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eldonk

(4 posts)
13. What kind of America do you want?
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 06:24 PM
Jun 2012

As I'm watching this election unfold, I cannot help but be extremely frightened for our country. I have lived through more elections than I care to admit and it is becoming more uncivilized the way we are attacking each other. There is too much party loyalty on both sides and not enough independent thinking. Step back and ask yourself just what kind of a country do you want to live in and leave to our children and grandchildren. There is not only the spending and debt, do we really want to become another Greece on Scandinavia? If you do after you've really thought about what that really means, then so be it. All I'm asking all to do, progressives and conservatives, is to use your intelligence and figure it out for yourself. This is still a partially free country but we are becoming less free every day. I blame both parties for that. One party did not get us into this mess and we'd better figure it out before we are no longer a free society. Just remember, the more that big government gives and the more you are willing to take, the more you become a slave to big governments demands. There goes your freedoms. Thanks for listening, now please think about it.

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Works for me TlalocW Jun 2012 #1
really? how do you feel about "them Jews running things" ? crazyjoe Jun 2012 #41
So, let me get this straight... TlalocW Jun 2012 #42
Well, if it's okay not to vote for someone who "might" be a Muslim rocktivity Jun 2012 #2
What about a Mormon with absolutely no qualifications whatsoever? Scootaloo Jun 2012 #3
The real question is Kalidurga Jun 2012 #4
Mormon money oppresses gays and payback is a bitch. Watch the Utah presidential primary, dimbear Jun 2012 #5
That is a huge chunk of the 1/4 that are undecided. WingDinger Jun 2012 #6
I think it's a lot higher than that. People lie about that kind of stuff with pollsters RB TexLa Jun 2012 #7
No way I'd vote for anyone who belongs to a cult. roamer65 Jun 2012 #8
Do you belong... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #11
Absolutely not. roamer65 Jun 2012 #16
Okay... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #19
The only difference between a religion & a cult HarveyDarkey Jun 2012 #25
I thought the difference was that "mainstream" religions have more real-estate! n/t backscatter712 Jun 2012 #36
repubs are more open to voting for a morman wilt the stilt Jun 2012 #9
we know there was strong resistance in the GOP to Romney in primaries banned from Kos Jun 2012 #12
I'll vote for a leftist Mormon. Zalatix Jun 2012 #10
Why? eldonk Jun 2012 #15
I am just a liberal but I will try to answer. banned from Kos Jun 2012 #18
Leave it to the Conservative Catholic Church. Stuart G Jun 2012 #37
What kind of America do you want? eldonk Jun 2012 #13
Wow. Sounds like you agree with the republicans Kingofalldems Jun 2012 #14
Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #20
Just all wrong. Obama has enacted 17 tax cuts and credits for small business. banned from Kos Jun 2012 #22
I owned my own business for 35 years and OKNancy Jun 2012 #24
My husband lives them too! JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #35
I'm sorry but you sound like a die-hard Republican to me OKNancy Jun 2012 #21
Hell no--this is Democratic Underground. If you're not prepared to support Democrats for election MADem Jun 2012 #31
Yes, and even more wouldn't vote for a well qualified black man--so it's a mute point. WI_DEM Jun 2012 #17
Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #23
If you aren't JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #27
Moot point, not mute. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #26
Thanks JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #28
Well, our "independent thinker" diehard conservative Republican on this thread has been MADem Jun 2012 #32
you mean "grammar" nazi :-p Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #34
Yep, I did. HooptieWagon Jun 2012 #38
Probably a lot of overlap in the two groups. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #29
There are those who "admit" and those who don't want to seem like bigots, so they lie. MADem Jun 2012 #30
the more interesting numbers from that poll: 43% wouldn't vote for an atheist. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #33
Well, Mormons do like to play that "persecution" angle Tom Ripley Jun 2012 #39
I wonder if that's more or less than who wouldn't vote for a well-qualified black guy? nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #40
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