# Pardon MY ignorance (about the Prez candidates) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2000, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364 "2000-09-24T15:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/1 "2000-09-24T15:31:36Z")
George W. and Gore are the two big cheeses running for office. I just saw a blurb on TV for the libertarian vote for Harry Brown ( [http://www.harrybrown.org](http://www.harrybrown.org)) and this got me to thinking…who else is running? I rarely watch TV ( other than PBS) and I haven’t read a newspaper (regularly)in three years. I live in a cave, quite happily. ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/2 "2000-09-24T15:38:22Z")
Ralph Nader is running, and I suppose Alan Keyes may still be lurking somewhere far, far, in the distance. I wonder if Bozo The Clown is running again? I’d rather see him in the White House than Gore or Major League Asshole. How about a campaign to get Cecil elected on the write-in vote! ---
**Author:** ![Baglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/3 "2000-09-24T15:49:00Z")
Here, I shall quote an Obfuciatrism: “Only morons think you can lead from the extreme.” Another one he said, is, “You force change from the extremes, you lead from the center.” …something like that, anyway. – Baglady (who is a registered independent) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/4 "2000-09-24T15:50:49Z")
It looks like Buchannan may actually get his wish and run again. Not like it’s going to help old Perot’s party any. Extremism doesn’t appeal to a majority of people. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@Farmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/5 "2000-09-24T16:45:23Z")
“Fuck the two party system” ---
**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 24, 2000, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/6 "2000-09-24T16:59:37Z")
The two who have a chance of winning: Democrat - Al Gore and Joe Lieberman Republican - George W. Bush and Dick Cheney The ones you might hear about: Green - Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke Libertarian - Harry Browne and Art Olivier Reform - Pat Buchanon and Ezola Foster Natural Law - John Hagelin and Nat Goldhaber Constitutionalist - Howard Phillips and presumedly someone Some websites you can check for details: [http://special.northernlight.com/election/](http://special.northernlight.com/election/) [http://www.presidentialwatch.com/](http://www.presidentialwatch.com/) [http://www.netcolony.com/news/presidents/2000campaign.html](http://www.netcolony.com/news/presidents/2000campaign.html) [http://www.ou.edu/cas/psc/linksparties.htm](http://www.ou.edu/cas/psc/linksparties.htm) [http://www.jmacsnippets.com/Politics\_Other\_Parties.htm](http://www.jmacsnippets.com/Politics_Other_Parties.htm) ---
**Author:** ![filthy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@filthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filthy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/7 "2000-09-24T17:36:17Z")
Boss Tweed of Tamanny Hall once said: “I don’t care who does the electing as long as I do the nominating.” Ain’t a hell of a lot changed. ---
**Author:** ![Felinecare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Felinecare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Felinecare)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-my-ignorance-about-the-prez-candidates/34364/8 "2000-09-24T22:24:14Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Shirley Ujest \* > I just saw a blurb on TV for the libertarian vote for > Harry Brown ( [http://www.harrybrown.org](http://www.harrybrown.org)) and this got me to thinking…who else is running?_\* As a point of information, it’s Harry Brown **e** at [http://www.harrybrowne2000.org](http://www.harrybrowne2000.org) What’s scary is that I know that.