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Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
To: Kevin Lochner <klochner &AElig eecs.umich.edu>
cc: Clare Dibble <clare.dibble &AElig gmail.com>,         "Erica O'Connor" <luca2032 &AElig yahoo.com>, Rob Felty <robfelty &AElig gmail.com>,         improvetheworld &AElig umich.edu, Harold Felty <hfelty &AElig wideopenwest.com>,         Ellen Dibble <ellen &AElig twinsprings.com>, Dave <dave &AElig twinsprings.com>
From: Daniel Reeves <dreeves &AElig umich.edu>
Subject: Re: candidate calculator

Yes, she does. (See http://www.factcheck.org/article416.html which links 
to her own web page backing it up, and annoyingly trying to straddle the 
fence as much as she can. Don't encourage that BS. She supports the 
Patriot Act, end of story.)

According to yootles.com/candicalc we are overwhelmingly in favor of 
Kucinich, as are (to a lesser extent) the other 150,000 people who 
answered those same questions.  The selectsmart page (linked to at the top 
of yootles.com/candicalc) says I like Ron Paul the best.

I have a radical idea.  Let's, through some democratic process, agree on 
an official ImproveTheWorld endorsement of one candidate.  (That wasn't 
the radical part.)  If we do that, I hereby promise to vote for that 
candidate, regardless of whether I want to.  Why?  Because the truth is 
that who you publicly support matters much more than who you actually vote 
for. Committing myself to vote for whoever the ImproveTheWorld Endorsement 
is means I have to argue persuasively for my favorite candidate.

So, I'm committed.  Anyone else?

Danny

--- \/   FROM Kevin Lochner AT 07.09.05 15:24 (Today)   \/ ---

> does clinton support the patriot act?
>
>
> On Wed, 5 Sep 2007, Daniel Reeves wrote:
>
>> Actually, the whole calculator is stolen from here:
>> 
>> http://www.dehp.net/candidate/index.php
>>  (Kucinich is ahead there; though I came out pro-Gravel)
>> 
>> I recommend using that one instead.
>> (tip: answer without mouse, just arrow keys and tab)
>> 
>> BUT WAIT, Rob and I are trying to clone an improvetheworld-specific version 
>> of this so hold tight!
>> 
>> 
>> --- \/   FROM Clare Dibble AT 07.09.05 14:35 (Today)   \/ ---
>> 
>>> Is this a pro-Mike Gavel site?  It says >50% of users have him as
>>> their best match, but he hasn't been winning straw polls (has he?).
>>> 
>>> I got him as a 95% match.
>>> 
>>> On 9/5/07, Erica O'Connor <luca2032 &AElig yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Denny Kucinich, another vegan, what a surprise.  ;-)
>>>> Fun toy, thanks!
>>>> -Erica
>>>> 
>>>> --- Kevin Lochner <klochner &AElig eecs.umich.edu> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I'm also with Mike Gravel (76% match), followed by
>>>>> Dodd(70) & Biden(69).
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, 5 Sep 2007, Rob Felty wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> the election is still quite a ways off, but there
>>>>> certainly is enough
>>>>>> press about it. I enjoyed this little candidate
>>>>> calculator. It
>>>>>> basically just compares your answers to 23
>>>>> different questions to  the
>>>>>> views of the 16 or so democrat and republican
>>>>> candidates. Accordingly,
>>>>>> I should vote for Mike Gravel. I would be
>>>>> interested to hear your
>>>>>> results.
>>>>>> http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Rob
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> -- 
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>> Lawyers for actor Robert Downey, Junior, have reportedly reached
>> a plea bargain. Downey faces a felony count of cocaine possession.
>> But under the deal, he will be able to stay out of prison as long
>> as he promises to remain rich and white.
>>  -- NPR's Rewind
>> 
>

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