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The selfishness of some older voters (DUmmies HATE "old people" LOL!)
That other place ^ | 09/20/2008 | Buncha Dummies

Posted on 09/20/2008 4:57:14 PM PDT by PhilosopherStones

After bashing the flyovers, the clingers, the hunters, the non-Ivy League, women, apparently the DUmmies now want to lose the "old people" vote (Edited for language, as is always necessary):

OP:"Sometimes, I get pi$$ed off when I realize that older voters that are voting for McCain for all the wrong reasons (racism, age solidarity, etc.) are trying to create a terrible world that they won't have to live in. National debts are going to be passed on to their grandchildren. Having a warhawk in office will mean more young lives lost and possibly a draft or two. Overturning Roe v. Wade will affect millions of young people. Further Wall Street failures will mean fewer jobs and fewer opportunities for the next generation.

And for what? Because some old fogies couldn't accept the fact that the "common wisdom" of their time (that blacks should always be subservient to whites) was utter bull****? Because certain failure by an old white man is preferable to the uncertain "risk" of a young black man? Respect your elders, what a crock of crap. These kinds of people are actively trying to harm us young people and we don't need to respect them or their bigoted dinosaur opinions."

No, but be careful, Mommy and Daddy might make you start to pay rent on that basement room.

6. "they are deathly afraid of minorities"

24. "Don't fault them too much. That's how they were raised. Focus your time being positive and ensuring the youth get out to vote. That will offset these sad old racists soon to die off."

Yeah, get out that youth vote! We know how well that worked in '68, '72, '00 (Oops! Am I showing what an "old person" I am? I must be a racist. Not planning on dying off soon, though.)

27. "So, let's see ...

Divide 'em by gender? Not working. Divide 'em by race? Not working. I know, let's start a war between generations! Grandpa is a selfish racist!"

One DUmmie "gets it".

35. "Older voters

They were the demographic that made it possible for Hitler to do so well in the 1932 election. Believed all his ranting about restoring the Germany of Bismarck."

Wrote the DUmmie with the Che avatar.

Not sure who the bigger "fogies" are: The 70-year-olds who actually lived through and experienced history or the 20-year-olds who think it's still 1932...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; du; liberalfascism; mccainpalin; puma; racism; seniorsvote
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To: PhilosopherStones

Old people, a group with which I am proud to belong, for the most part, are those who are disenchanted with the choices we’ve ended up with for President. They both belong to the Council on Foreign Relations. They are both far to the left of most of us doddering old fools who still get a tear on the cheek when the red, white and blue passes by.

If we are in any way political, we’ve been there and done that. We’ve learned by our mistakes, as well as those of the government. People have rolled their eyes at us when we’ve tried to warn them of dangerous trends and where they could lead, so we shake our heads and worry about what the future will hold for our children and grandchildren.

And now those things are coming at us fast and furiously. We try to offer an answer why, and we are called delusional by younger people of both parties. Well, maybe after 70 one should just stay off the Internet, keep out of the dialogue. If our experience and wisdom is only to be scoffed at, why throw pearls before swine?

It has been wisely said that if one doesn’t know the history, beware of the future. And unrevised history hasn’t been taught that in schools for a long time now.


21 posted on 09/20/2008 5:25:43 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( on the cutting edge)
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To: PhilosopherStones

Gotta say this while I’m thinking of it.

Regarding the DUmmy’s comment about getting the “youth” vote out. Not everyone should vote as soon as they are old enough to do so. It takes some time to mature as a voter. Not everyone gets there on that birthday that says you are old enough.


22 posted on 09/20/2008 5:27:09 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Man, that's stupid ... even by congressional standards.)
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To: MrB
... (we’re all guilty of this one)

I'll do penance for my smugness later, but I'm gonna say it anyway.

We're all guilty of most of them at one time or another. The difference is, some repent daily (hourly?) and try to do better. Others just revel in their sinfulness.

23 posted on 09/20/2008 5:34:20 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Man, that's stupid ... even by congressional standards.)
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To: Paperdoll

Thanks for that.

The problem is that you have to be a certain age before you can appreciate the wisdom of your parents and grand-parents.

Honestly, I don’t think you can become an adult until you become a parent. When you realize that the world is bigger, MUCH bigger than yourself.

But spoiled adolescence is lasting longer and longer, and some people NEVER become adults.


24 posted on 09/20/2008 5:38:41 PM PDT by PhilosopherStones
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To: PhilosopherStones
"Honestly, I don’t think you can become an adult until you become a parent. When you realize that the world is bigger, MUCH bigger than yourself."

That is a very true statement.

25 posted on 09/20/2008 5:52:37 PM PDT by skimask (Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience)
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To: Charles Henrickson

Old people missing all the unborn children and unborn grandchildren that have been put to death through abortion. Now, they are looking to the future and voting for a team that does not endorse the death of “future Americans”.


26 posted on 09/20/2008 6:11:26 PM PDT by Gemsbok (We will get in your face and ROCK your vote! (Excuse me, that stack of ballots is mine to fill out))
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To: PhilosopherStones

Just don’t forget that half of us aren’t old hippie radicals, otherwise, you probably wouldn’t be here to carry on.


27 posted on 09/20/2008 6:18:45 PM PDT by sageb1 (Feminism is dead. Long live Palinism!)
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To: PhilosopherStones

wait until Obama puts out ads aimed at grandmas saying, “If McCain gets elected, if your granddaughter gets raped, she’ll have to have the rapist’s baby.”

It’s gonna happen in one form or another. They just dropped the level at the bottom of the barrel.


28 posted on 09/20/2008 6:32:31 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Of course, Obama won’t run his other ads when the elderly are still up, telling the younger crowd that he’ll be sponsoring govt-supported euthanasia as an option, so that old folks won’t be a burden on the restof us. Hell, if it’s like his view on taxes, old people will have a patriotic duty to off themselves.


29 posted on 09/20/2008 6:34:28 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: sageb1

The difference is that you probably won’t have to hire some snotty kid to take care of you when you need it. You’ll have your own kids and (grandkids) who’ll be happy to do it.


30 posted on 09/20/2008 6:35:49 PM PDT by PhilosopherStones
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To: PhilosopherStones
National debts are going to be passed on to their grandchildren.

And Obama is going to pay it off by giving away $850 BILLION to the UN and increasing government spending in every arena except the military?

31 posted on 09/20/2008 6:37:10 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: PhilosopherStones
They’re holding out for enforced, involuntary euthenasia to solve the Social Security problem...

Don't laugh, but I see euthanasia as the logical end result of nationalized health care (after all, such a high % of resources goes to the last months of life,etc, ad nauseum)

32 posted on 09/20/2008 6:39:26 PM PDT by Marathoner (For the 1st time in years, I'm proud to be a Republican.)
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To: PhilosopherStones

Four kids and five grandkids so far.


33 posted on 09/20/2008 6:42:03 PM PDT by sageb1 (Feminism is dead. Long live Palinism!)
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To: PhilosopherStones
Older voters

They were the demographic that made it possible for Hitler to do so well in the 1932 election. Believed all his ranting about restoring the Germany of Bismarck."

And it was the younger voters who belonged to Hitler's SA.

34 posted on 09/20/2008 6:42:25 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Amazing how Obama, Rangel, Biden and Dodd all got killer mortgage rates and below cost property.)
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To: sageb1

Well I hope when you say “so far” you’re talking about grandkids, not kids! (Sorry, been a while since I’ve been in the diaper phase. I love kids, but can’t wait to hand my grand-kids back to my daughter while saying “uhm... think my grandchild needs changing!”)


35 posted on 09/20/2008 6:54:11 PM PDT by PhilosopherStones
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To: frankiep

I’m one of the old racists voting for McCain (while holding my nose).

Now if Alan Keyes was the candidate, I’d vote for a younger (than me) black man in a heartbeat.


36 posted on 09/20/2008 7:23:33 PM PDT by HangThemHigh (Entropy's not what it used to be.)
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To: PhilosopherStones

Yeah...5 grandkids so far. But we are all pretty tight. (I’m hoping to be changing new diapers in the not-too-distant future as one of my daughters is praying that she is pregnant).


37 posted on 09/20/2008 8:09:19 PM PDT by sageb1 (Feminism is dead. Long live Palinism!)
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