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- inactive, on 10/14/2008, -4/+31Sweet Potato Pie FTW
- Tanktunker, on 10/14/2008, -1/+23It's not what you think.
It covers world events, and it's not evangelical. - Jasuus, on 10/14/2008, -3/+24Suddenly oppressing homosexuals and condemning others to hell has to take a backseat to paying the mortgage.
- DeskFlyer, on 10/14/2008, -2/+22http://www.electoral-vote.com/
- wendelgee2, on 10/14/2008, -0/+19The Monitor is a first-rate newspaper and has won 7 Pulitzers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science_Mon ... - kkeith02, on 10/14/2008, -1/+17He's got a lot of work to do. I took a drive over to western Ohio which is all rural, catholic and german heritage (it was octoberfest, why else would I be there). I saw nothing but signs for McCain/Palin and Vote Pro Life. I don't think I saw one Obama sign, then again, I'd probably be afraid of retaliation.
Oh yeah, I got pulled over the day after and I still smelled like alcohol so bad, I had to do sobreity tests. Good times. - cadmiumpaint, on 10/14/2008, -0/+14Its the economy, stupid!
- inactive, on 10/14/2008, -3/+14Obviously, the rural voters are realizing that voting for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, tax breaks for corporations which ship jobs overseas, unnecessary and expensive wars, and no environmental regulation is simply NOT in their best interest.
- jmt612, on 10/14/2008, -1/+12Well to be honest I live in the tri-state of oh, wv, and ky. Many people here won't vote for Obama bc of his race. Others find idiotic reasons such as his middle name. I have to live around these idiots :(
- abajaj2280, on 10/14/2008, -8/+17GObama!!
- wsuvtx, on 10/14/2008, -0/+9CSM is a great paper.
- ScottMitchell, on 10/14/2008, -1/+10That's what I don't get - how is Obama "black?"
His mom was white. He was raised by white folk in white suburbs. He went to Harvard.
The guy is whiter than Aaron Brooks, the bozo supporting McCain over Obama. - Natealus, on 10/14/2008, -0/+9If he doesn't win by a landslide I will be pissed.
- SkinnerBox, on 10/14/2008, -0/+8What does it mean that he "has some Muslim in him"? Do these people think that religion is genetic?
- inactive, on 10/14/2008, -0/+8It has been categorically proven that tax rates have absolutely no correlation with GDP. Look at any hard data on the Reagan years and you'll see that trickle-down economics didn't do anything to increase growth.
Corporate taxes were 39% under Clinton. And when last I checked, those 8 years went pretty well for all involved. - Zomgondo, on 10/14/2008, -5/+13FTA:
“I’m a Christian and I definitely believe Obama’s got Muslim in him, I don’t go for that,” says Mr. Reid, a retired county employee who now works part time at a grocery store.
...
Aaron Brooks, who was heading to an appointment at the county courthouse, says he’s a Democrat but he’s supporting McCain over Obama. “He’s black,” says Mr. Brooks. “It’s not that I don’t think he’ll do a good job; it’s just that I don’t think he’ll do a good job for us white people. That’s just the way I feel.”
JFC, is there any way we can make the Midwest and South secede from the United States? Please? Then they can teach intelligent design and snort Oxycontin all they want without the rest of us interfering, and we eggheaded city folk can go about incurring God's wrath without them having to worry about it. - Wryly, on 10/14/2008, -4/+12Everyone is waking up. Time to make the donuts.
- 1longtime, on 10/14/2008, -0/+8Racism doesn't exist in the US anymore.
*looks around to see if anyone kept a straight face* - zenbud, on 10/14/2008, -0/+8Better than McSame and Failin!
- beesaretasty, on 10/14/2008, -0/+7Banks certainly can't disagree with that sentiment. Oh wait, was that a shot at the party who balances budgets and brings a surplus to the table, or the one who sends us spiraling into debt and sets up some bizarre form of corporate socialism?
- cryptomystic, on 10/14/2008, -0/+7you forgot one.
Diebold 78 22 McCain + 56 - zenbud, on 10/14/2008, -0/+7Essay:A Day In The Life of Joe Conservative
Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to ensure their safety and that they work as advertised.
All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance -- now Joe gets it, too.
He prepares his morning breakfast: bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for the laws to stop industries from polluting our air.
He walks on the government-provided sidewalk to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union.
If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment checks because some stupid liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.
It is noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime. Joe also forgets that in addition to his federally subsidized student loans, he attended a state funded university.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards to go along with the taxpayer funded roads.
He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans.
The house didn't have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.
He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.
Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that the beloved conservatives have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe agrees: "We don't need those big-government liberals ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."
Note: This was originally published (anonymously) under the title A Day in the Life of Joe Republican. But this is a misnomer. In the last 140 years, the Republican and Democratic parties have switched sides several times, with one being conservative and the other being liberal. But labels and party affiliations change. What doesn't change are the underlying political philosophies of liberalism and conservatism, and the fact that the liberals usually turned out to be right and the conservatives turned out to be wrong. And so it goes. - unbreakable, on 10/14/2008, -0/+6True, the tax rate is highest in the world.
But in reality, US companies pay one of the lowest taxes in the world because of all the loopholes built into the tax laws.
So unless McCain can reform the tax system, he should not be charging a dime less from the big corporations. - Zomgondo, on 10/14/2008, -0/+6Well, there's that whole one drop rule.
- Dustin00, on 10/14/2008, -0/+6This is completely backwards.
Tax the companies. They keep the books and have the accountants.
Quit making me spend a weekend every year.
Quit spending tons of money on auditors to go after people that don't keep detailed records. - ScottMitchell, on 10/14/2008, -0/+6Agreed. Talked to some family last night who are back in rural Midwest, and they were of the opinion that Sarah Palin would make the best President out of the lot (McCain, Palin, Obama, and Biden).
- zenbud, on 10/14/2008, -0/+6Essay:A Day In The Life of Joe Conservative
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Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe to take because some stupid commie liberal fought to ensure their safety and that they work as advertised.
All but $10 of his medications are paid for by his employer's medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance -- now Joe gets it, too.
He prepares his morning breakfast: bacon and eggs. Joe's bacon is safe to eat because some girly-man liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.
In the morning shower, Joe reaches for his shampoo. His bottle is properly labeled with each ingredient and its amount in the total contents because some crybaby liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some environmentalist wacko liberal fought for the laws to stop industries from polluting our air.
He walks on the government-provided sidewalk to the subway station for his government-subsidized ride to work. It saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees because some fancy-pants liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day. He has a good job with excellent pay, medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some lazy liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union.
If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed, he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment checks because some stupid liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.
It is noontime and Joe needs to make a bank deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some godless liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the Great Depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae-underwritten mortgage and his below-market federal student loan because some elitist liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime. Joe also forgets that in addition to his federally subsidized student loans, he attended a state funded university.
Joe is home from work. He plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive. His car is among the safest in the world because some America-hating liberal fought for car safety standards to go along with the taxpayer funded roads.
He arrives at his boyhood home. His was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers' Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans.
The house didn't have electricity until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification.
He is happy to see his father, who is now retired. His father lives on Social Security and a union pension because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.
Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on a radio talk show. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. He doesn't mention that the beloved conservatives have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day. Joe agrees: "We don't need those big-government liberals ruining our lives! After all, I'm a self-made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."
Note: This was originally published (anonymously) under the title A Day in the Life of Joe Republican. But this is a misnomer. In the last 140 years, the Republican and Democratic parties have switched sides several times, with one being conservative and the other being liberal. But labels and party affiliations change. What doesn't change are the underlying political philosophies of liberalism and conservatism, and the fact that the liberals usually turned out to be right and the conservatives turned out to be wrong. And so it goes. - b-dizzle, on 10/14/2008, -0/+6Another good one:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ - wendelgee2, on 10/14/2008, -0/+6it's the ghost of Joseph McCarthy!!!!
ooooo scary! - magus_melchior, on 10/14/2008, -3/+8If you feel that the association is too disturbing, undigg it.
Otherwise, don't worry about it. - inactive, on 10/14/2008, -0/+5Wow won't it be a terrible to take away the tax cuts Bush gave the rich? Of course McCain was against them, but then for them ( per his MO). and for making them permanent, Well, that will help him, Bush, and all their buddy's! But Obama's plan WILL NOT raise taxes of 95 % Americans. It's the simple things that trip people up-get a clue!
- bluedostoevsky, on 10/14/2008, -0/+5Hey now, don't include all of the Midwest, I'm from Iowa and it sucks being in this broad stereotype. We are leaning Obama and we have pretty good schools compared to the rest of the country. That being said, if i were not from the Midwest or South i would make the same generalization.
- CogitatorX, on 10/14/2008, -0/+5read it sh!tbag:
http://digg.com/politics/Study_says_most_corporati ... - keithloughnane, on 10/14/2008, -0/+5about time, i live in a rural area several thousand miles away and every one and i know and I wants obama to get in. not because he's amazing or exceptional but because the alternative is so, so disastrous.
- PGPirate, on 10/14/2008, -2/+7Just sayen, their are racist everywhere, just not in the rural Ohio/WV.
- inactive, on 10/14/2008, -1/+6Waiting for the redneck, deliverance jokes.
You guys do know that not everyone is a racist, or bible-thumping idiots im an open atheist, and Obama supporter from the south never been threatened. - inactive, on 10/14/2008, -0/+5Canadian corporate taxes : 38%
Took me all but 3 seconds to find a country that is higher than your world breaking 35%.
I'm not saying that it's a good thing that Canadian taxes are that high, I'm saying that you are a liar. - utahband, on 10/14/2008, -0/+5Main St hardly exists anymore -- It's all Wal-Mart now!!!
- MrBrother, on 10/14/2008, -0/+4FO SHObama!
- dreamtiger, on 10/15/2008, -0/+4You mean like they have in Alaska?
- AugustusOsari, on 10/14/2008, -10/+14I Dugg it.
Then I saw Christian Science.
Now I'm not sure what to do... - richirwin, on 10/14/2008, -0/+4According to Real Clear Politics...
SurveyUSA 50 45 Obama +5
FOX News/Rasmussen 49 47 Obama +2
Marist 49 45 Obama +4
Ohio Newspaper Poll 46 48 McCain +2
InAdv/PollPosition 49 44 Obama +5
Strategic Vision (R) 48 46 Obama +2
ARG 48 45 Obama +3
CNN/Time 50 47 Obama +3
PPP (D) 49 43 Obama +6
ABC News/Wash Post 51 45 Obama +6 - EarlOfLade, on 10/14/2008, -0/+4From the article:
"But Harms has always had an independent streak. She says she likes to vote for the best person. In 2004, George W. Bush got her vote. But this year, as far as she’s concerned, the best man is Obama, and both she and her daughter are voting for him.
“Right now I’m so ticked by the way Republicans are doing things,” she says. “[And] when McCain was asked how many houses he owned and he said, ‘I don’t know,’ I was like, ‘Whoa! Forget you buddy, you can’t even begin to identify with me and my daughters.”
I sure hope more people are smart enough to realize the same as these two women did! - samimnot, on 10/14/2008, -0/+4"I’m a Christian and I definitely believe Obama’s got Muslim in him, I don’t go for that,” says Mr. Reid, a retired county employee"
“He’s black,” says Mr. Brooks. “It’s not that I don’t think he’ll do a good job; it’s just that I don’t think he’ll do a good job for us white people. That’s just the way I feel.”
“These are the last vestiges of racial bigotry in this country,” says pollster John Zogby, author of “The Way We’ll Be” about the direction of the country“
....We can only hope that John is right :-) - gordigor, on 10/14/2008, -1/+5FTA “It’s a bellwether state for a reason: because it really does look like America,” says Michael Burton, a professor of political science at Ohio University in Athens. “There’s a northeast that looks like the Northeast, there is a western side that looks like the Midwest and a southern tier that has a very Southern feel to it.”
Apparently they don't know a whole part of the country exists beyond the great plains. - MikalYungHistri, on 10/14/2008, -4/+7Real Clear Politics Average for West Virginia: McCain: 46.5 Obama: 44.3
Obviously, 44.3% of these people will vote for someone of color. Stop being so ignorant. - moomza, on 10/14/2008, -1/+4Did you say something?
This article wasn't about that, it was mainly about the fact that Obama is kicking your team's ass to the curb towards a landslide victory.
Try to stay on the subject. - archiesteel, on 10/14/2008, -0/+3Yet, the Canadian economy is thriving, with the GDP increasing year after year:
"Between 1997 and 2004, GDP for all industries in the Canadian Economy increased from $816.8 billion to $1,044.6 billion."
http://www.canadabio.gc.ca/sc_ecnmy/sio/cisgdpe.ht ...
And it's not just because of oil - even petroleum-deprived provinces have enjoyed economic growth. The only logical conclusion we can draw from this is that Free Market Ideologues have a problem with reality. - ScottMitchell, on 10/15/2008, -1/+4matu4251: Let's just call them Americans. That's the way I hope people will refer to my daughter (who is 1/2 white, 1/2 Korean).
- inactive, on 10/14/2008, -0/+3So it turns out that you can post something else than copy/pasted regurgitations?
woot! -
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