Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

To: TAdams8591
I like Meehan. He's an infinite improvement over Sestak. Frankly, I think he's a pretty big improvement over Weldon.

OTOH, it's good that Heritage is pointing out the small votes which are a lot more important than people think.

I think some of the unpublicized votes might start going our way when groups like Heritage start watching and making an issue of them.

5 posted on 09/23/2011 6:48:16 AM PDT by Tribune7 (If you demand perfection you will wind up with leftist Democrats)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]


To: Tribune7

No one’s suggesting small votes shouldn’t be reported on, that’s obvious from my post. They shouldn’t be given EQUAL wWEIGHT to larger votes. It skews the poll more negatively to keep people engaged in the movement physically and financially.


6 posted on 09/23/2011 1:40:16 PM PDT by TAdams8591
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies ]

To: Tribune7

So Trib, you agree it’s fair to skew votes negatively?


7 posted on 09/23/2011 1:42:10 PM PDT by TAdams8591
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies ]

To: Tribune7
It's dishonest to give them the same weight, when their not of the same importance. If some things weren't more important than others, than everything would be of equal importance. We know that's not the case.

The truth is skewed, falsely misrepresented and people believe things are worse than they really are which makes them angry and unhappy. Why misrepresent the truth, Trib?

Further it doesn't matter that everything's measured the same. People have strong ideas in their heads about grades as most spent 12 years plus in school. And they'll use those judgements accordingly. A grade a 48 to 50% is well below failing...and just above 80, to most is hardly an A.

Overall the Congressman have been working hard and doing a good job which should be celebrated...that score card doesn't reflect that reality at all. The Congressman will receive harsh words and complaints. Eventually, too much negativity and you'll chase the good ones away. And people in the districts deserve to be glad about the good work their legislators have done, rather than to be angry and upset.

You can bring attention to the small votes differently and without misrepresenting the truth and needlessly stirring up negative feelings.

I got an E-mail sent to a number of people, calling Lou Barletta a RINO, from a man in his district. The guy who sent it's a kookt who doesn't seem to think there's a good conservative anywhere in the R Party. And there's more where he came from. Extraordinarily irresponsible to stir people like that up....and all for the financial benefit of the organization, not the good of the cause.

9 posted on 09/23/2011 4:59:52 PM PDT by TAdams8591
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson