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Your voting record: 2008 and 2012

Your presidential vote, 2008 and 2012


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Phys251

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In the 2008 and 2012 presidential election, who did you vote for, if applicable, in the general election?
 
In the 2008 and 2012 presidential election, who did you vote for, if applicable, in the general election?

I'll go further...

1980 Reagan
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush
1992 Bush
1996 Dole
2000 Gore
2004 Kerry
2008 Obama
2012 Obama

I didn't leave the GOP, they left me
 
I'll go further...

1980 Reagan
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush
1992 Bush
1996 Dole
2000 Gore
2004 Kerry
2008 Obama
2012 Obama

I didn't leave the GOP, they left me

Yeah obama's anti gun and bash the rich idiocy was mainstream GOP thought
 
Yeah obama's anti gun and bash the rich idiocy was mainstream GOP thought

Gun stuff is irrelevant to me, I own guns and the government is never going to change that, are they going to take yours, Turtle?

Once upon a time, Republicans WERE more populist and talked about the tyranny of the elite and the danger of concentrated, Ike, Nixon, and even Reagan was famous his populist rhetoric, though it was more a negative populism and did not translate into policy.
 
Gun stuff is irrelevant to me, I own guns and the government is never going to change that, are they going to take yours, Turtle?

Once upon a time, Republicans WERE more populist and talked about the tyranny of the elite and the danger of concentrated, Ike, Nixon, and even Reagan was famous his populist rhetoric, though it was more a negative populism and did not translate into policy.

I find it hilarious that populism is used by fat cats to become richer by pandering to people like you

I prefer to reward success rather than demonizing it in order to get rich

as to guns-spew that crap to those in California, CT and NY
 
Gun stuff is irrelevant to me, I own guns and the government is never going to change that, are they going to take yours, Turtle?

Once upon a time, Republicans WERE more populist and talked about the tyranny of the elite and the danger of concentrated, Ike, Nixon, and even Reagan was famous his populist rhetoric, though it was more a negative populism and did not translate into policy.

Back in the day, conservative thinkers were William F. Buckley and Ayn Rand. Now, they're Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter.
I think they might have left more than a few people behind.
 
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I find it hilarious that populism is used by fat cats to become richer by pandering to people like you

I prefer to reward success rather than demonizing it in order to get rich

as to guns-spew that crap to those in California, CT and NY

States are welcome to pass the laws that citizens approve of, that's the beauty of federalism, if you don't like you local laws, try to change them or move. I left Florida because of the screwy legislative priorities.

Would it be demonizing to point out abuses of the influence of the wealth that Goldman et al have engaged in?

One of us has done some Kool Aid shots, but I don't think it's me.
 
States are welcome to pass the laws that citizens approve of, that's the beauty of federalism, if you don't like you local laws, try to change them or move. I left Florida because of the screwy legislative priorities.

Would it be demonizing to point out abuses of the influence of the wealth that Goldman et al have engaged in?

One of us has done some Kool Aid shots, but I don't think it's me.

That's rich. Obama is a fat cat crony capitalist who uses government office to get rich and you slurp him because you (Goldman Sachs was a big Obama support center BTW) are mad that a few wall street pigs are richer than you think they deserve to be
 
Back in the day, conservative thinkers were William F. Buckley and Ayn Rand. Now, they're Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter.
I think they might have left more than a few people behind.

Buckley yes, Ayn Rand, though I loved her books, never struck me as intellectually complete, just a thought and one dimensional support of that thought.

The main thing is that what conservatives wanted back then (and so did I)they got, then, with nowhere to go, the newer conservatives just said MORE! MORE! And they got that, and they dont know what to want other than what they used to want, lower taxes on the rich, less social welfare, and deregulation.
 
Buckley yes, Ayn Rand, though I loved her books, never struck me as intellectually complete, just a thought and one dimensional support of that thought.

The main thing is that what conservatives wanted back then (and so did I)they got, then, with nowhere to go, the newer conservatives just said MORE! MORE! And they got that, and they dont know what to want other than what they used to want, lower taxes on the rich, less social welfare, and deregulation.

why should the rich pay more money when all that does is encourage the many to demand more government

people want more stuff when they don't have to pay for it
 
In the 2008 and 2012 presidential election, who did you vote for, if applicable, in the general election?

2008: Ron Paul in primaries, Obama in general election. 2012: Ron Paul in primaries, did not vote in general election. Would have voted for Gary Johnson if I wasn't busy and felt like wasting an hour of my day to stand around and vote.

I don't believe in voting anymore. I don't even think our elections are real at this point.
 
Back in the day, conservative thinkers were William F. Buckley and Ayn Rand. Now, they're Glenn Beck and Ann Coulter.
I think they might have left more than a few people behind.

I'm with you, man. The first Dem i voted for might have been Clinton in 96.But I voted for Bush in 2000 (my theory- both parties are the same!), and I have a feeling I will have to do penance for that the rest of my natural life.
 
That's rich. Obama is a fat cat crony capitalist who uses government office to get rich and you slurp him because you (Goldman Sachs was a big Obama support center BTW) are mad that a few wall street pigs are richer than you think they deserve to be

I love capitalism, I hate crony capitalism and I do not deny that Obama supports the latter, any President we ever get under our current system must, but crony capitalism, or corporate socialism, or regulatory capture, is the biggest thing going in our government right now.

It is a strawman (or lie) to say that I want punish great wealth, I want to prevent great wealth from being used to steal from everyone else. I am in the top 5% in income, but I recognize the vast, VAST difference between me and the owners of this country, another are screwing the American people by buying policy.

Ike saw that, Nixon saw that, Reagan, not so much, Rhenquist didn't give a crap.
 
The poll did not include my 2008 choice, which was a write-in vote for Hillary Clinton. :) Inexperienced empty-suit with a great smile, or BushLite and Bubblebrain? No thank you.

In 2012, the GOP would have had my vote if they'd only put up an experienced, no-nonsense moderate without all the right-wing extremist baggage. So they gave me... Romney? Romney??? That was the best the GOP had in 2012, cream of the crop, best of the best.

*sigh* I went with the empty-suit that finally had some experience, if only four years' worth. Shape up, republicans. You're killing me here.
 
why should the rich pay more money when all that does is encourage the many to demand more government

people want more stuff when they don't have to pay for it

You think the rich don't want to pay more because of how it might affect others? Seriously?
 
I'll go further...

1980 Reagan
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush
1992 Bush
1996 Dole
2000 Gore
2004 Kerry
2008 Obama
2012 Obama

I didn't leave the GOP, they left me

LOL, I too voted for Reagan twice and Bush Sr. twice. After that, things took a serious downturn with republican candidates and policy.
 
2008 - Obama

2012 - Johnson (didn't make the same mistake twice) [also, my political views changed quite a bit]
 
The poll did not include my 2008 choice, which was a write-in vote for Hillary Clinton. :) Inexperienced empty-suit with a great smile, or BushLite and Bubblebrain? No thank you.

In 2012, the GOP would have had my vote if they'd only put up an experienced, no-nonsense moderate without all the right-wing extremist baggage. So they gave me... Romney? Romney??? That was the best the GOP had in 2012, cream of the crop, best of the best.

*sigh* I went with the empty-suit that finally had some experience, if only four years' worth. Shape up, republicans. You're killing me here.

The fact that voted for Hilary says a lot about your level of information.
 
I'll go further...

1980 Reagan
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush
1992 Bush
1996 Dole
2000 Gore
2004 Kerry
2008 Obama
2012 Obama

I didn't leave the GOP, they left me

1980 Anderson
1984 Reagan
1988 Bush
1992 Clinton
1996 Dole
2000 Gore (saw little difference in the two at the time. I was wrong)
2004 Kerry

thought I'd do the same.
 
You think the rich don't want to pay more because of how it might affect others? Seriously?

You are free to donate more of your money to the government which will promptly waste it on some pointless, useless program that will end up causing more problems than it fixes.

But the big problem is that you believe that because you want to waste your money on government, that you should have the power to compel others to do the same.
 
You are free to donate more of your money to the government which will promptly waste it on some pointless, useless program that will end up causing more problems than it fixes.

But the big problem is that you believe that because you want to waste your money on government, that you should have the power to compel others to do the same.

No, my big problem is an understanding of history and economics and a concern for the sustainability of his country arguing with people who have one dimensional ideas of how it all works.

Conservatives have the best bumper stickers, but not much behind them.
 
You are free to donate more of your money to the government which will promptly waste it on some pointless, useless program that will end up causing more problems than it fixes.

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Sure. Like the EPA. Or the FDA.

Because who needs an environment or safe drugs and food when you can use dollar bills for both face masks, nutrition and winter heat.
 
Here's my voting record, for all to see.

2000 Gore
2004 Kerry
2008 Obama
2012 Romney

25% hit rate... #thatsucksman

The only vote I regret is Al Gore. Glad he didn't win, the crazy bastard. The rest.... well I'm smarter than you, America. I'm right and you're wrong.
 
Yeah obama's anti gun and bash the rich idiocy was mainstream GOP thought

Um, perhaps you would you like to show us Obama campaign literature or other documentation that says he was (is) anti-gun.
 
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