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Anecdotes: Do you personally know someone who admits to voting for Obama and now regrets it?
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Posted on 10/10/2010 3:51:59 PM PDT by Artemis Webb

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To: Artemis Webb

3 publicly, 2 that won’t say it but won’t defend him.


41 posted on 10/10/2010 5:01:55 PM PDT by MattinNJ (Palin. I cannot spare this woman. She fights!)
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To: Artemis Webb

My sister and her long term boyfriend voted for him. I tell her every time I see her that she “got what she wanted.”
Now she is a hard core tea party supporter. I told her today to vote for the purple one next time. The reason she voted for him to begin with was to be a part of electing the first black president. Maybe a green one would be better. A purple rock would be smarter. How about a bright yellow brick. It would not Lie to us all the time.


42 posted on 10/10/2010 5:02:19 PM PDT by oldenuff2no (Rangers lead the way...... Delta, the original European home land security)
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To: Artemis Webb

Yes, one friend who didn’t come right out and SAY it, but clearly he regrets it now judging from recent conversations. Also several clients of our CPA firm are very regretful, one said he “didn’t know why” he voted for him.


43 posted on 10/10/2010 5:04:05 PM PDT by MsMoose
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To: Artemis Webb

My sister and her long term boyfriend voted for him. I tell her every time I see her that she “got what she wanted.”
Now she is a hard core tea party supporter. I told her today to vote for the purple one next time. The reason she voted for him to begin with was to be a part of electing the first black president. Maybe a green one would be better. A purple rock would be smarter. How about a bright yellow brick. It would not Lie to us all the time.


44 posted on 10/10/2010 5:04:21 PM PDT by oldenuff2no (Rangers lead the way...... Delta, the original European home land security)
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To: etabeta

Give him time. hell come around. I know many solid conservatives that dislike Palin-I ain’t one of them-but there are a lot.


45 posted on 10/10/2010 5:06:08 PM PDT by MattinNJ (Palin. I cannot spare this woman. She fights!)
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To: leaning conservative

Welcome aboard. Nothing to forgive IMHO. Former libs make great conservatives once they make the leap into the light. While I was always a conservative, I have seen many gravitate towards conservatism. It is a true rarity to see someone descend into liberalism.


46 posted on 10/10/2010 5:08:37 PM PDT by MattinNJ (Palin. I cannot spare this woman. She fights!)
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To: Artemis Webb

I know a few, and, though I do not discuss politics with them, I have seen no indication that any of them regret it, sad to say.


47 posted on 10/10/2010 5:19:43 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin/Hunter 2012 -- Bolton their Secretary of State)
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To: Artemis Webb

My Step-Brother. He said he was sitting the last election out, but then went to the polls. All he kept talking about back then was how Bush and the Republicans screwed everything up. He didn’t like McCain, but more because he saw his as ‘McBush’ and not for the reasons many of us didn’t like him. Many of us held our nose and voted for the turd, he wasn’t voting for McCain no matter what and he’s always been open to electing Democrats. He wouldn’t admit to voting for Obama, but I know he did. Now, he says that Democrats have had their chance and will be voted out. He doesn’t think Obama will win a 2nd term but he also says that Palin won’t be elected, because we’ve already tried a ‘minority’ president. Women aren’t the same as minorities, but arguing with the naive is pointless sometimes.


48 posted on 10/10/2010 5:29:16 PM PDT by lmr (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: MattinNJ

I hope so. Thanks for the encouragement, sometimes I feel like spanking him.....


49 posted on 10/10/2010 5:39:06 PM PDT by etabeta
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To: etabeta
I don't confront friends/family unless it's good natured ribbing. If a serious conversation breaks out, I start with common ground. No one is in favor of unsustainable debt-irrespective of which party incurred it. If for eample, they are adamantly pro-choice, I don't go there.

I have a buddy who is a Naval officer in the reserves. He is a Democrat because his dad was a union guy. Once the budget cuts started to impact fleet size, he started to grouse. I said it's a damn shame we just spent a few 100 million changing street signs in New York instead of maintaining an existing ship and he agreed. We then started talking about all the other cuts we would make and then-bingo- a fiscal conservative was born.

Now I get e-mails from him sending me examples of gov't waste.

Maybe complain to your boy about how excess regulation is negatively impacting your work. He's a doc, so he is under seige from medicare/medicaid/regulations/Obamacare/ etc...He'll start to complain and vent. Don't press it-just listen and nod your head knowingly. They eventually come around if you don't force it. IMHO of course.

Good luck.

50 posted on 10/10/2010 6:22:25 PM PDT by MattinNJ (Palin. I cannot spare this woman. She fights!)
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To: Artemis Webb
I think one of my sisters regrets it, but we haven't discussed it outright. We were having a phone conversation about the Ground Zero mosque and the dangers of Islam in America and we agreed that even the Muslim "music" has an alien sound. (and I enjoy a very wide variety of music) I asked her if she knew who once stated that "the Islamic call the prayer is one of the most beautiful sounds on earth" and when she said she didn't know, I whispered, "0bama."

I'm trying to build on the common ground and bring her back around. She (and the rest of my siblings) would never, ever vote for Sarah Palin though. Just wait until my extended family finds out there's not going to be an increase in Social Security checks in 2011. Nah. They'll still blame it all on the greedy GOP.

51 posted on 10/10/2010 6:37:03 PM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: MattinNJ

Actually, what you say is true. There are quite a number of people who started off very liberal & then went the conservative route...... I cannot think of an instance in which the reverse is true. if you know of one, let me know.

A few months ago the new York Times had a long article in the style section on a conservative gathering for a writer. I believe it was at David Frum’s home.........anyway, the point I was getting to as I keep blathering on is that one of the women said that former liberals who are now conservatives are the strongest because they’ve been on both sides & made the choice. I completely got what she said.

Something to ponder tonight........thanks!


52 posted on 10/10/2010 6:45:41 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: MattinNJ

Thanks, we don’t talk much about politics now and I count on my other son to set him straight. Funny, in a household of conservatives, one grew to lean to the left.

He has so many good qualities, including being a very caring doctor.


53 posted on 10/10/2010 6:47:24 PM PDT by etabeta
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To: devildognc

My brother often sarcastically uses that line on me when he calls me..........


54 posted on 10/10/2010 6:47:53 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: leaning conservative

O.K., I’ll let it go this time....but don’t let it happen again.;-)


55 posted on 10/10/2010 6:56:26 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: leaning conservative

Thanks a bunch, honey. You, your brother, and every other dimwit who voted for that arrogant fraud have dropped us in this mess we are now in. I hope you regret it every day of your miserable life. And I hope your headache hurts like nothing on earth. I am not feeling charitable towards fools tonight.


56 posted on 10/10/2010 6:57:33 PM PDT by 6323cd
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To: Artemis Webb
No, but I work in a 98% minority environment and they are all still blaming Bush or telling me its getting better (DNC talking points).
57 posted on 10/10/2010 7:02:55 PM PDT by packrat35 (I got your tag line..)
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To: Artemis Webb

My Aunt... this is really sad... She’s in her eighties. She has voted Democrat her whole life because “FDR brought electricity to the farmers”. Never wanted to listen to her conservative daughter. Now my cousin, her daughter says, even though she only watches the mainstream news, ophra, etc. she still has put together how dangerous teh one is. She’s actually very worried and sorry for voting for him. Curse him for his betrayal of honest people.


58 posted on 10/10/2010 7:08:37 PM PDT by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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(the musicians are lefties, at least here in Kollyfornia).

They are lefties everywhere....it seems to be a requirement of being a musician, especially classical ones. Being smart enough to memorize reams of music does not go hand-in-hand with common sense.

59 posted on 10/10/2010 7:14:04 PM PDT by Lady Heron
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To: jerry639

“Yes. My brother-in-law.”

My brother-in-law too. Really regrets it.


60 posted on 10/10/2010 7:16:08 PM PDT by Edgewood Pilot
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