tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499513.post1550948214839549649..comments2023-11-03T03:33:45.901-07:00Comments on What's on your mind?: Voting based on race???Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499513.post-18931643485062242972008-06-21T10:00:00.000-07:002008-06-21T10:00:00.000-07:00I have recently come across a disturbing phenomeno...I have recently come across a disturbing phenomenon. When I tell a friend that I am probably not voting for Obama, I get a look that says "racist" even though they know me well enough to know better. Look for some wildly inaccurate exit polls this year as more people tell lies about their voting rather than be considered KKK recruiters.Just Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619822123330587984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499513.post-84344848828498501912008-06-17T07:33:00.001-07:002008-06-17T07:33:00.001-07:00ps.. good point about dems voting repub just so th...ps.. good point about dems voting repub just so they don't vote a black man for Pres.<BR/><BR/>I don't like Obama. I don't agree with the majority of his policies. I think that he shares some very racist veiws with his 'former' pastor. I think he is a socialist. <BR/><BR/>BUT despite all these things, I applaude him for what he has done. I am inspired by his courage. I hope that his story inspires others. I just don't think he will make a very good president. Vice President, maybe. Give him some experience before he takes the seat. <BR/><BR/>He should be in politics. I just don't think that he is ready to lead this country.EJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210410585024163474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499513.post-69967791201530020602008-06-17T07:33:00.000-07:002008-06-17T07:33:00.000-07:00ps.. good point about dems voting repub just so th...ps.. good point about dems voting repub just so they don't vote a black man for Pres.<BR/><BR/>I don't like Obama. I don't agree with the majority of his policies. I think that he shares some very racist veiws with his 'former' pastor. I think he is a socialist. <BR/><BR/>BUT despite all these things, I applaude him for what he has done. I am inspired by his courage. I hope that his story inspires others. I just don't think he will make a very good president. Vice President, maybe. Give him some experience before he takes the seat. <BR/><BR/>He should be in politics. I just don't think that he is ready to lead this country.EJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210410585024163474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499513.post-60751475192252571582008-06-17T07:31:00.000-07:002008-06-17T07:31:00.000-07:00This might sound stupid, but say we did this to ma...This might sound stupid, but say we did this to make everyone happy. <BR/><BR/>Say One nominee one the presidancy...what if the other nominee was to be VP? Would that be awful?<BR/><BR/>Chaney has said on many occasions he doesn't nessecarily agree with Bush on everything, but does was he is told to do as VP.EJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210410585024163474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499513.post-89010372672462366042008-06-17T04:11:00.000-07:002008-06-17T04:11:00.000-07:00Dave's got a point -stole my point actually :) Gi...Dave's got a point -stole my point actually :) <BR/><BR/>Given the history of the country, I'm sure you understand the magnitude of Obama's success, and the fact that a lot of us never thought we'd see a Black presidnt in our lifetimes. <BR/><BR/>Black people used to be overwhelmingly Republican (Lincoln). The first Black congressmen were Republicans and so were the Black voting populations post-Civil War. That was so up until the 1960's when Black people jumped to the Democratic Party after feeling disaffected and neglected. The fact that JFK and LBJ were seen as heroes during the Civil Rights movement only solidified the loyalty of most Black people to the Democratic party. <BR/><BR/>But here's the ironic thing to me, voting based on race is just as asinine as voting based on the party. Why vote for someone just because they have an (R) or a (D) next to their name? Does that make them a better candidate?paz y amorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540916426444246299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26499513.post-11904238209092277392008-06-16T18:45:00.000-07:002008-06-16T18:45:00.000-07:00I can tell you with some degree of certainty that ...I can tell you with some degree of certainty that there will be a number of white registered Democrats voting for John McCain simply because they do not want a black president. I believe that this would be the case regardless of who the Republican nominee was. Sad but true.Just Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619822123330587984noreply@blogger.com