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Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

cough

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Carl Fisher · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:54 am

That was a nice post, Pete. Thanks.

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:02 am

I didn't know that the lounge was a political forum?? :shrug:

Congrats to Obama. Now lets see if he can uphold all those wacky promises that are made on the campaign trail.

Most, nay, no candidate can do that.

Kevin Allen · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:42 pm **Posts:** 3479

Best post by Pete ever.

:clap:

Chuck Frank · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:44 am

Very thoughtful and heartfelt Pete!

I don't think Pete's post was particularly political, the die is already cast, just a wish for sucess in bringing a better tomorrow.

Matt McGrain · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:51 am

Wow... I like the parallelism Pete.

Unfortunately the battle towards a healthy nation has just begun but I feel confident with a new beginning.

Your sig is right; unity is synergy.

ColinOConnell · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:17 pm

Great post.
I am apprehensive and optimistic about Obama. At least he has both good points and bad points about him.... the past few elections have just been about who had the least number of bad points.

Matt McGrain · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:47 pm

ColinOConnell wrote:

Great post.
I am apprehensive and optimistic about Obama. At least he has both good points and bad points about him.... the past few elections have just been about who had the least number of bad points.

Truer words haven't been spoken. It's more patriotic to vote FOR instead of AGAINST.

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:51 pm

i try hard not to allow frivoulous matters to infiltrate the forum. However, i think I was so happy last nite.. I had to do something, that is all.

Emmie Fisher · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:02 pm

I think maybe Peter is just sharing an introspection with his friends that has a little broader scope than what we've gotten use to over the last few months. Thanks Peter.

Todd Breakey · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:21 pm

OK, apparently I touched a little bit of a nerve.

Pete, I'm sorry to have sounded like I was criticizing you. I wasn't, but it is a rare day that we discus politics on the THSCC forums as it usually ends up with people yelling and screaming at each other and the thread being locked.

As for Obama. We saw history last night. I was not a fan of either candidate. I think they both have their strong points and their weak points. I feel that the weak points out weigh the strong points on both candidates. I have to say that I debated with myself yesterday before filling in the circle. It was actually the toughest decision I have made in an election.

I will not say who I voted for. Not to anyone. My wife doesn't even know who I voted for.

On interesting tidbit that I saw this morning. While Obama won 338 to McCain's 162 electoral votes, the popular vote was much tighter, 63,249,576 (53%) to 55,900,534 (46%).

I sincerely hope that Obama is able to bring this country together again. We need a good leader, not just a good speaker, who can bring this country back to the greatness that it once was.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:16 pm

Todd Breakey wrote:

I didn't know that the lounge was a political forum?? :shrug:

Technically there are no rules here on the forum against political discussions. However we have historically not had many of them. And when they do pop up, they sometimes get locked due to people running afoul of other forum rules. This has given the general impression that political talk doesn't belong here.

My personal opinion is that this forum is not the place for general political discussion that is unrelated to motorsports in some way.

After the 2008 campaign dust settles (a few months?), I am thinking about putting forward two proposed forum rule changes.

1. No political or religious discussions.
2. No hijacking of “For Sale” threads.

jimpastorius · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:29 pm

Richard Casto wrote:

1. No political or religious discussions.

Not to be a smart-ass, but are you going to define what constitutes politics and religion? It is a pretty slippery slope you are heading down. No one forces and individual to open any thread.

Government loans to the auto industry or Japanese subsidizing their auto manufactures is a combination of auto related and politics. WWJD..What Would Jesus Drive? Would that be religious or car related? Personally, not sure what he would drive though.

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