http://www.gunaxin.com/mike-ditka-vs-barack-obama/244 stuff for guys : sports, girls, humor, media, gadgets, and beer Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:09:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.gunaxin.com/mike-ditka-vs-barack-obama/244/comment-page-1#comment-101 Anonymous Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:13:10 +0000 http://www.gunaxin.com/?p=244#comment-101 illinois is reasonable??? you elected a guy to the senate who spent more time signing books than he did in the illinois house...you are a joke illinois illinois is reasonable??? you elected a guy to the senate who spent more time signing books than he did in the illinois house…you are a joke illinois

]]> http://www.gunaxin.com/mike-ditka-vs-barack-obama/244/comment-page-1#comment-30 msheahan Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:54:16 +0000 http://www.gunaxin.com/?p=244#comment-30 Any conjecture here is garbage. Chicago and most of the collar counties run very blue. The red parts of the states are southern and central Illinois, which tend to not be Bears or even Chicago sports fans. Ditka was entertained as an option by a disparate Republican party very late in the race. It was a gimmick only slightly more compelling than the man they got to agree to run , Alan Keyes. (similar to the Palin pick pandering to disenfranchised Hillary supporters, the GOP thought maybe Illinois voters would be just as happy with some other black guy, despite the fact that he was diametrically opposed to everything Obama stood for.) Ditka did not run because a) he was not qualified have never served in public office b) he would have got absolutely smashed. Illinois voters aren't dumb. We don't elect professional wrestlers and action stars to our highest political offices. Jack Ryan would have presented a serious threat had he been able to finish his campaign. He was young, reasonably centrist, handsome, and had populist appeal having left his position as a high paid attorney to work as teacher in inner city Chicago. it would have been a very tough race, which Obama acknowledges in the Audacity of Hope. Ditka as a candidate would have been laughable. Obama would have dispatched with that crazy old man in the same fashion he will dispatch with the crazy old man he is running against now. Any conjecture here is garbage. Chicago and most of the collar counties run very blue. The red parts of the states are southern and central Illinois, which tend to not be Bears or even Chicago sports fans. Ditka was entertained as an option by a disparate Republican party very late in the race. It was a gimmick only slightly more compelling than the man they got to agree to run , Alan Keyes. (similar to the Palin pick pandering to disenfranchised Hillary supporters, the GOP thought maybe Illinois voters would be just as happy with some other black guy, despite the fact that he was diametrically opposed to everything Obama stood for.) Ditka did not run because a) he was not qualified have never served in public office b) he would have got absolutely smashed. Illinois voters aren’t dumb. We don’t elect professional wrestlers and action stars to our highest political offices. Jack Ryan would have presented a serious threat had he been able to finish his campaign. He was young, reasonably centrist, handsome, and had populist appeal having left his position as a high paid attorney to work as teacher in inner city Chicago. it would have been a very tough race, which Obama acknowledges in the Audacity of Hope. Ditka as a candidate would have been laughable. Obama would have dispatched with that crazy old man in the same fashion he will dispatch with the crazy old man he is running against now.

]]> http://www.gunaxin.com/mike-ditka-vs-barack-obama/244/comment-page-1#comment-29 Rick Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:49:23 +0000 http://www.gunaxin.com/?p=244#comment-29 God will keep it close, 97-3 Da Bears! God will keep it close, 97-3 Da Bears!

]]> http://www.gunaxin.com/mike-ditka-vs-barack-obama/244/comment-page-1#comment-14 buddydial Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:40:28 +0000 http://www.gunaxin.com/?p=244#comment-14 How about a Ditka - Ryan ticket.Space n'Sports .Spicy! How about a Ditka – Ryan ticket.Space n’Sports .Spicy!

]]> http://www.gunaxin.com/mike-ditka-vs-barack-obama/244/comment-page-1#comment-4 Phil Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:27:39 +0000 http://www.gunaxin.com/?p=244#comment-4 I know of at least <a href="http://www.gunaxin.com/bill-swerskis-superfans/299" rel="nofollow">4 guys who would have voted for Ditka</a>. <a href="http://www.gunaxin.com/bill-swerskis-superfans/299" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.gunaxin.com/Images/dabears.jpg"></a> I know of at least 4 guys who would have voted for Ditka.

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