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2008-08-16 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

The Gold Medal Goes To Russia For... Invasion!

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Posted by Sherry 2008-08-16 16:09|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Adding to the history lesson, each of these were also a USA presidential election year.

1956 -- The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson II, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.

1968 -- The United States presidential election of 1968 was a wrenching national experience, and included the assassination of Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and subsequent race riots across the nation, the violence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and widespread demonstrations against the Vietnam War across American university and college campuses. The election also featured a strong third-party effort by former Alabama governor George Wallace; although Wallace's campaign was frequently accused of promoting racism, he would prove to be a formidable candidate, and was the last third-party candidate to win an entire state's electoral votes. In the end, Republican Richard M. Nixon narrowly won the election over Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey on a campaign promise to restore "law and order".

1980 -- (following the invasion of Afghanistan) The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, along with third party candidates, the independent John B. Anderson and Libertarian Ed Clark. Reagan, aided by the Iran hostage crisis and a worsening economy at home, won the election by a wide margin.

2008 -- McCain and The One, or maybe not.

Info credited to Wikipedia

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2008-08-16 16:35|| 2008-08-16 16:35|| Front Page Top

#2 The Gold Medal Goes To Russia For... Invasion!

Oh, Posh. If the US only gets 5's for difficulty of execution and style for 'allowing' others to loot and pillage during an invasion, how come the Russians get higher marks for actually doing the looting and pillaging? Must have been packed the judges with Nork, Venezuelan and Zimbabwe reps. Foul! Foul! /sarcasm off

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-08-16 16:53|| 2008-08-16 16:53|| Front Page Top

#3 If you look at the Beijing 2008 medals table Russia's been doing shite this Olympics.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-08-16 17:12|| 2008-08-16 17:12|| Front Page Top

#4 ~~8.4~~ 8.1

Gimme the dough

Posted by .5MT 2008-08-16 18:07|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-08-16 18:07|| Front Page Top

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