tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post4151667185837593887..comments2023-10-30T05:22:51.485-04:00Comments on Preserve, Protect and Defend: Stealing from the Huffington Posttwo crowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289442473441279230noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-12932538326843517682008-09-17T16:26:00.000-04:002008-09-17T16:26:00.000-04:00hi, Mary Ellen--now, now -- I work hard not to lab...hi, Mary Ellen--<BR/>now, now -- I work hard not to label. it does no good and just drives wedges.<BR/><BR/>I think you know where I stand on the idea of simply allowing people to vote their consciences. or what's a democratic republic for?<BR/>xxx<BR/>btw--<BR/>there's a related article [kinda] over at AtI -- I just posted it today.two crowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289442473441279230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-68062740143271569902008-09-17T16:22:00.000-04:002008-09-17T16:22:00.000-04:00hi, Jim--sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner...hi, Jim--<BR/>sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner. I've been SO busy, lately!<BR/><BR/>good to see you.two crowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289442473441279230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-91963412569739920612008-09-17T15:45:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:45:00.000-04:00Everyone who gets an email from me -- be they libe...<I>Everyone who gets an email from me -- be they liberal or conservative [of whom there are a lot in my address book, sad to say] or right-wingnuts [of whom there are a few] and people who are choosing ignorance [of whom there are a few] will receive the reminder.</I><BR/><BR/>Wow, I hate to know where you put me on that list. Which label have you given me?Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-30329407860435975912008-09-13T18:36:00.000-04:002008-09-13T18:36:00.000-04:00Hi two crows Just looking around for content. Th...Hi two crows<BR/> Just looking around for content. Thought I would say Hi and I hope all is well!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-11484931518726678952008-09-10T13:51:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:51:00.000-04:00hi, Mauigirl--along with the points I made above t...hi, Mauigirl--<BR/>along with the points I made above to Jim--, the conservative press keeps pounding the idea that the race is close.<BR/><BR/>I keep reminding myself that, when we look at the electoral college, the states with more delegates are more likely to vote for Obama simply because they have higher populations [like the north east vs. north west, f'rinstance].<BR/><BR/>so, don't despair. we could yet pull this out.<BR/><BR/>in 2012, otoh, the voters may still be in a 'throw the bums out' mood -- because Obama and a dem congress haven't been able to clean up 8 years of carnage in 4 years -- which the rethugs will be happy to capitalize on.two crowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289442473441279230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-85619862290045372452008-09-10T13:44:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:44:00.000-04:00hi, Jim--yep. polls are often slanted toward 'lik...hi, Jim--<BR/>yep. polls are often slanted toward 'likely voters' -- and the only way to know they're 'likely' is to look at their past records.<BR/>1] young voters have no individual records <BR/>and <BR/>2] historically, young people as a group have been less likely to vote<BR/>and<BR/>3] lots of polls don't call cell phones which young people are more likely to have as their only phone.<BR/><BR/>those 3 factors, taken together, may very well make a difference this fall.<BR/><BR/>both of Bush's election thefts required close calls in order to steal the election.<BR/>so, we've got to get a high turnout to prevent another theft to occur. <BR/>the enthusiastic young vote MIGHT even keep this election honest! what a novel concept!two crowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289442473441279230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-35688189757933499832008-09-10T13:42:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:42:00.000-04:00hi, Larry --I've been offline recently. I'll chec...hi, Larry --<BR/>I've been offline recently. I'll check out that link. thx.two crowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289442473441279230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-18572719090759862312008-09-09T23:52:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:52:00.000-04:00It is indeed unthinkable, and I'm terribly afraid ...It is indeed unthinkable, and I'm terribly afraid it might happen. Let's hope we can fight hard enough this time. I hope you're right about the young people not showing up in the polls.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-76234884955907935052008-09-09T17:44:00.000-04:002008-09-09T17:44:00.000-04:00two crows I agree fully with these two points an...two crows<BR/> I agree fully with these two points and I hope the first one makes the difference this fall! <BR/> "The polls don't show the energized young people who only have cell phones."<BR/>"The polls are slanted because people are focused on Palin right now." <BR/> Knowing the true horror of what Bush has done I still expect a President MCcain and a stolen election because no one in their right mind could possibly vote for McPaling!jmsjoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631105639275375922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-30217374788158775132008-09-09T00:55:00.000-04:002008-09-09T00:55:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.LET'S TALKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073006900180885164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36797291.post-52795372398857268942008-09-09T00:53:00.000-04:002008-09-09T00:53:00.000-04:00Sorry for going off topic two crows, but have you ...Sorry for going off topic two crows, but have you ran intookdzuj this story yet....click <A HREF="http://www.zimbio.com/pilot?ZURL=%2FBristol%2BPalin%2Farticles%2F490%2Feither%2Bdon%2Bt%2Bknow%2Blying%2Bfather%2BBristol%2BPalin&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsmartsexyrichcrazy.com%2Fcategory%2Fblack-man-daddy-of-bristol-palin-baby%2F" REL="nofollow"> Bristol Palin</A>LET'S TALKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073006900180885164noreply@blogger.com