Can you give 2 examples of Politicians which 1 have gotten to power through privilege and 2 that have gotten?
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Rockerfeller, Kennedy=Privilege\n\nClinton, Nixon= came from very poor backround and earned it (and then screwed  it up.
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Both are corrupt, rich, and bow to lobbyists.  I dont think any one party is better than the other.  Its more of a matter of getting sick of the corrupt policies of one party, then giving the other guys a chance to corrupt the system in their own way.
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Actually, I think all politicians have way too much power.  In the case of the president, the problem is that he presides over a vast entrenched bureaucracy that cannot change very quickly, and still less when it is asked to down-size.  So it's not so much the president's power that has grown directly, but his authority to increase bureaucracy, which grows like mushrooms after a rain.
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I think she needs some more political experience before she'll be ready to be president.  She comes from an academic background, and she needs to have some more time mixing it up behind the scenes.
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The Prime Minister is more powerful as long as he is a good Prime Minister. He needs the Queen's approval and the Queen is obliged to give it. If for instance though the government and the Prime Minister were jeopardising the freedom and safetly of their citizens or becoming ruthless dictators, the Queen could (in theory) use her influence to raise the people and her armies against them.
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You can become a politician.
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Every one in talk and discussion say Indian politics is dirty politics (as they say about politics anywhere in world) however most of them will jump to that bandwagon given a chance. By extension Politician are considered to be villain. However of the late you see lot of youngsters and intellectuals are joining politics and are becoming successful. What would be better example that both President and Prime minister are great scholar and have been very successful in there field. So I would say it would have been bad earlier and may not be that good now also but it is improving a lot.
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#1 -Barak Obama - intelligent, honest, from outside the current beltway culture of corruption & incompetence\n\n#2 - John Edwards - at least he's from outside the current beltway culture of corruption & incompetence & certainly honest & intelligent enough
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All I know is that when I see the wife of a high profile politician coming into her own light, she is usually doing some sort of outreach project. Of course she uses his power and influence, but I believe he gains from her act, giving him a more humane side that people don't normally see. One example is 1st lady Laura Bush who endorses the No Kid Left Behind program
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Politicians are the most powerful persons in India.  I think Sonia is most powerful lady in Indian politics now. \n\nFamily ruling in India is continuing and it will continue further and further. Most of the MPs and MLAs are from professional political families.
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Could you give a few examples please?
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Public property is private to politicians\nprivate property is public to all
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she cheated her way to office not once but twice.  that makes her a cheater & a liar. she doesnt have the moral ascendency to lead her people.
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I'm not sure how this fits into the Politics and Government category, but yes, I have many.  Ahmet Kaya, Ibrahim Tatlises, Pamela, to name a few.\n\nHere are a couple of links for you to check out also.
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Thanks.  That clears away some thoughts of a dark conspiracy.  I believe in a strong two-party system (as the best of all checks and balances) while permitting unlimited small parties to come and go.  Both parties deserve to share the celebrities.  They can help draw attention to candidates who need to get their message out.  Celebrities are often strongly motivated enough to even get into politics and run for office (as any of us are free to do).  My main objection is that certain celebrities who are probably too involved with their careers to study the issues merely parrot the invective of highly partisan (and highly paid?) political activists and bring very little real information to the debate.  I wish they would just shut up and cast their one vote; just like me.  But speech is free.
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Nice to see that you are starting to use critical thinking skills. Congrulations. Now ask yourself if there any politicians who aren't completely full of crap.
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I hope we have a woman President soon. She'll probably won't have the just-nuke-them attidute. I bet she'll concentrate more on the important topics- health care, education, the economy, social security, etc. I'm not going to name anyone but i'd say in this upcoming election or the next. It will probably be someone that has already held several office. Not the wife of a politician or Oprah. I think what most people don't realize when they say Oprah for President is that she's never held any political office before. How can you become President w/out even doing this? I would love to have Oprah be a senator or a governer and then run for office. I think she'll do a teriffic job at it.