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winter
Location: in exile, as always Gender:
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Mar 7, 2012 - 10:51am |
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LordBaltimore wrote:Okay I'm going to come right out here and point out an elephant in the room that will probably offend some people. So what.
Romney's percentages in the Western states look more like Soviet election percentages than anything else. And I think we all know why that is.
It appears that certain individuals are voting for this guy solely because he has the same religion as they do and are expecting special favors in return. It can't be because of any substantive stance on any issues, because let's face it — Romney has no substantive stances.
We'll of course see a repeat of this in the general election too. And it stinks, because I hate to see people be so cynical about the political process that they vote for someone solely based on what their personal religious beliefs are. There's people dying in Afghanistan and a huge debt crisis, America deserves better than people blindly voting based on one personality trait of a candidate.
Oddly, I suspect if it were Ron Paul raking in the big votes you'd take it as popular acceptance of his ideas - not people liking him because they're too dumb or short-sighted to see why they shouldnt.
Just because you don't understand or agree with a choice doesn't make it a poor choice.
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sirdroseph
Location: Not here, I tell you wat Gender:
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Mar 7, 2012 - 10:34am |
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hippiechick wrote: People vote for a candidate that they can relate to, it's been that way always. For as many who voted for BO, there were as many that voted against him for the same reason.
You know that is probably true. Doesn't make any of it right, but it is probably true.
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Romulus
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Mar 7, 2012 - 10:33am |
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Mar 7, 2012 - 10:32am |
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mitt.
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hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
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Mar 7, 2012 - 10:27am |
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buzz wrote: At least they are voting for someone with whom they share values, as opposed to people that vote for shared skin color. Did you point out that elephant 3 years ago?
People vote for a candidate that they can relate to, it's been that way always. For as many who voted for BO, there were as many that voted against him for the same reason.
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buzz
Location: up the boohai
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Mar 7, 2012 - 8:55am |
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LordBaltimore wrote:Okay I'm going to come right out here and point out an elephant in the room that will probably offend some people. So what.
Romney's percentages in the Western states look more like Soviet election percentages than anything else. And I think we all know why that is.
It appears that certain individuals are voting for this guy solely because he has the same religion as they do and are expecting special favors in return. It can't be because of any substantive stance on any issues, because let's face it — Romney has no substantive stances.
We'll of course see a repeat of this in the general election too. And it stinks, because I hate to see people be so cynical about the political process that they vote for someone solely based on what their personal religious beliefs are. There's people dying in Afghanistan and a huge debt crisis, America deserves better than people blindly voting based on one personality trait of a candidate.
At least they are voting for someone with whom they share values, as opposed to people that vote for shared skin color. Did you point out that elephant 3 years ago?
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Mar 7, 2012 - 7:48am |
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oldslabsides wrote:
...and you're shocked.
That's because he forgot to turn off the breaker before installing that new light fixture.
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cc_rider
Location: Bastrop Gender:
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Mar 7, 2012 - 7:44am |
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LordBaltimore wrote:I keep expecting them not to be, though. I guess that makes me pretty dumb too! No comment...
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Mar 7, 2012 - 7:36am |
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cc_rider wrote: Newsflash: people are stupid.
...and you're shocked.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Mar 7, 2012 - 7:35am |
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mitt.
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cc_rider
Location: Bastrop Gender:
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Mar 7, 2012 - 7:26am |
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LordBaltimore wrote:Okay I'm going to come right out here and point out an elephant in the room that will probably offend some people. So what.
Romney's percentages in the Western states look more like Soviet election percentages than anything else. And I think we all know why that is.
It appears that certain individuals are voting for this guy solely because he has the same religion as they do and are expecting special favors in return. It can't be because of any substantive stance on any issues, because let's face it — Romney has no substantive stances.
We'll of course see a repeat of this in the general election too. And it stinks, because I hate to see people be so cynical about the political process that they vote for someone solely based on what their personal religious beliefs are. There's people dying in Afghanistan and a huge debt crisis, America deserves better than people blindly voting based on one personality trait of a candidate. Newsflash: people are stupid.
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HoneyBearKelly
Location: Brooklyn
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Mar 6, 2012 - 8:40am |
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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Mar 5, 2012 - 12:48pm |
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musik_knut
Location: Third Stone From The Sun Gender:
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Feb 27, 2009 - 6:07pm |
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owld_skipper wrote: Tough to lose the "family jewels", he won't be the same candidate without them. He was on Morning Joe today explaining why the Obama budget is a crock, at least from his point of view. Standard GOP arguments, but he is articulate.
owl... Greetings... Yes, it might be standard Republican thought/arguments on the stimulus package, a thought/argument shared by many independent leaning economists, but one thing worth noting: when Salt Lake City was playing host to the 2000 Winter Games, they faced serious budgetary shortfalls. Of all the individuals in this country with a sharp business acumen, who did the USOC and Salt Lake Officials turn to for help? Mitt Romney. Mr. Romney took the structure in place, pulled it apart, studied it, reconfigured it and those games went from crimson ink to black. Mitt Romney, like him, detest him, show indifference to him, has a proven track record in the world of business and finance. His thoughts on the stimulus might not be right. But they might not be wrong, either. mk
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aflanigan
Location: At Sea Gender:
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Feb 27, 2009 - 11:59am |
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Beaker wrote: I just had a look at your post. I don't see anything wrong with it either.
The only thing that's unusual in anyway is that
a) your post resurrected an old thread - meaning that it shouldn't matter, but this might be a sign of busted code somewhere
Yep, bugs and bugs. Some days searching post text seems to be disabled. It's almost like when you dig up a dormant thread and post in it, it disrupts the flow of time, like the time portal in that Star Trek episode, City on the Edge of Forever So where the hell is Joan Collins?
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Feb 27, 2009 - 11:41am |
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bri1963 wrote:Candidate? Candidate for what?
2008 and prolly 2012.
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bri1963
Location: Big City USA Gender:
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Feb 27, 2009 - 11:37am |
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Candidate? Candidate for what?
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aflanigan
Location: At Sea Gender:
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Feb 27, 2009 - 11:30am |
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Beaker wrote:Nerp. No policio. Glitches in The Force. Or yet another RP db issue. You decide.
Aw, man, I was hoping you'd have the answer, Beak. Did I do something wrong in my post yesterday? Format glitch? I'll go have a look. (scapegoat, we need a scapegoat . . .) (edit: Didn't see anything obviously wrong in my post; with the new page editor now that it accepts angled brackets for embedded video, it's pretty straightforward pasting stuff from UToob etc., although I find I need to click on "Preview" twice before it shows up correctly on the preview page)
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(former member)
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Feb 27, 2009 - 10:24am |
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HoneyBearKelly wrote:From The Gawker.Come to think of it, what the heck is the deal with all the national political figures who are facsimiles for 30 Rock stars? First Tina Fey and Sarah Palin, now McBrayer and Jindal. If Mitt Romney were to modulate his voice with the occasional cigarette (and Mormon blasphemy), Alec Baldwin could get in on the action, too
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HoneyBearKelly
Location: Brooklyn
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Feb 27, 2009 - 10:22am |
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From The Gawker.Come to think of it, what the heck is the deal with all the national political figures who are facsimiles for 30 Rock stars? First Tina Fey and Sarah Palin, now McBrayer and Jindal. If Mitt Romney were to modulate his voice with the occasional cigarette (and Mormon blasphemy), Alec Baldwin could get in on the action, too
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