Discussion:Fred for President?
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| April 4, 2008 | |
| Well, for a couple of weeks now, I've been trying to figure out Fred's agenda. He's been making so many references to tequila, I thought he owned stock in the agave plant or something.
Now, however, I think I have it figured out . . . Fred is going to run for political office. He's got the makings of a great politician -- he's on some important lists (co-listees include a former governor of NY), he travels all over the country getting to know everyone, and he brings the tequila with him. He owns "Freddy World," which sounds like an absolutely delightful place for kids. And let's not forget his business model -- sell 'em fast and sell 'em cheap. That's it. I think we should start a campaign for Fred. What do you guys think? | |
| 4 April 2008 | |
| I agree wholeheartedly!!!! And since Fred has a keen eye for ladies, we will get to see smart, good-looking accounting types like Natalie, Belle, Pierce, (ladies feel free to add your name here). Fred is also partial to the librarian look (I had a teacher who once voted for Jerry Brown so Linda Rondstadt could be first lady).
Fred would solve all the world's problems over "Tequila Friday's" at the White House. The only concern I have is that Fred might wind up "drinking the worm" and "lose it" all over the Japanese Prime Minister one day. Tom | |
| 4 April 2008 | |
| Although Tequila is the drink of choice, I want it put out there that I do believe in semi-responsibility and moderation. Even as a disenfranchised yute I would always slow down prior to that awful regurgitation process. Slow down, relax and then start er up again.
I thoroughly believe that many of the worlds ill's could be fixed by just having the world leaders sit down, get drunk together, then have to run from the cops. Creates a bond that crosses political boundaries. As for the worm, I am a giving type of individual and I would make sure that the Japanese Prime Minister engaged in the worm eating. Unless of course she was cute, then it would be like the 101 Dalmations spaghetti eating thing. Freddy World is a wonderful place, all are invited to enter. It's so fun some never leave. Although some cannot handle it and run quickly. As for separation of church and state, there is also the Religion of Fred and there are many various rituals involved prior to and during the joining. I thoroughly promise to be me and to tell it like it is. If a world leader is cute, I'll let her know. If she's a two tequila bottle leader, well, cabinet member Tom will cook something up. I promise to surround myself with striking librarian/school teacher looking intelligent women and ugly scraggly intelligent men <less competition boys> who will help me right the ills of this great nation. As for my past, well, we'll deal with that if the press can dig them up. Ok, now let's get to work. | |
| April 4, 2008 | |
| I crashed early last night....looks like I missed all the fun! | |
| 4 April 2008 | |
| If necessary, I can start small and just be McCain's running mate. | |
| April 4, 2008 | |
| I am so glad to hear you're willing to be flexible, Fred. I was going to suggest you start with the Governor of NY's position (I don't think the new guy is going to last long), but that would mean you'd have to move up there.
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| April 4, 2008 | |
| I know (I think I know) there's a way to change the date of your post to correspond to your physical location....but not a priority right now.
I think Fred as NY Governor would be priceless....just think of how much (more)we'd learn about him. | |
| 4 April 2008 | |
| Belle/Natalie (whoever) You may want to look at your TA preferences to make sure your time is set correctly. This morning in my utter exhaustion, I wrote a dissertation on time, atomic clocks and such. It will take you less than 1 minute to do it and 5 minutes to look at the links. It turns out there is a satellite relay in Hawaii to keep the atomic clock in sync.
Now, back to Fred's candidacy. I suggest Fred and I have a high level strategy meeting at Hooters. Now the wife just called. Flat tire at work. Priorities. Tom | |
| 4 April 2008 | |
| That's right Tom priorities. Meet me at Hooters and we'll send the tow clients to fetch the wife.
Although, once we announce our candidacy, we will be forced to have these luncheon meeting behind closed doors. | |
| April 4, 2008 | |
| That's right Fred. And you'll have to let us know what you're up to, so we can make sure to CYA. | |
| 4 April 2008 | |
| Absolutely, I was not doing anything wrong, Natalie, Belle, Pierce, Tom, the Hooters Girls and I were in the hot tub discussing fiscal policy. | |
| April 4, 2008 | |
| Okay. Just make sure you save those receipts! Or maybe not. | |
| 4 April 2008 | |
| Receipts are like evidence. Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Ok, for the record, Natalie is not in charge of cover ups. Tom, whaddaya think? | |
| April 4, 2008 | |
| That's why I added the "or maybe not." Yeah, I'm too honest sometimes. | |
| April 4, 2008 | |
| You're going to have to pay big bucks to get this site all cleaned up though. I don't think Tim would do it pro-bono. | |
| April 5, 2008 | |
| Ahh, that's good to know, Fred. I'll have to remember that -- six degrees of separation. | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
| Fred,
You know where I live. We specialize in this area in learning the art of "covering up." For years I worked as a volunteer treasurer with a group. I had frequent interaction with one guy who I thought was a big pain in the neck sometimes. Imagine my surprise when I found out this guy was one of the detectives who arrested the Watergate burglars back in 1972. He passed away some years ago, but heck, I had a connection to the most famous "cover-up" of all-time. Tom | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
| See, that's what I'm talking about Tom, if there's an issue, you know how to get rid of it. With the amount of excavation companies I do work for, it should be no problem burying the truth, errr, I mean the issues. | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
| So this is the chat forum everyone keeps talking about!
Say, is Freddy World anything like Margaritaville??? Because I like margaritas - but when I order them out, I tell them to hold the salt, and hold the mix. I don't like anything getting in between me and my tequila. I spent part of my 20's living in Texas, so I learned how to appreciate tequila, especially Patron! | |
| April 5, 2008 | |
| Welcome, Joyce, to the darker, and very entertaining side of TA.
But beware. It resembles "Hotel California"..........'You can check out anytime you want, but you can never leave' Patron Silver or Gold, Reposado? Cuervo Familia is MY favorite. Fred, Natalie, Tom, Pierce - Should we invite Tim to the parties; I'm afraid 'we' are going to be censored. | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
| I am sure Tim already knows about this whole thing and he's just ignoring us!
Tom | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
| He has been appointed head of subversive operations. His role is to find insurgents and snuff out their negative postings. Beware, TD is everywhere. | |
| April 5, 2008 | |
| Welcome, Joyce. I would suggest you pull up all of Fred's contributions and take a look at them so you get an idea of what you're getting into. With Fred as president, it will take all of us (and more) to keep him under control.
By the way, I had forgotten that Fred already lives in NY, so if this president or VP thing doesn't work out, there's always the governor's position. | |
| 6 April 2008 | |
| Hey Fred,
I have an idea for Director of Central Intelligence. Just one name comes to mind: Valerie Plame. Tom | |
| 6 April 2008 | |
| Is that what they are calling my diatribes these days? "Contributions"?
Hmmmmm, Valerie might fit in quite nicely. She definitely appears to have talents. And it's not me that needs to be controlled. A benevolent dictator can do as he pleases, but it is the underlings that need to be watched, lest they make mistakes that allow the public to find out things. lol | |
| April 6, 2008 | |
| Fred, you'll need to talk to TA about the terminology used here. They refer to all of our posts and comments as "contributions."
Now, we need to get something straight. If you want this to work, you need to remember that we're all a team. So references to "underlings" are not allowed. Nor is "rank and file" (boy, I hated that one when I worked for other people) or anything similar to that. Oh, and we need to bring you down a little bit. Benevolent dictator? You crack me up!! Anyway, once you agree with these terms, we can move forward. (And just for clarity, I will set the terms since I'm the one who started this.) | |
| 7 April 2008 | |
| Build me up, just to tear me down. The coup begins. Fine, I promise to let all within the inner council have a say and I promise to drink much tequila while I debate with the voices in my head as to what advice I take or ignore.
Happy now. :-P | |
| June 5, 2008 | |
| Fred, it's time to get moving on this. Maybe we should go for the VP slot instead of full-on president. It's been a real dog house out there. What do you think? Obama is looking for a running mate. The time is right. | |
| 5 June 2008 | |
| I was actually thinking of running cross ticket. I'm thinking that I could be the VP nominee for both Obama and for McCain. This way I am assured of being in the white house and of being able to promote my agenda. | |
| June 5, 2008 | |
| Super! That's a great idea. I have full confidence that any questions about issues will be washed/melted away with some tequila and your "girls." Where's Tom? We have to get him back on the trail promoting this. | |
