--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > People are so engrained in the two party system that if you're
> > against one of them, it's automatically assumed that you're for
the
> > other.
>
> Good point, and I stand corrected if I mischaracterized your POV.
>
> I am not drinking any cool-aid on him, but I think Obama is the
better
> choice this election. It might have been closer if McCain Palin
> haven't revealed themselves as total idiots. The fact that the
> Republicans have to run against their OWN party this year is so
> revealing isn't it? I have never understood conservative support
for
> Bush. He is the opposite of a conservative in most of his
policies.
> He just was not up to the most important job in the world.
>
> I like the idea of showing the world a completely different face
for a
> while. Obama is almost the perfect creation of an ad agency for
> getting back in touch with the rest of the world. With the need for
> more co-operation on world economic markets more important than any
> time in history, we need more rapport with other countries and less
> Bush bullying. I read your posts closely enough to know that you
> don't care about how the US looks to the rest of the world and have
> said as much, right? I think we may need to change this to get out
of
> our many jams.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
> > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> > >
> > > George Will noted conservative commentator last Sunday:
> > >
> > > ""95% of what governments DO is redistribute wealth."
> > >
> > > The socialism charge against Obama is bogus. Our free market
system
> > > is a farce of controls driven by private interest groups.
Calling
> > > Obama Marxist after our government just stepped in with our
money to
> > > clean up a problem they were in a position to avoid is
ridiculous.
> > > Our Government is a partner in the largest secondary mortgage
market
> > > in the world now. The theories of unregulated capitalism have
been
> > > tested. They failed. If Obama gets in he will be handed a
market
> > > with more government interference than anytime in history.
> > >
> > > So is Bush the real Marxist?
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes!
> >
> > NOW you're getting the idea!
> >
> > Curtis, I've been pretty much saying this for the past four
years.
> > Obviously, you don't read my posts.
> >
> > Look, just because I can't stand the socialist Obama doesn't mean
> > that I like the Republicans. Jeez, I've been pretty much the
ONLY
> > one on this forum railing against the tax and spend Republicans
in
> > the White House and Congress.
> >
> > People are so engrained in the two party system that if you're
> > against one of them, it's automatically assumed that you're for
the
> > other.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk"
<shempmcgurk@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine
<salsunshine@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Oct 29, 2008, at 10:33 AM, do.rflex wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > The Bradley effect is named for former Los Angeles mayor
Tom
> > > > Bradley,
> > > > > > a black, who lost a close 1982 gubernatorial election in
> > > > California
> > > > > > after holding a solid lead in the polls.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's pretty sad, isn't it, that people like shemp are stuck
> > > > > *hoping* enough Americans are still too racist to vote
> > > > > for a black man, at least enough to swing the election.
> > > > > Says volumes, doesn't it? It's all they have left.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sal
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Actually, Sal, I hope that people don't vote for Barack
because
> > of
> > > > what I perceive as his socialist/Marxist policies...but that
> > wouldn't
> > > > make any sense to you because you have no ideas what his
policies
> > are
> > > > (as you've demonstrated before) or what Obama's experience
and
> > record
> > > > is (as you've demonstrated).
> > > >
> > > > But your observation that I am "hoping" that there are enough
> > racist
> > > > Americans to sway the election is, in a way, the
manifestation of
> > the
> > > > Bradley Effect in itself.
> > > >
> > > > Why?
> > > >
> > > > Because people who accuse others of being racists or, as you
do
> > > > above, insinuate that they are, tend to get people's backs up
and
> > it
> > > > is those people who will take out that resentment on election
> > day, in
> > > > the privacy of the voting booth. THAT is the motivating
force
> > behind
> > > > the Bradley Effect if you ask me.
> > > >
> > > > For my opposition to Obama, I've been called a racist three
times
> > on
> > > > this forum (four if you count your post, Sal). Fortunately
for
> > you
> > > > Obama supporters, I can't vote in this country because I'm
not a
> > > > citizen (and have no desire to become one). But I have to
> > suspect
> > > > there are registered voters who this is happening to and,
like
> > > > myself, are not racists but will vote for McCain not because
they
> > > > like him -- indeed, are fed up with the Republicans and would
> > have
> > > > dearly LOVED to vote for Obama -- but won't because they've
been
> > > > called racists by the likes of you. And they'll take it out
on
> > you
> > > > on election day. Like buying, voting is above all an
emotionally
> > > > triggered process...and being called a racist is a big
motivating
> > > > factor.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
