Cam and CamMum on the American election, change, alien invasion and weaponry

[misscam]

Wednesday morning conversation when Cam and CamMum happened to share a train to work:

CamMum: Clinton won New Hampshire.
misscam: Ah yeah? Which of the Other Lot won?
CamMum: Not sure. They were interviewing that Mick Huckabee, but I looked on the list and he was only third! [Clearly, CamMum finds interviewing third-spot takers an offense.] I think it was McCain.
misscam: Mmm. He isn't the worst of them. Now Huckabee, he's... Bush mark II with a guitar and Chuck Norris jokes.
CamMum: Don't know too much about him.
misscam: [relates Huckabee facts in clearly non-loving tones] In conclusion: No.
CamMum: In agreement: No.
[blah blah American religious right non-love]
misscam: Media makes the American election feel a bit like a mix of a circus and monopoly. 'You land third in this primary. Do not pass go, do not collect your Momentum.' I'm sure it makes sense to someone, but...
CamMum: I'm not.
misscam: A commie* like yourself could never understand true democracy at work, clearly.
(Blah blah American socialism-phobia discussion]
CamMum: Not sure the US is ready to elect someone non-white. Or a woman. Even if it's way overdue.
misscam: I don't know. I think a lot of people in the US are keen for change.
CamMum: Change! That's the only thing all of them have promised, and the only thing they've promised at all. You couldn't campaign like that in Norway, promising nothing but change. Nothing substansial!
misscam: Mum. Let's face it. They'd all be run out of the country with pitchforks before they even got to the campaign part in Norway.
CamMum: We're not that uncivilized.
misscam: You're right. They'd be chased out with tasers. We're a modern people.
[Arguments over what choice of armory to chase unwanted politicians with ensues.]
misscam: [blah blah virtues of maces] Really, just this once, couldn't they elect someone that I wouldn't retch every time I saw on telly? I'm not asking for someone whose opinions I'll share, because that's about as likely as France deciding French kinda sucks and adopting English as their new sacred language. I'd just like the US president and self-professed free world leader to be someone I wouldn't feel ashamed of if aliens invaded us.
CamMum: That's your primary concern if aliens invade us?
misscam: Secondary. My primary would be if they cancelled the football**. Hopefully they'd join - Universe Cup, that'd be awesome.

*CamMum is of course not a communist, but a social democrat. There is a pretty huge difference, contrary to what Bill O'Reilly (asshat known as) thinks.

**Football meaning football, not the rugby-with-padding known as American football.

So say, whatever happened to asshat Bill Napoli?

Comments

[mademoisellenon.livejournal.com]

You mean you *don't* want a Republican preacher as our next President? Why not? What's wrong with you?!

I wish you and your mum could join the debates I'm having with my mum. It'd be so much fun!

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I have this disease called 'social democratism'.

[mademoisellenon.livejournal.com]

Sounds dangerous. I pray there is not a cure!

[triskellion.livejournal.com]

Trust me, lots of us here in the US like them as little as you do. Unfortunately, around here if you're good for the job you probably are smart enough not to apply. *shudders*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, I wonder if the best president would've been someone who didn't actually want the job that much. At least it might've been an interesting change.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

*giggles* I enjoyed that, yes.

How's work today? Not too horrible? I have got re-addicted to Neverwinter Nights and am playing the new (to me, anyway) expansion. But I said that in email, didn't I? New love interest is Gann, with an unattractive race-name (hagspawn? urgh.)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

WTH is a hagspawn?

I didn't know NWN 2 had an expansion - I never finished NWN 2 at all, so that might be something to do with it.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

Tehy keep allowing new species, and thus need to keep inventing more new species to not allow. Hagspawn are apparently half hag, half human.

Actually, I didn't either until a week or two ago. So I thought I would give it a go. The romance subplot on NWN2 sucks, but the game is ok. The ending sucks, though; right down to the annoying narrator voice reading out the interminable aftermath which isn't particularly interesting anyway. (I miss BG2) Haven't really started the romance subplot of the expansion yet, but the character is interesting. He's very Snapish, I think that's what I like. (And that'd be fandom-Snapish, where he's sardonic and rugged rather than cruel and ugly like canon-Snape)

[siraj.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Clinton and McCain won it... though I'm so jaded that I KNOW we're screwed no matter who we pick.

And agreed on the football. If they cancelled that, where would we get all our hunky men?

Also agreed on the Universe Cup!

[misscam.livejournal.com]

We'd be manflesh deprived! That would be too cruel.

Universe Cup would be a hoot, though, provided the aliens had legs they could kick properly with.

[siraj.livejournal.com]

definitely cruel!

It'd be awesome to watch, if nothing else. Ooh, something else just occurred to me... Rugby!

[(Anonymous)]

u should get raped again

[clevermonikerr.livejournal.com]

What the fuck is wrong with you?

[siraj.livejournal.com]

Hi there, douchenozzle with no balls! Have an icon!

[maureenlycaon.livejournal.com]

This hardly need be said, but . . .



Plus,



(All right ma'am, I'll stop now. Yes, I promise.}

[clevermonikerr.livejournal.com]

I'm a big Obama supporter-see icon-and was disappointed in the caucus results. I'm not drinking the Hill-haterade, but don't believe she can win a national election.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

You still got the first win, though, and the main chunk is still to go. Who knows how it'll go...

American presidential elections are just... I have no words, truly.

[mad-troll.livejournal.com]

Really, just this once, couldn't they elect someone that I wouldn't retch every time I saw on telly? I'm not asking for someone whose opinions I'll share, because that's about as likely as France deciding French kinda sucks and adopting English as their new sacred language. I'd just like the US president and self-professed free world leader to be someone I wouldn't feel ashamed of if aliens invaded us.

Wordy McWord.Especially the last part.
And for a foreign politician to be so embarrassing to embarrass an italian? fail.

[falena]

And for a foreign politician to be so embarrassing to embarrass an italian? fail.

Lol. But so true.

[mad-troll.livejournal.com]

:) Our laughter is strong. Else we'd have changed nationality long ago.

[falena]

True that too. Heh.

I often think about moving abroad but I love this joke of a country too much.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Hehehehe. Oh yes, Berlu, bringer of much lol to Europeans.

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

We don't say the "S" word¹ around these parts. We call it "populism" instead, or else John Edwards (and most of the Democratic candidates) would be fucked.

1- "Socialism"

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Are you afraid the word will eat you?

[lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com]

I have no idea. I think Republicans are still afraid of Communism. Or that socialism automatically leads to 1984.

[freckles-knows.livejournal.com]

Ah McCain... I have a slight personal feeling against him, yet for him. I live in Arizona, and of course hes one of our two senators. But, whenever there is an important vote in the Senate, he always seems to be not available. He's half of our vote for our state! Ugh
And yet, I still do have a soft spot for him as he is my Senator
*shrug*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I kinda liked him when he came to Svalbard and said some not-daft things about climate change. And his unflinching stance against torture is a yay. But his remarks on the Iraq war has not pleased me, so... eh well. He won't be the worst, is generally my opinion.

[jenbachand.livejournal.com]

This was one of the funniest things I've read in a while. :)

Glad politics confuses and amuses those abroad as well.

And I rather think about aliens and our leaders as well. Perhaps that's why they only land in remote places, fear of politicians.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

And crop circles are really just their way of warding off those scary politicians?

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

*wubs you to counteract revolting cowardly hate comment further up*

Weekend tomorrow! Time to level the ponce twins some more!

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Yes indeed, though I must survive tomorrow first. And raid tonight.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

Well, you will dps the buggers down, I am sure. And I was convinced it was Friday when I left that comment... that's what happens when you're working on 4 hours sleep.

[skybound2]

I'd just like the US president and self-professed free world leader to be someone I wouldn't feel ashamed of if aliens invaded us.

You aren't the only one! Trust me when I say that it is absolutely NO FUN being constantly embarrassed by your President. Or your fellow citizens who heap unearned praise and adoration upon him.

[siraj.livejournal.com]

"Or your fellow citizens who heap unearned praise and adoration upon him."

Like Rush Limbaugh?

[skybound2]

That would be the perfect example ;-P

[siraj.livejournal.com]

I only listen to Rush just because he's on before Lars Larson, I swear...

I'm so glad Lars is sensible... and non-pompous... and has reasons for why he takes one stance or another.

[aurelei.livejournal.com]

a) We're working on electing non-retch-inducers, really!
triskellion: I don't know HOW many times I've said that. I want Russ Feingold back - he was at least smart enough to drop out.

b) Cam, I fully support your alien invasion concerns. And your disdain of rugby-with-padding.