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FightingIrish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 10:47 PM
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I just gave my two year old grandson $250.
Actually I invested it in his future. He might go out and blow it on toys and candy and what he really needs is a great president. I actually sent the money to Barack Obama’s campaign and I have no doubt that it is the best thing for little Zack. Hopefully we will survive the two-term train wreck that is hurtling toward an uncertain end. My two sons will never have it as good as I did and I saw some pretty bad times. Maybe they will forgive me if I can help elect the man who will restore the promise of America for their kids.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 10:53 PM
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1. I think he would have prefered a Toys R Us giftcard
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FightingIrish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 10:56 PM
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3. Yeah. He could buy an inflatable president.
Edited on Fri Apr-04-08 11:08 PM by FightingIrish
On further review... Why can't you people just let a positive thought ride? It's your god damned negative response to anything upbeat that has turned me from tolerant of Clinton to absolutely dreading the prospect of another phony president. You seem to take your cues from Mark Penn and James Carville. That's Karl Rove's cynical America in Democratic disguise. Excuse me while I add you to my list of irrelevant, lame duck DUers. Buh bye.
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jkshaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 11:22 PM
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9. It bothers me too, Irish
It's just snark for the love of snark. Look-how-witty-I-am sort of thing. A waste of bandwidth.
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:16 PM
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29. Hell, it might be more tolerable if they were actually witty, rather than just petulant. n/t
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 11:23 PM
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10. The purpose is just to bash, demoralize, and disgust supporters of Obama.
They want to saturate the air with so much negativity as to make people give up and stop caring.
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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 08:43 PM
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48. That's rich coming from you.
:rofl:
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-06-08 01:41 AM
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50. I'm glad you've given up trying to refute what I say after learning that you can't. nt
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 12:49 PM
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18. I'm sorry Ignored does that.
Good thread. Here's another rec. :thumbsup:
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New Earth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:03 PM
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20. omg lol
:rofl:
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:05 PM
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21. A two year could not care less who is president.
That's a fact. They want food, clean diapers or panties depending on their potty training status, toys, hugs and kisses, attention on demand.

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Erin Elizabeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:07 PM
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22. A two year old, however, does not stay a two year old
and trying to ensure that he and his peers have a better future by getting a better president elected is one of the best gifts his grandparent can give him!
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:17 PM
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25. A two year old (if he's like most two year olds) probably won't get
serious about political races for another 24 or 25 years. Reality is that he may vote when he turns 18 out of curiosity but most people don't get serious about looking deeper into politics and motives till they're much older. Giving his birthday or college money to Obama or any other politician for that matter is silly. My guess is that as long as you don't keep splitting the party by running off anyone that isn't an Obama supporter we WILL have someone (either Obama or Clinton) in the White House who is an improvement over Bush.
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Erin Elizabeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:19 PM
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26. What?
You actually disagree with what this grandfather did? How weird! What's wrong with it? He gave it in his grandson's name, good for him.

And for your information, my 13 year old daughter has been interested in politics since she was 8. She gave a speech to her entire elementary school for Dean during the primaries and then Kerry during the general election. She's accompanied me on voter registration drives, to campaign rallies, meetings, voting, you name it. She's a teenager now and extremely excited about the upcoming convention in Denver and wants to record the whole damn thing.

Stop making assumptions about kids, please.
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:00 PM
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27. Nevertheless. You're better off donating the money to the local
fire department than this.
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:18 PM
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30. Please note that the divisive force in this thread is not an Obama supporter ...
... but you.
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:56 PM
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35. Whatever.
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 06:41 PM
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37. Ah, progress!! A shift from divisive to apathetic. Hurrah!
:toast:
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 06:57 PM
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38. More like bored.
Edited on Sat Apr-05-08 06:59 PM by cornermouse
Call me whatever you want. It doesn't matter and it won't make any difference to me. And then there's the little fact that I'm not big on conforming to what others think I should say and do.
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 09:22 PM
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49. "It doesn't matter and it won't make any difference to me." .... see: apathetic
:toast:
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:20 PM
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31. Ah, that user's name is "Ignored"!
Not many like that one around here, but sometimes there are good reasons for them being that way... (gives us something to talk about too. :D )
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:53 PM
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34. Which one? 1 or 3
One said give the two year old a Toys R Us gift card and 3 replied that the kid would probably like an inflatable president.

If you can see this, I'm just making sure you didn't miss out on anything. And if you can't, oh well.
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 08:18 PM
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43. Awww
:hug:
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 11:05 PM
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6. Two-year old? Nah, he'll love this! He'd love a cardboard box,
Edited on Fri Apr-04-08 11:09 PM by babylonsister
or baby anything that keeps them busy and active, so now his family can tell him how he aided in this election!
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 11:22 PM
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8. Too bad he didn't buy a carload of plastic Chinese-made crap, eh?
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 01:18 AM
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13. No....
...that would have been a donation to Hillary.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 01:19 AM
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15. LOL!
:thumbsup:
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:15 PM
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28. Perhaps, but instant gratification is one of our problems ...
... from the laziness it induces, to the expectation that a single election with rescue us from 30+ years of apathy and delusion.
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 10:56 PM
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2. Good on you. I'm sure it will pay dividends.
In the form of peace, prosperity, a reduced national debt, and renewed standing in the world.
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mckeown1128 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 10:56 PM
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4. Bless you. nt
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NoBushSpokenHere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 11:04 PM
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5. Recommended and Recommended... would be a great
gift to all our children...
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RazBerryBeret Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 11:11 PM
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7. what a great idea....
I may have to buy a "gift" for my two sons tomorow....
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kid a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-04-08 11:27 PM
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11. K & R
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Catherina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 01:15 AM
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12. That was great of you. Write him a card too
with a few Obama momentos and sign it with all your love. Give it to him when he's old enough to appreciate it :)
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FightingIrish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 12:14 PM
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17. You gave me an idea.
Why don't campaigns have cards that donors can send to their family and friends indicating that a donation was made in heir honor or for their benefit? The campaign gets the money and a loved ones gets a very powerful message that someone cares enough to give the very best. Maybe it wouldn't replace blenders as wedding gifts, but it would be a thoughtful gift that might even inspire the recipient to donate too.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 01:19 AM
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14. That is a truly thoughtful gift and a wonderful investment.
Thank you.

FREE RANDI RHODES
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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 01:24 AM
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16. I just gave my kid $100.
I told him some other guy gave Obama $250 instead of giving the money straight to his kid. I told my kid he could give his Franklin to Obama if he wanted to instead of blowing it on toys and candy. He said he would think about it.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:10 PM
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24. You gave your kid $100 because of Obama! Way to go!
I'm sure your kid will be happy Obama is running for Prez.

BTW, I sure hope you are telling the truth and not making up stories like some other candidate we know.
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Scurrilous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:00 PM
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19. K & R
:thumbsup:
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Erin Elizabeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 02:08 PM
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23. Awesome!
My daughter was born halfway through the first Clinton administration. Bush stole office when she was in kindergarten. She told me the other day she's really excited about Obama, because "I can't even remember a good president!"
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Raven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:23 PM
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32. Very few posts here on GD-P make me weep, yours has. n/t
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 07:02 PM
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40. Stop weeping. He donated $250 bucks, NOT his grandson. You misread the post
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 08:39 PM
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46. ROFL
:beer::rofl:
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JohnnyLib2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 08:41 PM
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47. LOL -- but will that be next?
:evilgrin:
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:50 PM
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33. Obama said something in the speech..
he gave in Indiana that has stuck with me..paraphrasing..We all come from different pasts, but we will all share the same future.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 05:57 PM
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36. He'll just spend it on booze and women
Thanks for corrupting him.
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boston bean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 06:59 PM
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39. That is just wrong. I hope you did get him another gift worth atleast $250. nt
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 07:03 PM
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41. cool to think good thoughts about the future!

:thumbsup:

Obama has been running interesting populist ads here related to work and other concerns.



I'd put some money in the college fund, too, since costs are going through the roof!
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mtnsnake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 07:04 PM
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42. I'll bet your 2 yr old grandson prefers that to a John Deere pedal tractor any day of the week
How touching
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MagickMuffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 08:30 PM
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44. WooHoo, What a wonderful gesture
Some day your grandsons will understand how you helped provide security for their future.

:applause:FightingIrish
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PresidentObama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-05-08 08:34 PM
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45. Sorry some jerk offs had to be snarky, but that's really touching n/t
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SunsetDreams Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-06-08 02:07 AM
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51. How touching!
I am sure your grandson will thank you one day :)
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TheDonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-06-08 04:57 AM
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52. That's a good motto. Donate to your grandkids! WE need a better direction for this country
McCain will not bring us there.
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