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Brian Hunt
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I wonder if he'll have McDonalds at the white house?
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Neil Lindholm
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| Posted: 12 April 2008 at 5:45pm | IP Logged | 2
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In the US, is it hard to get near Obama or any other potential nominee? Does he have security with him all the time, even in campaign headquarters? I don't think in Canada anyone other than the Prime Minster has security and even that is probably minimal. Did you just walk over and get a picture or did you have to go through security?
Also, he looks quite tall. And thin.
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Matt Reed
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Security. All the time and every place they go.
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Al Cook
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Wow, very cool, Jodi.
If I could, I'd vote for him.
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Neil Lindholm
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| Posted: 12 April 2008 at 5:59pm | IP Logged | 5
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I guess even if he does not win he will still need security? That is sad. He is too much of a public figure now to be left alone.
Small side note, I was in Shanghai a few months ago and Labron James walked past. He still had an entourage around him even though nobody over here would have any idea who he is or would accost him in any way. (To be honest, I heard some Americans commenting on who he was. I never would have known.) I wonder if these guys just get used to the constant security and feel naked without it?
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Jodi Moisan
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| Posted: 12 April 2008 at 8:54pm | IP Logged | 6
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Barack is very tall, but being only 5'2'', everyone is tall to me. He is a very trim man, I know this isn't important to you guys, but boy he really smelled nice. (I kind of have a crush now) He had a ton of security, but he really seems to thrive on interaction with people. He is so impressive and seems like a real person with great well thought out ideas.
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Neil Lindholm
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The smell thing is funny. My brother met John Turner when he was campaigning back in 1986. Him and his buddy were skateboarding and Turner drove up. My brother said that his breath smelled bad.
I guess that is another difference between Canada and the States. John Turner was campaigning for the job of Prime Minister. He was driving the car and his buddy (not security) was in the passenger seat. Can't see Obama, Clinton or McCain driving themselves around alone while campaigning.
Edited by Neil Lindholm on 12 April 2008 at 10:20pm
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Joe Zhang
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"Yet for some strange reason, when I crossed to border to the Mainland,
I was more comfortable with the peasants on the street, the spitting,
the crooked cab drivers, the constant offering of young girls, etc. Go
figure."
That's because Hong Kong has all that - the dirt, the crookedness, the exploitation, but hides it a lot better than the Mainland.
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Mike O'Brien
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Yay Jodi!! That's a great picture!
which reminds me... I have a picture to send you, as well... I'm neck deep in packing and getting ready to move, so... let the dust settle and I'll send it to you.
Saaaaay... this reminds me... I'll need to re-register to vote! And folks, let that be the reminder to all of you as well! Make sure you're up to date and ready to vote!
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Neil Lindholm
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So how do Americans register to vote? In Canada it is dead easy, just click on the box on your income tax form and you get a voter card in the mail. I remember when at University, we had a girl there from New Mexico and she said that she had never voted because it was too difficult to register.
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Michael Roberts
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It varies by state, but for the most part, you can register to vote by filling
out an application and sending it in the mail. During election years, there
will often be voting drives where people will go door to door or sit in front
of grocery stores to get you to register, as they try to get you to a sign a
petition to have some piece of legislation on the ballot.
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Knut Robert Knutsen
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I suppose the "registering to vote" issue might be necessary in a country the size of the US.
In our country we're issued a personal identification number at birth that is used as a social security number, military serial number etc. Voter rolls are made up from these records, cross referenced with tax information and the public register for area of residence. We're automatically pre-registered to vote, and are issued voting information (location and voter identification cards) by mail.
Very efficient. Still doesn't raise the voter attendance much above 50 percent. (with the exception of the referendum on whether to join the European Union, where we had a 98 percent attendance of eligible voters)
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