Talk Elections

I could not find an old thread for the Whote Hoiuse so this is where I will make my official announcements and addresses. Chief of Staff Reagan will also use this thread.

My fellow Atlasians,

Yesterday Chairman Hu Jintao rattled against our great nation. He said we were invloved in, "..."unyielding arrogance and brutal repression of peoples in every continent."He went as far as to say that our nation has "dividing the world into rich and poor, free and enslaved, engorged and starved..." He not only stated this insult in his own China, but also stated this absurd propaganda throughout Asia over radio. We will not accept this insult to our nation.

Chairman Jintao accuses us of, "brutal repression of peoples." He is one to talk. His government has ignored human suffering and inflicted it upon his own people. His government persecutes not only Christains but members of every other religion. He preaches obedience to "The State" while "The State" butchers thousands for simply disenting by using what we would call 1st Amendment rights. China has done more to brutally repress people than we have ever done.

We must also not forget that only a few months ago from April-June 2004 China threatened invasion of Taiwan, and they made their wishes quite clear; stay out of our way or we will end all your businesses in Asia. They threatened a trade war, and perhaps a shooting war, and now they call us the brutal enemies.

China's actions today show a beligerent and hypocriticial attitude that has been shown by Communists for years. The teachings of Marx and Lenin show that Communists lie and cheat and decieve to get what they want. China has insulted us and denied it's own past to accuse us of attrocities it commits daily.

Therefore I urge the Senate to pass a resoultion condemning the Chairman's remarks so that we can show the Communists that we mean business and will not tolerate insults.

May God Bless Our Cause, and May God Bless Atlasia.

The President will make a State of Forum Address November 21, 2004, 7:00 Eastern Standard Time.

(I walk to a podium in the Rose Garden as cameras flash)

I wish to thank the press for esembling at such short notice, but I have an important announcement to make.

Now that I have come  back from Iraq after having a wonderful Thanksgiving diner with them I am going to get back to work in the Oval Office again today.

Today I officially nominate for the Supreme Court  Secretary of State Liberty. I feel that Liberty is a man who knows are Constitution and will enforce and protect the decisons of the Court in the past and make good ones for the future.

(I leave the pdium while the rude press yells question that have already been answered in my statement!)

Mr. President their are several Bills that are awaiting your signature or veto. Thank you.

(The Rose Garden)

(President PBrunsel walks to a podium as pictures are snapped)

PBrunsel: Thank you members of the press for assembling at such short notice. Today I will nominate Mr. Liberty's replacement as Secretary of State.

I formaly nominate former President and Secretary of State Gustaf to serve as Secretary of State once again.

I have every confidence he will serve well in his old job once again.

(President PBrunsel leaves the Rose Garden as the press shout questions in a rude, disorgainzed fashion as the press usually does.)

Gustworth for Secretary of State!

Should I chime in and confirm that I accept the nomination, or it that sort of obvious in the context? ;)

If not, I accept and if I'm confirmed by the senate I will enjoy working in the cabinet of the president. :)

President PBrunsel will be making his State of the Forum address on Monday, December 20, 2004.

~Mike "Reagan" Naso
   Chief of Staff

I do not want any attacks in this thread Mr. NixonNow. This is a strictly business thread and your trashy talk is not welcomed.

(The Rose Garden)

(President PBrunsel approaches the podium as cameras flash.)

President PBrunsel: I am deeply grieved by the resignation of Secretary Fritz. He was one of the top advisors in my cabinet and he will be sorely missed by my administration and by the entire nation. We will not forget the efficiency, integrity, and order that he brought to the Office of the Secretary of Forum Affairs.

Replacing him is something I wish I didn’t have to do, but for the forum to continue moving I must nominate someone. For this post I nominate a man with Senatorial experience who has given much time and effort to the well being of this great nation. I nominate Senator StevenNick to be the next Secretary of Forum Affairs.

I truly feel that StevenNick will continue the great legacy of Fritz. Although it is impossible to find an equal to Fritz, we must keep the nation moving. I urge the Senate to confirm Senator StevenNick for this important position.

(President PBrunsel leaves the podium as the press yell questions in a disorderly fashion.)

I thank the president for his nomination.  I will work hard to live up to the legacy that Fritz has left behind.

Great choice! Congratulations Steven!

A respectable choice.  While there are several others that could have been honorably named, I can't say, unless the President had been able to get Fritz to reconsider, that there was a better choice available.

Congratulations Steven :)

Congrats to SteveNick. He will make us proud.

Bad choice

Who did you want? Karl Marx? :)

That was not funny.

If I was president, he'd've been my pick, so I can't say it is anything other then a wondeful choice.

Congrats Steven.

I am so very sorry to you all, but something has popped up recently and I will not be able to give this today. I will give it tommorow though, I promise.

Mr. President, everyone in Atlasia knows about the summit in Japan tonight. No need to apologize.   :)

Alright...

Congratulations to Steven, an understandable choice, and I think the best possible. Good luck with filling Fritz shoes. :)

Congrats, Steven.

I think you should be aware, though, that Fritz wore size 16 shoes.

Merry Christmas from the President PBrunsel and the White House Staff

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And a Happy New Year

I'll drink to...um...that!

I decorated that tree all by myself too. The Senate does not like me that much so they forced me, Mike Naso, and a janitor to decorate it ourselves. :)

Which janitor? IrishDemocrat or Gabu?

Gabu, he is used to the bitter cold being from Canada. :)

[The Oval Office]

My fellow Atlasians, a Merry Christmas to you . Tonight is indeed a good night for me.

I wish to address you on the crisis with China. China has been a bully to us ever since I took office. I have tried to be tough on them, but in my last State of the Forum address I went to far. A complete embargo will harm the U.S. economy too much and perhaps ignite a nuclear confrontation with China. My original idea of a complete and total embargo must be abandoned.

Secretary of Defense Ford has advised me to choose a different path. I have spoken with him on a better way to deal with China. As many have said, a full embargo will cause great suffering on both sides. We need to take up a case with the WTO and complain about China's insults to us and their human rights abuse. As Secretary Ford actually told me, we should, perhaps, set hire tariffs on Chinese textiles. These solutions would be fine and I will now go into depth on both.

We shall send this letter to the WTO tomorrow on Christmas morning:

   ”Dear members of the World Trade Organization,
                    A WTO affiliate, The People’s Republic of China, has a record of human rights abuses and
   bullying of it’s neighbors. Despite claims and promises to change these things  they fail to do so, and
   they openly threaten the world. A two months ago they insulted our nation, and have yet to apologize.
   The Senate has failed to act on China so our executive branch is sending you this letter to ask you to
   condemn China’s actions and give it consequences if it does not apologize for it’s insults. We do not
   wish to have a confrontation with China in the shape of a war. We seek peace, yet we also seek freedom.
   
   Sincerely,

   President Paul W. PBrunsel, President of the Untied States of Atlasia”

My hope is that the WTO takes serious this small note and we may show toughness to China without showing our tanks and planes.

I also ask the Senate for an embargo on Chinese textiles. Textiles will be defined as a cloth that is manufactured with the usage of thread.  This will ban Chinese made clothing from entering Atlasia until they apologize and present a list of reforms they will take in the path of basic human rights. This is not a full embargo and will not harm our economy that badly. It may give us a small sloop for the first weeks of the embargo, but the Chinese must learn that we stills stand up for human rights.

As I was sitting in the Oval Office today working away at papers and reading the news, I heard a song on my radio, Entitled “Grown Up Christmas List” it truly touched me. It was a song  that spoke of hope, and it’s refrain was this:

   “No more lives torn apart
   That wars would never start
   And time would heal all hearts
   Every man would have a friend
   That right would always win
   And love would never end
   This is my Grown-up Christmas List”

All those these are indeed dreams in a world where we do have wars, refugees, partisanship, hatred, scheming, and wretchedness, we as Atlasians dream of the one day the dreams expressed in this song’s refrain can be accomplished some day.

Merry Christmas, and may God Bless You and May God Bless Atlasia.

What about my god?  I want my god to bless me!

:)

I like the new course of action much more.  That I probably can support, although I personally would like a simple high tariff over a full embargo.

I didn't advise an embargo on textiles, just tariffs.  If you want an embargo push for it, but don't attribute it to me.

Sorry, I thought you told advised me to embargo textiles. My mistake.

An embargo is not the same as a tariff, if that's the confusion.  An embargo is flat-out refusing to accept something.  A tariff is accepting something, but slapping extra taxes on it to make it cost more.

There's always option #3: Quotas :)

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How very nice Jake.

Thank You.

I favour big f*** off tariffs on coal, steel, metals, textiles and certain manufactured goods.

No embargo's

Tonight I wish to offer my condolences to those affected by the tsunami that has tragically hit Southeast Asia and Oceania. The World is with you tonight, as it will be with you as long as you suffer and live in pain and fear because of this bitter blow nature has dealt to you. As President of Atlasia I offer to you help, for we are the World’s Great Benefactor, and we must help those in need.

I propose to the Congress a donation to the nations hit by this tragedy. I wish for an allocation of $800 million to India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Maldives, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Oman. These nations, hit hard by this death wave, need help from us, as we are the nation that prides itself on defending the helpless. The People’s Republic of China has given over 500 tons of supplies to those nation hit, and this is quite liberal for this nation I am not fond of. If a Communist nation can give that much, than we, a great and free people, can give this amount.

But the government can not do this alone, and we need help from the Citizens of Atlasia. The Congress will give the $800 million, but I ask you to give to a charity. It can be Governor Ilikeverin’s Midwest Charity, the Red Cross, UNICEF, or any organization that is helping these poor people affected by this wildcard of nature. We need you help, and to be blessed to live in Atlasia should be reason enough to give to those who are now scared, hungry, and, in many ways, helpless to what is going on.

Let us also reflect on how blessed we are to be Atlasians and live in a nation such as Atlasia, the Shining City upon a Hill. We are free, protected, and happy. Many of us take this for granted. I personally thank God for what he has done for Atlasia. It seems we look only at the bad things in life, and overlook what we have, but we never thank God for. That is why we need all who can to give to a charity for those who do not have what we have. The government can only do so much, then we need the help of those who elect the Senators and I.

Thank you, and God Bless You and God Bless Atlasia.

(The Rose Garden)

(President PBrunsel approaches the podium as cameras flash.)

Once again a capable and amazing person has left my administration. Peter Bell is a Constitutional Scholar like no other. He was brilliant when it came to the Constitution, but being the Statesman he is, he chose that he could not run for ofice and be Attorney General at once. I am grieved by his resignation, and I feel he has been our finest Attorney General in Atlasia's proud history.

I nominate for this office a man who has had more expierience that almost any one else in Atlsia. I nominate former Senator Harry of Mississippi to be the next Attorney General.

With his expierience as a Vice President, Senator, and President Pro Tempe he has the Constitutional knowledge and know how to lead our new Constitutional Convention. I hope toi work with him so that we may write this new Constituion quickly and efficiently.

(President PBrunsel leaves the podium as the press yell questions in a disorderly fashion.)

One of the best picks possible since Ernest wouldn't except it.

Well, that was an unexpected choice, but after thinking about it, it's a good one.

Good show. :)

Unexpected and a g...well it was unexpected...ok, ok it was a go...a goo...goood choice! :)

:D...Just when you thought you were rid of me, I return! <evil laugh>

[bias]Great pick[/bias]

Hmm......unexpected choice.

[Oval Office]

Good evening,

Our nation tonight is on the verge of creating a new Constitution. The Senate has passed a resolution asking for a new Constitution, and I support this motion.

Tonight I ask the Senate to write and and pass an actual bill that alots delegates to the Regions. I wish for it to be based on Senator Defarge's Resoultuion.

I want a Constitutional Convetion to end this crisis and go on with government. A new Constitution will benefit our nation and I wish that we could get a Convetion started before the end of this week. That is the date I want it to start by.

I want action in government and I want us to get this convetiuon started soon.

Thank you for your patience Senators and fellow Atlasians when it comes to this Convention. Must be done and I hope we can start soon.

God bless you all and God Bless Atlasia.

I believe the resolution we passed covers that so all that is needed is for you to call a constitutional convention.

In my speech I called for one so I guess i'll say it again:

I President Paul PBrunsel of the United States of Atlaisa officially call for a Constitutional Convention.

(Oval Office)

Good evening my fellow Atlasians,

As you know, I am a man who detests Communism. I feel that it is a great evil and I would love to see the day that Marxism is placed in the trash heap of the ages. Until the day freedom shall crush the Serpent with its heel we must learn to cling to diplomacy as our greatest weapon, not our opposing militaries.

On January 16th, 2005, Secretary of State Gustaf, Chief of Staff Mike Naso, and I are traveling to China where we will work with Chairman Jinatao and his aides and advisors. We have been given permission by the Chinese Government to come and speak to the towns and provinces in China and attempt to teach the Chinese of our ways as long as we hear out them as well. I have agreed to this.

I hope that our diplomatic mission will make a difference in peace. It is peace that I want; it is peace that Chairman Jinatao wants. If we can come together with the simple message of peace than we can work together to find an agreement that will reform China and save the Earth from a nuclear holocaust.

May God Bless our diplomatic mission. May we have peace.     

Good luck, Mr. President.

Does Gustaf know that he's going to China?

Yes he does. :)

What about Chief Of Staff Mike Naso.

Best of luck Mr. President.  The threat from the People's Republic of China must be dealt with.

I applaud our president's choice of action and wish him the best. :)

Yes Mr. President, I am glad to participate.

[American Millitary Carrier, Off the Coast of Taiwan]

Good evening my fellow Atlasians,

Today a great leader of Democracy and freedom has died. A man who defended the students at Tienmen Square. He has been under house arrest by the cruel Chinese oppressors. This man is Zhao Ziyang, and he is a hero of freedom.

He fought against the Chinese actions and cover up at Tienemen Square. As a high ranking government official he championed reform and human rights. For these things he was out under house arrest for the rest of his life, but he will not be forgotten by the lovers of freedom.

That is why I declare tommorow Zhao Ziyang Day in Atlasia so that we may honor this fighter of freedom. He stated Tianamen Square in 1989 that he had come "Too late". It was never too late for reform, and he dedicated his time as a leading Communist party Chairman to reform.

I salute him tonight as he passes into eternity to live forever with Christ because he was more than those around him the in the Communist Stae Department, he was a lover of liberty.

Good night and may God bless you and May God Bless Atlasia.

(Do you REALLY want war that bad?)

China will go towar because we declared named a day after a pro-reform leader?  If that's true, we'll have war no matter what we do because they're ing nustso, so we might as well declare whatever holidays we want before Hu Jintao blows up the world.

I don't think China will go to war because we honored a pro-democracy Chinese man.

I'm not saying that, I'm just saying the PBrunsel is picing a fight by his actions-add it was onboard a vessel of war and if the Chinese see it as aggressive, don't be surprised.

Yeah, onboard an Aircraft Carrier off the coast of Taiwan?  Not a great move.

How far away from the nearest Chinese missile is that?

Okay, so that part was stupid, but the Chinese have no right to talk about anyone being too aggressive with their rhetoric.  We all remember how this started, right?

Let us not forget that yesterday I was (in fantasy of course) working out a deal with China, The results of these brief mettings will be stated tonight in my State of the Forum Address.

Mr President, will you be nominating a new Secretary of the Treasury, and if so, when?

Tonight Mr. Bell.

Please have some patience.

[The Rose Garden]

[President PBrunsel walks to the podium as the press yell questions and cameras flash]

Good evening,

It was with a heavy heart that I asked MasterJedi to resign as Secretary of the Treasury. I thank him from sparing our nation of a messy impeachment. He is indeed a great Atlasian no matter what certain political bosses and hacks want to say about him.

I now nominate for the position of Secretary of the Treasury King of California. He has served Atlasia as a Senator and an Associate Justice so I am sure he will serve the disorderly and inept Treasury Department well.

[The President walks from the podium as the press scream questions about what the President had just said.]

Mr. President why didn't you nominate me?

King asked first.

He also gave me an outline of what he would actually do.

Thank you, Mr. President. Now for a little statement for the press:

People of Atlasia, I have been called to serve the Treasury Department in the final weeks of the PBrunsel administration and I am honored to have been appointed. The department has been called by some a dishonorable waste of the taxpayer's money and with the leadership it has had in the past, I tend to agree. But, the Treasury Department can be more and will be under me.

Is it not the Treasury who collects income taxes? Is it not the Treasury who regulates food and drug? And is it not the Treasury who manages welfare and social security? We can and we will get things done in the Treasury Department!

I now officially nominate DanielX for Game Moderator.

John Ford also needs you to nominate a new Secretary of Defense, Mr. President.

Just so everyne is sure to read it, there will be some important stuff in my last Defense Department briefing tat Senators need be aware of.

I am grateful for the nomination. Does it have to be run through the Senate, or can I whip out humorous and completely unrealistic scenarioes now?

I'm not actually sure if anything in the Constitution says a word about the GM... if anyone could point us to something (if anything exists), that would be helpful.

No he assumes the role immediately.

(Rose Garden)

(President PBrunsel walks to the podium as cameras flash.)

PBrunsel: Good afternoon, I wish to first congratulate my fine Secretary of Defense John Ford on his election to the Senate and yet another great term as Secretary of Defense, you were a one of the top assets to my administration and you will not be forgotten when it comes to millitary decisions.

Seeing another great Atlasian leave my cabinet is another loss I would have prefered not to endure, but Secretary of Defense Ford is heading to the Senate where he can help even more.

I nominate for Secretary of Defense Mr. Colin Wixted of Pennsylvania. He has given me his credentials, and I must admit his grasp of the millitary is amazing. He promises to carry on Mr. Ford's legacy.

(PBrunsel leaves the podium as reporters scream questions in an inefficient manner.)

Thank you Mr. President.

I will continue the policies of my predecessor, Senator Ford. I will call for the Senate to send extra troops in Iraq since the current force their is insufficient to the needs of the reconstruction. I will also seek to reposition America's forces in the world for a new era of fighting international terrorism. We must continue to pull troops out of Germany and Europe so they may be repositioned on the front lines of the War On Terrorism.

The Defence Department will continue to support the Second Military Divisions Appropriations Bill and we will continue to support a military pay raise. We will also support a strong, long-term, presence in the Pacific to keep an eye on China and to keep our allies in the region safe from any hostile aggression.

We must also continue to press the belligerent Middle Eastern nations of Syria and Iran into a peace deal and make sure that international inspectors can check for WMD programs. It is in the opinion of this man that Mr. Hussein's weapons might have found their way to Syria before the war and we must be able to have clearance to check and see if Syria has the missing Iraqi weapons. Iran will also be a problem.

I press the Secretary of State to respond to the Iranian problem. We cannot let another Middle Eastern nation, especially as one as volatile and America hating as Iran, to go nuclear. We are not ready for a war with Iran but the prospects of a nuclear Iran are unimaginable. This is why I consider that America should first go to the table and establish a list of demands for the Iranians to comply with. We need inspectors in Iran and we need to keep Iranian nuclear technologies from being used for warfare. I call on some sort of action from the Secretary of State.

Once again I thank you Mr. President for nominating me to this esteemed position and I hope that the Senators of Atlasia see it the same way. Thank you very much.

Congratulations to Mr. Wixted, he seems to have a good head on his shoulders.

Thank you Senator.

Excellent pick Mr. President.  Ford Jr  :)

I gladly congratulate Colin on his appointment; Finally, this worthy public servant has the chance to show his worth.

Excellent selection.

Er, what happens if Colin wins his senate run?

We don't have a Sec Def until John Ford's term is ended.

Oh, whoops, right, I forgot that this was just an interim position.

Carry on. :)

Unless Mr. Ford does not want the job again it is an interim position.

I request that the President appoint someone to the vacant seat on the Supreme Court.  Preferably someone reasonable and fairly active.

Harry?

Please no.

I would support Harry's nomination to the Court and I would urge my Senators to do the same.

Of course, there's always Naso...

How about me? I'm moderate, fair, and am looking to further my Atlasian governmental expirence.

If not me, It's ok. I trust President PBrunsel's judgement, and I'm sure he'll appoint whomever he feels is qualified.

How about htmldon or John Dibble.

I urge the President to nominate Mr. Htmldon was the next Associate Justice of the Atlas Forum Supreme Court.

I personally like the sound of Associate Justice John Dibble. :)

Of course, I suppose he has the position of Magistrate with the Southeastern government.

We need balance.

(Sighs)

I can't prove my worth If I'm not allowed to serve....

Actually, I think you'd be great too.

Given that John Dibble already has a position, I'll go with you. :)

Then put a libertarian like Dibble in there.  We have a centrist, a conservative, and hoepfully a libertarian.

You don't consider me libertarian?

Okay, we need more libertarians.   They're the best :)

The fact that we are actively litmus testing people on the basis of their political beliefs is disturbing.

Who's centrist?

Just like real life! :)

Yes, I think this is very true.  As was said before, for a Supreme Court justice to be truly great, you should be able to read a decision from the justice and have no clue whether the person was white or black, liberal or conservative, male or female, etc.  We should be hiring people based on how well they can do their job, not on their political ideology.

You conservatives are supposed to be against affirmative action, darn it. :)

It shouldn't be ideoligcally based. I shuuder to think of what happens if the President began appointing Justices based on political merit.

(The Rose Garden)

(President PBrunsel walks to the podium as cameras flash.)

PBrunsel: Good afternoon,

Today I will nominate the honorable Demrepdan's replacement to the Supreme Court. Although I feel a loss by Demrepdan's resignation, I am glad he went out with honor.

I nominate South East Magistrate John Dibble for the Supreme Court. His Libertarian common sense is needed in the capital. I urge that he is confimed by the Senate.

(President PBrunsel leaves the podium as reporters and that dang press shout questions all at once and expect some type of answer.)

Good Afternoon, I am confirming my willingness to accept the position of Supreme Court Justice. I thank the President for this opportunity. I will resign my post as S.E. Magistrate upon confirmation of my new position by the Senate.

Excellent choice, Mr. President.  John Dibble will certainly be a straightforward, honest and active member of the SC and I urge my senators to support his nomination.

Congratulations John.

Congratulations, John.

I must point out though, PB, that I don't 100% find it appropriate to make a statement like "his Libertarian common senses is needed in the capital." That makes it look like the appointment was based on politics, as opposed to his merits.

Even if, of course, that's what it was based on. ;)

(The Rose Garden)

(President PBrunsel walks to the podium as cameras flash)

Hello, I have a brief statement to make on yet another appointment to the Supreme Court.

Liberty is a friend of mine, and I trully feel he is an honest and capable Atlasian who could have continued to serve well as a Supreme Court Justice. But when life gives you lemons make lemonade.

I now nominate former Senator Texasgurl for the Supreme Court. She works in a bi-partisan manner, we all know that and we have all seen that. I trust her and I know she will be a fine Justice.

(President PBrunsel sprints from the podium to avoid those silly questions from the press.)

Thank you for the nomination Mr. president.
I hope i am able to serve you and atlasia in a fair competent manner.
It is also my hope that the senate can get off their asses and vote to confirm or deny both Dibble and myself.

Good pick PB

yay!

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I strongly support both appointees and hope they are confirmed as soon as is possibly without being rash.