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We can’t afford another Senator Simon
Oak Lawn (IL) Reporter ^
| 3/25/04
| Michael M. Bates
Posted on 03/23/2004 7:58:49 AM PST by Mike Bates
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To: Mike Bates
Well done. That is how to frame political issues.
The Slave Party is all about indentured constituency, maintaining cadres as dependants in order to extort their votes.
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posted on
03/23/2004 8:12:30 AM PST
by
Carry_Okie
(The environment is too complex and too important to be managed by central planning.)
To: RonDog; kellynla; calcowgirl; Ernest_at_the_Beach; farmfriend; Dog Gone; NormsRevenge; sauropod; ...
A speechwriter in the making.
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posted on
03/23/2004 8:20:01 AM PST
by
Carry_Okie
(The environment is too complex and too important to be managed by central planning.)
To: Mike Bates
Great article. It is so frustrating to live in a State where the outcome of elections is pretty much preordained. The victors will be demorat and liberal in most cases. I live in a county where the lefty congressman runs unopposed every 2 years. A good man tried to beat him back in 96, to no avail. In Illinois we can believe in "right" causes but our vote will mean nothing. So the reincarnation of Paul Simon will occur this fall, looks like. Too bad.
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posted on
03/23/2004 8:28:46 AM PST
by
buffman
To: buffman; billbears
"
It is so frustrating to live in a State where the outcome of elections is pretty much preordained. The victors will be demorat and liberal in most cases. I live in a county where the lefty congressman runs unopposed every 2 years. A good man tried to beat him back in 96, to no avail. In Illinois we can believe in "right" causes but our vote will mean nothing."
Your frustrations seem awfully familiar. The powers from on high preordain who what we can cast our votes of confirmation for. Then they disregard us.
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posted on
03/23/2004 8:45:20 AM PST
by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: Mike Bates
Kudos..most excellent essay...please put me on your ping list for future efforts...BTW, I thought the race was view a toss-up now...you seem to imply that Obama has it locked up....any new polls...?
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posted on
03/23/2004 8:47:58 AM PST
by
ken5050
To: Mike Bates
oBAMa BumP.. Good job! Simon was one of 3 senators to vote against an investigation of Whitewater.. which begs the question, who were the other 2?
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posted on
03/23/2004 8:50:21 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi Mac ... Support Our Troops! ... Thrash the demRats in November!!! ... Beat BoXer!!!)
To: ken5050
Jack Ryan will be the next Illinois Senator if conservatives get out the vote. Many conservative Democrats are VERY uneasy about the social agenda of the Democratic Party.
To: buffman; Mike Bates
In Illinois we can believe in "right" causes but our vote will mean nothing. Great excuse! So now you can do... what?
What Mr. Bates has shown you is how to take these arguments into your community. The message is simple: Liberalism PRODUCES the poverty, corruption, and crime upon which it depends. It creates jobs only for bureaucrats, enforcers, and gatekeepers. It keeps people poor and coddles the shiftless brats of inherited wealth. It has parents working to pay taxes so that the state can turn their kids into dependents. It ruins communities and cultures because it is destructive to families.
Now, get out there and TELL PEOPLE THAT. Go to coffee shops. Babble about it in church. Plant those seeds.
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posted on
03/23/2004 9:02:08 AM PST
by
Carry_Okie
(The environment is too complex and too important to be managed by central planning.)
To: Mike Bates
He remained politically active until the very end. Too bad he wasn’t buried in Chicago; he could still be a registered voter.
IMHO, this is the best line of this really great article.
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posted on
03/23/2004 9:10:52 AM PST
by
wjcsux
(Charter Member, Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.)
To: Mike Bates; Carry_Okie
"...irredeemably liberal."Good one!!!
As Liberalism has NO "socially redeeming value!"
Having been born and raised in the Land Of Lincoln... Tell me... How come so much of the Great Lakes States have gone so danged liberal since I left in 1955???
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posted on
03/23/2004 9:58:18 AM PST
by
SierraWasp
(The Militant EnvironMental Movement has changed America to a Multi-Level Marketing Government!!!)
To: Mike Bates; Carry_Okie; hellinahandcart; Lil'freeper; NYC GOP Chick; countrydummy; diotima
Well written and hard hitting.
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posted on
03/23/2004 10:27:01 AM PST
by
sauropod
(Life is too short to drink cheap beer!)
To: IncPen
Did you see this...?
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posted on
03/23/2004 11:51:19 AM PST
by
BartMan1
To: BartMan1
Thanks, a great read.
Ask me about the red-headed mother of seven's opinion of Jack Ryan. She thinks he's a snake...
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posted on
03/23/2004 12:29:52 PM PST
by
IncPen
To: NormsRevenge
oBAMa BumP.. Good job! Simon was one of 3 senators to vote against an investigation of Whitewater.. which begs the question, who were the other 2?Jeff Bingaman (NM) and John Glenn (OH). The vote was 96 to 3 with one senator - Teddy K. - not voting.
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posted on
03/23/2004 2:12:16 PM PST
by
Mike Bates
(Artist Formerly Known as mikeb704.)
To: Carry_Okie; buffman; ken5050; wjcsux; sauropod
Thanks to all for the kind words.
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posted on
03/23/2004 2:16:27 PM PST
by
Mike Bates
(Artist Formerly Known as mikeb704.)
To: sauropod
Excellent find - thanks!
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posted on
03/23/2004 2:30:31 PM PST
by
NYC GOP Chick
("If I could shoot like that, I would still be in the NBA" -- Bill Clinton, circa 1995)
To: ken5050
BTW, I thought the race was view a toss-up now...you seem to imply that Obama has it locked up....any new polls...?No polls of which I'm aware. I view Obama as the favorite because Illinois has moved solidly into the Democratic ranks in recent years (only one state-wide office holder) and because so many of the Republicans are, IMHO, RINOs.
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posted on
03/23/2004 2:38:31 PM PST
by
Mike Bates
(Artist Formerly Known as mikeb704.)
To: Mike Bates
Obama will probably win but his margin of victory will be substantially less than Kerry's in IL
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posted on
03/23/2004 2:41:52 PM PST
by
raloxk
To: raloxk
Could be, although Kerry doesn't appear to be exciting all that many black voters, while Obama is. Or so press reports suggest.
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posted on
03/23/2004 2:46:51 PM PST
by
Mike Bates
(Artist Formerly Known as mikeb704.)
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