# Hands up who doesn't give a rat's ass who the next POTUS is. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 24, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763 "2008-04-24T23:44:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/1 "2008-04-24T23:44:26Z")
No offence to you America, but I don’t give a shit what way Democrats in Western Pennsylvania are swinging. I don’t care what way left-handed 18-44yr old Prussian-Americans have been voting. I’m sick of the reportage, I’m sick of the endless, pointless analysis. I’m sure your next president won’t be as bad as your last president and things will continue as normal anyway. You’ll do more good than harm, we’ll all hope for the best and get something less than that. I don’t care about your foreign policy (but keep investing in my country please). I think you’re damned abroad for doing something and damned for not doing anything at the same time. I think you’re in great shape America, so enough already with the election coverage. Yeah, I bet you don’t give a fuck what I think neither, but I’m not pumping what I think onto your every form of media, every fucking day. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/2 "2008-04-24T23:47:22Z")
Um . . . is it America’s fault that your country’s media are devoting coverage to our election? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/3 "2008-04-24T23:49:50Z")
Yeah, it is. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/4 "2008-04-24T23:52:37Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] Yeah, it is. [/QUOTE] No, it’s not. Your reporters can cover whatever they damn well please. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/5 "2008-04-24T23:54:50Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] Yeah, it is. [/QUOTE] Is not. More seriously, hasn’t Irish politics been rather…interesting…lately. Seems like your local media should have enough to report on without having to import other peoples news. (went to your website to see what country you were from, btw, enjoying listening to your music) ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/6 "2008-04-24T23:55:21Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] Yeah, it is. [/QUOTE] So turn off the TV. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/7 "2008-04-24T23:58:14Z")
[QUOTE=An Gadaí] I’m sure your next president won’t be as bad as your last president and things will continue as normal anyway. You’ll do more good than harm, we’ll all hope for the best and get something less than that. [/QUOTE] If you attack Israel, Hillary has declared that she will wipe your country off the face of the earth with nuclear weapons. And no, I’m not kidding. Still think it doesn’t make a difference? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/8 "2008-04-25T00:03:08Z")
Maybe whoever is elected can move some “off-switch” making jobs to Ireland. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/9 "2008-04-25T00:04:14Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] If you attack Israel, Hillary has declared that she will wipe your country off the face of the earth with nuclear weapons. And no, I’m not kidding. Still think it doesn’t make a difference? [/QUOTE] I’m gonna go out on a limb here, and say that the Irish are not all that worried about the consequences of their country attacking Israel. No seriously, wtf? ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/10 "2008-04-25T00:04:40Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] If you attack Israel, Hillary has declared that she will wipe your country off the face of the earth with nuclear weapons. [/QUOTE] And I agree with her. We must do everything we can to stop the Irish from attacking Israel. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/11 "2008-04-25T00:05:51Z")
[QUOTE=Simplicio] I’m gonna go out on a limb here, and say that the Irish are not all that worried about the consequences of their country attacking Israel. [/QUOTE] That’s the Irish for you. They never worry about the consequences before attacking Israel. It’s all a game to them. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/12 "2008-04-25T00:09:28Z")
[QUOTE=WF Tomba] That’s the Irish for you. They never worry about the consequences before attacking Israel. It’s all a game to them. [/QUOTE] You have to admit, its a good strategy. Israel will never see it coming ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/13 "2008-04-25T00:11:07Z")
We planned to attack Israel this morning but someone suggested a pint and it all snowballed from there then we forgot why we’d all brought our pitchforks and “The Jews Killed Our Lord” banners to the pub. I don’t just mean television, newspapers are full of snazzy diagrams and arrows pointing towards South Carolina. Even certain websites have loads and loads about it. My whole world is contaminated. I blame America for being so damn important, and so damn attractive. Thanks for the kind words **Simplicio**. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/14 "2008-04-25T00:14:43Z")
South Carolina has more pitchforks per capita than any other state in our glorious Union. How’s that for coincidence? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/15 "2008-04-25T00:19:29Z")
Oh, Ireland. I thought you were implying you weren’t part of the American Empire. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/16 "2008-04-25T00:25:37Z")
I can’t figure out what is more confusing, the Op bitching about the Irish coverage of the US Election or the post from **Liberal**. [QUOTE=Liberal] If you attack Israel, Hillary has declared that she will wipe your country off the face of the earth with nuclear weapons. And no, I’m not kidding. Still think it doesn’t make a difference? [/QUOTE] Did you realize that the way you worded this, you make it sound like Éire is thinking about attack Israel? Were you simply trying to point out it would be a terrible thing if someone that threatened nuclear assault should be a concern to everyone in the world? I don’t want to make assumptions about your words, so please let us know. Jim ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/17 "2008-04-25T00:35:44Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I can’t figure out what is more confusing, the Op bitching about the Irish coverage of the US Election or the post from **Liberal**. Did you realize that the way you worded this, you make it sound like Éire is thinking about attack Israel? Were you simply trying to point out it would be a terrible thing if someone that threatened nuclear assault should be a concern to everyone in the world? I don’t want to make assumptions about your words, so please let us know. Jim [/QUOTE] I won’t presume to answer for Liberal but I must say one thing. You are, were and continue to be in every thought, thread and essence, a douchebag. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/18 "2008-04-25T00:41:40Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] I won’t presume to answer for Liberal but I must say one thing. You are, were and continue to be in every thought, thread and essence, a douchebag. [/QUOTE] Thank you, how do you figure? Could I have worded it any politer? What is your problem with me anyway? We barely if ever interact, did I kill your dog or something? Jim ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/19 "2008-04-25T00:44:30Z")
You’re a douchebag. What part of that is unclear? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763/20 "2008-04-25T00:48:55Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] You’re a douchebag. What part of that is unclear? [/QUOTE] So you have no reason and are too chickenshit to just pit me, you needed to hijack other threads instead? When did you become a troll? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-up-who-doesnt-give-a-rats-ass-who-the-next-potus-is/446763.md?page=2)