learned something today on public transpo

Post #178,355 by daemon 10/7/04 10:46:51 PM Reply	learned something today on public transpo I park in the $1.00 lot by the muni bus terminal and ride the free downtown shuttle to work (8 blocks, lazy bassar plus they have air conditioning) this am was entertained by several elder, working class black women who gave me some insight via a mild political sermon I have to pay $100 dollars for my medicine, I can only work part time cause they dont want to pay benefits, my grankids lost their medical and dental cause of bush that cheney lies, what they ever do for the black people Im gonna vote, Im gonna drag my 3 daughters to the poll and makem vote, no police gonna stop me from voting well one good thing bush did was making people go to work, at leat they arnt on welfae, uh huh, but the jobs are lousy, amen I interject " we need a 3rd party which isnt dominated by rich white men who cares about the working people" well said but edwards started small and made big, those other three were hand fed republicans aint never gonna help the black people, democrats dont either but they dont stop us from advancing lets say this is going to get interesting regards, daemon
Post #178,365 by ben_tilly 10/7/04 11:01:27 PM Reply	Blacks overwhelmingly vote Democrat They have ever since Kennedy and Johnson addressed race in a big way. Ethnic groups vary in which party they vote for, but most tend strongly one way or another. And at least one regularly switches parties - Armenians vote for whoever last said that they will recognize the Armenian genocide in WW I. (Conducted by what is now Turkey.) Dole said he would do it in 1996, Kerry says it now. Whether it will happen is in doubt though, Turkey strenuously objects to that recognition and has managed to keep the USA from doing it over the years. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #178,392 by deSitter 10/8/04 6:03:19 AM Reply	Unless it rains and threatens ruined hairdoos -drl
Post #178,400 by Meerkat 10/8/04 7:26:28 AM Reply	The story I heard, to stop folks from voting Democrat, was that the Republians mail as many African-Americans as they can lay their grubby little protuberances on, telling them that if they turn up to vote, they'll be checked for any outstanding warrants, fines, etc, etc, and will be basically arrested on the spot if any are found. ie: better for the republicans that they don't vote at all, rather than vote Democrat. I'd say it was shocking, but it's polticians we're talking about. And this is just a 'my friend said...' story, I've not read about it anywhere. Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #178,455 by ben_tilly 10/8/04 12:24:19 PM Reply	I've heard pretty much the same thing And it would explain the comment that was overheard about the police not stopping the woman from voting. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #178,475 by danreck 10/8/04 2:32:34 PM Reply	At least he or she might get a free carton of cigarrettes for their trouble... If they live in Milwaukee that is. Just a few thoughts, Danno
Post #178,528 by daemon 10/8/04 7:43:10 PM Reply	Re: I've heard pretty much the same thing Hillsborough county had accusations lebeled that sherrif deputies were having a pullover spree in black neighborhoods, day of the election. Tampa is in Hillsborough county. regards, daemon

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