Why I Voted Democrat

email message | April 7, 2009 | Bob Baumker

[La Lydia]

I voted Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever want. I've decided to marry my Dog...I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't...I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

I voted Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it....I voted Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they're doing because they now think we're good people. I voted Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves.

I voted Democrat because I believe that people who can't tell us if it will rain on Friday can tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don't start driving a Prius...I voted Democrat because I'm not concerned about the slaughter of million of babies so long as we keep all death row inmates alive...I voted Democrat because I believe that business should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as THEY see fit.

I voted Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters...I voted Democrat because my head is so firmly planted up my ass that it is unlikely that I'll ever have another point of view.

"A Liberal is a person who will give away everything they don't own."

"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." -- Margaret Thatcher

[La Lydia]

I got this in an email today and thought it pretty much sums things up. The author is said to work for a company called Wilcox Sign, a small business in Tonawanda, New York.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

“A Liberal is a person who will give away everything they don’t own.”

My thoughts exactly!

[null and void]

Wilcox Sign is in business. For now.

[OB1kNOb]

Title forgot the “p” at the end.

[grumpygresh]

I voted Democrat...

Because now that the US will unilaterally disarm its military, it will also disarm the police and close the jails!

Now, in this utopia, I won’t have to pay taxes!

[La Lydia]

Yes, I wonder if the charming and handsome (or beautiful) admin moderator could fix that?

[Joann37]

Excellent rationale!

[KDD]

Well he could have voted Republican and got the same thing.

[MrB]

And capitalize the R.

[kalee]

I voted Democrat because I believe that people who can’t tell us if it will rain on Friday can tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don’t start driving a Prius.” I have to admit that line made me chuckle.

“The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” — Margaret Thatcher
God bless you Lady Thatcher.

[xtinct]

adding:

I voted Democrat because I believe the hysteria about global warming.... just as I believed the hysteria and surgeon general's warning that * smoking is hazardous to your health * * it causes cancer * Although I know Democrat rules state we're never to question a given.... Why has the surgeon general downgraded his warning on cigarettes to * quitting now greatly reduces the risk to your health * Did I miss something?

[Bob Eimiller]

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan... Oh, the good old days... sniff

[yldstrk]

just wait until marriage is between three four or adults and children

[woofie]

Here is what one DUer says about free speech (this is a response to a thread on the evils of FOX NEWS):

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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Tue Apr-07-09 11:56 AM
Response to Original message

4. I think they have passed the point of free speech. It’s getting dangerous.

The only good I can possibly see coming from extending “free speech” rights to protect the hate speech from these maniacs would be if they actually take arms, rise up, and then get wiped out by hellfire missiles launched from predator drones, like any other self-respecting terrorist would do.

[Just another Joe]

Did I miss something?

Apparently you missed the fedgov using the exorbitant tax incresase on tobacco to fund SCHIP.

[Tenacious 1]

I updated my tagline a few weeks ago on some of premise quoted here.

I have come to the conclusion that MOST (more than 50%)”voters” in this country are woefully ignorant about:

Current political events
True American history
True world history
Basic economic principles
The structure of our government
How Taxes work
What the constitution says

I could go on of course. I expect most that read these threads, are in the “above average” class of knowledge as it pertains to these things. So I don’t have an expectation for the mass populous to be at par with typical FReepers. But in my experience with dealing with most liberal and many conservative voters, the extent of their knowledge is an itteration of what they have heard, talking points. A simple question like, “How does stimulous money create jobs?” causes blank stares for all supporters of this spending. “How do tax cuts stimulate the economy?” can actually be answered. The most basic principles of supply and demand seem foreign to many Americans. I find it harder and harder to have intelligent discussions with people about politics. It’s like trying to explain snow to a 3 year old. If they don’t understand that water freezes at 32 degrees, then the discussion or explanation is pointless. When it’s cold enough outside rain turns to snow before it hits the ground, OK?

The ignorance of our population is becoming the end of us. Unfortunately, our MSM is the greatest source and distribution of that ignorance. “We the people” have no idea how to fix it because we don’t know what is broken.

(Note: We=American population in general. Thank heavens for the 30%, I estimate, are in the know.)

[Dr.Deth]

Hear, hear.

[lado]

I agree, Tenacious 1. I’ve been reading up on this stuff for years, and I STILL don’t feel like I know enough. So you can see how moronic the lefty American Idol crowd must really be. Whatever Obama says, they take that as the ironclad truth.

[RicocheT]

Post 16 is correct on the sad ignorance of our population to real issues v. what black baby Madonna is adopting.

What can those of us who do know and do care do about this?

For one, support FR as this site is one of the few on the net that informs and has many loyal readers.

Second, etc., urge the GOP or a real conservative third party that has a chance to win (none so far exists) to start a program of education to our public. We need to do it on the Internet, by messages on the new Internet enabled cell phones and net books, by public interest type ads on cable TV, satellite TV and over the air TV, plus recruit support from family and friends. The media push takes money and more money. We conservatives need to stop griping and start spending if we love American values and want America to prosper.

[definitelynotaliberal]

Moderator,

Please put either a ‘t’ or a ‘p’, as you see fit, at the end of the word Democra_ in the title of this post.

Thanks.