tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post8281554979850483725..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: Sometimes Just One Side is RightStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-22982202342982994632008-11-03T15:34:00.000-09:002008-11-03T15:34:00.000-09:00You're talking about stuff few of the readers here...You're talking about stuff few of the readers here know about - the old Roman emperors.<BR/><BR/>People have talked about a constitutional amendment for Arnold, but so far nothing serious has happened. I suspect it won't go anywhere until people know that Ropi might someday be available. :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-78158303643593939092008-11-03T08:50:00.000-09:002008-11-03T08:50:00.000-09:00Well, I won't vote due to obvious reasons. :P Your...Well, I won't vote due to obvious reasons. :P Your reasoning is quite one sided indeed but I tell you that there were numerous Roman Emperors who had never planned to be emperors so they weren't learning politics and they had no important offices before and they could get used to it and did pretty good job. So we can learn that from history (answering your question on a previous post) that we always learn something.<BR/><BR/>Claudius- he was disabled, quite old (51 I think) when he became emperor and he was a historian and priest. He was consul with Caligula once but he did practically nothing).<BR/><BR/>Marcus Aurelius- he was a philosopher (although it wasn't a surprise he became emperor)<BR/><BR/>Julian- philosopher, and he gained some experience only a few years before he became emperor.<BR/><BR/>I think I can say that I know as much about state governing as Claudius but I wouldn't be able to be president even if I learn quickly. Plus I am not a native born American.<BR/><BR/>Oh that remind me something. I heard that there is a plan to change the US constitution in a way that US citizens who were not born in the USA could be president and vice-president. It was mentioned in CNN when Arnold Schwarzenegger had a speech on McCain's campaign party. Is it true or did I just misunderstood something?<BR/><BR/>ps: Sorry for rambling too much and wasting your timeRopihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214991557644729165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-34207348184335261772008-11-02T21:13:00.000-09:002008-11-02T21:13:00.000-09:00the practice you're talking about drives me crazy!...the practice you're talking about drives me crazy! it's totally irresponsible.<BR/>i quit NPR and PBS cold turkey in 2004 after they sacked bob edwards and their m.o. became one of just letting a conservative and a liberal discuss an issue for five minutes basically unmoderated. it didn't seem to matter to them that the subject was, say, global warming and they were giving equal time to a guy parroting oil company shills with hoo-hah that was previously debunked by 100 percent of scientists.<BR/>that kind of crap has to stop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-23461121915916107162008-11-02T19:49:00.000-09:002008-11-02T19:49:00.000-09:00Well said. I will be voting like you on Tuesday. D...Well said. I will be voting like you on Tuesday. DianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com