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bighigaz
Apr 18, 2006, 8:01 AM
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A climber for President... Hmmm...
Could we trust him?
What kind of affect would it have on the climbing community?
Would you vote for him just because he's a climber?
What if he was a she?
Could he where a beanie in the oval office?
Might he be compared to Teddy Roosevelt? (Speaking softly but carrying a big clip-stick)
Let us elaborate!
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superted
Apr 18, 2006, 11:16 AM
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:lol: hells yeah, unless he's a sport climber, this country would never get anywhere unless the president has a pair. Next election, whoever wins the bouldering comp gets the job.
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kydd76
Apr 18, 2006, 1:52 PM
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sex wouldn't matter.
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restwhenyoudie
Apr 18, 2006, 2:38 PM
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Maybe he would allow climbing holds to be put on the outside of the washington monument and we could have the first presidential climbing competition.
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bdplayer
Apr 18, 2006, 3:50 PM
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Will the presidential debates include a speed climbing portion (and would Ted Kopple moderate in flipflops?)
Would the polls go up or down if Prana and Patagonia both endorsed his campaign?
Would mudslinging be replaced with sandbagging?
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bdplayer
Apr 18, 2006, 3:52 PM
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Double post
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bdplayer
Apr 18, 2006, 3:52 PM
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Will the presidential debates include a speed climbing portion (and would Ted Kopple moderate in flipflops?)
Would the polls go up or down if Prana and Patagonia both endorsed his campaign?
Would mudslinging be replaced with sandbagging?
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bighigaz
Apr 20, 2006, 12:45 AM
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The Washington Monument would definately be on my tick list!
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moose_droppings
Apr 20, 2006, 1:41 AM
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I nominate Subtle.
He's got better answers than any politician I know.
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cal_gundert05
Apr 20, 2006, 2:25 AM
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All rock climbers are naturally going to be good leaders...just look at bin Laden :wink:
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blueeyedclimber
Apr 20, 2006, 1:04 PM
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No way! He would always be off climbing and wouldn't get anything done. Actually, come to think of it, if GW was a climber, that would be a good thing then. :lol:
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ninja_climber
Apr 20, 2006, 1:36 PM
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^lol teh pwned...
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In reply to: whoever wins the bouldering comp gets the job.
The nation would be is some deep shit then
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keinangst
Apr 20, 2006, 2:35 PM
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Bolt the capital rotunda slab. Make every freshman Congressman lead it with long runouts.
Wars would be fought over good climbing territory. The Kurds would already be the autonomous state of Tradistan.
Illegal aliens can stay if they flash at least V3.
National debt statements would keep getting "lost" in the mail before big climbing trips.
Homeownership stats would be expanded to include pickup campers.
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jammer
Apr 20, 2006, 2:41 PM
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Why in hell would you want to give climbers a bad name? :shock: Don't we have enough access issues already?
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adrenaline_smack
Apr 20, 2006, 3:28 PM
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they would have to climb 5.13 in their first year
thats a must
and we dont want any damn traddies ruining our fun, they need to be progressive and a sport climber.
BOLT THE NOSE!
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bighigaz
Apr 20, 2006, 3:38 PM
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In reply to: they would have to climb 5.13 in their first year thats a must and we dont want any damn traddies ruining our fun, they need to be progressive and a sport climber. BOLT THE NOSE!
Damn liberals.
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jammer
Apr 20, 2006, 7:48 PM
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In reply to: they need to be progressive and a sport climber. BOLT THE NOSE!
SEE! Still in traing ...
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bdplayer
Apr 22, 2006, 4:24 PM
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Hi everyone- I'm running for president, and if you vote for me all your wildest dreams will come true.
I'm training to be an aid climber.
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shanz
Apr 22, 2006, 4:39 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: they would have to climb 5.13 in their first year thats a must and we dont want any damn traddies ruining our fun, they need to be progressive and a sport climber. BOLT THE NOSE! Damn liberals.
no tradies? definantly a climber that does it all, trad sport bouldering == cause a sport only dont have the "nuts" to do the job :lol:
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bighigaz
Apr 23, 2006, 5:30 AM
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So it's official then?
Tradies = Conservatives
Sporties = Liberals
Boulderers = Independants
So what are we if we do all three? Non-partisan maybe?
And where would ice climbers and gym rats fit in?!
Here's what I think:
Ice Climbers are the quite giants that secretly run the world from the background, simply because they can, and cause they've got the guts to go all out. (Like the Mafia, or Masons, or... Fight Club!) :shock:
Gym Rats would definately be the mainstream media. They are the expert on all aspects of climbing because they can climb 5.12 on plastic... And for some reason the rest of the non-climbing world seams to believe them! :roll:
So, who could we categorize with the Green Party?
Oh, and Cavers/Spelunkers would have to be invading terrorists... underground, keeping secrets...
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miavzero
Apr 23, 2006, 6:22 AM
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Given the state of the union, there is no way in hell that I would trust a traditional climber as our president.
A trad president would fundamentally uphold his strong ethical convictions not by chopping a couple of retro bolt in Yosemite, but by flying to France, chopping the bolts at Boux, filling in the drilled pockets and forcing the frogs to lead 5.13 limestone routes with with four medium hexes, no chalk, and a ham sand which in each back pocket of their oil-stained Carhardts.
To finance the war on bolts, president trad would initiate a quadrupled access fee for each crag and ethical taxes on the purchase of climbing gear. Of course, there would be some distractions along the way, like the media backlash when vice president trad drops his partner while belaying him at Indian Creek.
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tradmanclimbs
Apr 23, 2006, 2:44 PM
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Have to be an all arrounder. the climbers who specialize and think that their aspect of the sport is the best are pretty much a PITA!! BTW we tried to elect a climber as pres (Al Gore) but he was such a poor public speaker and the rabbid christian right fixed a few key states (Florida, Iowa Etc.) so we ended up with the worst president in modern history!!!!
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kachoong
Apr 23, 2006, 4:06 PM
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Sorry, no time.... I'm off climbing.
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