Who would YOU vote for in an election???

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-03-18 07:57am

The candidates:

Palpatine (SW)

Lama Su (AOTC)

[editor's note: I know that Lama Su only is a minor character, but I had to include him due to the "Lama Su For President" joke I once made]

Padmé Amidala (TPM, AOTC)

Shinzon (ST:N)

The Borg Queen (STFC)

Chancellor Gorkon (ST6)

Cthulhu (well, duh...)

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-03-18 08:53am

Palpatine or Amidala.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2003-03-18 10:03am

Actually Id vote for Khan, but failling him its gotta be Cthuhlu

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-03-18 10:20am

The best person to rule the galaxy is someone who doesn't want to do it.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-03-18 10:29am

DocHorror wrote:Actually Id vote for Khan, but failling him its gotta be Cthuhlu

Ah... Khan Noonien Singh. How could I have excluded him??

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2003-03-18 01:49pm

Palpatine. We're all humans so he won't treat us as shit and he created an empire

Cyaround,
Jason

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-03-18 02:16pm

now those are some scary results, although it would make for an interesting election...I'm picturing Cthulhu and Palpy at the debate. Palpy shoots force lightning at Jim Lehrer and Cthulhu rips out his innards.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-03-18 02:19pm

Palpy did a very good job when you think of it. He brought order to a Galaxy in chaos. He kept at bay many alien races that where spoiling for a fight. He kept external forces away from his part of the Galaxy ie the Ssi Ruuk and the YV. And he made the economy pretty stable. He was able to build 25,000 ISD's in a short time yet he didn't raise taxes through the roof.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2003-03-18 04:36pm

And he also horribely oppressed the populance, committed numerable atrocities, etc.

But yes, I do see your point.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-03-18 06:01pm

Lama Su, not evil or a moron while also not being a painting.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-03-18 06:31pm

Lama Su. That'll kill those anti-cloning bills dead.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-03-18 07:44pm

Padme, without a doubt. Not only because she's hot, but because I'd never miss a speech, because she's hot.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-03-18 07:51pm

Amidala would be good, although I don't remember anything objectionable about Gorkon.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-03-18 08:22pm

Cthulhu. I mean, he's EVIL!

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-03-18 09:26pm

Soontir C'boath wrote:Palpatine. We're all humans so he won't treat us as shit and he created an empire

*points to name* Speak for yourself! Us gnomes know how it is. At first we're just a "sub-category" of humans and are excepted as such by the govt. But they show their true colors close enough. Soon, we've got to go to different schools, rid eon different parts of the bus, can't get jobs anywhere. WELL SCREW THAT!

Ia! Ia! Cthulhu!

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-03-18 11:52pm

Though I voted for Padme, I must admit that Cthulhu's position on many issues is appealing. For example, his first act as president would be to eat Congress.

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-03-19 12:10am

To put it bluntly, Palpatine is the "Mother of All Tinpot Dictators". I'd definitely prefer Amidala in this case, because she actually seems to believe in individual freedoms way more than the others do.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-03-19 12:34am

I would vote for Padme Amidala, out of those choices, and then Palpatine failing that. Actually, though, I would select most of the leaders from Babylon 5 over any of the ones listed here. I like their strength of character, and with most of them I like their ideals.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-19 12:50am

Palpatine: very effective, very efficient. However, there's that whole "evil dictator" thing. He would bring law and order, and I suspect peace protesters would have a remarkably short lifespan under his rule.

Lama Su: efficient captain of industry. Would probably result in a strong economy. However, he might not have much patience for non-conformists, and we really have no idea about his stand on human rights, etc.

Padmé Amidala: very attractive, but easily duped by a psychotic mass-murdering future Sith Lord spouting horrible lines, which means that she's gullible beyond belief.

Shinzon: anyone who grew up in a slave-labour mine and has no real goals or values in life other than revenge is not going to be a well-rounded person or a competent leader.

The Borg Queen: too fucking stupid to simply overwhelm Earth's defenses by sending more than one cube at a time. Also, there's that assimilation thing, which would really suck.

Chancellor Gorkon: skilled diplomat. However, he ran the entire Klingon economy into the ground and presided over he collapse of their entire military/industrial complex. One can't simply chalk it up to an accident; the Praxis accident was the result of long-standing Klingon policies and blatant disregard for public safety in search of efficiency.

Cthulhu: straightforward sociopathic monster as far as I know, although I'm no Lovecraft expert. This would make him a typical real-life politician.

So, out of all those candidates, I'd have to narrow it down to Lama Su, Palpatine, or Cthulhu. From those three, I'd pick Lama Su. At least the streets would be clean. Although it might get a little creepy when you realize that all of the cops look the same, and you'd have to wonder if there's some connection between those regular government-mandated blood tests and that guy you saw last week who looked an awful lot like a younger version of you ...

Cyborg Stan · Post by **Cyborg Stan** » 2003-03-19 01:31am

Cthulhu For President

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2003-03-19 01:37am

Palpatine (standing beside me): Palpatine is the obvious pick. (Waves hand)

Me:Plapatine is the obvious pick.

Palpatine: He restored order to a galaxy in chaos... (Waves hand)

Me: He restored order to a galaxy in chaos....

Palpatine: He certainly can restore sanity to a world gone mad. (Waves hand)

Me:...He certainly can restore sanity to a world gone mad.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-03-19 03:22am

Darth Wong wrote: From those three, I'd pick Lama Su. At least the streets would be clean. Although it might get a little creepy when you realize that all of the cops look the same, and you'd have to wonder if there's some connection between those regular government-mandated blood tests and that guy you saw last week who looked an awful lot like a younger version of you ...

I simply laughed so hard from reading this.

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-03-19 03:35am

Master of Ossus wrote:I would select most of the leaders from Babylon 5 over any of the ones listed here. I like their strength of character, and with most of them I like their ideals.

I'd rather choose from people with the brains to survive and rule by good management rather than luck. It would also be good to pick someone who was far more adverse to getting shot at on a regular basis....

Cthulhu is the best choice. After all, who isn't tired of picking the lesser evil on election day?

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-03-19 04:01am

Enlightenment wrote:Cthulhu is the best choice. After all, who isn't tired of picking the lesser evil on election day?

And I thought Darth Wong's post was funny! Bwahahaha!

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-03-19 04:31am

Can't take original credit. It's just a rehash of a tagline I saw years ago on Fidonet.

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