Your Write In Candidate?

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » September 2, 2008 10:09 pm

So many of us (me included) have b*tched and moaned about this season's candidates, I wondered who we would write in for President? Seriously, who would you write in? And why?

I'd write in Thomas William Selleck, who describes himself as a registered Independent with Libertarian leanings. He has integrity. He was a co-founder of "Character Counts." He'd do a great job, not kiss ass, and not take any crap from anyone.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » September 2, 2008 10:12 pm

John Galt. Very difficult for me to put into words as to why. But he was honorable. Honest.

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » September 2, 2008 10:13 pm

Who is John Galt?

Post by **SMLCHNG** » September 2, 2008 10:15 pm

Elrod wrote:Who is John Galt?

Ask your FIL.. oh wait! You did!!

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » September 2, 2008 10:23 pm

J. Gary Cooper is currently the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth National Bank. He serves on the Board of GenCorp, USX,Protective Life Corporations and PNC Financial Service Group, Inc.

In 1994, President Clinton selected J. Gary Cooper, a military, government, and business leader, as the first African American to serve as the United States Ambassador to Jamaica. Upon Senate confirmation, Mr. Cooper presented his credentials to the Governor General of Jamaica on November 4, 1994. Ambassador Cooper returned to his home in Mobile, Alabama in December 1997.

From 1992 to November 1994, Ambassador Cooper was the senior vice-president of David Volkert and Associates, a regional engineering and architectural firm. Mr. Cooper also served as vice president of David Volkert from 1981 to 1989.

President Bush, in 1989 appointed, and the US Senate confirmed, Cooper as the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and the Environment. He participated in the planning of Operation Dessert Storm. He served throughout the Bush Administration.

In 1978 the Governor of Alabama appointed Mr. Cooper Commissioner of the Alabama State Department of Human Resources. In this Cabinet position, Commissioner Cooper managed a staff of over 4,000 and the largest agency budget in the State of Alabama.

From 1973 until his selection as Commissioner, Mr. Cooper served in the Alabama State Legislature. He was one of the first African Americans since reconstruction elected from Southern Alabama.

From 1958 to 1970, Cooper was an active duty Marine Corps officer. During his acclaimed military career, he reached the rank of Major General, and earned the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star. two Purple Hearts and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, Silver and Bronze Stars. In Vietnam, he became the first African American officer to lead an infantry company into combat in Marine Corps history and later command a Marine reserve unit. He was promoted to Major General in 1988, and returned to active duty as Director of Personnel, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps.

As a private citizen, from 1970 on Ambassador Cooper served as Director and Corporate officer of his family's seventy-old insurance company and funeral home. In 1976, joined by other distinguished local citizens, Ambassador Cooper founded Alabama's first and only minority owned and operated National Bank. Commonwealth National Bank continues to serve Southern Alabama.

Ambassador Cooper has served on the Boards of Talladega College and Spring Hill College. His public service has been recognized by the NAACP, B'Nai Brith, the City of Mobile, AL, the Secretary of the Navy, the University of Notre Dame, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

The Ambassador is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame. He was a graduate of the SMG (Senior Management Graduate) program for Senior Executives in Government at Harvard University in 1979. In 2003, he attended the Directors' Education Institute at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Alabama's Troy University in 1990 awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Law.

The Ambassador is married to Beverly Martin Cooper of Richmond, Virginia, Director, Institutional Advancement at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and a transportation and health care consultant. He is the father of three children, Patrick, a graduate of Yale Law School; Joli, a graduate of Wharton School of Business; and Gladys Shawn, a former Marine Corps Officer and graduate of the J. L. Kellogg School of Business.

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » September 2, 2008 10:56 pm

I once wrote in Jimmy Buffett (not for prez though) which probably almost gauranteed that they threw my ballot out. Nowadays though, I'd go for a true american hero........Howie Feltersnatch.

Seriously, everytime I've seen Jesse Ventura speak I've liked what he says so maybe him.

No matter who it is we'll find something to b**** about. It's what we do. It's as if we enjoy it.

blackjack · Post by **blackjack** » September 2, 2008 11:06 pm

sonofabeach wrote:I once wrote in Jimmy Buffett (not for prez though) which probably almost gauranteed that they threw my ballot out. Nowadays though, I'd go for a true american hero........Howie Feltersnatch.

Seriously, everytime I've seen Jesse Ventura speak I've liked what he says so maybe him.

No matter who it is we'll find something to b**** about. It's what we do. It's as if we enjoy it.

I'm voting for his brother, Andy.

His father Richard is a possibility as well.

ejr · Post by **ejr** » September 2, 2008 11:15 pm

sonofabeach wrote:I once wrote in Jimmy Buffett (not for prez though) which probably almost gauranteed that they threw my ballot out. Nowadays though, I'd go for a true american hero........Howie Feltersnatch.

Seriously, everytime I've seen Jesse Ventura speak I've liked what he says so maybe him.

No matter who it is we'll find something to b**** about. It's what we do. It's as if we enjoy it.

Don't know if this is national, or just in this county, but unless someone
is registered as a candidate, write-in votes are not counted at all.

rumdrinks · Post by **rumdrinks** » September 2, 2008 11:18 pm

Seriously, I have just as much experience as any of the "so-called" canidates. I've run my household budet ( you can't spend more than you got comin' in), I've served in the military, I have religion, I've got skeletons in my closet, I've shot a gun, I ain't full of sh*t.....so VOTE for me!!

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » September 2, 2008 11:22 pm

rumdrinks wrote:Seriously, I have just as much experience as any of the "so-called" canidates. I've run my household budet ( you can't spend more than you got comin' in), I've served in the military, I have religion, I've got skeletons in my closet, I've shot a gun, I ain't full of sh*t.....so VOTE for me!!

I only see one flaw...

A <strike>guy</strike> candidate that ain't full of it can never get elected.

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » September 3, 2008 12:03 am

Anybody who'd lower my taxes, drill for oil in THIS country, keep the country safe, re-build the military, appoint judges who believe in the constitution, promote the AMERICAN culture, promote self-reliance, smaller government, and tell the environmentalist kooks to stick it where the sun doesn't shine would get my vote.

chippewa · Post by **chippewa** » September 3, 2008 12:05 am

ejr wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:I once wrote in Jimmy Buffett (not for prez though) which probably almost gauranteed that they threw my ballot out. Nowadays though, I'd go for a true american hero........Howie Feltersnatch.

Seriously, everytime I've seen Jesse Ventura speak I've liked what he says so maybe him.

No matter who it is we'll find something to b**** about. It's what we do. It's as if we enjoy it.
Don't know if this is national, or just in this county, but unless someone
is registered as a candidate, write-in votes are not counted at all.

Really? Did not know that. I'm trying to remember if our ballots even have a space for a write-in, for any office.

ejr · Post by **ejr** » September 3, 2008 7:31 am

chippewa wrote:
ejr wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:I once wrote in Jimmy Buffett (not for prez though) which probably almost gauranteed that they threw my ballot out. Nowadays though, I'd go for a true american hero........Howie Feltersnatch.

Seriously, everytime I've seen Jesse Ventura speak I've liked what he says so maybe him.

No matter who it is we'll find something to b**** about. It's what we do. It's as if we enjoy it.
Don't know if this is national, or just in this county, but unless someone
is registered as a candidate, write-in votes are not counted at all.
Really? Did not know that. I'm trying to remember if our ballots even have a space for a write-in, for any office.

Ours do, but the law (and I don't know if it is state, national or county) is that unless the candidate is on a list of authorized write-in candidates, we do not count the votes. Imagine the time that election judges would have to spend otherwise, counting the ballots where people would write in Mickey Mouse, etc.

When a voter asks me how to vote a write-in, I tell them, but I also explain the law to them. Some still write a name in; most don't.

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » September 3, 2008 8:29 am

If Alan Keyes isn't on the ballot of my state I will be writing him in this year.