Colorado Gubernatorial Candidates Debate

[cologrower420]

I make no apologies, all I pointed out was Tancredo is for making abortion illegal even in cases of rape and incest and the next thing I'm being called a baby killer, so I decided to toy with him a little and get a few moments of entertainment out of it.

I also make no apologies, I just pointed out that a comment was thoughtless and ignorant with no relation to the poster who made the comment.

I was also surprised to see this topic discussed instead of the candidates.

I have a feeling there will be more posts deleted, it would be more useful for posters to highlight where each candidate stands, instead of trying to debate.

It's not likely that anyone is going to change their core beliefs. We should be highlighting where our candidates stand, and hopefully those on the fence or otherwise unaware might be affected.

If the abortion issue or healthcare issue is that important, find the right place and make a thread, stop cluttering up otherwise useful places for discussion.

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Also, anyone who watches John Stewart regularly automatically has more credibility than anyone who watches cnn, foxnews or any other mainstream media outlet. Just 'sayin. Last night's show was awesome, and last week's sanchez story was just fantastic.

[Reenster]

John Stewart is my hero, I think of him as a modern day Will Rogers, someone who will say what should be logical but still needs to be said. I would love to be able to attend his return to sanity rally. A few of my favorite Will Rogers quotes:

A fool and his money are soon elected.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.

About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.

Will Rogers died in 1935 and it apprears that as much as things change some things stay the same.

I would classify myself as a bleeding heart liberal. I suspect much farther to the left than most of those reading this forum, in fact much farther to the left than most.

[TheReleafCenter]

Great quotes. :thumbsup: He's up there with Twain imho.

[rightwinger]

John Stewart is my hero, I think of him as a modern day Will Rogers, someone who will say what should be logical but still needs to be said. I would love to be able to attend his return to sanity rally. A few of my favorite Will Rogers quotes:

A fool and his money are soon elected.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.

About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.

Will Rogers died in 1935 and it apprears that as much as things change some things stay the same.

I would classify myself as a bleeding heart liberal. I suspect much farther to the left than most of those reading this forum, in fact much farther to the left than most.

Good One--here is one of my favorites:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. Adrian Rogers, 1931

[dedliug]

...he didn't have the writers that stewart has working "daily" for him

great quotes anyhow!

sorry, i just finished the teddy roosevelt biography and twain was a thorn in the otherwise fawned over president's side

[Reenster]

Good One--here is one of my favorites:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. Adrian Rogers, 1931

Glad you enjoy those quotes but you do realize that Will Rogers was a political humorist, comedian, actor much like John Stewart and he died in
1935. Adrian Rogers, on the other hand, is a pastor, conservative that spent several terms as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention who was born in 1931.

For me Will Rogers represents all that is good about political humorists and Adrian Rogers represents all that is wrong with religion mixing with politics.

[donniedorko]

Good One--here is one of my favorites:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. Adrian Rogers, 1931

Those are the kind of things that sound good in theory, but in practice not so much. What are people who are disabled supposed to do, be left out to die? This is a medical marijuana forum, presumably there are people here who are either disabled or borderline, so might not be the best audience.

[rightwinger]

Glad you enjoy those quotes but you do realize that Will Rogers was a political humorist, comedian, actor much like John Stewart and he died in
1935. Adrian Rogers, on the other hand, is a pastor, conservative that spent several terms as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention who was born in 1931.

For me Will Rogers represents all that is good about political humorists and Adrian Rogers represents all that is wrong with religion mixing with politics.

Well--judging from the mindset of many in the undereducated political world--comics do more damage than truth does. There are many in this country that somehow make into the voting booth--that can't tell you who the vice-President of the United States is--and are easily influenced by Hollywood--and Saturday Night Live.

So you can take your comics--and I'll take what makes sense to me.

[Zedleppelin]

Well--judging from the mindset of many in the undereducated political world--comics do more damage than truth does. There are many in this country that somehow make into the voting booth--that can't tell you who the vice-President of the United States is--and are easily influenced by Hollywood--and Saturday Night Live.

So you can take your comics--and I'll take what makes sense to me.

Wow, you obviously don't know who Will Rogers is.

[rightwinger]

Those are the kind of things that sound good in theory, but in practice not so much. What are people who are disabled supposed to do, be left out to die? This is a medical marijuana forum, presumably there are people here who are either disabled or borderline, so might not be the best audience.

The disabled are and have been taken care of in this country. Right now my medical insurance premiums just went up another 10% mid-year to pay for someone else's colonoscopy five years down the road from now. Someone who more than likely is capable of paying for a simple castastropic medical insurance policy but is more interested in that new car stereo.