Capital Offense
POSTED BY: AnthonyT
UPDATED: Sunday, November 16, 2025 04:49
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Hello,
I must say that I'm very surprised to hear this. This information is very counter-intuitive. I'd have thought that people with their beliefs and pocketbook on the line would be very political.
However, I have no inside information on the Republican party, having spent most of my life as an independent. I only recently switched parties to Republican to support my favored candidate in this election, Ron Paul.
--Anthony
"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner
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Quote:It has nothing to do with the Republican or the Democratic Party. Think about the people associated with wealthy Right-wing political supporters (such as Mel Gibson for instance) – most of them are going to be much more in favor of a religious or capitalist agenda then a political agenda. And it’s hard for a McCain/Palin ticket to invigorate this crowd, because McCain/Palin appeals to a much larger cross-section of Middle America, then the Far Right. But Left-wing supporters tend to be very political – Goerge Sorros, the Oprah. Obama/Biden is very solidly on the Liberal side with Obama having the image of being very Left-wing. So Obama/Biden appeals to the more political Far Left, much more then McCain/Palin appeals to the less political Far Right.
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hello,
I must say that I'm very surprised to hear this. This information is very counter-intuitive. I'd have thought that people with their beliefs and pocketbook on the line would be very political.
However, I have no inside information on the Republican party, having spent most of my life as an independent. I only recently switched parties to Republican to support my favored candidate in this election, Ron Paul.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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Quote:With all due respect Finn, I detect an anti-left bias in this statement; I see Obama/Biden as being no farther left then McCain/Palin is to the right. In fact, if anything, McCain/Palin might be a little closer to the edge...an Obama/Biden administration certainly wouldn't move the whole country as left as I think you might believe.
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
So Obama/Biden appeals to the more political Far Left, much more then McCain/Palin appeals to the less political Far Right.
IMOisall
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Quote:
Hopefully in a less antagonistic vein
Hey now, that wasn't antagonistic....
It was downright nasty, or intended to be.
Can't help it, I love watchin em get all twitchy and foamy at the mouth like only zealots can when their dearly held beliefs slam into unforgiving realities.
But I'm an asshole like that, yanno.
-Frem
It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it
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Quote:I’m sure you do, but that doesn’t mean its there. You have a pretty hardcore anti-right bias that you refuse to recognize.
Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:With all due respect Finn, I detect an anti-left bias in this statement;
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
So Obama/Biden appeals to the more political Far Left, much more then McCain/Palin appeals to the less political Far Right.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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Quote:Whaddya talkin' about? I recognize & admit to it, and I (sometimes) try real hard to take it into account while discussing something in an attempt to be more objective.
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I’m sure you do, but that doesn’t mean its there. You have a pretty hardcore anti-right bias that you refuse to recognize.
Can YOU admit to as much on the other side of the coin?
Honest Chrisisall
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Quote:You should try harder.
Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Whaddya talkin' about? I recognize & admit to it, and I (sometimes) try real hard to take it into account while discussing something in an attempt to be more objective.
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
I’m sure you do, but that doesn’t mean its there. You have a pretty hardcore anti-right bias that you refuse to recognize.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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Quote:Maybe so, but you as well (I resisted the 'I'm rubber, you're glue' response
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
You should try harder.
).
Chrisisall
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Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Given the quantity and quality of the monetary donations, I wonder if a large percentage of the viewers weren't Democrats? No doubt watching in abject horror and outrage, but watching and boosting viewership.
Damn those dems! Trying to stay informed!
HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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