tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post3271023268264295219..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: My Predictions for 2011Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-45800354201078296352011-01-02T16:22:51.416+00:002011-01-02T16:22:51.416+00:00It's not my area of specialism by any means, b...It's not my area of specialism by any means, but was the Hatch Amendment unsuccessful already?Oranjepanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150901449640162740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-32020019589965912182011-01-02T15:50:47.559+00:002011-01-02T15:50:47.559+00:00Same Anon as above.
Hate to be pedantic and all, ...Same Anon as above.<br /><br />Hate to be pedantic and all, but you don't actually need to be born "on US soil" to run for president, you need to be a natural born citizen. McCain was born in the Panama Canal zone and qualifies because of his parents citizenship. There were and are people asserting that he is unqualified, but we hear less from them since Obama won. But it is not uniquely of importance to the right, so much as it is a feature of polar politics that the extreme wings of one side castigate the leader of the opposition as a Manchurian Candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-48953154843352733512011-01-02T14:24:10.625+00:002011-01-02T14:24:10.625+00:00Oranjepan - Schwartzenegger was born in Austria so...Oranjepan - Schwartzenegger was born in Austria so without a change in the US Constitutional requirement for US Presidential (and Vice Presidential) candidates to have been born on US soil there is zero chance he will be standing.<br /><br />And given all the noise that the "birthers" have made about Obama's supposedly dodgy US birth credentials (which are actually rock solid) I cannot see that happening any time soon as US birth is clearly of immense importance to many on the right of US politics.Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-84377930679183114712011-01-02T14:14:01.705+00:002011-01-02T14:14:01.705+00:00I know you like him but I'll repeat my argumen...I know you like him but I'll repeat my argument that Eddie Mair is more suited to radio.<br /><br />Now if he had the tele-visual appeal of a beer-less, pizza-less and cocaine-less Richard Bacon (who chaired the young persons QT) then I think the Beeb would have the ideal replacement. <br /><br />As it is the search is still on. Nicky Campbell might be popular in some quarters, or what about a female candidate?<br /><br />Unrelatedly, Sarah Palin? She doesn't need to do anything, the end of Arnie's term as Governor of California has already terminated her chances. He's been prevented from overtly positioning himself til today, but no longer.Oranjepanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150901449640162740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-78149154764690648122011-01-02T08:45:36.538+00:002011-01-02T08:45:36.538+00:00How has the BBC convinced so many over there that ...How has the BBC convinced so many over there that Sarah Palin has any chance of being a serious candidate? What could she really do to end her chances that she has not already done? She has her partisans that Republican candidates may try to court, thus she has real influence. She is not a contender today, though all the population of Britain may think so. She said that the 80% of the electorate living on the coasts weren't real Americans. That is not the language of a coalition builder. Michael Palin has a better chance of being a serious candidate for President in 2012.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-37628630232421577752010-12-31T13:42:43.989+00:002010-12-31T13:42:43.989+00:00My response.My <a href="http://www.redragonline.com/2010/12/my-predictions-for-2011.html" rel="nofollow">response.</a>Ollie Cromwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884404611182711922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-20678785095920234482010-12-31T11:14:19.356+00:002010-12-31T11:14:19.356+00:00Oldham East (January 13th)
Belfast West (probably ...Oldham East (January 13th)<br />Belfast West (probably March)<br />and then only one other by-election during the whole year? That's a little unlikely I think. Even during the mass change of Election 1997, there were 14 by-elections in the parliament.Harry Hayfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507866938834105572noreply@blogger.com