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camwynWHY OPTIMUS PRIME WOULD MAKE A GOOD REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT:
1. He doesn't require a Constitutional amendment to make him legal. As a resident of the territory of Washington at the time of both the adoption of the Constitution and the ascension of Washington from territory to statehood, Optimus Prime is legally a native-born citizen rather than a naturalized alien.
2. He is charismatic, widely recognized and internationally respected.
3. He is a war veteran with a lengthy history of command experience. The soldiers he's commanded are known for their loyalty to him; he doesn't squander their trust.
4. He understands the importance of preparedness and up-to-date technology for the armed forces.
5. Perhaps a bit more to the point, he understands up-to-date technology; little time, if any, would be required to explain most technological budget items to him, whether they were military, exploratory, or purely peaceful in nature.
6. He has never once, to my knowledge, been accused of fiscal malfeasance of any kind.
WHY OPTIMUS PRIME WOULD MAKE A GOOD DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT:
1. No chance of a sex scandal, a nanny problem, or inappropriate investments anywhere.
2. He has a thought-out, well-considered conservation record unparalleled among other candidates, given his stance on energon extraction and exploitation.
3. He's a proven military leader without being a warhawk or aggressor, and treats fallen opponents ethically whether they are 'enemy combatants', 'terrorists', 'prisoners of war', 'citizens', or 'Decepticon junk heaps'.
4. He's a truck. Tell me that doesn't appeal to the working-class demographic.
5. His track record with his own soldiers and advisors makes it extremely likely that his Cabinet selections will be based on competence in the necessary fields, rather than partisanship or personal issues.
6. It would be extremely hard to accuse him of being 'too liberal', 'soft on crime', 'weak against terror', 'pandering to foreign interests', or 'cowardly'.
WHY OPTIMUS PRIME WOULD NOT MAKE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AT ALL:
1. He's a giant robot. People get upset about racial distinctions. Species distinctions might also be a problem.
2. He's never, to my knowledge, voted in an American election.
3. Where was he during Vietnam?
4. When was the last time he got any part of his anatomy inside a church, temple, or other house of worship? Pagan groves he may have stepped in don't count.
5. Anyone who commands his own highly powered personal army in a secluded area of the Pacific Northwest and is embroiled in an ongoing vendetta with another private army probably ought to be investigated by the BATF.
6. The Secret Service would be completely incapable of protecting Washington, DC (or any other area where President Prime was) from Decepticon assault resulting in massive collateral damage.
NB: this is about candidacy, not competency while in office. Someone brilliant for the job may be bloody hard to get past the voters, and vice versa.
Almost forgot, because I didn't know where to put it: no way would President Prime permit a piece of crap like the Bradley Fighting Vehicle to waste the country's money and endanger its human soldiers. President Prime would demand competence and accountability from any and all defense contractors.
1. He doesn't require a Constitutional amendment to make him legal. As a resident of the territory of Washington at the time of both the adoption of the Constitution and the ascension of Washington from territory to statehood, Optimus Prime is legally a native-born citizen rather than a naturalized alien.
2. He is charismatic, widely recognized and internationally respected.
3. He is a war veteran with a lengthy history of command experience. The soldiers he's commanded are known for their loyalty to him; he doesn't squander their trust.
4. He understands the importance of preparedness and up-to-date technology for the armed forces.
5. Perhaps a bit more to the point, he understands up-to-date technology; little time, if any, would be required to explain most technological budget items to him, whether they were military, exploratory, or purely peaceful in nature.
6. He has never once, to my knowledge, been accused of fiscal malfeasance of any kind.
WHY OPTIMUS PRIME WOULD MAKE A GOOD DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT:
1. No chance of a sex scandal, a nanny problem, or inappropriate investments anywhere.
2. He has a thought-out, well-considered conservation record unparalleled among other candidates, given his stance on energon extraction and exploitation.
3. He's a proven military leader without being a warhawk or aggressor, and treats fallen opponents ethically whether they are 'enemy combatants', 'terrorists', 'prisoners of war', 'citizens', or 'Decepticon junk heaps'.
4. He's a truck. Tell me that doesn't appeal to the working-class demographic.
5. His track record with his own soldiers and advisors makes it extremely likely that his Cabinet selections will be based on competence in the necessary fields, rather than partisanship or personal issues.
6. It would be extremely hard to accuse him of being 'too liberal', 'soft on crime', 'weak against terror', 'pandering to foreign interests', or 'cowardly'.
WHY OPTIMUS PRIME WOULD NOT MAKE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AT ALL:
1. He's a giant robot. People get upset about racial distinctions. Species distinctions might also be a problem.
2. He's never, to my knowledge, voted in an American election.
3. Where was he during Vietnam?
4. When was the last time he got any part of his anatomy inside a church, temple, or other house of worship? Pagan groves he may have stepped in don't count.
5. Anyone who commands his own highly powered personal army in a secluded area of the Pacific Northwest and is embroiled in an ongoing vendetta with another private army probably ought to be investigated by the BATF.
6. The Secret Service would be completely incapable of protecting Washington, DC (or any other area where President Prime was) from Decepticon assault resulting in massive collateral damage.
NB: this is about candidacy, not competency while in office. Someone brilliant for the job may be bloody hard to get past the voters, and vice versa.
Almost forgot, because I didn't know where to put it: no way would President Prime permit a piece of crap like the Bradley Fighting Vehicle to waste the country's money and endanger its human soldiers. President Prime would demand competence and accountability from any and all defense contractors.
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Date: 2005-01-31 07:36 pm (UTC)In a coma, until 1981. From which he recovered with all his abilities intact.
(I forget, did you see my bit on Election Day where I mentioned how Prime could run and conversely why Megatron couldn't?)
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Date: 2005-01-31 08:27 pm (UTC)Re: religion, it's widely known that Optimus Prime is Jewish. ( http://www.botcollector.com/_images/TFiRL/fam_optiqt1.wmv )
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Date: 2005-01-31 08:50 pm (UTC)there has never been a non-christian us president, and i rather doubt there will be in out lifetime... for some reason, americans don't seem to trust anyone that isn't "a good ole fashioned, god-fearin', church-goin' christian"
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Date: 2005-01-31 11:23 pm (UTC)Oh, you've got to crosspost this to
I say we start campaining now! Prime/Prowl in 2008!
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Date: 2005-01-31 11:27 pm (UTC)- CD
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Date: 2005-01-31 11:50 pm (UTC)Someone has to point Megatron this post's direction...
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Date: 2005-02-01 12:03 am (UTC)It's better than the M-113 it replaced. It does a decent job at filling the role it was designed for. It's just not intended for some of the uses it's being put to.
In the end, it's still usually an above-ground foxhole. Worse, a moving above-ground foxhole.
-M
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Date: 2005-02-01 03:24 am (UTC)Dear sages,
What would be the best way to start off a campaign for the US Presidential election for a candidate who is...somewhat unusual according to the norms for American politics?
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Date: 2005-02-01 03:52 am (UTC)Most TF fans that I know place the Ark in WA, comic nonsense about Oregon nonwithstanding.
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Date: 2005-02-01 06:02 am (UTC)Maybe Mt. St. H is on the border?
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Date: 2005-02-01 06:07 am (UTC)Although I am, of course, very much occupied with leading the Autobots and all.
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Date: 2005-02-01 06:18 am (UTC)hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
*crying*
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Date: 2005-02-01 04:40 pm (UTC)It's been done.
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