Email I just got: Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Republican

[Kat45]

>Subject: FW: Fwd: To be Republican
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>The Bergen Statesman
> September 11,2004
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>Things you have to believe to be a Republican today:
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>Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy
>when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when
>Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush
>needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
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>Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is
>communist, but trade with communist China and Vietnam
>is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
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>A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own
>body, but multi-national corporations can make
>decisions affecting all humankind without regulation.
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>Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals
>and Hillary Clinton.
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>The best way to improve military morale is to praise
>the troops in speeches while slashing veterans'
>benefits and combat pay.
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>If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't
>have sex.
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>Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy.
>Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
>HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests
>of the public at heart.
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>Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk
>science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
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>A president lying about an extramarital affair is an
>impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist
>support for a war in which thousands die is solid
>defense policy.
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>The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle
>trades, but George Bush's cocaine conviction is none
>of our business. Being a drug addict is a moral
>failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative
>radio host. Then it's an illness, and you need our
>prayers for your recovery.
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>You support states' rights, which means Attorney
>General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter
>initiatives they have the right to adopt.
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>What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital
>national interest, but what Bush did in the '70s &
>'80s is irrelevant.
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>Try to figure out why stem cell research is taboo, but
>creationism makes a lot of sense.
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>Feel free to pass this on. If you don't send it to at
>least 10 other people, we're likely to be stuck with
>Bush for 4 more years.
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>Friends don't let friends vote Republican
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