The Ledge Mock Election: 2008

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I do not think he has been inconsitent but I think there has been a subtle shift towards the center as he is no longer just playing to people like myself, the vehemently anti -war "leftwing" of the Democratic party..obviously he is not going to win a national election just on our votes

Oh - mathematics state he def. has to win the centrist votes to win the election; that is where 90% of the votes are. But, I have always seen him as mostly centrist in that he believes in Constitutional rights, but with common sense limitations, like gun laws and abortion limits. So, I do not think he ever really played to you, though he said the closest thing to what you believe and still does for that matter.

I also think the press loves to play up minor things because it sells papers.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Oh - mathematics state he def. has to win the centrist votes to win the election; that is where 90% of the votes are. But, I have always seen him as mostly centrist in that he believes in Constitutional rights, but with common sense limitations, like gun laws and abortion limits. So, I do not think he ever really played to you, though he said the closest thing to what you believe and still does for that matter.

I also think the press loves to play up minor things because it sells papers.

Well I wasn't overly thrilled with his recent "comprimise' vote on wiretapping or his past vote to continue the awful patriot act ..but he did come out against the war when it was unpopular to do so and I do believe he had then been in the Senate then h e would not have gone along with the initial vote to endorse it like Hillary ,Edwards,Kerry . and so many others did.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

. . . I do believe he had then been in the Senate then h e would not have gone along with the initial vote to endorse it like Hillary ,Edwards,Kerry . and so many others did.

A luxury that got him the nomination IMO. And, IMO the US needed to vote to allow W to continue the inspections, which is what that vote was really for. Sadly, W abused his power.

As for the Patriot Act -- I think voting to chage the original version was a good thing as opposed to letting the original version stand, which is what would have happened. So, since he could not vote to get rid of the whole thing (which I am unsure is a wise thing as the PA has some very good sections) -- voting to strengthen judicial review and freeing the librarians was a good thing IMO.

As for the wiretapping liability waiver for phone companies, I do not know much about that one. So, I defer

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by Stephanie

I think Obama is the anitchrist.

but the anti-Christ job is already taken by yours truly...I'm more than qualified than ANY politician for the job.

Brian "Vote for the REAL RED party, vote for The Anti-Christ in 2012...Anyone wanna be my CEO????" j.

[CharmedHour]

Originally Posted by Stephanie

Mccain, just b/c I think Obama is the anitchrist. As a former New Yorker
i really wanted Guiliani

Funny you should say that, I was thinking the same thing today!

[TrueFaith77]

I want to vote Lindsey!

[BombaySapphire3]

I never quite got why people would say that W was the anti-Christ reprehensible though he may be ..the anti -Christ is supposed to be charming,charasmatic articulate and intelligent none of which Smirky is IMO..so with those criteria and particularly if you are a Repub I can see how some people would think that of Obama though to me Christ and the anti-Christ are no more real than Santa Claus and the Easter bunny.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

and four years ago you likely would have but alas most of the ass kicking lefties are either banned or moved on to hipper pastures.

Ahem. I'm still here. I'm so dismayed by the last four years politically that if you want to vote for McCain then whatever. Plus as you know I am not a huge Obama fan. But I'm going to vote for him because nothing else makes any sense to me.

[strandinthewind]

Yet another one

You know, if you took all the self hating gay semen spewed by the allegedly Christian far right, it likely would fill a pool

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Always question anti-gay activists.

The politics rumor mill is in high gear today!

Notoriously anti-gay Republican Alabama Attorney General Troy King was supposedly caught in his marital bed, by his wife, sexing it up with a young, gay, male assistant!!!

While in office, Troy's worked on outlawing homosexuality AND sex toys.

Troy has supposedly been banished from his home by his wife.

King was a potential GOP frontrunner for Governor in 2010 and an early endorser of presidential hopeful John McCain.

We're assuming that the GOP will not be supporting their allegedly gay comrade.

It's been speculated that King will be resigning from his AG position soon.

Self-hatred is not pretty, Troy!

www.perezhilton.com

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Yet another one

You know, if you took all the self hating gay semen spewed by the allegedly Christian far right, it likely would fill a pool

wouldnt that make them hypocrites, because if they spewed it, would that be considered a sort of abortion of life, since the relig-a-tarded consider semen to be a life? If that is true then we could turn the table on 'em call them murderers too

"Why is it, that with a human its called an abortion...
With a chicken its called an omelet

The religious right believes that anyone who ever masturbated and ejaculated is a mass murderer" - George Carlin

[strandinthewind]

^^^^^

Well, I certainly am all for locking them up

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

^^^^^

Well, I certainly am all for locking them up

I say hire those Norwegian Satanic Death Metalers (aka "The Real Deal") who would gladly enjoy making those relig-a-tards the guest of honors in the local church BURNING weiner roast (Of course the members of the church would be locked inside the burning churches and become useful firewood)

I'd pay to watch that on Pay-Per-View

Brian "Hell doesnt want me, Heaven FEARS me...The Right is frightened of me and the Left DISTANCE themselves from me...So I am 'Stuck in the Middle' with You" j.

[Musicman408]

I think it's interesting that the voting on this thing is not particularly close.