# Election Time Positive Thoughts Only **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 14, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739 "2012-09-14T23:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/21 "2012-09-15T15:36:06Z")
Romney has provided employment for all of Bush’s old crowd of advisers. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/22 "2012-09-15T15:52:58Z")
Way to respect the OP’s wishes, guys. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/23 "2012-09-15T18:06:17Z")
Romney looks _great_ for his age. And no, that’s not meant as some kind of backhanded compliment. I still have a hard time believing that the guy is 65, he looks like he’s maybe 50 or so. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/24 "2012-09-15T18:31:57Z")
I’ll say this about both men and I’d say the same about past candidates as well: they’re not evil. That should be obvious but what I mean is that I believe they may be wrong about some issues but they have good intentions and they’re trying to do what they think is the right thing for the country. ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/25 "2012-09-15T18:42:43Z")
> [@Terraplane](#): > > Romney looks _great_ for his age. And no, that’s not meant as some kind of backhanded compliment. I still have a hard time believing that the guy is 65, he looks like he’s maybe 50 or so. No joke. Dude has a face that’s been cut from granite. He’s a classically handsome guy. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/26 "2012-09-15T18:59:44Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ll say this about both men and I’d say the same about past candidates as well: they’re not evil. That should be obvious but what I mean is that I believe they may be wrong about some issues but they have good intentions and they’re trying to do what they think is the right thing for the country. This. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/27 "2012-09-15T23:41:38Z")
Other guy: Romney seems to dimly recognize the gulf between him and the rest of America. My guy: Obama is personable. That’s not necessarily a good thing but I mean it as one. For a Chicago pol he comes across as honest. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/28 "2012-09-16T00:22:13Z")
> [@moonshot925](#): > > I really can’t say anything good about Obama. > > But Romney is awesome. [Yes, Romney is as awesome as a beloved cartoon character:](http://www.examiner.com/article/limbaugh-we-are-voting-against-obama-romney-could-be-elmer-fudd) > [@](#): > > Limbaugh said “Romney is not the perfect candidate. That does not matter,” he said. “Romney, the best thing he can do is remember this election isn’t about him. He may as well be Elmer Fudd as far as we’re concerned. We’re voting against Obama. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/29 "2012-09-16T02:18:00Z")
“Be vewy quiet! I’m hunting tewwists!” ---
**Author:** ![Andiethewestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/30 "2012-09-16T05:06:06Z")
SNL was hilarious tonight. Jay Pharoah really looked like Obama, Bill Hader as Clint Eastwood took the Chair on the road, and Jason Sadekis’ adorkable clueless Romney was especially good when was told by a vet he was gay… he said thank you for your service, I mean thank you for your gay service. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GRN9Y5Nvdqk/hqdefault.jpg "Gay Veteran talks to Mitt Romney - ABC News") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRN9Y5Nvdqk) ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/31 "2012-09-16T06:06:55Z")
> [@moonshot925](#): > > I really can’t say anything good about Obama. How about some help: He has a beautiful, intelligent, and classy wife. He is tall. His two daughters seem well behaved. It’s not that hard to say something nice about someone you disagree with: Nixon was intelligent, Reagan was a great communicator, W did a great job getting AIDS medication to Africa, Romney loves his family, Mussolini made the trains run on time. ---
**Author:** ![gamerunknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gamerunknown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gamerunknown)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/32 "2012-09-16T13:43:21Z")
> [@fumster](#): > > His two daughters seem well behaved. and clean. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/33 "2012-09-16T14:15:10Z")
the candidates seem healthier looking than those of the past. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/34 "2012-09-16T15:26:07Z")
The best thing I can say about each: Mitt Romney created Romneycare. Barack Obama created Obamacare. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739/35 "2012-09-16T15:32:28Z")
> [@Andiethewestie](#): > > SNL was hilarious tonight. Jay Pharoah really looked like Obama, Bill Hader as Clint Eastwood took the Chair on the road Clint on the road: [Stream Live Sports, News, TV Shows, and Movies | Hulu + Live TV](http://www.hulu.com/watch/401539#i1,p0,d2) > [@](#): > > Jason Sadekis’ adorkable clueless Romney was especially good when was told by a vet he was gay… he said thank you for your service, I mean thank you for your gay service. > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRN9Y5Nvdqk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRN9Y5Nvdqk) The opening skit (contains above) [Stream Live Sports, News, TV Shows, and Movies | Hulu + Live TV](http://www.hulu.com/watch/401527#i1,p0,d2) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-time-positive-thoughts-only/634739.md?page=1)