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Old 09-01-2012, 12:52 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by Ed Hammer View Post
Who cares about who they are as a person, their personal life is their business, All that matters is who will do a better job running this country.
Under normal circumstances I would agree with you, but not in this one. If I were hiring someone to be my accountant all I would care about is if they are a good accountant. I could care less what they do outside the office. However, if you are talking about the President of the United States now we are talking about someone who will be in a position to affect my personal life. Political parties focus on social issues as much as anything else and those social issues can affect our personal lives. In that case I think it is fair to know about their personal lives so we can get an idea of what they believe and how they may choose influence the country.
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