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Passion Deficit [for Bush's re-election]
World Magazine ^
| 2/21/2004
| Joel Belz
Posted on 02/19/2004 7:50:28 AM PST by Eala
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posted on
02/19/2004 7:50:28 AM PST
by
Eala
To: Eala
Less "compassion." More conservatism please. Start with ditching the AWB.
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posted on
02/19/2004 7:53:29 AM PST
by
KantianBurke
(Principles, not blind loyalty)
To: Eala
He didn't talk to me. And anyone who is so stupid they don't realize that the war on terror is the central issue is just too dumb for me to worry about. I can't believe how uninformed these people are.
That's like someone worrying about a hangnail while their car is being carjacked.
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posted on
02/19/2004 7:55:12 AM PST
by
McGavin999
(Evil thrives when good men do nothing!)
To: Eala
The tide will change once the Dem frontrunner is crowned. We will slap the snot out of him.
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posted on
02/19/2004 7:55:28 AM PST
by
reed_inthe_wind
(Vienna said the middlemen come from Ger, Nether,Belg, S Af, Jap,Dub, Mal,USA,Rus,Chin,and Pak.)
To: Eala
Hatred carries with it more intense/negative emotion. Love, on the other hand, carries with it respect and trust and a calm strength. While the Dems rage on, Republicans stand with a strong resolve.
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posted on
02/19/2004 7:57:55 AM PST
by
sarasota
To: Eala
Most states enjoyed record turnouts for the Democratic primariesand sometimes by thumping margins.Funny, the numbers I've seen show exactly the opposite, that the turnouts for the Democrat primaries were much below the norms. I wonder if he's lying about other things too? Naah, he wouldn't do that I'm sure...
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:04:21 AM PST
by
Doug Loss
To: Eala
"Most states enjoyed record turnouts for the Democratic primariesand sometimes by thumping margins." I don't think this sentence is at all correct. And much of the article strikes me as a lot of wishful thimking.
Whilst it is true that there is a lot of anti-Dubya rancor out there, a prime of example of how this enmity fails to translate into actual votes is the Dean non-campaign.
Dean certainly motivated and mobilized a lot of young pipple, but for them the real joy was the PROCEDURE. Actually voting was a letdown. It was like a giant game to them, a real adrenalin booster. But despite all the buzz about the revolutionary way Deaniacs were organizing, the fact is that there were far too few of them to really make the guy happen.
The Dean movement reminded me a little too much of the Sci-Fi-Convention scene, where participants go - not for the sci-fi, but for the sex. I think when the truth is finally written BY some Deaniacs, we'll find that this youth-for-Dean movement was more about sex than anything else. How better to find and hook up with new partners?
Michael
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:05:52 AM PST
by
Wright is right!
(It's amazing how fun times when you're having flies.)
To: Eala
They hate Bush, but do they love Kerry?
To: Eala
This crap about Bush having lukewarm support among his base is just that; crap! Its an attempt to constantly hit at our love for our President. If they get us discouraged enough and turn some Independents well then they've accomplished what they have set out to do. Besides, they have lukewarm support for THEIR candidate. They try to tear down our good feelings to make themselves feel better. I didn't see any lukewarm support from the NAASCAR crowd or the NG when Bush made appearences. This is all baloney! Two little appearences and his poll numbers are up. Just wait till after the Dim primarys and watch him go!
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:08:24 AM PST
by
beckysueb
(Lady Liberty is in danger! Bush/Cheney 04.)
To: McGavin999
And anyone who is so stupid they don't realize that the war on terror is the central issue is just too dumb for me to worry about. Really? Since you only have one vote, can you really afford to say that? It always amazes me to see Republicans quickly dismissing other Republicans, only to advocate far-fetched positions to win over more Democrats. We will never be liberal enough for some people. They will pretend long enough to take advantage of us, but when it comes time to vote, they will still vote RAT. You might want to hang onto your friends, even if you have to hold your nose. We have no votes to spare.
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:08:59 AM PST
by
King Black Robe
(With freedom of religion and speech now abridged, it is time to go after the press.)
To: McGavin999
"That's like someone worrying about a hangnail while their car is being carjacked."
Many Americans have crawled back into their snug cocoon of denial. They don't want to think 9/11 can happen again and won't even contemplate the conseqences of a suitcase nuke detonation. It's the woman with a lump in her breast who won't go to a doctor for fear it's cancer. Unfortunately, we may need a harder lesson before we come around as a nation.
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:09:55 AM PST
by
Spok
To: KantianBurke
Bush needs to fire up his conservative base. The moderates will also get fired up when he starts campaigning and he stresses how important the war on terrorism really is.
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:12:32 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: King Black Robe
"...only to advocate far-fetched positions to win over more Democrats.?
Bush and Rove are not trying to win over democrats; they are trying to win over independents. Independent voters are the key to winning presidential elections. Look up Common Tator's posts to see his explanations of presidential electioneering. CT has long experience in political polling and analysis. He has taught me a lot.
To: Doug Loss
Yeah, I caught that too, about the primary voter turnouts. Almost like he wrote this BEFORE the elections.
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:12:42 AM PST
by
EggsAckley
({...................troll patrol........on duty...................})
To: sarasota
Once this country is exposed to the actual Dem candidate, one-on-one, the "lack of enthusiasm" will rapidly change.
These misguided "true conservatives" who think it is better to have gridlock or let the country "go down the tubes by letting the Dems win", then (easily) take it back and "fix" things, are rooted in disillusionment.
After the Dems actually have to present some actual plan of where they intend to lead this country if they win, it will strike such deep fear in the hearts of all conservatives, they will gladly crawl across broken glass to vote "R".
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:14:00 AM PST
by
PSYCHO-FREEP
(Careful! Your TAGS are the mirror of your SOUL!)
To: Eala; All
William H. Rehnquist, born: October 1, 1924...79 years old.
John Paul Stevens, born: April 20, 1920...83 years old.
Sandra Day O'Connor, born: March 26, 1930...73 years old.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, born: March 15, 1933...70 years old.
Antonin Scalia, born: March 11, 1936...67 years old.
Anthony M. Kennedy, born: July 23, 1936...67 years old.
Stephen G. Breyer, born: August 15, 1938...65 years old.
David Hackett Souter, born: September 17, 1939...64 years old.
Clarence Thomas, born: June 23, 1948...55 years old.
Here is all the reason one needs to ensure that GWB gets your vote.
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:14:39 AM PST
by
wjcsux
(Who do you want to pick the next SCOTUS Justices? W or Ketchup Boy?)
To: Eala
I think the President will soon take up the fight against gay marriage in the form of taking on "judicial activism." (This could dove tail nicely with what the Dems have been doing to his judicial nominees.) I have a feeling this may stoke some of the "passion" of conservatives.
To: Spok
I agree. I don't expect anything else out of Dims. Some of them are so antiAmerican they actually sport a communism symbol as their tagline. But I do think that Republicans should band together. They use the slogan AAB. Anybody but Bush. We should adopt the slogan NMD. No more Democrats. Oh and by the way, they hate being called democrats. Its democratics! Sheeesh
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:17:05 AM PST
by
beckysueb
(Lady Liberty is in danger! Bush/Cheney 04.)
To: wjcsux
Here is all the reason one needs to ensure that GWB gets your vote. Absolutely.
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:25:51 AM PST
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: KantianBurke
I don't think this administration is really fully in tune with how desperate the American people are for real leadership, Reagan-type leadership, and NOT JUST in the War on Terrorism. Bush is doing an outstanding job on that front, but people aren't stupid and they can sense that his leadership and passion are lacking in many other key areas.
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posted on
02/19/2004 8:26:53 AM PST
by
jpl
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