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54. where is ross perot today? is he still alive?

Reply to Romulox (Reply #43)

Fri Sep 12, 2014, 02:02 PM

Sep 2014

He sure disappeared.

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Elections have consequences. Had Al Gore been sworn in as President, in all likelihood there would [View all] madinmaryland Sep 2014 OP

This is what would have happened: mucifer Sep 2014 #1

Loved seeing it again, mucifer! Thanks so much for the great laughs BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #3

lol treestar Sep 2014 #5

OMG I remember that. As funny as it is it makes me cry. Autumn Sep 2014 #6

I remember... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #9

I hadn't seen this before. Brigid Sep 2014 #22

I never saw that before. Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #26

Gore FAVORED the Afghan War Al Carroll Sep 2014 #53

+ 1000. Thank you! BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #2

Well you can blame the Supreme Court for that fuckup bigdarryl Sep 2014 #4

They should have been impeached and the Democrats should never have tolorated Autumn Sep 2014 #7

There was a movement to impeach the Supreme Court 5 Samantha Sep 2014 #17

Uncanny. Almost by design. Autumn Sep 2014 #18

Movement by whom? Oktober Sep 2014 #40

A great number of people who were angry over the Supreme Court's decision Samantha Sep 2014 #47

Ahh... I thought you meant someone with power... Oktober Sep 2014 #48

And perhaps Sandra Day O'Connor then wouldn't have shut down Arizona public campaign financing... cascadiance Sep 2014 #45

I wholeheartedly agree ... NanceGreggs Sep 2014 #8

Sad isn't it? n/t YvonneCa Sep 2014 #11

As I said above, I don't believe that both parties are the same... madinmaryland Sep 2014 #12

In the multiverse universe theory there is such a parallel Earth...maybe I am already there.... Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #10

And climate change would have been dealt with already instead of "waiting in the wings"... cascadiance Sep 2014 #13

+1 lunasun Sep 2014 #31

Also, we would have been farther along in developing renewable energy sources Cleita Sep 2014 #14

Yes. So many, many things would be so different... CTyankee Sep 2014 #42

Of course, that also strongly implies . . . Staph Sep 2014 #15

Huh? Vice President Lieberman would have become President. madinmaryland Sep 2014 #16

D'oh! Staph Sep 2014 #21

Probably not. Lieberman is such a weasel that I doubt he could have been anything other than tblue37 Sep 2014 #25

WRONG Dirty Socialist Sep 2014 #19

Did you read what I wrote? "Had Al Gore been sworn in as President" madinmaryland Sep 2014 #20

A probably no Islamic State, either. nt tblue37 Sep 2014 #23

Al Gore wanted to mainstreetonce Sep 2014 #24

The Republicans would have pulled out all stops in trying to cripple the nation and make the country Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #27

the guy who said Nader didn't throw 2000? you would've barbecued that party traitor by 2002 MisterP Sep 2014 #28

Will all respect, the only two statements we can say with any real certainty FlatStanley Sep 2014 #29

...which certainly would have been preferable. nt cyberswede Sep 2014 #30

Absolutely! FlatStanley Sep 2014 #32

Gore wouldn't have invaded Iraq, he wouldn't have raped the Bill of Rights nor pulled us Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #34

Sorry, but you know people by their WORKS. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #37

That's only half the story, you also know people by their words. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #38

Sorry. I'm an Atheist so I'm not concerned how the sentiment is portrayed in the Bible. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #39

Whether you're an Atheist or not, your quote evolved from the Bible. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #50

Since I didn't learn it from the Bible, and I didn't use it as written in the Bible FlatStanley Sep 2014 #51

It's both, Hitler, Goebbels, Ghandi, Martin Luther King and a legion of other historical figures' Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #55

Actually, I didn't state it categorically, but definitely with high confidence. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #56

"Real certainty" is about as close to categorical as you can get. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #57

I accept that. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #58

I don't believe you truly believe that, but your original post was all the credit that you could Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #63

I'm not backtracking. I just don't think it would be the nirvana that OP suggested. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #79

The major advantage with a President Gore Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #81

I don't disagree with you. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #82

I'm not sure I believe that. They go in promising all kinds of things. But the results never match liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #33

Yes. You know them by their works FlatStanley Sep 2014 #35

I dont know if we can say that or not. davidn3600 Sep 2014 #36

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #41

Maybe ol' Al shouldn't have spent the previous 4 years shilling for NAFTA. It wasn't popular. Romulox Sep 2014 #43

where is ross perot today? is he still alive? grasswire Sep 2014 #54

We would all be flying our solar powered flying cars too. B Calm Sep 2014 #44

Bad policy has consequences. JoeyT Sep 2014 #46

Elected President, but didn't take the oath joeybee12 Sep 2014 #49

I have thought about this get the red out Sep 2014 #52

You have a crystal ball? BKH70041 Sep 2014 #59

And I know Krystal Ball... madinmaryland Sep 2014 #62

Yeah, it's all me. (snicker) BKH70041 Sep 2014 #65

Of course Paul Krugman was laughed off the stage at Wharton. madinmaryland Sep 2014 #68

The coming week holds a tombstone. CBHagman Sep 2014 #80

Hmm, I really hate indulging in alternative history, but... BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #60

Thanks for your comments... madinmaryland Sep 2014 #67

Gore was more progressive than Clinton and there is no way his nominations for the SC Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #71

And if Gore hadn't of picked a walking/talling douchebag for a running mate zappaman Sep 2014 #61

You bring up a couple of interesting points. madinmaryland Sep 2014 #64

Gore chose his VP running mate with the same basic mentality as Lincoln did in choosing Johnson and Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #66

Gore ran away from the policies of the Clinton administration zappaman Sep 2014 #69

Gore didn't "run away" from Clinton's policies. Clinton threw Gore under the bus on at least four Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #73

I personally recommend this thread!!! Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #70

9/11 would have happened. former9thward Sep 2014 #72

Well... madinmaryland Sep 2014 #74

Not to beat a dead horse ... former9thward Sep 2014 #75

Well.. madinmaryland Sep 2014 #76

The deficit has never been $12 trillion; the national debt is that high jmowreader Sep 2014 #77

I am not certain the administration would have prevented 9/11, but I can well imagine... CBHagman Sep 2014 #78