Sometimes a person with a flawed past who is open, honest, and direct about their past mistakes.....can be very appealing to people. If you appear reformed, honest, and clean at the present, and can articulately address your past in a remorseful tone....you can actually turn it into a positive.
It takes tact...but it could be done dude. On 8/29/06, loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I would say a political one. I've thought of running in something > locally either county or city government, but I have a pretty ummmm, > interesting background. > > I was a ward of the state for a while, emancipated at 16, high school drop > out. I did a lot of bad things, and wasn't a very good person until about > 23 when I went in the Army. > > I'm also heavily tattooed and a skinhead, both of which I could see voters > having major problems with. > > Right now I am trying to find someone, anyone, that is running in one of > my > upcoming elections, both local, state and federal, and to be honest I am > not > even close to impressed with the people that I have to choose from. > > Maryland is a very liberal big government state. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 7:39 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Bush DeFacto Endorses Media > > > > Loathe, > > > > Is there a legal barrier to your running for office, or just a political > > one? > > > > Cause I think at some point, that is no longer going to be a barrier > > (I think we are getting sick of the wonder-bread Stepford candidates > > that have both hands in our pockets, yet not even giving us the > > benefit of a reach around) > > > > On 8/28/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have to be honest. I am sick of the debate. I wish I didn't have a > > > criminal and drug history so that I could run for office. It's time > > that > > > someone with a strong personality steps forwards, and tells the truth. > > > Curses, spits and gets shit done. Enough of the committees. Enough > of > > the > > > special interests. Enough of this behemoth centralized federal > > government > > > that does nothing but sap the strength from the strong, and the > ability > > from > > > the able. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:214370 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
