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Originally Posted by Botnst
The major political parties offer little difference between them. Thank goodness Bob Barr has entered the race. Now I can vote for somebody whom I respect. Yes, we have different views on a few issues, but I'm not a single-issue voter. The man stands for liberty and the constitution. That's fine with me.
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So did Ron Paul...and look what happened to him...
My decision to vote for who I choose is just that...MY DECISION.
Not Rush's.
Not Bot's.
Not cmac2012's.
Not RichC's.
Not my wife's.
It's mine.
My decision is based on what information (this is going to sound familiar to some folks here...and not because I said it) I have in front of me, whatever research I've done on the topic (not panic-info from someone else), the particular candidate's RECORD or past actions on concerns that are dear to me and what the person's CORE VALUES are.
I've said this in the past...The foundation that a person has established says more about that person's character than anything else.
If the candidate has been a model citizen and suddenly he's (term is a gender-neutral reference) thrust into the lime-light of the political theater, there's bound to be a substantial change in that individual...anyone that believes different is not dealing with reality...as part of the saying goes..."...power corrupts..."
But, over the past 30 years, education has slipped to all-time lows...I read, on this forum, "tons" of posts about how the "President did this..." and the "President did that..." and what I'm reading is something that the poster read/heard from someone else and parroted it back to this stage...
Like "some" media outlets, the "facts" (as they were) have never been checked or verified...
The President doesn't spend one penny unless Congress approves it.
The President doesn't send one soldier into harm's way unless Congress approves it.
The President doesn't "dictate policy" from the Oval Office unless Congress approves it.
That's why this country is the best that there is in the world. These "checks" and "balances" were set up by men that had moral character and fiber in their beings...they had a solid foundation in which to draw strength from...and the had they courage to stand up and fight (literally) for what they believed in. Many fought and lost much.
Are all the people that were, or currently serving, in government pure and pristine?
Are you kidding?
Human nature skews those numbers...I would venture to guess that no less than 40% couldn't find their way out of a wet paper bag with the bottom missing and sides ripped open. Some of them demonstrate, on a day-to-day basis, that they are there for themselves (or someone else) only...not for the very people that elected them.
So, is Rush guilty of manipulating the Democratic process?
He's no more guilty than OPEC - Any PAC - DNC - RNC - FBI - CIA - IRS - or any other entity that promotes their side.
If the rules are set up to vote for whoever I choose, then when I punch out a chad, connect the arrow or pull a lever...that's me in that booth doing the damage, not you, not Rush, not Al (Franken, not Gore!) or any other "mystery entity" of anyone else's imagination.
And who I vote for is no one else's business. They may think they should know, but they're wrong.
If you're looking for the "Voting Boogey-man" - look no further than the little boxes in your home or car...and even more so on voting day...the media will "give" you instant, up to the last nauseating minute, coverage of what THEY THINK the current situation is.
If ESPN can give you 6 hours of non-stop coverage of the NFL Draft and somehow managed to keep a few million folks glued to the radio or TV, where on earth do you think those clowns got their lessons from?
And if you think that for one minute that Rush, or anyone else for that matter, can perform "mind tricks" from behind a microphone, thousands of miles away from the actual voting booth, then I have a little story for you...something involving a few Martians and a few non-descript little towns in New Jersey...
Because, what I see here is no different than what was done many years ago on a dark, Halloween, night.
And if that person and his merry little band of players were able to pull that off, then he's not too far off from having predicted that human nature can be manipulated enough to get a certain character, named "Wilson," to believe that "...2+2 does equal 5..."
But, no one, that I'm aware of, is being kept in a small box or having their spirit broken in order to vote for someone else's candidate of choice.
But, if you want to believe that little bit of VOODOO, well, all I can say is...
"Good for you Wilson. You've figured it out."