know all the racists on this site will never go for this. Come to think of it, aren't you a racist dirtbag?
A selective racist? We call dem hypocrites round dese parts.
President Leary ::::
If anyone has herd the Lock and Load stand up then you know what im talking about...
MY FORIEN POLICY ....... FUCK YOU !!!
MY HOMELAND POLICY ...... FUCK YOU !!!!!
LMFAO
We (peeps at my crib) last night were talking about No Cure For Cancer and how it was the funniest shit ever.
That one is as well.
For humor purposes, the choices would have to be female, so I am disqualifying these selections before I make them. First, you gotta go with Hillary Rodham Clinton, not because I think she would be any good at the job (I don't) but that just hearing her name would make so many people crazy, that it is funny. My second, doesn't count choice, would be Barbara Bush. Not the old George Washington's picture on the one dollar bill version, but the young pretty First Daughter variety. Gotta keep that Bush dynasty going. I won't even mention Amy Carter or Chelsea Clinton or Ron Reagan because they aren't as funny.
In all seriousness, I would pick Dave Thomas, the now dead founder of Wendy's hamburger chain, who was a tough as nails mega-successful businessman and a heart of gold benefactor to causes that make society in general better. On top of all that, he was a likable guy who had a low key charisma about him that made people like and trust him.
He was Japanese American, just like me...
Er no, that was Bob Ross.
Dave Thomas was adopted. I bet his real parents were kicking themselves in the ass over that bad decision.
Robin Williams, hands down.
Could you imagine the improv press conferences?
Yes I can.
I wonder if they would be like his stand up years ago where he would go off on a masturbation tangent.
bill maher. he seems to have the scope and understanding, along with the all-important intelligence and sense of humor. and he's just fucking cool.
Kucinich.
No one has inspired me as much as he did. He's actually a man with a plan a vision. He wants to get things done and he tells us all exactly how its done and how it will be done and how he wants it done. He doesn't divert issues and facts nor attack other candidates. He is very effective. Unfortunately that's the type of candidate people don't want instead they want someone that will woo them...might as well find a used car salesman.
He can't be president.
He doesn't look presidential
He is short, with bad hair and a bad speaking voice.
He has the charisma of a doorknob.
So it doesn't matter how good his ideas are, the package will never sell in America.
He might make a good Cabinet level appointment in a Kerry Administration.
That is the best he can hope for.
xand
Do you think Microsoft or Dell makes more money from each Dell computer bundled with Windows sale?
The thing about it is that hardware manufacturing has traditionally been awfully low-margin. Apple has overcome this problem by making its software unique to its hardware, and selling very expensive hardware. The writer suggests that Microsoft might do the same.
Note, however, that the effect might be quite the opposite. Unless Microsoft purchases Dell (for example) directly, it would be operating in a market where it has no direct experience, trying to sell computers which are *more* expensive than those of its competitors. When was the last time something like that worked on a large scale? This problem could be overcome in the short term by taking losses per unit sold (a la consoles in general), but unless the "clones" are totally removed, they will still dominate the market.
This "removal" could be accomplished by refusing to sell copies of windows to companies, who would then have to resort to something like linux. I suspect though, that what will really happen would be that Windows would then be pirated on a far higher scale by consumers.
Linux would undoubtably benefit - If companies like HP and Compaq and Dell had to differentiate their systems (while retaining compatibility) i'm sure they would immediately procure the necessary software talent to manage such a transition effectively, and in so doing would marginalize windows.
Right now, no-one really has responsibility for linux. This is a fundemental flaw, and will change given these circumstances. The advantages Microsoft will have are the huge library of current x86 titles, and the engineering expertise which has gone into making the PC today what the PC today is. This advantage will erode: Microsoft may, as Apple does, try to co-opt new hardware technology, but to be sure, advances like DDR RAM and 3GIO were never imagined at Microsoft. Can you imagine the myriad of hardware manufacturers today all swaying to "the microsoft way"?
How then can this business model be effective in the long run?
I'm sure there is also a legal issue in there somewhere.