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Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Bethie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:49:11 -0000

Oh gosh, scared off Frank the tank and JL with my request for them to defend their arguements. Sorry everyone but they will be back on other threads to spread their hate and disinformation. And rightiously demand "links" to support opinion.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

ruth vitale — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:53:47 -0000

I think baracck Obama is a breath of fresh air , a family guy, a man who will lead the country in the right direction. they talk about experience what has the past 4 years brought us war death poverty& Mcain is out dated in his thinking & judging pam because of her daughter is wrong but its dangerous as if any thing happens to mcain god help us

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Bethie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:21:46 -0000

Oh, Frank...it would be better if you did not devolve into the "I KNOW YOU ARE BUT WHAT AM I" argument but it's your credibility that takes the hit, not mine.

I don't have to tell you that the middle class, perhaps everyone but you, did a lot better between the years of 1990 and 2000 than they are doing now. You certainly can whine and cry about that but dems the facts and as much as you denigrate yourself by using the "New" Republican strategy of calling me names, you can't change them to suit your argument.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

kat333 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:11:22 -0000

Correction to my post: Obama already has the popular vote, but needs to win the electoral vote.

That's what I get when I mix two thoughts into once sentence. ;)

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

kat333 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:07:29 -0000

I don't agree and it's racist comments like this that continue anger and racist thinking. If Obama wins the popular vote and the electoral vote, he will be president. The "government" doesn't just walk in and nix the decision because he's non-caucasian.

The latest polls show that Obama is still ahead but his edge is narrowing. My bets are on Obama.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Race — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:39:06 -0000

Really -- We can support all we want and desire, but in all honesty -- the government will not allow a non-caucasian - to sit in the white house.. Still my wishes go to Obama -- Good Luck ...

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Bethie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:16:54 -0000

Silly Frank. You are entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts. (Sen D. P. Moynihan)
With Liberman (who is hardly a Democrat) the Dems hold the majority...without him they don't...and it is hardly a reasonable argument that the Dem's held the majority in any strategic sense given the fact that Liberman as his actions prove is basically a Republican -- His choice, althought it seems pretty dishonest to ask Obama to campaign for him when he needed his coattails and after he did now campaigns against him.

Silly Frank, ask your mom to read you a real newspaper once in a while, althought this is quite diverting knocking down such tripe. Now a True Republican (and true patriot) like Uncle Sam...that is a reasonable person I would truly enjoy debating the policies of true conservatives.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

NanaNoNonsense — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:46:24 -0000

Conservatives have been in control for 30+ years..how did that help the economy, world relations, and energy policies?

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Uncle Sam — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:43:05 -0000

As a Air Force Vet and a Conservative, I will be voting for Obama, and will be proud to do so!. I am sickened by the Bush/Cheney/McCain approaches to war and the economy. I spent most of my time overseas, and returned in 1998. I can't believe how far the right wing has destroyed the American Middle Class because of their desire for cheap workers and to force their brand of religion on everyone. They are the greatest part of the illegal alien problem too, as they are the ones that actually recruit them while they are still in their home countries. Yes, they actually place orders for how ever many they need, pay the coyotes to smuggle them in, and then employ them here. This has been going on at least since the 1980s when it was a great deal of Asians imported illegally to work in poultry and hog farms in the Deep SOuth and hispanics in the Mid West. In the North, we get the ones from Eastern Europe that blend in easier, and often work seasonally at summer resorts. I will be voting for Obama, and will be proud to do so!

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Bethie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:13:35 -0000

JL,
Is that what you do? You go around discussion threads and when people bring up real issues about your candidate in an honest attempt to have a discussion you dismiss their evidence as nonsense.
You are a clown. And a transparent one at that. I did hear from a friend that would be considered Left that Mccain offered people "McCain points" to troll around websites and muck up the discussion.
Congratulations...on this thread alone you must have at the very least earned a McCain baseball hat.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Ralph — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:12:43 -0000

So, you're saying that the fact that congress has approval ratings hovering around 8 percent is indicative of the fact that at one point more than a year ago, it had a lot of Republicans? Attempting to put backspin on their failed policies is one thing, but attempting to blame their failure to accomplish any of their campaign promises on those mean mean Republicans is ignorant and irrespective of the Democratic Party's own failure to run the Congress.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

No More Bush — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:55:06 -0000

um, eve, the conservatives have been leading the country for the past 8 years and look where that has gotten us. George "W" Bush was the worst pick for presidential candidate in the history of our country. And we have had enough.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

eve — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:18:32 -0000

Obama could possibly be the worst pick for a presidential candidate in the history of our country. He 's a joke and everyone is starting to figure that out. Time to get the liberals out of our country. Americans have had enough.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Bethie — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:17:37 -0000

JL,
funny you didn't answer the question just suggested that I frequent loony leftist blogs.
OK, I'll bite...but then I expect you to actually answer the question:
Is Anchorage Daily News a loony leftist site?
http://dwb.adn.com/news/ala...
How about the one on WSJ? Leftist site?
and lastly, making sure I check out everything I did look up the letter I found on Anchorage Daily news from Anne Kilkeeny on snopes
http://www.snopes.com/polit....
this was from a women who is from the same small town. Here is a quote from the commentary:
"Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a “fiscal conservative”. During her 6
years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over
33%. During those same 6 years the amount of taxes collected by the
City increased by 38%. This was during a period of low inflation
(1996-2002). She reduced progressive property taxes and increased a
regressive sales tax which taxed even food. The tax cuts that she
promoted benefited large corporate property owners way more than they
benefited residents."
Now, I answered your question...how about you answer mine?

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Really? — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:54:32 -0000

Class based handouts- like tax cuts for the rich, right?

Hey Jeff, can you answer my question about McCain's plan to balance the budget?

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

ALL_STATE_REPS_SHOULD_BE_PT — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:16:58 -0000

Also-

When asked if she smoked pot...Palin as well as Obama indicated that they had as youngsters....your god...Bill, husband of Hill, said...I took a drag, but I didn't inhale....
Who is the liar? Give me a break....one was a conclusion based on the best available information...one was a straight out lie.......
Take off the Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker from your Volvo and read the actual paper from a source other than the NY Times.....

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

ALL_STATE_REPS_SHOULD_BE_PT — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:10:15 -0000

Andover dad...I don't lie....

Now Joe Biden...ask him the same question....what is his recollection of those plagerism ethics questions?????

Who are the liars????

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

ALL_STATE_REPS_SHOULD_BE_PT — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:05:55 -0000

No...dems aren't that smart......Barney Frank????

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

JL — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:46:38 -0000

facts, please Bethie. Are you getting your information from the various lefty loon blogs and websites?

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

alexjm — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:29:14 -0000

Very well done, Mr. Nolan. You seem like a man who truly loves his
country. In my younger years I was a Republican, myself, but then
got too conservative and felt that was bad for the country .

I commend you for your letter, Sir.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Realist — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:33:12 -0000

That may be true in the primary, but not in the general election.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Guest — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:08:24 -0000

I'm a DEMOCRATIC youth, and I'm voting for McCain/Palin.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Bethie — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:39:57 -0000

I am curious. I want someone...anyone really...to tell me why they would vote for a ticket that included Sarah Palin when as mayor of her small town, she took a budget that had a significant surplus and, when she left a few years later, the same town was $20M in debt and still dealing with litiagation on issues she left behind, that may cost them even more. She didn't borrow the money to build a water treatment plant that the town lacked. She didn't use the money to develop a drainage system that would solve a long term problem. Gov. Palin built a sports complex that dispite her assurances of paying for itself, still is a financial drain years after she left that town. It is well documented that she did such a poor job the town forced her to hire an administrator.
There is a lot of name calling on this board but can anyone tell me why they would support this VP choice when confronted with these facts?
I don't want someone to tell me why not to vote for Obama, I am asking why someone would vote for Mccain with Gov. Palin as part of the ticker?

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

nomccain — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:04:04 -0000

We have had a lying piece of $hit in the White House for the past eight years, we do not need another.

Re: Republicans should consider supporting Obama

Really? — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:45:49 -0000

Bush had experience. Look how well that turned out.