I'm puzzled at the common assumption that people are Republicans or = Democrats, as if they carry membership cards, or look different. I = realize many states are "party registration" states where you register = to vote with a party affiliation, or else Independent or Unaffiliated. = I don't live in a party registration state, the only time I get asked = for a political party preference is if I want to vote in a primary and = it's just for that one ballot. If someone asked me what party I belong = to, I would not know how to answer. I've voted both ways through the = years, sometimes differently in local, state and national elections. = And the idea that some party "owns" me seems kind of repugnant.
------------------------------------------------------------ "The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that = the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too." - Oscar Levant ------------------------------------------------------------ =E2=80=9CThe Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have = demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of = celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, = but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant = to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The = Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but = they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly = Pants Night at the country club.=E2=80=9D - Dave Barry -----Original Message----- From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, May 26, 2025 5:07 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Political "Cult" is a very apt term. -- Mike Hammett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2025 11:49:22 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Political We should stop calling them =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cparties=3DE2=3D80=3D9D = because none of them =3D are much fun. Elephant and donkey are apt = symbols.=3D20 Whatever happened to that guy Vermin Supreme?=3D20 From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected]=3D20 Sent: Monday, May 26, 2025 11:35 AM=3D20 To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]>=3D20 Subject: [AFMUG] OT Political=3D20 Hmmmm=3DE2=3D80=3DA6..=3D20 By SHANE GOLDMACHER The New York Times=3D20 One longtime Democratic researcher has a technique she leans on when = nudgin=3D g voters to share their deepest, darkest feelings about = politics. She asks =3D them to compare America's two major parties to = animals.=3D20 After around 250 focus groups of swing voters, a few patterns have = emerged,=3D said the researcher, Anat Shenker-Osorio. Republicans are = seen as "apex pr=3D edators," like lions, tigers and sharks = =3DE2=3D80=3D94 beasts that take what the=3D y want when they want it. = Democrats are typically tagged as tortoises, slug=3D s or sloths: slow, = plodding, passive.=3D20 So Shenker-Osorio perked up earlier this year when a Democratic man in = Geor=3D gia suggested that a very different kind of animal symbolized = his party.=3D20 "A deer," he said, "in headlights."=3D20 The man had more to say.=3D20 "You stand there and you see the car coming, but you're going to stand = ther=3D e and get hit with it anyway."=3D20 --=3D20 AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
