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Post by Oasis39 on Oct 2, 2008 17:32:11 GMT -5
You know what they say, when your young your liberal because you dont know shit, when your older you grow to be conservative because then you "get it" Well, well, we finally disagree. You know what else they say, which is supported by fact, the more educated one becomes, the more liberal their views become. Fact. I could spend hours typing right now but I'll say this, McCain is a fucking sellout, who is for some reason standing firmly behind a party who threw him to the wolves on many occasions in the past. He should be finishing his 2nd term in office rather than beginning his first. Instead, his filthy, dumb party decided to go with the least experienced, ignorant douche to ever stand office, we call him President Bush . And as for that company c*nt Sarah Palin, she is about the definition of a puppet. There is a reason she will now only due interviews on McCain's side. She has no real views of her own, and she has pretty much stated this. When asked about Bush's foreign policy she looked like a deer in headlights and pretty much said "it's good". And I must not make known how important this is to know. And then she cannot even name ONE magazine or newspaper she reads. She freaks out and says "all of them"!!! Obama is the first honest, respectable political candidate in years, this is why is receiving my vote. I got suckered into voting for Bush last time around in the midst of his party's fear mongoling. That won't happen again. I am not a liberal, nor conservative, I vote on morals and integrity. Obama 08. * ha they changed C*nt to vagina. That is not at all a fact |
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Post by joeyfrancis on Oct 2, 2008 18:08:57 GMT -5
I can see Russia from my house.
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Post by PolskaBro1824 on Oct 2, 2008 18:24:11 GMT -5
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That is not at all a fact[/quote]
President Bush’s support is found in the states with the lowest education levels. In the 2000 national election, states with lower college graduate populations such as West Virginia (15.1%), Kentucky (18.9%), and Louisiana (19.6%) all voted Republican.
States with highest percentages of college graduates--- Connecticut, (36.8%), Massachusetts, (36.6%); and California, (30.6%) voted Democratic.
There were exceptions to this but they were few: Colorado, with a population of 35.5% college graduates went for Bush. Wisconsin, where just 25% of residents holds a college degree, went for Gore.
But if you added up all the “Red” states in 2000, you’d find, on average, only 24.7% of their populations hold a college degree. And if you averaged the percentage of “Blue” State college-educated, the figure is 31.2%. That’s a significant difference.
Massachusetts, which may have the most universities per acre, voted strongly Democratic that year. South Dakota, with many fewer colleges, was Bush Country.
According to ABC News of Nov. 14, “College graduates voted 53-45 percent for Democrats---the Democrats’ best margin in this group in exit polls since 1982.” ABC added, “voters by a 14-point margin were more apt to say they were voting to show opposition to Bush(36%) than to show him support(22%)…the anti-Bush voters were great enough in number to make the difference for the Democrats.”
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Post by joeyfrancis on Oct 2, 2008 18:37:14 GMT -5
Damn straight.
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Post by nyr401994 on Oct 3, 2008 3:45:44 GMT -5
what i hate the most is how some view obama as an elitist because he went to an ivy league school. well excuse him for working hard enough to make it there because i can guarantee you that he didn't get in due to family connections, unlike dubya. it's almost as if people want a dumb president. i'd rather have one of the "elites" run the country than someone you'd rather have a beer with.
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Post by Oasis39 on Oct 3, 2008 9:26:50 GMT -5
Since when does a College Degree determine weather your smart or not?
That is completly irrelevant
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Post by PolskaBro1824 on Oct 3, 2008 9:41:49 GMT -5
I didn't say smart, I said educated, making it completely relevant.
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Post by AbbeyR0ad on Oct 3, 2008 17:57:43 GMT -5
what i hate the most is how some view obama as an elitist because he went to an ivy league school. well excuse him for working hard enough to make it there because i can guarantee you that he didn't get in due to family connections, unlike dubya. it's almost as if people want a dumb president. i'd rather have one of the "elites" run the country than someone you'd rather have a beer with. i just finished saying that exact same thing in another thread actually. it blows my mind, fucking BLOWS. MY. MIND. how someone raised on food stamps and by a single mom can be labelled an elitist but the guy who owns 13 cars and has 7 homes ('it's 7, right?') is for the little guy. |
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Post by AbbeyR0ad on Oct 3, 2008 18:03:42 GMT -5
the US president doesen't have the power to make the UK go to war I don't see what has to with this poll which concerns the 2008 Presidential Election in the USA. All I wanted to know is who this Blair guy is. Did a google search, found he was President of some Eastern European country, Scotland or England or somewhere. Whatever, the point is, it's not relevant to the issue in this thread. I'm voting McCain. I'm a big fan of Bush, he's done a great job, and McCain is the closet to Bush in this race: Bush removed an evil dictator and replaced it with a DEMOCRACY in Iran; the BUSH DOCTRINE (where we can launch a preemptive strike on a rouge nation) has massively boosted our defense; TAX CUTS which have greatly helped rich families in tough economic times; BANNING all flavored cigarettes except Menthols etc. A great President, in fifty years he will be seen by the media as the force for good he is. so.... this isn't true but if it WAS, how come if we've set up a democracy in iraq (it is IRAQ, by the way, not iran.... unfortunatley ahmadinejad is still in power over there) WE'RE STILL OVER THERE?  do you know anything? holy shit is this comment even real? serious question. |
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Post by joeyfrancis on Oct 3, 2008 18:06:34 GMT -5
Since when is the University of Idaho not as prestigious as Harvard Law?
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Oct 3, 2008 20:34:24 GMT -5
The term "Ivy League" really pisses me off. I could rant all day about how stupid and useless that term is.
The top 100 schools are all in the same league. Duke is as good as Harvard, as is Georgetown, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Bucknell, Lehigh, Tufts, Brandeis.....George Washington, ahem....if you're in the top 100 schools, you're in the top 1-2%.....
The people who keep banging on about Ivy Leagues are fooling themselves. I hate elitists pricks.
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Post by shoofee on Oct 5, 2008 4:44:36 GMT -5
The term "Ivy League" really pisses me off. I could rant all day about how stupid and useless that term is. The top 100 schools are all in the same league. Duke is as good as Harvard, as is Georgetown, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Bucknell, Lehigh, Tufts, Brandeis.....George Washington, ahem....if you're in the top 100 schools, you're in the top 1-2%..... The people who keep banging on about Ivy Leagues are fooling themselves. I hate elitists pricks. Ivy League pisses you off? So does Pac-10 or SEC piss you off? Ivy League is the name of the sports affiliation. Just as how those schools in those leagues have geographical connections, the Ivys have geographical connections as well as being amongst the oldest schools in the country. Thats why schools like Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Duke and Stanford, which all easily compare to a Harvard or Yale academically, are not considered "Ivy League". |
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Post by MEANSTREAK on Oct 5, 2008 9:58:58 GMT -5
lol looks like the Palin bounce have bounced back down, as of now it's Obama's election to lose, doesn't look like John McCain has a chance at all
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Post by nyr401994 on Oct 5, 2008 14:43:37 GMT -5
even though i dislike obama, i have no choice but to vote for him. the thought of having two neoconservatives in the white house for another 4 or 8 years is too disturbing to me.
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Post by lampard on Oct 5, 2008 17:58:22 GMT -5
"I can see russia from my house"
"The only difference between a pitbull and a hockey mom... lipstick"
" [on global warming] I'm not one though who would attribute it to being man-made."
palin is only being used to strengthen the ticket (targeting women in general as well as the demographic of home-working mothers).. she actually disagrees with mccain on many issues. if she is elected, i will lose a lot of faith in Americans. the prospect of her being the president of the US should be a nightmare for the citizens of not only America, but the world.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2008 18:00:34 GMT -5
Since when is the University of Idaho not as prestigious as Harvard Law? 13th september 1973 |
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Post by joeyfrancis on Oct 5, 2008 19:59:43 GMT -5
Yeah, Idaho has really gone downhill since then. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Oct 5, 2008 20:06:01 GMT -5
The term "Ivy League" really pisses me off. I could rant all day about how stupid and useless that term is. The top 100 schools are all in the same league. Duke is as good as Harvard, as is Georgetown, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Bucknell, Lehigh, Tufts, Brandeis.....George Washington, ahem....if you're in the top 100 schools, you're in the top 1-2%..... The people who keep banging on about Ivy Leagues are fooling themselves. I hate elitists pricks. Ivy League pisses you off? So does Pac-10 or SEC piss you off? Ivy League is the name of the sports affiliation. Just as how those schools in those leagues have geographical connections, the Ivys have geographical connections as well as being amongst the oldest schools in the country. Thats why schools like Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Duke and Stanford, which all easily compare to a Harvard or Yale academically, are not considered "Ivy League". I know that. My point is that rankings dont matter, especially when any school within the top 100 is of equal quality. GW was my first choice - toured it 3 times and loved it every single time. Went Early Decision to GW. My point - it's ranked around 52, but I didn't care. I liked the school, I liked the setting, city, and "campus", the political involvement, just everything.....Since i went early decision, I didn't really get any other decisions from other colleges, but I basically had a chance to go to a school much higher ranked Uni - I even seriously considered Tufts (although that would have been a long shot) If you only pick a school because of it's reputation and not because you truly like it, then there's something wrong. As I sit here right now in my Junior year, thinking about all that work and reading i really should be doing, I've come to the conclusion that if you offered me a choice between GW and Harvard, I would pick the former every time..... |
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Post by Oasis39 on Oct 5, 2008 21:51:47 GMT -5
lol looks like the Palin bounce have bounced back down, as of now it's Obama's election to lose, doesn't look like John McCain has a chance at all Its been Obama's electin to loose all along. If the Dems cant defeat the Republicans now, theyre in a lot of trouble as a party |
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Post by nyr401994 on Oct 5, 2008 23:08:27 GMT -5
Yeah, Idaho has really gone downhill since then. do they have education in idaho?  |
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Post by MEANSTREAK on Oct 6, 2008 7:53:15 GMT -5
even though i dislike obama, i have no choice but to vote for him. the thought of having two neoconservatives in the white house for another 4 or 8 years is too disturbing to me. hhmmm, not sure if 72 year old McCain could be called a "neocon" lol more like an "oldocon". I'm kind of with you on this one, it's not that I think Obama is that great but it really is time for some serious changes and we ain't gonna get them with McCain in the white house and a democrat controlled Senate & House of Reps. If it had been McCain in 2000 I would have voted for him. As it stands Texas is 99.9% sure going to McCain so I'm not even sure I'll go through the hassle of cazlling the embassy and getting the absentee ballot, you know what I mean? |
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Post by TheEXPERIENCE on Oct 6, 2008 10:51:06 GMT -5
lol looks like the Palin bounce have bounced back down, as of now it's Obama's election to lose, doesn't look like John McCain has a chance at all Its been Obama's electin to loose all along. If the Dems cant defeat the Republicans now, theyre in a lot of trouble as a party I remember saying that 4 years ago when Bush was already one of the most unpopular presidents in the history of this country Yet somehow he still won...(must've been fixed! ) |
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Post by wallagher on Oct 6, 2008 10:51:17 GMT -5
I'm reminded of that South Park episode where the class has to vote for a new school mascot; the choices being 1: A turd sandwhich and 2: A duchebag. I don't remember but either Stan or Kyle thought the whole thing as being stupid and didn't want to vote. Brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2008 16:43:40 GMT -5
Come on Palin / McCain! Obama may have been President of the Harvard Law Review, but Palin actually reads every newspaper. Beat that Barack.
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Post by nyr401994 on Oct 6, 2008 17:07:51 GMT -5
Come on Palin / McCain! Obama may have been President of the Harvard Law Review, but Palin actually reads every newspaper. Beat that Barack. not one of which she could name. i guarantee you tina fey and every other comedian will be voting for the republican ticket so they have another 4-8 years worth of material. saturday night live even gave sarah palin a writing credit on a sketch about her! |
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