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Toughy and dreadgeek,
I can not imagine a female, a poc or a queer folk of any kind BEING a republican. There are of course, at times, good republican candidates for office who deserve our votes. For me, I will "dance with the one what brung me." I have been a democrat since I was 8 years old. and I will remain one till death. However, it seems our president has preceeded you in joining the republican party. Vote for whom you will - just vote. Smooches, Keri One more thought... when the tea party first appeared it was not republican. It was at least non partisan, or possibly the immergence of a third party. It's concerns were limited to fiscal issues. The extreme right wing of the Repubs embraced them (at first they resisted the embrace.) This brought about the "marriage" of ridiculous fiscal policies and extreme social policies which the r's find themselves burdened with today. Like many marriages in which the groom is more committed than the bride, she (the tea party) has him by the balls and controls the union. In this case, a divorce would be a good idea for both parties. |
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06-22-2011, 11:26 AM
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It's a very simple calculus for the Democratic politician: Yes, hemming and hawing will piss off the queer base of the party but where else are they going to go? The GOP? Not hardly. The Greens? Probably not. So at the end of the day, they'll still get our vote no matter how much they evade. I want that to pass. I want the Democratic party to have to worry that if sell us out time and time again, we'll take our votes elsewhere. As far as being a Republican, if certain conditions were met I could see myself voting Republican. Those conditions would have to be met before that could happen. The GOP would have to decide that they want MY vote more than want the vote of some racist. They would have to decide that they want MY vote more than they want the vote of some homophobe. If that day ever comes, I might consider it. I remember a very different GOP than the current party. Thirty or forty years ago, the GOP was not the haven of crazies and bigots it has become now. It is said that elected Democrats hate their base and elected Republicans fear theirs. I would like to give the Democratic party a moment of pause. Quote:
My hope is that next year, with the Tea Party pulling the GOP to the extreme fiscal right and the religious right pulling it to the extreme social right, the coalition will tear itself apart in the aftermath of a humiliating loss. Cheers Aj
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06-22-2011, 11:55 AM
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Has anyone heard what is happening with the vote in New York?
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06-23-2011, 05:11 PM
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Watching MSNBC - still no vote.
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06-23-2011, 05:41 PM
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Obama speaks at NY Gay fundraiser tonight.
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That being said, he has been a HUGE disappointment to me on the issue of Same-sex marriage. I can get how you would be on the fence about it, and then "see the light" and want to fight for equality, but to one day be for it and then crawl back into the "I think marriage should be one man and one woman" hole because it is a more "popular" view point and you want to get re-elected....he won't get my vote this time. But that is just my viewpoint. 
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