Name one ability/quality/thing you want a country's leader to posess!

For me, I would want the leader to have not only the ability but the freedom to tell the absolute truth to the people of his nation.

Without consulting a speech writer. Without going to the polls to gauge interest. Just the truth, without it being watered down. If he doesn't know the truth, then whomever has the answer should speak it loud and proud.

How about you? Anything you've thought about when considering the perfect leader for your country?

My answer to all three: a brain

As for my favorite movie/book/food, I believe the answer to all three is Fried Green Tomatoes :p

I can't wait to put my tomato plants in so I can fry up some fresh in my kitchen this year. Now, if only I could grow peanuts in this soil down here, and also make boiled peanuts the real way. I'm having to resort to store bought canned kind or boiling already dried kind - not as terrific.

*returns the thread to the topic at hand*

honesty. everything else pales in comparison. if said leader is lacking in brains, well there are always advisors (hopefully also honsest) with brains.

Irony

A brain and a spine that's strong enough to let him/her walk alone instead of piggy backing on bush!

a New Order fan !!!

Come to think of it, that's not a very good idea really, some of them appear to be right cunts

Commitment to his principles and ideas that are clearly stated (and preferably shared by the best part of nation).

humility, integrity, honesty, in short everything that Tony Blair is not.

melly wrote: For me, I would want the leader to have not only the ability but the freedom to tell the absolute truth to the people of his nation.

Without consulting a speech writer. Without going to the polls to gauge interest. Just the truth, without it being watered down. If he doesn't know the truth, then whomever has the answer should speak it loud and proud.

How about you? Anything you've thought about when considering the perfect leader for your country?

who wants to here the truth? 99% of the worlds population couldnt handle the truth. now thats the truth.

mike powell wrote:

melly wrote: truth w/o consulting a speech writer. Without going to the polls to gauge interest. If he doesn't know the truth, then whomever has the answer should speak it loud and proud.

who wants to here the truth? 99% of the worlds population couldnt handle the truth. now thats the truth.

Truth. All Day Long. and any number of other JD/ N0 lyrics and instrumentals. don't believe that any politician has ever realized, or bothered to look into, how much they owe to artists like these guys. for basic crime and big violence prevention. that blistering music has been a focus and not full out easier destruction.

sports. one ability would have to be a dedication and uncomprimising promotion of sport.

that a healthy body tends to lead to a healthy mind. Stephen Hawking, the theoretical physicist could shoot that down in a nanosecond. and there are countless of culturally historical examples but still. it is a start.

all levels of business, discipline, teamwork, international race relations. teaches how to deal with, and excel with most everything unpredictable. health can even give the reserves to deal with massive amounts of pain.

bonus of watching all those nice legs, too... that some of you have blown yer knees out. fk.

a vision with a conscience.

a massive Johnson

Spotnick wrote:

melly wrote: his nation. your country?

Our leader is a former speech writer.. what do you do with those? :p

string them up by their toes until all the spotty students excel in grammar- w/out too much discipline. then toss 'em in a cold shower because he'd probably enjoy it..

BALLS

Opposable Thumbs

fookin non-existence

Spotnick wrote:

melly wrote: For me, I would want the leader to have not only the ability but the freedom to tell the absolute truth to the people of his nation.

Without consulting a speech writer. Without going to the polls to gauge interest. Just the truth, without it being watered down. If he doesn't know the truth, then whomever has the answer should speak it loud and proud.

How about you? Anything you've thought about when considering the perfect leader for your country?

Our leader is a former speech writer.. what do you do with those? :p

We demand double truth out of his kind! Not doubletalk.

to be fair enough to resign...

and accept to be sentanced as the common people of his/her country, especially when he/she initiated the concerned laws...