You just don’t get it, do you? I keep reading all these rants about George W. Bush and his Christian beliefs and on and on and on. That’s not what this was about. Just about everyone I know voted for W and out of all of them, maybe 2 go to church regularly and I'm not sure I'd call them overly christian either. It’s not about religion. It’s about inclusiveness. I saw a comment on BC where someone was saying that there were plenty of pro-choice republicans. Can you name me one pro-life democrat? There aren’t any, at least none I can come up with. Democrats like to believe that their party is inclusive and I guess in some respects it is. But the one thing I can tell you after reading all the entries at this site for the last couple of weeks is that the democrats around here sure don’t seem to be to inclusive. The world as we know it is over and you’re all leaving the country, or let’s start the revolt, or you just wait and see what happens to this country now that you’ve put that religious nut back in the Whitehouse, or your wrong and your a racist. You seem to forget, there was a democrat in there for 8 years and this new guy inherited a recession and a terrorist problem that should have been dealt with a long time ago!
You guys seem to be fond of comedians as political pundits. You have Jon Stewart and Al Franken. Well I even heard Stewart asking Chuck Schummer what he thought was wrong. Schummer didn’t seem to have a clue. He said everybody thinks the war is wrong and taxes are wrong and health care is wrong and then we lose the election anyway. Jon Stewart then asked if it might be because the people view most democratic politicians as elitists!
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— go to most recent comments1 - Dawn
I am still waiting for a reasonable person to show up - but all I see here is Andy. again.
2 - andy marsh
hehehe - that was good...I'm the most reasonable guy I know...don't believe me? Just ask me, I'll tell you!
3 - Hal Pawluk
So many words, so little said.
Feel better now, andy?
4 - andy marsh
Hal - I always feel good! Life is good! And as long as I wake up tomorrow morning at 5:30 like I always do, life will be good tomorrow too! But hey, thanks for asking.
5 - bhw
Andy, your anecdotal evidence doesn't match the exit polls:
Most important issue:
Moral values 22% (80% Bush)
Economy/jobs 20% (80% Kerry)
Terrorism 19% (86% Bush)
Iraq 15% (73% Kerry)
So you are not typical of the people who voted for Bush, in that the most important issue to almost 20% of them was "moral values."
Apparently, nobody mentioned the inclusiveness of the Democratic party as an issue, never mind the top issue.
6 - andy marsh
and no one ever asked anyone I know...did anyone you know get questioned?
7 - bhw
No body was exit polling where I voted. And I haven't asked anyone else if they were questioned.
So are you saying the exit polls aren't valid?
8 - Shark
Andy types more and says less than anybody I've ever read -- make that "skipped".
Less coffee, more brains.
thanks in advance,
S
9 - andy marsh
I guess it's sort of like calling the cowboys and the braves america's teams...nobody ever asked me.
and it does seem that those exit polls were definately screwed up this time. It's all over the news how bad they performed.
10 - bhw
...this is true.
11 - bhw
Everyone knows the Giants are America's team.
12 - Jim Carruthers
Well, at least you found out who ate the strawberry ice cream. Because that's who you really want to govern the popular guy who can get one per cent on his side.
Oh, that's right, you don't want competent governance, you want somebody who takes a good picture for the annual report.
13 - andy marsh
bhw - who told you that! I've known that my whole life!!! See, I knew we ccould find common ground on something!
No Jim - they were strawberries...not strawberry ice cream...and everyone knows the guys in the mess ate them!
You should really worry about your own politics...oh wait...England will take care of that for you...maybe you should go wait in line for some of that nice affordable mental health care you have up there in socialist canada.
14 - Jim Carruthers
I referred to it as ice cream since that is a unit you might understand, whereas, fruit picked by black-market, near slave labour might undermine your stance.
And yes, the public health care paid for by my taxes is enjoyed with much enthusiasm. It's called return on investment and sound public policy.
Because TB and anti-biotic resistant germs in hospitals and lice aren't so nice. Plus the clap you've got running rampant lately, just keep that to yourself.
15 - Bill Lamb
The 'big tent' and 'reasonableness' of the party that embraces Ann Coulter as a best-selling mouthpiece? Uh...yeah, right.
16 - copygodd
i've always been told the browns were america's team.
bark! bark! bark!
17 - Reggie
"So are you saying the exit polls aren't valid?"
[cough] Just ask John Kerry how accurate they were... [cough]
18 - REGGIE
"The 'big tent' and 'reasonableness' of the party that embraces Ann Coulter as a best-selling mouthpiece? Uh...yeah, right."
Gee, wasn't Michael Moore a guest of "honor" at the DNC, hanging out and yucking it up with the 20th Century's worst President, Jimmy Carter?
19 - Thad Anderson
Two hypocritical things I keep hearing Bush supporters say that I've got to comment on.
1) Stop complaining about "the elite" if you voted for Bush, who is part of the pre-eminent New England political dynasty. He was born in Connecticut, went to high school in Massachusetts, and went to college in Connecticut.
2) Stop complaining about actors being invovled with politics if you want Arnold to run for President.
20 - andy marsh
to comment 18 I say, REGGIE REGGIE REGGIE!!!
and for 19...bush may be elite..but he doesn't ACT IT! and running for office and running your mouth are 2 different things!
21 - Bryan
The one difference about Arnold and Jennifer Aniston or Brad Pitt is that they drink whatever their party tells them to do. Arnold, being from another country, understands what America is about and what opportunitiy exists. And he had the balls to run and WON! California elected a republican! Arnold, I feel, sees America in a different light then the rest of Hollywood. He doesn't take America for granted, other celebrities do.
22 - bhw
Just looooove that hypocrisy, Bryan.
A celebrity who gets involved in politics is, um, a celebrity who gets involved in politics. Just admit that you like Arnold's politics, so you ignore the fact that he's a celebrity.
23 - andy marsh
I actually do like Arnold's politics. He is much closer to the middle than most republicans or democrats. I have found that a lot of people that weren't born here look at this country in a whole different light than those of us fortunate enough to have been born here.
24 - Distorted Angel
I have yet to hear any Republicans criticize Bush's jumping on the post-World Series Red Sox bandwagon by having Curt Schilling campaigning on his behalf. Do baseball players have any more political street cred than actors?
25 - andy marsh
DA - I don'tthink schillings endorsement really did much good. Bush got hammered in MA!
As to your question, I don't think baseball players have any more credibility than the entertainers. but football players...that's a whole other story!