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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea
I'm absolutely convinced that if one listens to the rhetoric of those who say they will be voting for the McCain-Palin ticket ..... you'd walk away with the notion that either they despise Obama so much that they can't vote for him (against Obama) ... or because they have drunk Palin koolaid ... they are voting for (Palin-McCain)
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1. There's certainly nothing wrong with voting
against one person by voting
for the opponent. That's called strategy.
2. Secondly, I've never been much of a McCain fan--I would have much preferred Mitt Romney be the Republican candidate. BUT I do like Sarah Palin--not because she's a new face, or because she's pretty, but because she's
conservative on most issues, and she seems to have done a good job being Governor of Alaska. So she has given me something to
like about the ticket I'm
already voting for.
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It's blatantly (and painfully) obvious when one examines even here .... the number of anti-Obama threads and the cutesy Palin avatars ... while others are entranced by the "Palin effect" ... little is offered as to the reasons why we should vote for McCain ... in any.
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I think Sarah Palin is great...she's one of those (seemingly) got-it-all-together women. Great career, beautiful family, good marriage, etc. Intelligent and articulate, and she's pretty on top of it all. Yet, there's evidence that they've had hard times and difficulties just like everyone else. So in this case...she's the kind of "super-mom" many of us aspire to be.
AND she shares my values. What's not to like?
Liberals are so upset because people like her--LOL--have them produce an equally likeable candidate--and good luck with that.
I'm sure Sarah Palin has chinks in her armor. What matters is how she handles them--not
whether she has them.
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Even Rush ... is guilty of this ... once a McCain hater, most of his show now is dedicated to everything other than why he's voting FOR McCain.
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You obviously don't get Rush. I've listened to him for years. When I was a teenager, I listened to him with my Dad. He has his favorites, especially during the nomination process, but once the campaign is on, he kicks into purely Republican party mode, and supports the candidate. As he should. And he has never been a "McCain hater." However, McCain does have a problem getting very conservative voters for several [good] reasons, and Sarah Palin will help him with that--hopefully.
This isn't really that mind-boggling. If I'm miffed by McCain's lack of conservatism on certain issues, then I
certainly couldn't be easily persuaded to vote for a liberal like Obama.
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So why are you not voting FOR McCain again?
If McCain's health holds up ... you are are aware VP's are largely ceremonial and powerless .... right?
You do know that Obama is not the anti-Christ, Muslim or a communist despite what talk radio and email chains feed you day in and day out ... right?
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I certainly don't think Obama is the antiChrist, and even though he has Muslim roots, he doesn't (really seem to) embrace Islam. He DOES embrace communist ideals--but so does Hillary Clinton. So do most liberals for that matter.
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Are you voting on McCain's resolute stand on "Conservative" issues? Doubt it ... if so you'd be voting for Paul or Barr.
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Not true. In this case, I am voting to keep one person OUT of the white house just as much as I am voting to put another one in. Voting for Ron Paul or Bob Barr wouldn't accomplish anything at all, in the larger scheme of things. I might as well just stay home on election day.
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When you get a chance take an inventory of the "conservative" analysts you laud and how they are approaching this election ... take a look at how your fellow forumites are approaching this .... and even your own reasons why you are not voting FOR McCain ...
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Well, I like how Sean Hannity, Rush Limbauth and others are "approaching the election." They have issues
and election strategy in mind. I like both approaches. If you want to pretend that Democrats don't make strategic decisions, both in the voting booth and higher up on the political totem poll, then you are only foolin' yourself.
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might be a healthy exercise ... it might tell you about THE MAN McCain. It's a campaign based on hate, negativity, pandering and misdirection, IMO.
I'll pre-baptize this thread w/ the following accolades .... for my anti-Obama/Palin voter friends ...
And yes... TRUTH HAS BEEN SPOKEN HERE.
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Nah. Just more liberal gobbledy-gook.
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