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Post by Sue on Oct 31, 2012 21:06:34 GMT -5
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Post by SpringSummers on Oct 31, 2012 23:15:31 GMT -5
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Nov 1, 2012 9:46:36 GMT -5
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Post by Karen on Nov 1, 2012 10:31:10 GMT -5
How about that Chris Christie so openly "palling around" with Obama? Even praising him on Fox News? Now, I don't doubt his sincerity, as NJ is really in trouble and I'm sure he cares and appreciates Obama's support and help. But I can't help believing he is also loving being able to stick it to Romney. Despite all the rhetoric, when push comes to shove, everyone really does agree that the federal government is good for some things. Like a major catastrophe. Plus, Christie is a media hound.
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Post by Queen E on Nov 1, 2012 18:41:10 GMT -5
How about that Chris Christie so openly "palling around" with Obama? Even praising him on Fox News? Now, I don't doubt his sincerity, as NJ is really in trouble and I'm sure he cares and appreciates Obama's support and help. But I can't help believing he is also loving being able to stick it to Romney. Despite all the rhetoric, when push comes to shove, everyone really does agree that the federal government is good for some things. Like a major catastrophe. Plus, Christie is a media hound. True, but I have to hand it to him for not always toeing the party line.
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Post by Karen on Nov 2, 2012 14:10:25 GMT -5
That's the way it's supposed to work!
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Post by Queen E on Nov 3, 2012 13:08:59 GMT -5
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Post by Sue on Nov 5, 2012 9:09:43 GMT -5
Chris Rock says "Vote for a white President"
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Post by Sue on Nov 5, 2012 9:29:50 GMT -5
The voting situation in NY and NJ worry me. Mostly because I feel it is REALLY important for President Obama to receive over 50% of the popular vote.
Psychologically speaking and to avoid 4 years of "yes, but he'd not the president of the majority of the country."
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Post by Michelle on Nov 5, 2012 11:35:57 GMT -5
Chris Rock says "Vote for a white President" Very funny! I love it. I am mad at myself. Since moving to Ohio (a swing state!!!) I didn't register to vote in time. I feel like a loser. If the election doesn't go the way I hope, I will be devastated.
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Post by Sue on Nov 5, 2012 12:44:06 GMT -5
Chris Rock says "Vote for a white President" Very funny! I love it. I am mad at myself. Since moving to Ohio (a swing state!!!) I didn't register to vote in time. I feel like a loser. If the election doesn't go the way I hope, I will be devastated. Ouch. Sorry. And I am beyond BEYOND outraged at the lines and chaos in both Florida and Ohio. Dear Dems: Take the next 2 years to work on local/state elections: Governors, elections officials, Representatives, Senators. If there were a way to donate money to something like the League of Women voters for them to set up their own polling places I would do it.
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Post by SpringSummers on Nov 5, 2012 22:24:38 GMT -5
The voting situation in NY and NJ worry me. Mostly because I feel it is REALLY important for President Obama to receive over 50% of the popular vote. Psychologically speaking and to avoid 4 years of "yes, but he'd not the president of the majority of the country." Yes, I have the same worry about NY and NJ. The popular vote is important. The Florida stuff sounds really messy; I'm fairly confused about the confusion in Ohio. I promised the girls I would take them to the polls, so I have to wait to vote until 4:30PM. But the line shouldn't be too bad. It never is around here. Mostly, I'm hoping that Obama wins, and that he has enough of a padding that FL and OH can't keep the rest of the country waiting and waiting and waiting. I don't think it is possible for Romney to win with much "padding," so if he's the "winner," we could very well be in for a repeat of 2000. And after this endless election year, that would make me feel like going to hide in a hole until January 20. Only one flyer today (shocking!) from Romney, with a picture of a fetus. And three robocalls, also from Romney. TV/online/radio ads from Romney still of the "desperate, negative" variety. Obama seems to have opted for "Presidential" and "familiar" for the final days. The ads are now very "you know me, you know I care, let's finish what we've started."
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Post by SpringSummers on Nov 5, 2012 22:25:32 GMT -5
Chris Rock says "Vote for a white President" Very funny! I love it. I am mad at myself. Since moving to Ohio (a swing state!!!) I didn't register to vote in time. I feel like a loser. If the election doesn't go the way I hope, I will be devastated. Can't you send a friend who looks like you to go vote for you in Colorado? It's a swingy state also.
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Post by SpringSummers on Nov 5, 2012 22:43:54 GMT -5
Let's hear it: What do you think of an opposite sex couple's (like Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard) decision not to marry until their state allows gay marriages?
I confess I have varied reactions to it.
On the one hand, I can respect the committment to marriage equality for all.
But on the other, it sounds so . . . pretentious and very much like a public excuse for what is surely a private reason.
Bear with me, I'm still trying to sort this out in my head . . . what do gays think of such "protests?" I wonder. Do they feel supported, or used? Say back in the day when interracial marriage was against the law, I wanted to marry a black man. And some good friends of ours, a "one race" couple, told me "We won't get married unless you can, too!" What would I think of that?
Would I feel grateful and supported, or I would be suspicious of their true, underlying (maybe subconscious) motives? After all, what good are they doing me and my sweetheart, by not marrying? And why would they think that it would hurt us or our cause in any way, for them to marry? Would I urge them to marry or to stick with their pledge not to marry?
Honestly, I think I would feel rather . . . intruded upon.
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Post by Queen E on Nov 6, 2012 0:56:04 GMT -5
Let's hear it: What do you think of an opposite sex couple's (like Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard) decision not to marry until their state allows gay marriages? I confess I have varied reactions to it. On the one hand, I can respect the committment to marriage equality for all. But on the other, it sounds so . . . pretentious and very much like a public excuse for what is surely a private reason. Bear with me, I'm still trying to sort this out in my head . . . what do gays think of such "protests?" I wonder. Do they feel supported, or used? Say back in the day when interracial marriage was against the law, I wanted to marry a black man. And some good friends of ours, a "one race" couple, told me "We won't get married unless you can, too!" What would I think of that? Would I feel grateful and supported, or I would be suspicious of their true, underlying (maybe subconscious) motives? After all, what good are they doing me and my sweetheart, by not marrying? And why would they think that it would hurt us or our cause in any way, for them to marry? Would I urge them to marry or to stick with their pledge not to marry? Honestly, I think I would feel rather . . . intruded upon. Well, I can see your point. But Kristen Bell isn't the first person I've heard this from; I've got a friend who has expressed the same thing about herself and her partner, and it is very personal, in terms of knowing, through friends of theirs who want to get married and can't and the hurt it causes those friends. It could also be using their celebrity to advance a cause they feel strongly about. Honestly, I don't know whether it is sincere or using or both. So, my comment wasn't very helpful, was it?
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