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A party for dim-witted, unpatriotic, irreligious crooks
Oak Lawn (IL) Reporter ^
| 11/13/03
| Michael M. Bates
Posted on 11/11/2003 8:27:57 AM PST by mikeb704
John Stuart Mill called conservatives "the stupid party." If Mill were transplanted to 21st century America, hed definitely have to rethink that.
This could be a shock to some, but Im not really as unbiased and nonpartisan as it may appear. Certainly its true that in all these years of provocative commentaries and penetrating analyses my own political views have been well concealed.
Readers have come to expect evenhanded, impartial observations.
Recently, though, I must confess that its been a struggle to maintain that neutrality. Evidence that theres a huge difference between the two major political parties continues to pile up.
Earlier this month, the Polling Company announced the results of a national survey. The research firm characterized the results as shocking. Depressing would have been an equally appropriate description.
More than half of the participants couldnt name a single one of the 19 departments in the presidents cabinet. I would have thought that most folks knew of the Defense or Justice or Treasury or State Department. Silly me.
Three of the groups most likely not to be able to name a department were Hispanics, African Americans, and women. All of these, of course, are Democrat core constituencies.
Ill informed voters traditionally have voted for Democrats. In the last presidential election, people who never completed high school favored Albert Gore over George W. Bush by 20 percent. This wasnt considered shocking by anyone that I know of.
Another poll, this one conducted by the Pew Research Center, explored feelings of patriotism by asking Americans if they agreed with the statement, "I am very patriotic." Among Republicans, 71 percent said they completely agreed. Only 48 percent of Democrats completely agreed.
Pew also surveyed views on religion. Three questions were combined into a single indicator of religious intensity. The statements were: Prayer is an important part of my daily life; we will all be called before God on Judgment Day to answer for our sins; and I never doubt the existence of God.
While 78 percent of the Republicans questioned agreed with all three statements, just 71 percent of Democrats did. The split between conservatives and liberals was even more pronounced. Of self-identified conservatives, 81 percent agreed with the statements on faith. Among self-identified liberals, it was barely over half, at 54 percent.
Extending the right to vote to convicted felons has been a Democratic agenda item for several years. Almost all of their presidential candidates back the idea.
Fewer than a dozen states have lifetime bans on released felons voting, but the prohibition does have an impact on elections. Research reported in the American Sociological Review a few months ago made a pertinent point.
In the last 25 years as many as seven U.S. Senate races, as well as the 2000 presidential election, could have been won by Democrats rather than Republicans if current and former felons had been able to vote.
The study came to this conclusion after projecting how these criminals would have cast their ballots. The researchers estimate that about seven out of every ten votes would have gone to Democrats.
Seven out of ten. Perhaps they should change the name to the Democrat-Felony Party. Or is that redundant?
Yes, the Democratic Party has undeniably become the natural home of dim-witted, unpatriotic, irreligious crooks. When will smart, patriotic, faith-filled, honest Democrats realize their party has abandoned them and make a change?
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: democrats; faith; felons; intelligence; irreligiousleft; liberals; patriotism
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And that's a charitable definition.
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:27:59 AM PST
by
mikeb704
To: mikeb704
The study came to this conclusion after projecting how these criminals would have cast their ballots. The researchers estimate that about seven out of every ten votes would have gone to Democrats. That figure is way too low. It would be eleven out of ten.
To: mikeb704
The Democratic Party has undeniably become the natural home of dim-witted, unpatriotic, irreligious crooks.
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:32:43 AM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(CCCP = clinton, chiraq, chretien, and putin = stalin wannabes)
To: mikeb704
When will smart, patriotic, faith-filled, honest Democrats realize their party has abandoned them and make a change? Maybe they already have.
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:33:59 AM PST
by
thulldud
(It's bad luck to be superstitious.)
To: mikeb704
Yet these democrats who want to give felons the right to vote don't trust them to own guns. The dems believe their voting rights should be restored but not their 2nd Amendment rights. (Oh wait, since they're felons they don't care whether it's legal for them to have a gun or not)
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:34:30 AM PST
by
VRWCmember
(We apologise for the fault in the taglines. Those responsible have been sacked.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
LOL! Plus another vote as extra credit if the felon happened to be dead at the time of voting.
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:38:47 AM PST
by
livius
To: mikeb704
Called before God? Yes, how else will Odin judge a warrior fit to enter Valhalla?
As for the rest of this, I need to e-mail it to my idiot Democrat co-workers....
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:43:12 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
The Democratic Party has undeniably become the natural home of dim-witted, unpatriotic, irreligious crooks. That is an insult to dim-witted, unpatriotic, irreligious crooks everywhere. Most would NEVER lower their standards to be associated with the Democrats.
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:45:04 AM PST
by
TheBigB
(We are a NEWSPAPER! We are supposed to print THE NEWS! -- Carl Kolchak)
To: TheBigB
LOL
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:47:50 AM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(CCCP = clinton, chiraq, chretien, and putin = stalin wannabes)
To: mikeb704
Yes, the Democratic Party has undeniably become the natural home of dim-witted, unpatriotic, irreligious crooks. When will smart, patriotic, faith-filled, honest Democrats realize their party has abandoned them and make a change? Never, they are too dim witted.
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posted on
11/11/2003 8:50:38 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
(ESPN now has 4 little wimpy sissies left. I'm switching back to FOX.)
To: Dead Corpse
Valhalla...is that down the street from Elysium?
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:16:04 AM PST
by
ffusco
(Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
To: ffusco
Yep. It's also where Hel and Hell are two different places.
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:24:10 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
To: ffusco
Oddly enough, in Austin... there is a goth club called "Elysium". Maybe they should get the city council to re-name that block of Red River to Lethe. ;-)
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:25:21 AM PST
by
Dead Corpse
(For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
That figure is way too low. It would be eleven out of ten.An excellent point, but you have to keep in mind that the researchers probably are in favor of felons voting and don't want to let the cat out of the bag. Yet.
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:26:06 AM PST
by
mikeb704
To: mikeb704
Don't forget communist billionaires like george soros.
To: thulldud
There's gotta be more than that, don't you think? Or perhaps I'm just overly optimistic.
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:27:31 AM PST
by
mikeb704
To: VRWCmember
But the Lefties have always had trouble absorbing the point that criminals are criminals because they don't obey laws, and passing more laws isn't going to change that.
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:29:16 AM PST
by
mikeb704
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
20 out of ten
To: livius
Plus another vote as extra credit if the felon happened to be dead at the time of voting.Which reminds me. . .
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:41:12 AM PST
by
mikeb704
To: Dead Corpse
That would be sweet!
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posted on
11/11/2003 9:49:46 AM PST
by
ffusco
(Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
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