NationStates Jolt Archive

I thought Florida was worth 250 electoral votes in the 2000 election (I was in 5th grade, alright?)

I thought Libertarian was a political librarian

I thought a liberal was a fancy name for a hippy (kinda ironic, given I'm a liberal that wants world domination)

I thought Bush was superior to Gore because Bush dressed better (Now I wonder what the hell was I thinking? They're clothes look almost the same! Again, 5th grade.)

In first grade I thought Ross Perot had a chance at winning the 1992 election. :) I can't believe I just admitted that.

That conservatism is good

I also thought that Perot was going to win at some point in time.

However, when I was really little I also thought that my dad was God, because we would go to church every week, and the pastor would call God, "the father," and I would always look at my dad and think, WOW. I must have been crushed when I really figured out what was going on.

Kind of off topic, but it shows how ignorant I was.

During the 2000 election (when I was about 11) I was pro-Bush just because Al Gore's motorcade had stopped all traffic on the highway.

During the 2000 election (when I was about 11) I was pro-Bush just because Al Gore's motorcade had stopped all traffic on the highway.
makes more sense than mine


(btw, love the story about the dad and God thing)

Hmm...I would've been about eight, I guess. It was during Clinton's presidency.

I thought taxes were good.
I thought socialism was good.
I thought Clinton was a pretty cool guy.
I didn't think Nixon deserved the bad stuff people said about him.

My, how I've grown up.

I also thought clinton was really cool because he played the saxaphone, and he "got the honeys G"

I thought the UN made the world a better place. :(

I thought people would be pragmatic enough to try something new when something is proven to be ineffective.

that margaret thatcher is the closest thing to pure evil there is.

oh wait that's still true...

I wondered why Bob Dole was running for office. Shit, shouldn't that guy be working on his banana company or something?

Dunno if it counts as politics, but...


When I was about 5 years old I was at a military review with my aunt and uncle and Prince Charles was there. At the time my uncle was chairman of a well known local charity organisation, so he came round to our table.

Anyways, I hid under the table when he came to come see us:P

I think it was because the kids in school used to call me "prince charles" for having big ears, so I hated him :p

I wonder now if my aunt and uncle actually let on that I was under there after they asked me to come out and I wouldn't :p

I thought Florida was worth 250 electoral votes in the 2000 election (I was in 5th grade, alright?)

I thought Libertarian was a political librarian

I thought a liberal was a fancy name for a hippy (kinda ironic, given I'm a liberal that wants world domination)

I thought Bush was superior to Gore because Bush dressed better (Now I wonder what the hell was I thinking? They're clothes look almost the same! Again, 5th grade.)
Um ... you're probably not going to believe this, but when I was a kid, I had NO interest in or knowledge of politics!

I knew you wouldn't believe me! Sigh. ;)

That heirarchical socialism could save the world: now that I am older and wiser I become more and more convinced that aheirarchical anarcho-communism is the only way.

I thought Carter would beat Reagan... (hey, I was only 7!)

By the time I was 11, I knew there was no WAY in hell Mondale could beat a dead cat, much less Reagan... ;)

When I was 9, my class was asked to write a letter to the newly elected President, Ronald Reagan. In my letter, I wrote that I liked the "other guy", but wished Reagan the best.

The school refused to send my letter. Personally, I still like the "other guy".

I only realized just a couple of hours ago that if the President Elect tries to seaze Presidential power before inauguration, there's a team of 10 Secret Service agents who are specifically trained to kill him and if they don't, they will be executed for treason.

My latest stupidity is hoping GWB tries to make a Presidential decision at 11:59 am tomorrow.

I only realized just a couple of hours ago that if the President Elect tries to seaze Presidential power before inauguration, there's a team of 10 Secret Service agents who are specifically trained to kill him and if they don't, they will be executed for treason.

My latest stupidity is hoping GWB tries to make a Presidential decision at 11:59 am tomorrow.

Minor point: It's moot, since he was already President and is succeeding himself. Had this happened in 2000, then maybe your dream could have come true. :)

Minor point: It's moot, since he was already President and is succeeding himself. Had this happened in 2000, then maybe your dream could have come true. :)

Isn't there a period of time between Presidential term limitation and inauguration? I may be mistaken, but I was under the impression that, for a little while, Bush would not be President.

I thought Libertarian was a political librarian
ROFLCOPTER! I am *not* a political librarian.

I used to think Gore was superior to Bush, when in reality they BOTH suck! (down with the oppressive 2-party system)

When I was say 6 or so, I use to get "The White House" and "Little House on the Prairie" mixed up. :rolleyes:


I was 6! :(

When I was say 6 or so, I use to get "The White House" and "Little House on the Prairie" mixed up. :rolleyes:


Michael Landon for President!

I thought Libertarian was a political librarian

You knew they even existed? Wow, for the longest time I seriously thought that there really were just two parties. Not that that's far from reality.

I used to think that poverty and rich people only existed in books and that capitalism really was equal.

When I was 9, I though Bill Clinton had been president for 20 years.

When I was really little, I had no interest in world affairs (ecept the war part.)

But, I used to keep asking if the President lived next door, since the neighbors house was white, and far enough away that I never met them.

Because of all that US TV, until I was like 12 I honestly thought I lived in the US. Of course I didn't every watch the news or anything to actually tell me dfferent. And because of GI-Joe, I thought the Canadian flag was just a state flag.. and my state at that!

When Operation Desert Storm happened, my entire family was glued to the TV worried about it, except me in my little 6 year old ways. They would ask why I wasn't worried, or interested, since I was, and still am a BIG fan of war.
Honestly, my reply every time was "They'll call me when they need me."
Good old six year old me.

Isn't there a period of time between Presidential term limitation and inauguration? I may be mistaken, but I was under the impression that, for a little while, Bush would not be President.

Nope.

Amendment XX
Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

...So: It's pretty much academic since the swearing in ceremony is at the same time as the lapse of his 1st term. There's no "countdown clock" or anything like that, at least not officially. Since Bush is succeeding Bush, there's no lapse in time when he's Prez.

at one point i kind of liked reagan.

don't blame me, i was 5.

From 5 (when i first got the idea) until about 10 I though that the prime miniter got to keep all of Canadas taxes for himself, but from age 5 till 10 Brian Mulroney was the prime miniter so I guess it was true for the time being.

That heirarchical socialism could save the world: now that I am older and wiser I become more and more convinced that aheirarchical anarcho-communism is the only way.

Ditto! :D

I thought that people would be smart enough to:

1. Realize how stupid voting for Bush would be, and vote for Gore

2. Realize that Gore won Florida, but Bush managed to steal it with the Supreme Court helping him.

As a normal child, I played sports, rode my bike, camped out, etc. Sure you may be aware of an upcomming election, but that's about it. If you are a kid thinking about politics, you are either a tool, dork, dink, or nerd.

I thought that people would be smart enough to:

1. Realize how stupid voting for Bush would be, and vote for Gore

2. Realize that Gore won Florida, but Bush managed to steal it with the Supreme Court helping him.

Realize that you are a complete dink!

That heirarchical socialism could save the world: now that I am older and wiser I become more and more convinced that aheirarchical anarcho-communism is the only way.Ditto! :D

haha, suckas. i skipped right past that bit.

In 2nd grade our teacher had us make posters for the soldiers in ODS. She taught us to call Saddam Hussein, "So-dumb-insane."

And it has been stuck in my head ever since. Whenever I see his name, or hear it, "So-dumb-insane" is always the first thing I think of.

haha, suckas. i skipped right past that bit.

Bravo. You must feel proud.

Realize that you are a complete dink!

But but... why Johnny, it is true.

haha, suckas. i skipped right past that bit.

Congratulations. Have a commie cake.

Hehe. Good night

As a normal child, I played sports, rode my bike, camped out, etc. Sure you may be aware of an upcomming election, but that's about it. If you are a kid thinking about politics, you are either a tool, dork, dink, or nerd.
Obviously I wasn't thinking much if I thought Bush's tie was better than Gore's tie wasn't I? :D

I supported Gore because I believed him when he said he invented the internet.

I voted for the Federal Liberals when I was a kid (daddy let me use his ballot)

I thought Republicans believed in fiscal responsibility.

I thought anyone who waves the flag must be a patriot.

I supported Gore because I believed him when he said he invented the internet.

:D

In '92, I voted Clinton in our 3rd-grade poll, 'cause he was the only one with hair. That was my reasoning at the time.

Congratulations. Have a commie cake.

don't mind if i do. http://67.18.37.14/73/122/emo/commie.gif

don't mind if i do. http://67.18.37.14/73/122/emo/commie.gif

OMG COMMIE SMILEY!! That's so cool, i'm going to steal it and put it in my sig :D

edit- damn, cant put pictures in sigs.

I thought Dan Quayle was an ass because his motorcade went through my hometown and backed up traffic for an hour.

its fresh from the cace forum - http://invisionfree.com/forums/CACE/index.php?act=idx

we've got more where that came from over there.

http://67.18.37.14/73/122/emo/commieyak.gif

its fresh from the cace forum -
http://67.18.37.14/73/122/emo/commieyak.gif

I'm still trying to determine whether that is a picture of a wolf wearing a Communist hat... or a frozen Communist soldier from Siberia..


:p

I'm still trying to determine whether that is a picture of a wolf wearing a Communist hat... or a frozen Communist soldier from Siberia..


:p

its actually a yak. based off an earlier yak smiley. the yak really needed the hat for some reason

I actually was conservatist then (at five years). And at six, I was very surprised to learn that the Earth was actually a sphere and circled around the sun, and that the universe has more things than just the sun and the earth and the moon. And at eleven, I was convinced that any day now, a spaceship would land and abduct me. And at thirteen, I didn't give a **** about who would be elected president.

Of course, right now I believe John Titor is a real time traveller. Then again, I'm still a kid... just...

I thought Australia had 2 Prime Ministers....

then I found out that other guy was a Premier, and was in charge of our state....hehe

Geez, you guys were naive. My parents were radical hippies, I grew up distrusting "The Man", I still do.

Geez, you guys were naive. My parents were radical hippies, I grew up distrusting "The Man", I still do.

My parents emigrated from behind the Iron Curtain in the late 60s. I grew up first hating the man, then realized I was being foolish. Now, I'm working to BECOME the man. :D

Back in elementary school, I voted in the school's mock Presidential election for McGovern.

Now I'm not so stupid. Oh, and I became the Man as well.