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Larry Blanchard expounded:
The problem is that nobody is as "right" as a religious conservative. After all, God has told him/her what to do. The problem is not all Bush supporters are religious conservatives/fanatics. It's a myth that everyone who voted for Bush is a bible thumping christian. I've seen more fanaticism on the left lately. The inability to realize that people from all walks of life voted in Bush is blinding many liberals. It's not just the redneck farmer from Kentucky, it's not just the religious right, it's not just the idiots, blah blah blah. People voted him in. People can vote him out. Especially if those people who want him out fronted a worthy opponent. The Democrats should have picked a better candidate. Or someone should have. Hopefully in four years someone worthy of all of our votes will run for office. -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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Ann wrote:
It's not just the redneck farmer from Kentucky, it's not just the religious right, it's not just the idiots, blah blah blah. You are right, it is the also the very wealthy who have partnered with the very ignorant to vote him in for a second term. That is a pretty awesome partnership and one that I don't think will be broken. The very wealthy are too greedy to vote against their "Family Values" and the very ignorant will never get any wiser. |
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"Paul E. Lehmann" expounded:
You are right, it is the also the very wealthy who have partnered with the very ignorant to vote him in for a second term. And what I find extremely amusing is that it's perfectly ok to talk in metaphores and stereotypes about anyone on the right, but boy oh boy you'd better not try to stereotype a liberal. Paghat, take it away....... -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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Ann wrote:
"Paul E. Lehmann" expounded: You are right, it is the also the very wealthy who have partnered with the very ignorant to vote him in for a second term. And what I find extremely amusing is that it's perfectly ok to talk in metaphores and stereotypes about anyone on the right, but boy oh boy you'd better not try to stereotype a liberal. Go ahead and stereotype the most famous LIBERAL of them all; JESUS CHRIST |
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In article , wrote:
Ann wrote: "Paul E. Lehmann" expounded: You are right, it is the also the very wealthy who have partnered with the very ignorant to vote him in for a second term. And what I find extremely amusing is that it's perfectly ok to talk in metaphores and stereotypes about anyone on the right, but boy oh boy you'd better not try to stereotype a liberal. Go ahead and stereotype the most famous LIBERAL of them all; JESUS CHRIST Oh, I dunno, I thought hanging out with hookers was a habit of conservative ministers, taking all their money for one's own projects the habit of pimps, & dividing families with the sword as Jesus promulgated the habit of dictators. People get out of their faith only what they would get from their lives if they had no fate. It would be nice if faith were a cure for bigotry, ignorance, & general vileness, but it instead heightens what is most small-minded, criminal, & appalling about humankind. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message ... In article , says... Larry Blanchard expounded: The problem is that nobody is as "right" as a religious conservative. After all, God has told him/her what to do. The problem is not all Bush supporters are religious conservatives/fanatics. It's a myth that everyone who voted for Bush is a bible thumping christian. You're right. It's just that they voted more for Bush than just about any other group - with the possible exception of millionaires :-). I get the feeling that most people vote a party ticket with no concern for whoever is on it. It's a shame because neither party is what it used to be. Anybody else remember the old saying "Democrats give us a war, Republicans give us a depression."? It's true. We had to choose the lesser of two blahs. While at the Philadelphia airport last week, I spotted a magazine cover - might've been The Economist. It had a picture of both candidates and the caption "Incoherent or Incompetent?" The weekend after the election, I was out with a bunch of friends. We (both Dems and Repubs) were bemoaning the disaster. One guy went to the bar and came back with 3 pencils and some clean napkins. He said "OK...if your party said 'Send us $1000.00 and we'll guarantee the candidate of your choice is nominated next time around' - write that person's name on your napkins". There were 10 of us. Results: 1 vote for Bush (but the guy who wrote it was intensely drunk) 1 vote for Kerry (but the guy who chose him has no imagination) 1 vote for Reagan's son - what's his name. 1 vote for Rudolph Giuliani. Good choice. 5 votes for Mario Cuomo (Keep in mind, we're all from NY, so we don't mind people who are brutally honest, use big words, and who don't talk down to audiences). Two of Mario's 5 votes came from Republicans. This country is longing for something different. I doubt it'll ever get it. |
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Larry Blanchard expounded:
I get the feeling that most people vote a party ticket with no concern for whoever is on it. It's a shame because neither party is what it used to be. Anybody else remember the old saying "Democrats give us a war, Republicans give us a depression."? Yep. As I've said many times, no one worth voting for ran this time. Hopefully in four years we'll have a better selection. -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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"Ann" wrote:
Yep. As I've said many times, no one worth voting for ran this time. Hopefully in four years we'll have a better selection. Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA Next election... Skull and Bones (R) Skull and Bones (D) Unknown Wildcard Independents -- Jim Carlock Post replies to newsgroup. |
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"Jim Carlock" expounded:
Next election... Skull and Bones (R) Skull and Bones (D) Unknown Wildcard Independents Oh, I hope not. We've got to break the Republican/Democrat logjam somehow. I wish the Libertarians would get it together somehow. But I'm afraid you're right. MOTS. -- Ann, Gardening in zone 6a Just south of Boston, MA ******************************** |
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http://www.****thesouth.com/
kinda hard to get around the language, but..... interesting. Larry Blanchard wrote: In article , says... It's too bad that issues can't be discussed these days without fear, hate, and scorn but I've noticed that it seems to be OK to be intolerant as long as you're "right". The problem is that nobody is as "right" as a religious conservative. After all, God has told him/her what to do. There was a letter to the editor in our paper this morning saying that the reason France/Germany/etc. didn't understand us was that Christianity was "almost dead" in those countries. While that's a bit of an exaggeration, it is true that the US is the most religious of the industrialized nations. We're not quite to the Ayatollah stage yet, but we're leaning that way. It's hard to rationally "discuss" issues with fanatics :-). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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