Posted on 04/12/2006 1:07:47 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too
We’ve all seen the e-mail sent out days before an election: “Democrats vote on Tuesday, Republicans vote on Wednesday. Don’t forget to vote! Wink, wink.” Or vice versa. Republicans can be just as juvenile. Generally speaking, such “friendly reminders” are sent as a joke, which then may or may not actually trick a few people. Probably those who are tricked are better off not voting anyway, but that is another point altogether. (In case you haven’t voted recently, everyone votes on Tuesday.)
But there seems to be a new “Republicans vote on Wednesday” taking form in time for the 2006 election. This effort targets grassroots conservatives known for their passionate views about issues who may be open to a grassroots voting rebellion. But the effort is being led, or at the very least aided, by liberals pretending to be grassroots conservatives, as opposed to actual grassroots conservatives themselves.
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But the pretend-conservative act is being carried onto a whole new playing field, one that has become wildly influential over the past few years and one that does not stand to be instantly recognized as a fake. That playing field is the blogosphere, which is then used in conjunction with massive e-mailings to “spread the word” (as one e-mailer insisted I do to my readers/e-mail list) to other conservatives.
The concept is the same: the blog or e-mail claims, first, that the said writer has been a conservative for years and that they have “had it with Republicans.”
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
"I bet you think this thread... is aboutchew!!!
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Actually, I think this thread is about YOU.
Well dingbat... that's what ya git fer thinking!!!
LOL! How true.
You are what is referred to as a Bushbot. Good luck with that.
:^)
I think. I think deeply. And that's why I know that there is a HUGE difference between Republicans and Democrats, and that it is imperative to keep leftist AMORAL politicians from power.
IF you are pro-life, pro-family and moral, then YOU know it too.
(btw, I didn't change the subject............you just didn't follow very well).
I'm boycotting boycotts, including my own boycott boycott.
I'm not sure you should, after all, the comment you're responding to was posted on the....Internet.
That was the joke, Sherlock.
Nice article. Good point about a hard-core conservative being willing to sit an election out or vote for a third party candidate. I can imagine doing the same if I was concerned about the events of the last few weeks, but I couldn't imagine ever voting Democrat.
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