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Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« on: Mar 16th, 2007, 7:04am » |
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This Sunday is the election day. Us Finns will pick new members of the Parliament. 200 people will be voted to represent us.
We have plenty of parties and candidates to choose from. The official election day is Sunday, but I and about million other Finns have already voted - I love the advance voting system!
This time I picked my candidate this way:
1. Candidate who stands for the same things I find important (for some reason too many are claiming they stand for everybody, yeah right)
2. Candidate from one of the 3 parties I vote for (the party will always get the vote, so I want to make sure that the party I vote for is a good one, too)
3. Candidate who is also a woman
The Finnish media provides nicely information about the parties and candidates. And I did so called "election machines", which are basically political quizzes in which one replies to 20 - 50 questions about this year's political and ideological themes and based on the answers and the candidates replies the machine reveals the top 100 candidates whose opinions were closest to mine.
And one of these chaps will be our new Prime Minister, who would you choose?
Matti Vanhanen, our current Prime Minister (party: Keskusta)
Eero Heinäluoma (party: SDP, social democratic party)
or Jyrki Katainen (Kokoomus/Rainbow coalition)
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I'd vote for #2
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #2 on: Mar 16th, 2007, 7:56am » |
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Nah, Chewy ... Jyrki Katainen is cuter, in a geeky sort of way ...
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #3 on: Mar 16th, 2007, 9:07am » |
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This is too much fun....I know nothing at all about any of the candidates or their parties, and I get to choose based only on their appearances. I feel like a swing voter. Bwa-haa-haaaa.
I've gotta go with Eero.
Matti's out, 'cause he's the incumbent. Throw 'em out, I say.
Jyrki's got too much hair. After the last few decades of experience here, I think any guy with fluffy or cemented hair is a bad idea. Given the opportunity, I'm only voting for bald guys (and women) from now on--unless Brittany throws her scalp into the ring.
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 16th, 2007, 10:13am » |
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Any one of 'em looks like they'd remove their soul and replace it with dog crap if it would get me to vote for 'em (like any American politician).
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #5 on: Mar 16th, 2007, 10:18am » |
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I'd say the current PM should stay put.
BTW, which one is a woman???
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #7 on: Mar 16th, 2007, 11:01am » |
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on Mar 16th, 2007, 10:46am, Melissa wrote:| BTW, which one is a woman??? |
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They all are.
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #8 on: Mar 16th, 2007, 1:11pm » |
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#2 He has niceness in his eyes. 
Let us know how it turns out.
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #9 on: Mar 16th, 2007, 1:29pm » |
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on Mar 16th, 2007, 10:46am, Melissa wrote:
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 None of them. I didn't vote for them, but I did vote a candidate who represents one of these parties, I can tell you that.
Politically, all these parties are getting closer and closer to each other. One needs to read their party election themes very carefully to find the differences.
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Re: Who would you pick?
« Reply #10 on: Mar 17th, 2007, 2:19am » |
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on Mar 16th, 2007, 1:11pm, aubmari wrote:#2 He has niceness in his eyes.
Let us know how it turns out.
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I will! 
It's funny, how number 2 is getting votes in here. Right now his party is in trouble: the current justice minister's husband paid 2004 campaign stuff with hidden money(= did not mention it to our IRS). Back here candidates must mention the campaign money to the IRS when the amount is big.
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #11 on: Mar 19th, 2007, 3:06pm » |
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Finlad has voted its members of the parliament for the next 4 years.
This is guy is our Prime Minister:
Matti Vanhanen (his party got 51 seats at our 200 seat parliament)
but this guy's party, Kokoomus, was the winner at these elections. They gained 10 more seats at the parliament (now they have total 50 out of 200):
Here's some more info:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/19/finland.election.reut/index.h tml
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #12 on: Mar 19th, 2007, 5:13pm » |
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Jim Carrey?
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #13 on: Mar 19th, 2007, 6:05pm » |
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he is the cutest...
I bet the voters were all women 
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #14 on: Mar 19th, 2007, 10:39pm » |
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #15 on: Mar 20th, 2007, 3:25am » |
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on Mar 19th, 2007, 6:05pm, Rosybabe wrote:he is the cutest...
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Usually the women are most active voters... Funny, but our prime minister has been selected to sexiest list. Go figure!
This guy got the most votes, 60000 something (which is more votes than anyone else has ever got in Finnish parliament):
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #16 on: Mar 20th, 2007, 7:07am » |
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DAYUM, he IS cute!!! I agree totally with RosyBabe!!!
WOOHOO, cutie!!!!!
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« Reply #17 on: Mar 20th, 2007, 11:58am » |
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he even uses lip balm!!
look at those lustry, kissy, glossy, lips!!
and those pearly whites!!
he is cute
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #18 on: Mar 20th, 2007, 12:01pm » |
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Mr Vanhanen needs a dental job an maybe a little silicon on his lips !
my vote goes to Mr KoKoo!
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #19 on: Mar 20th, 2007, 12:31pm » |
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on Mar 19th, 2007, 3:06pm, sandie99 wrote:
Well, this picture is much cuter than the first one posted! Had all the ladies seen this one, Jyrki (Jerky ?) would be PM now!
He has my vote!
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« Reply #20 on: Mar 20th, 2007, 1:10pm » |
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that is Mr. Kokoo!!!!
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #21 on: Mar 21st, 2007, 10:54am » |
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And the winner is...John Boy!!!
[dit dit da dit dit dit This just in: John Boy found years later in Finland - double life or eerie coincidence - you decide!]
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Re: Who would you pick?(updated with results)
« Reply #22 on: Mar 22nd, 2007, 3:06am » |
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I find that John Boy thing even funnier because back in here one of my fave TV shows is a political animation, in which all the other characters refer Jyrki Katainen as "Jyrki Boy".
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« Reply #23 on: Mar 22nd, 2007, 5:13am » |
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The resemblance IS amazing !!!
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« Reply #24 on: Mar 22nd, 2007, 8:54am » |
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The guy looks like he could be a mass ax murderer...
btw, wasn't there some guys called the Jerky Boys who did rude & crude humor??
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