Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
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Originally Posted by Ferd
LOL! really? Stew republicans get no passes on these things. It is the law of the land!
Ferd, there was an outcry at Trent Lott's comments but he didn't lose his seat. There has been a few things that make people view the Republican party as the one with the race issues in our lifetime, but I don't think anyone would have lost his or her seat for calling someone clean and articulate in my honest opinion. BUt yes I do agree with the notion that the Republicans are in fact scrutinized quite a bit more closely in this area.
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Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
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Originally Posted by tstew
Ferd, there was an outcry at Trent Lott's comments but he didn't lose his seat. There has been a few things that make people view the Republican party as the one with the race issues in our lifetime, but I don't think anyone would have lost his or her seat for calling someone clean and articulate in my honest opinion. BUt yes I do agree with the notion that the Republicans are in fact scrutinized quite a bit more closely in this area.
you are right. Lott lost his leadership positions. he became a back bencher over night dispite the fact that he has senority.
so let me be more accurate, there is no way on God's green earth that a republican who had issued that line would be in line for the Vice Presidency....
and you are right. Republicans have opposed affirmative action. that has put them at odds with the African American civil rights movement.
I just find great hypocracy in how so many liberals get away with terrible displays of race based comments when republicans get attacked if they acutally did anything or not.
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Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
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Originally Posted by Ferd
you are right. Lott lost his leadership positions. he became a back bencher over night dispite the fact that he has senority.
so let me be more accurate, there is no way on God's green earth that a republican who had issued that line would be in line for the Vice Presidency....
and you are right. Republicans have opposed affirmative action. that has put them at odds with the African American civil rights movement.
I just find great hypocracy in how so many liberals get away with terrible displays of race based comments when republicans get attacked if they acutally did anything or not.
It goes a bit deeper than Affirmative action, but I personally would like to see all politicians measured by the same bar...and have that bar raised above the subterrainial level they enjoy now.
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Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
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Originally Posted by tstew
It goes a bit deeper than Affirmative action, but I personally would like to see all politicians measured by the same bar...and have that bar raised above the subterrainial level they enjoy now.
... over simplification on my part...
but yes. right about now, there sure dont seem to be very many good guys running around playing politician does there?
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Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
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have you ever heard of the Byrd exception?
No....
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Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
has anybody listed the compelling reasons?
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Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind
He will tax the rich
Bring down the deficit
Balance the budget
Bring economic prosperity
Save social security
Make college more affordable
Expand healthcare for all Americans
Strenghthen international institutions
Bring peace to the middle east
Lead us away from oil dependency
Ahhh, yes I do remember this post. The reasons were so weak IMO I had forgotten.
Its a laundry list of generic promises that any politician can make and have made for generations. I doubt that he will do any of the above except definitely items #1, #6 and #7.
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Re: What Are The Compelling Reasons To Vote FOR Ob
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Ahhh, yes I do remember this post. The reasons were so weak IMO I had forgotten.
Its a laundry list of generic promises that any politician can make and have made for generations. I doubt that he will do any of the above except definitely items #1, #6 and #7.
oy veh.
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Its like the answer in a Miss America pageant:
"I will work for world peace and seek to eliminate violence."
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