tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post5520448449759715728..comments2023-03-27T03:29:32.873-07:00Comments on Archives of Our Lives: Nobody Scream, But I Might Just Be a Democrat.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04154831275765419510noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-85608168531510993072008-10-13T14:36:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:36:00.000-07:00Palin rules.Palin rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-24752398263124429482008-10-12T18:39:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:39:00.000-07:00what election?i'm confused.what election?<BR/><BR/>i'm confused.kayleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07173045706366563121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-85874268633836760172008-10-09T20:11:00.000-07:002008-10-09T20:11:00.000-07:00girly, i hope you find out what you truly believe ...girly, i hope you find out what you truly believe is best. remember to never let anyone else control what you think! ( i think you already have a good handle on that). i just think it's so sad when people vote based only on what they hear from the people around them- people who have no true credibility- instead of researching both sides the issues themselves and figuring out what's true and what isn't! BE YOUR OWN PERSON! VIVA LA VIDA! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-14065798355760632672008-10-09T20:00:00.000-07:002008-10-09T20:00:00.000-07:00I'm a social liberal and a fiscal conservative, so...I'm a social liberal and a fiscal conservative, so talk about being stuck in a purgatoryesque HELL.<BR/><BR/>I hate both people running and their VP picks, so for the first time in ANY election (Local or national) since I was 18, I do not think that I am going to vote.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-54469212772081376582008-10-09T13:16:00.000-07:002008-10-09T13:16:00.000-07:00Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Here's a video:<BR/> <BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxgSubmiGt8&feature=emailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-67408950935365897252008-10-09T09:55:00.000-07:002008-10-09T09:55:00.000-07:00Oh, so many opinions. But you asked so we might as...Oh, so many opinions. But you asked so we might as well all throw in. <BR/>I'm an Obama guy, not because he is so tremendous but because the other side is so bad. I think the US has gone way downhill for the past eight years, and McCain will just continue what has been going on (Mavarick? heck no, not voting with 90% of the time). No more Iraqs, no more poor economic judgements, and how McCain just jumps? Palin is obviously not the best (not even in the same ballpark, whatever that means) she was just chosen to win the election. Imagine if he dies in office, Palin as pres? I love hocky moms, but don't want one for president, I want the best person for the job. <BR/>And a conservative supreme court if McCain appoints? No thanks, that stays for years and years and has a much larger impact. Let women do what they feel is best, along with all the other things that the court could rule on.<BR/>And I do care what the world things. Our finances are tied to the world (as proven this week), our security and all our trade agreements. If Iran and Russia and Korea think we are a joke they then feel free to do as they please. <BR/>So me, Obama, not because he is great but because he is the lesser of two evils.JoeinVegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613274657685121948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-11558546146380167032008-10-08T23:25:00.000-07:002008-10-08T23:25:00.000-07:00Either way, history will be made. I'm pretty excit...Either way, history will be made. I'm pretty excited to see how it turns out. They both talk about "change" all the time. But change is very difficult and takes time. I don't think people realize that a large amount of our government's decisions are not the president's. Why don't we hear more about our congressional candidates? Collectively they will have just as much influence. I have decided we should just switch to a proportional representation system so our votes actually do something.<BR/><BR/>Until then, McCain because I want more control over where my money goes.Geevzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283250161706433702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-74148322714261317892008-10-08T13:13:00.000-07:002008-10-08T13:13:00.000-07:00look at what you started....look at what you started....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-78796274780970057552008-10-07T21:55:00.000-07:002008-10-07T21:55:00.000-07:00MAY THE BEST MAN WIN. WE WILL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH...MAY THE BEST MAN WIN. WE WILL FIND OUT SOON ENOUGH IF THE RIGHT PRESIDENT WAS ELECTED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-64717525078667179482008-10-07T21:27:00.000-07:002008-10-07T21:27:00.000-07:00don't worry about it, kathryn- you're fine. i resp...don't worry about it, kathryn- you're fine. i respect your beliefs although we differ:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-70755814306723976132008-10-07T20:58:00.000-07:002008-10-07T20:58:00.000-07:00A few things I have come to realize with politics ...A few things I have come to realize with politics is that it is very difficult to change someone's political beliefs. I am passionate about my beliefs because I do look at both sides. I do research, separate from what some journalist has done. I don't just listen to what Obama and McCain say they will or will not do. I look at their record and their past judgments. I make very thoughtful conclusions.<BR/><BR/>But my views are not views that have "little effect." I would say taxes, terrorism, ect. have a huge affect on my everyday life. The next president will have power, for good or for bad (and it makes me sad at the two choices). Sorry I seemed disrespectful, but I don't like feeling as though people just want to give Obama a try - unless you sound like you fully understand what he is willing to try out on us Americans. <BR/><BR/>Also, as far as abortion, should we make drugs legal because people seem to get those real easily? Yes, I feel that we need social programs to change the mindset of the people, but people often look to the supreme court for their mindset. I don't see anything in Obama's past that would lead him to help change America's mindset that abortion is wrong, but he can nominate justices that are pro-abortion - which he said he will.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272683965044763205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-18524282137050807572008-10-07T19:39:00.000-07:002008-10-07T19:39:00.000-07:00I saw a great bumper sticker....republican - we w...I saw a great bumper sticker....republican - we work so you don't have too. lol It so true. I believe in less government so I am voting for McCain. We don't live in a unitarian society or the law of consecration...yet. Socialized government sound great at first but it really isn't. Ask your canadian friends up there how long they have to wait for knee surgery or cancer treatments. not fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-44203033295846946482008-10-07T19:11:00.000-07:002008-10-07T19:11:00.000-07:00By not voting you are deafening people with your s...By not voting you are deafening people with your silence. Not really gonna do a whole lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-78863012858224230022008-10-07T19:06:00.000-07:002008-10-07T19:06:00.000-07:00Not voting is laziness in its purest, most absolut...Not voting is laziness in its purest, most absolute form. Not voting is political castration. Not voting is not using your voice. If you cannot make a simple choice between the two presidential candidates, use the write-in space.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039860972303653513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-35638484259753649212008-10-07T16:55:00.000-07:002008-10-07T16:55:00.000-07:00I am not thrilled with either candidate this year,...I am not thrilled with either candidate this year, so I understand your confusion and indecision. Personally, when I can't decide on a person, I have to go with party lines. And so I'll vote for McCain. I really like Obama personally and I think he would be a great asset to our country, but I don't believe in socialized government. I believe in less government. I don't want any politician - Republican or Democrat - deciding my healthcare issues, my investing strategies, my small business set up. I think that Obama promises a lot of really great things, but you have to ask yourself where the money will come from to fund them, and the answer will always be my taxes. McCain is no saint and he certainly has a voting record that I have questioned, but I would rather err on the side of less government, less regulation, and ultimately less taxes. So I'll vote Republican.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-34176640033955737882008-10-07T16:38:00.000-07:002008-10-07T16:38:00.000-07:00I say GO Obamarama! Palin scares the daylights ou...I say GO Obamarama! Palin scares the daylights out of me.~AAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356650919629929692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-25728046069228066052008-10-07T15:48:00.000-07:002008-10-07T15:48:00.000-07:00on the issue of abortion (and I understand this is...on the issue of abortion (and I understand this is an opinion)- social programs will help reduce the abortion rate more than trying to overturn the Supreme Court. If abortion is made illegal, then all those who want abortions won't have trouble getting them illegally anyways, right? It's not that hard to do. As for the gay marriage thing- issues like that come down to the state ultimately. Look at California, for example. One must look at the overall benefits a president will give the country before becoming so passionate about issues that have little effect that their overall mindset is blurred. I'm not criticizing anyone for their views, I respect anyone who is willing to read into politics, but I am asking for one to look at both sides of an argument before become so heated and disrespectful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-62347040136388631602008-10-07T15:29:00.000-07:002008-10-07T15:29:00.000-07:00It bothers me that Obama says he only taxes the ri...It bothers me that Obama says he only taxes the rich. So his plan is to tax the people who have worked the hardest??? The richest people in America are the ones who have tried to make something of themselves and have spent their time and energy to make of themselves what they are. And on the other hand, the people who haven't done an honest days work in their lives and who live off of government funding are going to sit back and let the hardworkers take care of them? Is that what you call constitutional??RatalieNosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01566624794511737684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-83783864775012290952008-10-07T14:40:00.000-07:002008-10-07T14:40:00.000-07:00@ anonymous No, it doesn't mean a person who is la...@ anonymous No, it doesn't mean a person who is lazy and doesn't want to " get informed." Rather it means exactly what is implied by it's constituent parts, ie a person who (in one sense) doesn't choose between two wrong choices. <BR/><BR/>bRADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-87491226763417062702008-10-07T14:24:00.000-07:002008-10-07T14:24:00.000-07:00I don't trust McCain or Obama. I do trust Palin a...I don't trust McCain or Obama. I do trust Palin and basically Biden. I am curious what would happen if Obama were prez. I think it would help us financially for a while, but it wouldn't be worth the social anarchy it would cause. The voice of the people will rule whether good or bad. It is the last days, remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-3886385064151243002008-10-07T13:39:00.000-07:002008-10-07T13:39:00.000-07:00"Political skeptics" is just another way to say "l..."Political skeptics" is just another way to say "lazy people who don't want to bother with voting, so they try to take the easy way out"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-40653246216861766232008-10-07T13:37:00.000-07:002008-10-07T13:37:00.000-07:00Frankly, the main reason the U.S. is ridiculed fro...Frankly, the main reason the U.S. is ridiculed from other countries is because Americans are the country's own harshest critics. People that do not agree with the values of our founding fathers talk trash about our country and this feeds foreigners to do the same. Why do I care about what other countries or other people think about me or the U.S.? I am going to do what is right regardless. And, if you're going to "think for yourself" JUST for the sake of being different, it's kind of foolish. Your choices should be based on your own values, not on what other people would think, and not just so you can make a decision that's unique and different from your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-5646294814184933512008-10-07T09:52:00.000-07:002008-10-07T09:52:00.000-07:00Newsflash: Mormons can say hell with out going to ...Newsflash: Mormons can say hell with out going to hell!<BR/><BR/>You say that you want proof. There isn't any. There is evidence, but none of it is conclusive. Ever. It is a problem when you say you want to vote for the "right" candidate because it presupposes that there is a right cadiadate. "Who is the right candidate?" is a loaded question.<BR/><BR/>The next move might me to ask "who is the right candidate for me?" the problem with this is that it assumes individual relativism and that has many unpleasant implications such as that abortion can be okay. <BR/><BR/>Q. What should you do then? <BR/>A. Become a political skeptic and decide not to vote (a course of action that is just as valid as voting!).<BR/><BR/>bRADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-75912007450704004942008-10-07T08:49:00.000-07:002008-10-07T08:49:00.000-07:00Unfortunately we don't live in a perfect society o...Unfortunately we don't live in a perfect society or a perfect world, so there will never be a perfect candidate to choose from either. Politics is probably my least favorite subject, but because you asked, I'll pipe up on this one and say that I'm voting for McCain/Palin. Overall, I agree a lot more with their viewpoints on major issues than I do with Obama, such as taxes, abortion, healthcare, the war ect... No one person is going to fix this huge mess that our country has gotten itself into overnight and it can't be blamed on any one individual. American's have got to stop sitting on their asses pointing fingers at each other and blaming the current president for where we're at. Only we can make a difference and real change is going to take time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992749780186747878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954000874241675879.post-72170665553522174112008-10-07T08:38:00.000-07:002008-10-07T08:38:00.000-07:00Wow. I'm voting for Kathryn.Wow. I'm voting for Kathryn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com