Challenge: Elect Harold Stassen POTUS

Can I call ASB? Just about anyone would be a better POTUS, more qualified, or more substantial than Stassen.
Even I, the author, know it is ASB. I also was not exactly sure if there were actual rules where it had to pertain to realism in order to be posted here. Though it was possible between 48-52.
 
I just want to know whats wrong with Harold Stassen ?

All he did was govern a pile of snow. And even then he only did it for one term.

Although I respect the man for running for president 10 million times, he wasn't exactly prepared for the job. He's still a pretty cool guy though.
 

Spengler

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Very funny I happen to be proud to live in that pile of snow. Also you do know that he supported MLK openly seems to me to be an alright guy.
 
Very simple: in the 1940s he was a flash in the pan, only 31 when elected governor of Minnesota in '38. But he's too liberal, a lightweight who sizzled and fizzled. A Rocky Republican version of Palin if you will.
 
Canada is much more politically diverse than we appear. The West is as Tory as the Deep South is Republican, Central (ON,QC) Canada is split, and the Atlantic provinces have a slight Tory edge. Leaving aside the fact that we've had a Tory government for nearly 5 years.

With regards to the weather: you're correct, and as a Montrealer I can testify first-hand to our weather of extremes. Up to 90F in the summer, down to 0F or lower in winter.
 
Canada is much more politically diverse than we appear. The West is as Tory as the Deep South is Republican, Central (ON,QC) Canada is split, and the Atlantic provinces have a slight Tory edge. Leaving aside the fact that we've had a Tory government for nearly 5 years.

With regards to the weather: you're correct, and as a Montrealer I can testify first-hand to our weather of extremes. Up to 90F in the summer, down to 0F or lower in winter.

I still view Canadian politics as more left wing than American politics, and I pay attention to your elections too.
 

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Canada is much more politically diverse than we appear. The West is as Tory as the Deep South is Republican, Central (ON,QC) Canada is split, and the Atlantic provinces have a slight Tory edge. Leaving aside the fact that we've had a Tory government for nearly 5 years.

With regards to the weather: you're correct, and as a Montrealer I can testify first-hand to our weather of extremes. Up to 90F in the summer, down to 0F or lower in winter.

Please use celcius for those of us living in the 21st century :p
 
As a nearly lifelong resident of that pile of snow I came to look upon the honorable Mr. Stassen as something of a joke.

I came up with my own relevant call-back when attending showing of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.


FRANK: Come up to the lab... and see what on the slab!

My Callback: HAROLD STASSEN?


When I was in the Army I used to tell people that I was from the Soviet Socialist Republic of Minnesota.

:cool:
 
Thank you. I now have a new joke for all my Minnesota buddies. I like the Rocky Horror Picture Show joke too.
Another thing I like to point out is that we really only have two seasons up here. Plowing and road repair. Or as they were called before the Europeans showed up, stomp path through snowbank and stomp path through buffalo grass.
 
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