Best/worst presidential candidate endorsements

Jump to Last Post 1-7 of 7 discussions (26 posts)
  1. Mighty Mom profile image78
    Mighty Momposted 11 years ago

    Today Venezuela's feisty President Hugo Chavez said if he were an American he'd vote for Obama (see link below). Odd, to say the least.
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is behind a Romney presidency.

    Question: Do endorsements like this help or hurt the candidates?
    What other public figures would you like to see come out in support of your preferred candidate?
    What public figures would you hope would NOT endorse your candidate?

    Silly or serious -- interpret as you will.
    smile

    http://news.yahoo.com/hugo-chavez-says- … 12142.html

    1. profile image0
      Sooner28posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      In terms of translating into votes, I don't think they matter.

      I do find it interesting though.

    2. Josak profile image60
      Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Not sure why you are surprised by Chaves' choice he is a leftist after all so he would probably choose the candidate further to the left, ones I would like to see are the IMF president, the OECD president and the president of the UN. I suspect that they would endorse Obama anyway, the IMF has already made it clear that they consider the current administrations economic plan better.

      Still those are the ones that should count for something.

      In the flight of fantasy section I would love to see founding father Thomas Paine come back and give the Tea Party a good slapping while yelling about the fact that he disliked Christianity, wanted a high minimum wage and believed in redistribution, then endorse Obama, that would be hilarious.

      1. American View profile image61
        American Viewposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        IMF endorsement came back in 2008. This years assessment was neutral to cold. Statements like "In the United States, the deficit in 2012 is expected to decline by 1½ percent" Is interesting since we have seen the debt go over $16 trillion. Then later they discuss how the US is at the top accumulating debt.

        http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fm/ … fm1201.pdf

        1. Josak profile image60
          Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Actually I was referring to the recent report where they recommended the US focus on raising taxation to control debt if that was necessary and to not cut spending or it would suffer another recession.

          1. JSChams profile image61
            JSChamsposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            http://s4.hubimg.com/u/7222191_f248.jpg

  2. Doodlehead profile image48
    Doodleheadposted 11 years ago

    I will probably vote for Gary Johnson as he says he will go up against the Federal Reserve.
    That is my hope anyway.  Most of the rest are backed by the international banksters who have to be brought back under control.   We need to follow the Constitution and the two main parties are bought out by the banks.

    1. innersmiff profile image67
      innersmiffposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      ^ The man speaks truth.

  3. Jean Bakula profile image92
    Jean Bakulaposted 11 years ago

    I don't think endorsements from other country's leaders matter much. I thought it was odd that George Bush was not invited to the R convention, and will be away on Election Day. Most prominent Republicans are hiding, as they are embarrassed by the tea party, and realize those people are crazy. We don't have a liberal party in the U.S., Obama is Center at best.

  4. Mighty Mom profile image78
    Mighty Momposted 11 years ago

    "I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet."

    I take it Chavez has revised his opinion of the US under Obama.
    smile

    It appears that Russia's Putin also favors Obama over Romney.

    1. Josak profile image60
      Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      He grew up during the bad old days when the US was aiding in the methodical extermination of Socialists and Communists in Bolivia and South America at large, he will have had friends and or family killed and it made a lot of people bitter including him obviously.

      You don't really have to like the US endorse one politician as better than another. Still at least he doesn't refer to Obama as the literal devil like with Bush. tongue

      1. Mighty Mom profile image78
        Mighty Momposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        I haven't heard any world leaders refer to our current POTUS as the devil.
        Must be all those "apology tours" he's been on for the last 4 years.
        tongue

  5. habee profile image92
    habeeposted 11 years ago

    Romney's worst endorsements: Ted Nugent, Rush, the Donald

    Obama's worst endorsements: Bill Maher, Madonna, Hugo Chavez

    Obama's best endorsement: Mighty Mom

    Romney's best endorsement: Me!

    lol lol lol

    1. Mighty Mom profile image78
      Mighty Momposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      lol lol

      That made me spew bran flakes out my nose!
      Thanks for making my day start with laughter.
      The best medicine!

    2. profile image0
      Motown2Chitownposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, habee....are you my twin?  Were we separated at birth?

      1. habee profile image92
        habeeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        Mo, I've often wondered about that, too! lol

  6. maxoxam41 profile image65
    maxoxam41posted 11 years ago

    Contrary to Habee (she doesn't seem to understand too much politics, we will forgive her), their "worst" endorsements fit each candidate very well. I don't see in what way Chavez's endorsement will damage him since most people who will vote for Obama are for governmental help in people's hardships.

    1. habee profile image92
      habeeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      PLEASE try to develop a sense of humor!

      1. maxoxam41 profile image65
        maxoxam41posted 11 years agoin reply to this

        It is too sad for me to joke about it!

        1. habee profile image92
          habeeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Gotta laugh to keep from crying. lol

  7. Greek One profile image63
    Greek Oneposted 11 years ago

    http://images.sodahead.com/polls/003152433/1611858100_Monica_Lewinsky_Button_answer_1_xlarge.jpeg

    1. Mighty Mom profile image78
      Mighty Momposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Bend over.

















      You deserve a right spanking for being such a naughty wench!

      1. Josak profile image60
        Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        Well this thread significantly improved while I was away tongue

        1. Mighty Mom profile image78
          Mighty Momposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          tongue

        2. habee profile image92
          habeeposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Oooooohhh...I have to agree!

    2. 50 Caliber profile image61
      50 Caliberposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Greek One wrote:

          http://images.sodahead.com/polls/003152 … large.jpeg

      Now That Is A Low Blow!

      It brings laughter in a time BO (the Pres. dog),
      Is learning to play the fiddle so he
      can fiddle as America aka the "Obamanation"
      Burns and the crafty militias prepare to engage
      what may very well create a north and south nation.
      The 8 years of Clinton, the 8 years
      of Bush now add this short administration of an
      elected CEO, often referred to as a leader, that
      actually works for the tax payers/voters,
      scares the crap out of me and I'm fearless!
      I am non partisan, never voted a straight ticket in
      any election and will vote against every incumbent
      in this election, hope to see a congress and house
      changed that will do more than pay themselves.
      So far the president has been accused of being a
      puppet and following a hidden agenda,
      http://s4.hubimg.com/u/7223087_f248.jpg
      (photo courtesy of Google)
      turns out the culprit is BO! A space alien who took the
      form of the New Presidential Dog that drags the president
      to the golf course to chase balls keeping the president from
      being able to attend his morning briefings.  and other things,
      like chasing basket balls, I have to say the dog "BO" will charge
      left, right, or center for a "Scooby Snack" and causing an image of
      the president at more golf and basket ball playing than tending to
      the issues of the board of directors that is the largest board in the
      world, registered and voting. The board of directors need to be changed
      to those who could still see and read and write to their Representatives
      and Senators urging them to work with the man toward a goal of repair,
      that helps the USA before any Billions of dollar super packs gathered from
      our seriously, precarious state of financial bust of a catastrophic denial of
      other countries refusing to accept our currency to settle our debts.

 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)