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Last Word in DUMBO: I Voted With My Head, But Not My Kishkes
New York Observer ^
| 11/11/04
| Michael M. Thomas
Posted on 11/11/2004 4:09:13 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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Read ALL the way through, before vaulting to any foolish assumptions as to where the author is (ultimately) going with this. FYI, and all that. :)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Read ALL the way through, before vaulting to any foolish assumptions as to where the author is (ultimately) going with this. FYI, and all that. :) ---
If they got that far......... they won't vault! ;-)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Kerry supporter hangout.....
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Interesting...something about NYC Dems, they vote Dem because their parents and grandparents did...or they're voting with their union...or they have to because all Pubbis are bad...not a lot voted for Kerry that I know, but AGAINST Bush.
NYC Dims are a strange lot, I don't know if they'll ever come around (well, Ed Koch did, I guess that's a start!)
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:20:10 AM PST
by
Former Dodger
(Congrats on 4 MORE YEARS< Mr. President! Now let's FLATTEN FALLUJAH!)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:23:23 AM PST
by
MEG33
( Congratulations President Bush!..Thank you God. Four More Years!)
To: Former Dodger
The ones whose livlihoods aren't tied to the State are starting to "get it".
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:29:26 AM PST
by
NativeNewYorker
(Don't blame me. I voted for Sharpton.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Interesting... but not unusual. It seems many voted against rather then for...
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:51:38 AM PST
by
aliquis
To: sauropod
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:55:28 AM PST
by
sauropod
(Hitlary: "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.")
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
A truly fascinating article.
When I turned the switch for the President, I felt extremely satisfied and completely unconflicted.
As someone who was born and raised in NYC, I have to say that I have no idea how I escaped the mental poison of liberalism. Of course, I came from a good, loving, intact Catholic home - but that didn't help dozens of people I grew up with.
When the author says that parts of Brooklyn went red, I'd love to see the data.
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posted on
11/11/2004 5:03:55 AM PST
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
>> To the superior go the spoils.<<
This guy must be part of my hubby's family!
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posted on
11/11/2004 5:06:14 AM PST
by
netmilsmom
(Zell on DEM Christianity, "They can hum the tune, but can't sing the song.")
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
The last three paragraphs say it all....
If anyone is to blame for the commericalization of the American psyche it is the Blue states. They did it to themselves. he he he
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posted on
11/11/2004 5:17:22 AM PST
by
najida
(To all Veterean's- Thank you very, very much.)
To: MEG33
I think he gets it..! Yeah, sort of. But he says he still hates 90% of red-state people and notice, he still voted Democrat even though he knows they caused most of the problems.
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posted on
11/11/2004 5:23:29 AM PST
by
libertylover
(Ditch the Witch)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
GREAT article!!
I love the way he is able to pinpoint a few of the hypocrisies that run so rampant in the life of the man he (regrettedly) voted for!
I have said all along that even if hated Bush, I would have voted for him in this election simply because of what Kerry represents.
It sheds light on the scary truth that a LOT of politicians say what the people want to hear and how they want to hear it, when someone in a position as prominent as Presidential candidate so flippantly changes his "beliefs" based on what audience he has at the time.
I rarely remember him ever just agreeing with his own policies. He usually said something like, "Well, I personally think abortion should be a LAST resort, but I support each woman's right to choose." Whearas, Bush just says, "Abortion is wrong, and I am against it." He wasn't trying to coddle all the baby-killers or even the ones who had done it in the naivety of youth and regret it now. He just stands by what he believes and doesn't worry about hurting feelings. But at the same time I have no doubt in my mind that Bush would warmly embrace any woman who was living with the guilt of having had an abortion and who now regretted that decision, and promise to pray for her and assure her that God forgives those who seek it.
And THAT'S why I voted for Bush. Not because I agree with him whole-heartedly on every issue.
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posted on
11/11/2004 5:26:48 AM PST
by
melbell
(groovy)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
"If I put the "issues" to one side, I dont want to vote for someone who preaches about economic justice from the seat of an $8,000 bicycle, who pays a lower effective rate of tax than people with a thousandth part of his family income while moaning in that saggy way of his about "unfair tax cuts," and I dont want to be lumped with those who do."Well said!
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posted on
11/11/2004 5:29:22 AM PST
by
I'mPeach
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Yes...About one out of two Catholics voted for W...one out of five African Americans, and one out of four Jews.
This should partially explain why the biggest Eastern cities went for Kerry.
To: Former Dodger
Interesting...something about NYC Dems, they vote Dem because their parents and grandparents did... Think of them as the other side of the country club Republicans coin.
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posted on
11/11/2004 6:10:34 AM PST
by
iconoclast
(Conservative, not partisan)
To: squirt-gun
About one out of two Catholics voted for W Uhh ...about one out of 2 Americans voted for W.
Don't look now but your hood's showing.
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posted on
11/11/2004 6:14:55 AM PST
by
iconoclast
(Conservative, not partisan)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
What the hell does DUMBO stand for?
To: Hermann the Cherusker
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posted on
11/11/2004 6:20:08 AM PST
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
To: Hermann the Cherusker
Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass: DUMBO
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posted on
11/11/2004 6:27:17 AM PST
by
Piranha
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