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What do you think??? -- ANTI-WAR GOPERS JUST SAY 'NO VOTE'
New York Post ^ | 02/16/04 | Cindy Adams

Posted on 02/16/2004 6:56:38 AM PST by paulat

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:19:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

February 16, 2004 -- HAPPY Presidents Day. A columnist is the eyes, ears and mouth of the world. Today, Presidents Day, I'm not the Mouth. I'm the Ears. I report exactly what I heard at a corralful of Republicans. Types who've Made It. Successful. Comfortable. Two homes, two cars, mostly two marriages. They weren't speaking to the economy, outsourcing of jobs, Halliburton thing, abortion, gay marriage, cloning or old boy stuff as in why no one at Enron's gone to jail. Weren't interested in Bush's National Guard war record since they recognized that as Dem political trashing.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiwarright; bush; elections; iraq; vote
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To: paulat
Do you think many Republicans feel this way?

I had dinner on Sat. night with a couple of people who feel this way.

I very calmly, and I think, rationally, explained why I was voting for GW, what he had done to protect this country - my #1 issue. We talked through the ecomony, jobs, corporate scandals, etc.I hope I made some headway.

We have a problem. Time to face it, and get out there and work for Bush's re-election.
41 posted on 02/16/2004 8:56:40 AM PST by baseballmom
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To: paulat
I think he has Republican support for the war, but his ILLEGAL plan might prove to be a different story.
42 posted on 02/16/2004 8:57:06 AM PST by freeangel (freeangel)
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To: paulat
- Don't pick on me. Me, I make no comment. Me, I just report.-

I heard Michael Savage say on the radio recently people should not vote but not over the war issue. It was over the immigration issue (and something else too, can't remember). He said both parties are the same on the big issues - selling out the country, both were hopelessly corrupt and beholden to their corporate masters. "We the people" have no say or representation. The idea behind not voting was that it would show the sham of the two parties and representative democracy for what it was. If only 10% of the eligible voters participated the politicians couldn't claim pious high ground about how free and democratic we were as a nation. Or something to that effect.

- Don't pick on me. Me, I make no comment. Me, I just report.-

43 posted on 02/16/2004 8:58:02 AM PST by u-89
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To: u-89
Isn't that philosophy just like misguided Dems voting for Nader or Kucinich?

I don't see how a boycott would work....
44 posted on 02/16/2004 9:10:22 AM PST by paulat
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To: paulat
I found an article about not voting here. Some choice excerpts follow:

>Murray Rothbard once wrote that even the most brutal dictator ultimately bases his power on the opinions that are held by a majority of the population that is under his rule. After all, even dictators with large armies tend to be vastly outnumbered by the populations they rule over, and revolution is always on the dictator’s mind. That’s probably how he gained power himself in the first place – the previous dictator was, well, too dictatorial and created the conditions for his own overthrow..... Democratic regimes also base their legitimacy on their ability to claim that their rule is "the will of the people."

The aricle then lists why one of our policitcal parties is bad and how the other is worse. He follows with this:

> That’s why it is unpatriotic to vote. Being patriotic in America means being devoted to the Constitution, if not the natural rights philosophy that motivated much of it. Since neither of the major political parties has any interest whatsoever in enforcing the constitutional limitations on the state, they are all traitors to the Constitution (with one lone exception, Congressman Ron Paul). ...Anyone who supports them is also behaving in a traitorous manner. That is, anyone who votes for any of them. Voting only allows these traitors to the Constitution to proclaim that "the people have spoken" and "I am your president," or congressman, senator, governor, or whatever. Their legitimacy rests solely on their ability to make this claim...... if, in the next presidential election, a mere 10 percent of the electorate, instead of the usual 50 percent or so, voted. The unconstitutional regime in Washington would be de-legitimized.

- Don't pick on me. Me, I make no comment. Me, I just report.-

45 posted on 02/16/2004 10:03:04 AM PST by u-89
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To: PhiKapMom
These nationalist ideologues who come here to criticize President Bush are the wetbacks of FreeRepublic: Unwanted squatters at cross-purposes with the owner.
46 posted on 02/16/2004 11:49:11 AM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: Cultural Jihad
These nationalist ideologues, if they actually do get manipulated into sitting on their duffs, will elect democrats every time. Some effective strategy, don'tcha know!
47 posted on 02/16/2004 12:17:23 PM PST by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: Cultural Jihad
I have to remember that one -- wetbacks of FR! Perfect!
48 posted on 02/16/2004 12:18:19 PM PST by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04 -- Losing is not an Option!)
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To: paulat
Hardly!

Polls do not show anything of the kind.

The war is a democrat issue, not ours.

49 posted on 02/16/2004 12:23:17 PM PST by Cold Heat ("It is easier for an ass to succeed in that trade than any other." [Samuel Clemens, on lawyers])
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To: PhiKapMom
LOL!

I have some other descriptive words, but I cannot post them.

50 posted on 02/16/2004 12:25:40 PM PST by Cold Heat ("It is easier for an ass to succeed in that trade than any other." [Samuel Clemens, on lawyers])
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To: paulat
What, did Jazzy Jr., Cindy's dog, hear this in his playgroup?
51 posted on 02/16/2004 12:48:25 PM PST by NYCVirago
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To: paulat
I'm just cracking up this morning watching all the journalists try to spell "NASCAR"....

The New York Times always spells it "Nascar", even though it's an acronym.

52 posted on 02/16/2004 12:53:30 PM PST by NYCVirago
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