Posted on 09/06/2008 12:37:56 AM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion
A dear friend of mine, old liberal his whole life, told me he’s voting “Republican” this time. His words, “She is really impressive.”
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I’ve been reading these Hillary forums for days. These people are PO’d at BO and are activists. They are writing Hillary trying to convince her not to campaign for BO. And...they (mostly) love Sarah!
I just wish they hadn’t of closed registration. I’d like to get in on some of the discussions at hillaryclintonforum.net
Who would have thought, a year ago, that we would find Hillary supporters to be one of the most sensible blocks of swing voters this cycle? When even democrats can’t convince themselves to back their own nominee, that’s a bad sign. I realize a lot of people hate Hillary, and she’ll do what she can to preserve her place in the dem party, but we need to reach out to these disenfranchised Clinton supporters. After a year of watching the media accuse Hillary of racism, writing articles about her breasts, and holding her to a different standard than Obama, they are looking for any excuse to ditch the democrat presidential ticket. McCain is maverick enough to draw their attention, and Palin can help seal the deal.
I’ve talked to several dems who are leaning McCain. Doing my part to draw them in - I think come November democrats will be wondering what ever prompted them to nominate such a weak candidate. I didn’t think so just two months ago, my perception has changed since the Biden selection and then the Palin selection.
I quit on comment 758 or so and not one positive comment for Obama.
Listening to the Midnight Radio tonight and for two hours now not one damn positive comment for his Highness.
Truckers have non stopped trashed the democrats.
Did you all read the posts that followed.... ???? My jaw is on the floor.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I love the PUMA’s.
Me too. I was walking down the hallway in a building yesterday evening, and there was a flat screen on the wall with CNN on. I didn't have time to stop and listen, so I don't know the context of their story. But the graphic on the screen behind the newscaster was obviously designed to capture the attention of people who were passing by.
It was about the current economic picture, and in big bold letters, it said, "The McBush Economy."
CNN clearly knows that a lot of people are just catching glimpses of TV screens these days in hallways, in store fronts, in bars and restaurants. And they take advantage of that to shape public opinion. In this one, they were clearly trying to tie Bush and McCain together in people's minds concerning the economy. Do we not all know that the Democrats currently control Congress, not the Republicans? If someone complains, they can say, "But did you LISTEN to the story? We were being fair and balanced." No, you weren't.
Actually, most truckers are conservatives, if they vote at all! If there truly was a way to do an accurate political survey of all truckers, then people would see that all truckers, who really are involved in politics and in voting, are conservatives. Also, the truck unions have often endorsed Republican Presidential candidates in the past.
They're ticked-off. But, it's my belief that within 2-3 weeks Hillary will be at the top of their ticket and Obami on the bottom. The whispers among the party elders are going on now.
Wishful thinking on the part of panicking dems. Any switch like that would be a disaster at this point.
From your lips, to God's ears. I don't put anything past them though. Obama is dead meat, and they now know it.
I think the only whispers going on are about how they can get rid of Palin. However, if they do dump Obama and put Hillary up, then they may gain the PUMAs back but they will lose a large segment of the black vote and totally rip their party apart, If they want to see riots then let them dump Obamaosama. I think they will take the hit with Obamaosama and cut their losses.
“Read My Lipstick..”
LOL!
“I am finding these threads fascinating and fun! The Dems are discovering we aren’t three-headed monsters! Maybe we’re seeing the birth of a second generation of Reagan Democrats!”
Absolutely true - it is really fascinating. I spent a great deal of time on that forum between the announcement last Friday and the close of the convention on Thursday, and the enthusiasm of the posters there was just astounding.
In the beginning, it was all generated by Palin, naturally, but as the days wore on, cracks would appear in the liberal armour they were so used to wearing.
Not major cracks, mind you, because there are policy issues which are irreconcilable (at least so far) but slowly the focus of their support for McCain/Palin shifted from Obama hatred - which is fierce - to a grudging admission that McCain is not actually all that bad.
The upshot of all this is that within one weeks time I watched their willingness to vote for McCain/Palin grow from protest vote to enthusiastic support - thanks to Sarah, at first, but later because of a growing admiration for the ticket as a whole. In terms of impactful voting numbers, I don’t know, but a significant percentage went from staying home to voting (for Palin) and I dare see some will even donate.
That's slitting their own throat and they know it. They'll not only lose the Black vote but there'll be riots.
The only possible thing that could happen like that would be Biden being replaced. But the Biden problem is nothing compared to their Obama problem. And they know it.
Ah, the old “Robert Torricelli Gambit”! I wouldn’t be surprised either.
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