The Office of Former President & Senator Polnut - Deregistration

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Waterfront Park
Louisville, Kentucky

Good evening Louisville...

We are a week away from this election and I am taking nothing for granted. I will be out there every single day before the election starts to prove to you that I am ready, willing and able to be your next president.

I have set out a clear agenda for the future; an economic program to reduce waste, reduce our deficit, but balanced with ensuring the stability of our economy; making sure that Atlasia plays it's part in the wider-world and reacts in a timely fashion to international events; I also outlined a set of immediate reforms to help the way our country works; equally, I will set up a panel to investigate more extensive reforms.

I want everyone out there, JCP, UDL, RPP, even POP and the independents to know that this agenda is driven purely to help Atlasia work better. If I'm elected I will serve all of you, not just those who voted for me. Therefore I ask people to look beyond party or ideological labels when undertaking your most important civic responsibility.

But none of this can happen without your vote and support, so lets move forward with purpose in the next week...


Thank you all...

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The Capitol
Bismark, North Dakota

Good morning Bismark!!!

WHAT?! You were in Midwest and you didn't come to pay a tribute to me?

You'll regret that.

My schedule was up for you to see...

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

CAMPAIGN UPDATE

WEEK 6 - Campaign Schedule

Sunday 12 June
- Atlanta, GA - Charleston, SC - Raleigh, NC

Monday 13 June
- Nashville, TN - Austin, TX - Denver, CO

Tuesday 14 June
- Albuquerque, NM - Phoenix, AZ - Los Angeles, CA

Wednesday 15 June
- Las Vegas, NV - Chicago, IL - Madison, WI*

Thursday 16 June
- Pittsburgh, PA - Philadelphia, PA - Newark, NJ

Friday 17 June
- Detroit, MI - Cincinnati, OH - Indianapolis, IN  

Saturday 18 June
- Des Moines, IA - Lawrence, KS - Salt Lake City, UT

Sunday 19 June
- Honolulu, HI

* = Speech

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The answer to that is... 'duh'

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Our campaign has a time machine?

Clearly not

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I want to stress that it is my wish that Bacon King serve as my Vice President in the event that you support me for President - this is an unfortunate situation, but I hope that everyone who supports me, will also make sure Bacon King is able to serve in the position that he will do an outstanding job in.

Polnut/Bacon King

Thanks everyone...

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Our campaign has a time machine?

Clearly not

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I want to stress that it is my wish that Bacon King serve as my Vice President in the event that you support me for President - this is an unfortunate situation, but I hope that everyone who supports me, will also make sure Bacon King is able to serve in the position that he will do an outstanding job in.

Polnut/Bacon King

Thanks everyone...

I should still be placed on the ballot correctly, so I don't think there's anything to worry about

See this post in the candidacy declaration thread.

I'm pleased to hear it.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I believe that the Iraq War was completely mishandled, and became a bog with not only cost the lives of thousands of young men and women, but also a mind-boggling amount of money and international good-will. Nobody denies that Hussein was an evil man, but I felt this was not the appropriate way to be rid of him.

Afghanistan is messier in many ways, I believe that the cause was right, but the Iraq adventure distracted international focus. Today so much of Afghanistan is not governable from Kabul. The warlords and the Taliban are increasingly regaining their power, so it's not a great situation for our troops to be in.

It will be the policy of a Polnut administration to withdraw all combat forces from Iraq by the end of this year, with a small support force remaining for another year. But if the Iraqi Government asks us to leave earlier we will do so.

In Afghanistan, I will ask our military chiefs to draw up a plan that targets our resources and troops in the most efficient way, with the end-goal of total troop withdrawal also by the end of 2012.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

As the campaign now has an additional week to run - the schedule has been amended to allow some extra stops in the IDS, the Midwest and Pacific.

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[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I'm not sure if keeping the troops in Afghanistan until 2012 have any sense. Our involvement here won't bring any results anyway.

It's for logistical reasons, but as I said, I will act on military advice, but 2012 is the latest I will accept.

Personally, I'd like to see something substantive from the GM about what's been going on for the past seven years in Iraq and Afghanistan before we make any specific plans. The international situation in the Atlasia-verse could easily be very different from RL.

This would be helpful, to determine a more detailed policy on that front.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

You should stop by Fort Wayne on Friday for tea.

Yay! Tea! can I put in a request for Russian Caravan?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I'm not sure if keeping the troops in Afghanistan until 2012 have any sense. Our involvement here won't bring any results anyway.

It's for logistical reasons, but as I said, I will act on military advice, but 2012 is the latest I will accept.

Personally, I'd like to see something substantive from the GM about what's been going on for the past seven years in Iraq and Afghanistan before we make any specific plans. The international situation in the Atlasia-verse could easily be very different from RL.

This would be helpful, to determine a more detailed policy on that front.

That's down the line.  I could really use a SoIA to help with the workload that this budget situation has turned out to be.  Who do you have in mind for SoIA (and any other cabinet positions you might like to share)?

While it would be silly to engage in too much active consideration before the election I do have some idea of who I would ask to serve in my Cabinet should I have the honour of being able to assemble one.

But while the ideas are pretty preliminary - it's best that I leave out disclosing any specifics at this point.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Governor Polnut will be making a public statement on his mental health policy, tomorrow evening in Los Angeles.

He also asks for any further specific questions that might be forthcoming.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The Pauley Pavilion
The University of California, Los Angeles

Good evening LA!!

We are ... almost a week away from this election, it's funny, I swear I'm having deja vu... could've sworn I said something identical a week ago...

Anyway, timing issues aside, the time for all of us to exercise our most important civic responsibility is almost here.

So far, in the long-running debate between myself and my opponent you have seen clear differences in our approaches. I am offering clear goals for this country, with specific policies to achieve them.

I am proposing; a policy to help secure and maintain our economy for the future, a set of policies to engage Atlasia with the rest of the world, meaningful reforms for the Cabinet, making the Vice-Presidency a job with real guts, a promise to create a panel to provide for more extensive game reforms, among others. These are real policies, driven by pragmatism, driven by the desire to make this country strong again.

One area I want to speak about is mental health.

The stigma attached to mental illness is, to be frank, utterly ridiculous. 20% of the population will at one time suffer from a genuine mental illness. The perception that they are dangerous or unstable or just risky is brutally unfair. We have gone a long way from the days where people with mental illnesses were considered possessed, and often suffered brutal punishments and even death.

But, we have not gone far enough.

When I was Mideast Governor, I created the first coordinated mental-health program in the country. This included:

* a public education program
* providing more support for medical professionals in their diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
* constructing additional dedicated treatment centres

But, I know these issues are costly, and now we need to make difficult financial choices. I will work with the SoIA, the GM and the Senate to put in place the most beneficial elements as quickly as possible.

We have a responsibility to our fellow Atlasians, many of whom are suffering in shame, in the shadows, when they don't need to. We need to do so much more, and I hope that in time, this series of steps will be able to make a change across the country.

But as I keep saying, this for me, is not a campaign about left or right, conservative or liberal... I want all Atlasians, regardless of their stripe to join in this campaign. Because, in the end, it should all be about you. What kind of country do we want to leave to those that follow us? What can we all do now together to make changes for the future?

None of this happens without your vote, so please, when the time comes, please consider which of the tickets is ready to govern with a strong and pragmatic, but future-focused platform from day one... thank you all so much!!!

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

CAMPAIGN UPDATE

FINAL WEEK - Campaign Schedule

Monday 20 June
- San Francisco, CA - Houston, TX -

Tuesday  21 June
- Miami, FL 

Wednesday 22 June
- Richmond, VA - New York City, NY - Bangor ME

Thursday 23 June
- Boston, MA - Chicago, IL

Friday 24 June
- Portland OR - Seattle WA

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Rice University
Houston, Texas


Good evening Houston!!

We are really... finally in the last stretch of this campaign.

I've just come from San Francisco after flying in from Honolulu early this morning, so if my voice goes, you'll understand why.

This is a time where I believe the Atlasian people have a clear choice when it comes to who will be their next president. I have, from the start of this campaign, worked with a pragmatic program.

I am here because I believe I can be the president this country needs.

We need a plan to fix the economy, get more people into permanent jobs. We need a plan to engage more with the wider world. We need a plan to reform our country to help it work better for all of us, as well as bring those reforms about in a pragmatic way. We need a plan to address mental illness and we need a plan to encourage a more inclusive society where everyone can fulfill their own potential and live a happy life.

What it comes down to is we all need a plan. There is only one ticket that has concrete, workable and future-driven plans for this country.

So I want to humbly ask all Atlasians to consider which of these tickets will be able to bring about change? Who will have the vision and the discipline we need to address some massive issues we face?

So as we head toward the final stretch, I ask you all to ask yourself those important questions, and if you feel that the ticket of Polnut and Bacon King is ready to bring about positive change for this country, then I ask for your vote this weekend.

Thank you all so much!!!...

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Boston Common
Boston, Massachusetts


Thank you... thanks everyone...

It's so great to be back in Beantown....

I'm here today, for a very simple reason... I'm here to ask for your vote.

The election booth will open very shortly and you will have 3 days in which to undertake your most important civic duty.

I have crossed, in-fact, cris-crossed the country for the last 7 weeks, talking with you about my hopes and dreams for this country and you have shared yours with me, and also most importantly what we can do together to bring about change in this country to solve the many problems we have to face.

Yes, we have tremendous difficulties to face, but throughout all of that, the capacity for hope and opportunities that have been presented to us must not be lost.

I have presented a clear series of plans to address what I see as our key problems, the economy, reforms within Government, engagement with the wider world and mental health reforms.

I want to take this moment to speak to those out there who are yet to make up their minds. This election is a crucial time for Atlasia, how this country proceeds in the next year will be determined, I believe by this election. I am asking for your support to make this country work well for everyone. Now, am I the type who gets his 'jollies' by advocating constant overhauls and radical reform for the sake of it? No. I am someone who is reasonable and evidence-driven. If I am presented with an option, I expect evidence to support its implementation. That is the way I work.

I also want to speak to those who would support others, I respect that there are often stark political disagreements, but I believe we need a government of national renewal. I am here, as the endorsed candidate of the JCP and the UDL and I am deeply appreciative of the support of  the Atlasian progressive movement. But this campaign is not just about the progressives of this country. If you want a country that is strong, a country that creates opportunities and a country that takes its place in the world, then I humbly ask for you support.

I promise, that if I'm elected your next president, I will always remember that the president governs for the advancement of all.

But none of this happens without your vote, so please, get out there, practice this great right and responsibility! We can change Atlasia together!!

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I am deeply disturbed by allegations of vote fraud in Northeast Senate race, and I believe this should be fully investigated.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Thanks Mechaman, it's been a good race.

I will make a statement once the polls officially close, perhaps a few hours later.


Also, I'm deeply disappointed with what has now been acknowledged to have been voter intimidation and vote fraud in the Northeast. I understand those who want to make the game 'interesting', but this may well have changed the outcome of an election, and therefore serious action must be taken. Laws were deliberately and systematically broken, so there must be consequences.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The University of Washington
Seattle, Washington


My fellow Atlasians....

You have stood up and said in a loud, clear voice “we want a fresh voice”...

This is a record mandate to put in place practical and pragmatic change for the benefit of all Atlasians, and I thank you deeply for this vote of trust and I will not let you down.

I just made contact with Attorney-General Teddy and I thanked him for his efforts during a difficult time. I sent my best wishes to him and to his running-mate. These are both outstanding Atlasians and I hope they continue to wish to serve.

I want to thank my running-mate and your next Vice President, Bacon King. He will bring experience and knowledge to this office and will create a true positive relationship between the executive and the legislature.

I want to thank my advisors throughout this process, I believe in attaining the best advice I can, but also owning the decisions I make. So thank you.

This campaign began in early May; it seems like such a long time ago now, with a promise to be a leader who works for you. I invited Atlasians of all political stripes to join with me to renew this country’s sense of purpose, to rebuild our economy and create real positive change for all of us. I am honoured to have the support of many who would not normally be my supporters, and I assure you that I will never forget it.

As I will have only 4 days before taking office I will need to hit the ground running, I will meet with the President in the coming days. I will also endeavour to have a full set of Cabinet appointments made by Friday. Equally I also intend to announce the make-up of the Presidential Game Reform Panel. Anyone wishing to apply for a Cabinet position or this panel, I urge you to let me know as soon as possible.

This is a great night, but there is a lot of work to do, and it starts right now.

Thank you all so much.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The Office of the President-elect

The President-elect will be announcing some appointments later this morning.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The announcement has been delayed.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

When I spoke after being given the greatest honour possible, I said that I would not forget the support that was given to me from across the Atlasian political spectrum.  The Polnut Cabinet will not be an exercise in party-political posturing.

The basis for the determinations that I have made so far are about ability, experience or promise, or in fact a combination of all of them.

I have asked Hans to stay on as Registrar-General, and Ben to stay on as Secretary of External Affairs.

I will be nominating Attorney-General Teddy as Secretary of Federal Elections.

I have also made two appointments to the Presidential Game Reform Panel - belgiansocialist and Marokai.

Further announcements will be made throughout the week.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I am anticipating announcing my nominations for Secretary of Internal Affairs, Game Moderator and Attorney General sometime later today.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Congratulations for ther win

I have asked Hans to stay on as Registrar-General

I like to be as RG for your term . The only problem is, that I can't make a update of the voter list before July 29. I have a very long vacation.

Remember how often EarlAW updated the voter roll ? Frankly, I doubt anyone will hate you for one little month !

Exactly, that's perfectly fine for me.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

Seattle, Washington

President-elect Polnut has nominated former Senator and Attorney-General Barnes to serve as the next Secretary of Internal Affairs. He will also nominate former Senator and Northeast Governor Rowan Brandon to serve as Game Moderator.

These are experienced Atlasians who, despite issues in the past, have shown renewed commitment to Atlasia, and the President-elect is enthusiastic about what they can bring to these important and inter-connected roles.