“While this year’s presidential campaign has been marked by historic firsts, the nominations of senators McCain and Obama will renew one surprising trend: For the fifth time in the last 35 years, America will have a lefty in the White House,” notes The New York Sun’s Russell Berman. “Both major party candidates are southpaws, contributing to a largely unexplained phenomenon that has vexed researchers and historians — and drawn notice from a federal judge destined for the Supreme Court. Though left-handers comprise just 10 percent of the population, they are dominating presidential politics.”
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/lefties-rule/index.html
BTW -- I'm left-handed.
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterA new discrimination exposed. First a state sponsored survey must be commissioned, the goal of the survey will be to find the pre-defined bias, no surprises then when the results reflect that goal. The next step will be to establish a new buratcracy and a mob of counsellors who will publish a pamphlet setting down guidelines for addressing the bias, after 5 years and $5798673 the bias is discovered to worse than before. Emergency regulation is rushed through the house.
“While this year’s presidential campaign has been marked by historic firsts, the nominations of senators McCain and Obama will renew one surprising trend: For the fifth time in the last 35 years, America will have a lefty in the White House,” notes The New York Sun’s Russell Berman. “Both major party candidates are southpaws, contributing to a la ...[text shortened]... p://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/lefties-rule/index.html
BTW -- I'm left-handed.
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritterthe first time ive ever agreed with you!
“While this year’s presidential campaign has been marked by historic firsts, the nominations of senators McCain and Obama will renew one surprising trend: For the fifth time in the last 35 years, America will have a lefty in the White House,” notes The New York Sun’s Russell Berman. “Both major party candidates are southpaws, contributing to a la ...[text shortened]... p://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/lefties-rule/index.html
BTW -- I'm left-handed.
lefties are the best 😀
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterIf the Democrats are leftist, then I'm Bill Hicks.
“While this year’s presidential campaign has been marked by historic firsts, the nominations of senators McCain and Obama will renew one surprising trend: For the fifth time in the last 35 years, America will have a lefty in the White House,” notes The New York Sun’s Russell Berman. “Both major party candidates are southpaws, contributing to a la ...[text shortened]... p://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/lefties-rule/index.html
BTW -- I'm left-handed.
Originally posted by SunburntYou probably would be as well if everything was the wrong way around.
I have found that Lefties are quite unusual people in most cases.
How do lefties go in the left side right side brain argument? Does that mean that their creative side is their left side and their logical side the right side of their brain??
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Originally posted by kmax87This probably explains their dominance in politics of late. The have a right sided monetary world view married to a creative left sided view of society.
You probably would be as well if everything was the wrong way around.
How do lefties go in the left side right side brain argument? Does that mean that their creative side is their left side and their logical side the right side of their brain??
Sort of a socially democratic economically rationalist middle of the road popularism.
Originally posted by Absolut RootLeft handed people are not born worse, they are just constantly distracted by having to use tools that aren't made for them which keeps them from doing other things properly.
left handed people are not born better, they are just more adept at solving problems since they have to adapt to a right handed world