Post by AAcid on Oct 23, 2008 17:59:51 GMT -5
Point of curiosity. How many here have voted in a previous gen election in the US. Also, how many voted in primaries in their respective states?
I voted in 2006 but not 2007 (state) because I could not follow candidate positions, and couldn't get my absentee form in (I would have voted on certain initiatives for bonds and such). By the time my state had its primary, the nominee was already presumptive, although I could have written in Romney.
Race or gender shouldn't matter in this day in age. It is an accomplishment though, there are still people who would consider to assassinate him for this race.
*ism is always going to be a factor in life, no matter what. That being said, this country is nowhere near its position in the 1960's. I expect that 95% of voters have no issues with a president who is unlike them. The problem is that this 5% seems to always come up as a shield from legit criticisms of many politicians. Kennedy was feared for his Catholicism, but he was not a horrendous president (although he did make more than a few mistakes). The much feared "Vatican tunnel" was never constructed.
YFWE - I still lurk, just nowhere near as often as I used to.
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Also, re. my earlier post, I am using Hitler only as an example of the oratorically powered rise of too many politicians. Washington is broken, with politicians only interested in them and theirs (Special interests, not us peons). Both parties play the blame game far too often, and my generation is the one that gets left holding the bag for their misdeeds. Washington refused a second term, preferring to go back to his prewar deeds. Now a politician goes to DC and either spends the time we pay them for campaigning or shilling for special interests of all stripes, and then either goes for another office, or becomes a lobbyist to increase the hemorrhage of tax dollars from citizens.
I voted in 2006 but not 2007 (state) because I could not follow candidate positions, and couldn't get my absentee form in (I would have voted on certain initiatives for bonds and such). By the time my state had its primary, the nominee was already presumptive, although I could have written in Romney.
Oct 19, 2008 8:45:28 GMT -5 @Liftromancememo said:
plus, he's black, and it's really hard for black people to go so far.
Race or gender shouldn't matter in this day in age. It is an accomplishment though, there are still people who would consider to assassinate him for this race.
*ism is always going to be a factor in life, no matter what. That being said, this country is nowhere near its position in the 1960's. I expect that 95% of voters have no issues with a president who is unlike them. The problem is that this 5% seems to always come up as a shield from legit criticisms of many politicians. Kennedy was feared for his Catholicism, but he was not a horrendous president (although he did make more than a few mistakes). The much feared "Vatican tunnel" was never constructed.
YFWE - I still lurk, just nowhere near as often as I used to.
All -
Also, re. my earlier post, I am using Hitler only as an example of the oratorically powered rise of too many politicians. Washington is broken, with politicians only interested in them and theirs (Special interests, not us peons). Both parties play the blame game far too often, and my generation is the one that gets left holding the bag for their misdeeds. Washington refused a second term, preferring to go back to his prewar deeds. Now a politician goes to DC and either spends the time we pay them for campaigning or shilling for special interests of all stripes, and then either goes for another office, or becomes a lobbyist to increase the hemorrhage of tax dollars from citizens.