Meet The Candidates: 2012 GOP Thread

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Par for the course with you, a quote/link here, a quote/link there that doesn't address the issue or prove/refute anything, then some name-calling or letting everyone know how much wiser you are than anyone with an opposing view.
But that being said, what I infer from your posts is that you believe Obama's positions aren't left enough. AND....you still didn't answer the question. Take a cue from saden, catch a deep breath, and admit you voted for Obama. It's OK.

And of course my friend saden is as eloquent as always. What he fails to mention is, politcally, he and I essentially are opposite sides of the same coin (in a football sense, we're normally in agreement). A while back there was a thread where you answered political questions and were graphed in one of four quadrants (don't have time to go back to find the thread). He and I were in the exact same spot on opposite sides of the graph.

And again for clarification, I'm an un-bashful Obama policy hater.

yeah thats a trend

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Par for the course with you, a quote/link here, a quote/link there that doesn't address the issue or prove/refute anything, then some name-calling or letting everyone know how much wiser you are than anyone with an opposing view.

Originally Posted by Chico23231

yeah thats a trend

Excuse me? How or where have I inferred that I'm wiser than everybody else?

As opposed to linking "facts" that aren't facts nor support anything that a person is arguing?

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Excuse me? How or where have I inferred that I'm wiser than everybody else?

As opposed to linking "facts" that aren't facts nor support anything that a person is arguing?

"Turning the blind eye just for sake of waving your elephant/donkey flag around to go along with the crowd isn't my thing."

"Formidable ticket? ...lol Only if dumbasses are voting."

"It's a shame you guys can make this much noise over something that counts. Politics. We might would actually get something accomplished."

"Stop with this stupid Repubs vs Libs shit. It's ignorant and you are in fact a big reason why the US is failing if you keep supporting these idiots."

"I hold no affiliation to a party unlike the rest of the moronic Americans out there."

"If you don't think our foreign policy isn't the reason we are hated, then you seriously don't need to be voting."

I'll close with a quote from President Lincoln, ""Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

"Turning the blind eye just for sake of waving your elephant/donkey flag around to go along with the crowd isn't my thing."

"Formidable ticket? ...lol Only if dumbasses are voting."

"It's a shame you guys can make this much noise over something that counts. Politics. We might would actually get something accomplished."

"Stop with this stupid Repubs vs Libs shit. It's ignorant and you are in fact a big reason why the US is failing if you keep supporting these idiots."

"I hold no affiliation to a party unlike the rest of the moronic Americans out there."

"If you don't think our foreign policy isn't the reason we are hated, then you seriously don't need to be voting."

I'll close with a quote from President Lincoln, ""Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

You and JoeRedskins are right. I guess there is some of that tone in my posts and I apologize. It's hard when you see people blinded by stuff that corporate media spews(all types) and they keep doing the same things and voting the same way over and over and over again hoping for different results. I think the two party system is a sham at this point. Neither one of the group is going to fix our country.

No fair though, that comment about Bachman was true though. Come on man, you have to question anybody supporting either her or Palin. My parents are Republicans and they even agree....lol

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I would respectfully disagree. Regardless of your opinions as to either of them, to suggest, strictly from a policy stand point, that Obama and Bush are interchangeable is just plain obtuse.

If I said they were interchangeable, it was in jest. I think Obama's policies so far have pretty much in line with the policies that Bush rode out on.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

You and JoeRedskins are right. I guess there is some of that tone in my posts and I apologize. It's hard when you see people blinded by stuff that corporate media spews(all types) and they keep doing the same things and voting the same way over and over and over again hoping for different results. I think the two party system is a sham at this point. Neither one of the group is going to fix our country.

No fair though, that comment about Bachman was true though. Come on man, anybody pulling for her or Palin are about as dumb as they come. My parents are Republicans and they even agree....lol

Fair enough. Apology accepted.

As to Palin, I agree - she just sounds like a moron most of the time. That said, those who discount her appeal or who credit it simply to morons attracting morons are,IMO, missing the point. At its essence, the support for Palin and her ilk comes from those disaffected by the intellectual arrogance of many on the left - the concept that "the government" is (or should be) an entity separate from the governed and the people w/in it know what's best for everyone else. I may be way off but, in many ways, just as Bush seemed to denigrate the role of the govt., it seems many on the left see it as the cure-all.

I know their will be vociforous denials and claims of countervailing arrogance from the right. I agree and, in fact, think Palin is the polar opposite of "intellectual" arrogance. To me, she is the "you don't need to be smart or highly educated to provide good govt." candidate. To some degree, she is right. Unfortunately, it comes across more like "We don't want no 'smart' people in government."

For all the moronic statements Palin makes (and there are many), underlying them is the concept government should be of and by the people. This rings true to a lot of people.

Oh yeah, ... And everyone should have guns.