# Your candidate is bad, and mine is as pure as the wind driven snow. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 28, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938 "2008-10-28T14:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/1 "2008-10-28T14:39:58Z")
Your candidate wants to destroy the country for hard working Americans, mine wants to save it. Your candidate’s relatives and business associates are decidedly both mentally and morally sub-standard. Your candidate’s past is spotty at best, and he associated with rather dodgy characters and espoused their disgusting and unamerican philosophies. Your candidate lies at all times, and your mischaracterization of my candidate’s statements; making him out to be a liar; are unfair, and taken out of context. Where X = my candidate, and Y = your candidate; X\>Y=The devil ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/2 "2008-10-28T14:44:07Z")
Don’t blame me - I voted for Z. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/3 "2008-10-28T14:44:42Z")
Riiiiight. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/4 "2008-10-28T14:48:36Z")
This monkey’s gone to heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/5 "2008-10-28T14:49:27Z")
This crap is exactly why voting for Obama makes so much sense. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/6 "2008-10-28T14:49:28Z")
Or as a counterpoint… Both candidates are good people who have served their country well and think they can make it better. My candidate however appears to have the more reasonable approach at this time and well honestly while both VP’s are poor choices, one is a really bad choice, like putting lipstick on a pitbull and running her for high office. ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/7 "2008-10-28T15:01:04Z")
Que? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/8 "2008-10-28T15:11:40Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Don’t blame me - I voted for Z. So you’ve reached the nadir? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/9 "2008-10-28T15:13:47Z")
Me, I’m favoring the Alpha and the Omega at this point. I like to think outside the box. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/10 "2008-10-28T15:14:03Z")
Your candidate was just convicted on multiple federal felony charges, my candidate wasn’t. That one at least seems pretty straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/11 "2008-10-28T15:14:50Z")
> [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](#): > > Your candidate’s past is spotty at best, and he associated with rather dodgy characters and espoused their disgusting and unamerican philosophies. I appreciate the effort at a completely generic mini-rant, but was there ever a time that the Obama camp hinted McCain was “unamerican” ? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/12 "2008-10-28T15:16:16Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > So you’ve reached the nadir? No, he just lowered the barr. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/13 "2008-10-28T15:18:00Z")
X? Y? Z? At least it’s now W. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/14 "2008-10-28T15:18:18Z")
OK **Poly** , you win the internet. That was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/15 "2008-10-28T15:20:01Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > X? Y? Z? > At least it’s now W. Que? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/16 "2008-10-28T15:23:17Z")
Si. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/17 "2008-10-28T15:23:54Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > OK **Poly** , you win the internet. That was funny. What, no love for the straight man? ---
**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:** [October 28, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/18 "2008-10-28T15:31:54Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I appreciate the effort at a completely generic mini-rant, but was there ever a time that the Obama camp hinted McCain was “unamerican” ? Not the Obama camp, but the way some Obama supporters paint McCain on this board is at least as bad as the crap that the Republicans have pulled in the last 3 elections. I thought the Op was riffing on supporters, not the campaigns themselves. > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > X? Y? Z? > At least it’s now W. 😃 > [@Polycarp](#): > > No, he just lowered the barr. 😛 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/19 "2008-10-28T15:34:31Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I appreciate the effort at a completely generic mini-rant, but was there ever a time that the Obama camp hinted McCain was “unamerican” ? He did suggest a that McCain was inappropriately linked to a guy named George Bush. That’s apparently just as much “negative campaigning” as saying that a guy is a socialist, America-hating, terrorist sympathizer. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938/20 "2008-10-28T15:36:54Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > X? Y? Z? > At least it’s now W. Damn. I always do this. Now = Not Woulda made my joke a little funnier. Now, to further step on the jokes and drag this thread out of the funny, allow me to recite the entire second act from Shakespeare’s _Hamlet_. … … or maybe not. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-candidate-is-bad-and-mine-is-as-pure-as-the-wind-driven-snow/469938.md?page=2)