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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:49 AM
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Great news! My racist in-laws in Florida have decided to vote for Obama!!!
I've talked about them several times before. They're dems of the Ferraro type, elderly New Yorkers who still cling to racism. They're the ones who always forwarded anti-Obama emails to me and regularly called Obama "Obummer."

Anyway, they watched the CNN special on McCain and did NOT like what they saw. They were not impressed with his younger years at all and nothing he has done recently impressed them either. And they are horrified with his Palin pick. :)

So, ladies and gentlemen, there is reason to have hope today.
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Curtland1015 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:51 AM
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1. Fantastic! News like this is great!
The older vote in Florida could go a VERY long way in winning Obama the White House!

Give them a pat on the back from me!
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:54 AM
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5. I will. And I'm sure that a LOT of older voters who watched the
McCain special on CNN feel the same way.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:52 AM
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2. Based on his early life story huh?
Yet another triumph of the personal vs. the issues...
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:01 AM
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12. Thing is, on the issues they were always dems. It was pure
racism that caused them to consider McCain in the first place. I think they had decided that voting for an "honorable" white guy was preferable to voting for a black guy who happened to agree with their issues.

But since that CNN piece, they've decided that McCain is not particularly honorable. And that really made them HAVE to consider their values. Strip honor away and all they had was his skin color. So they couldn't lie to themselves anymore about their reasons and had to face it head on. They did that I'm so very pleased.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:03 AM
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13. Me too.
:)
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ellacott Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:53 AM
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3. Wow, that's great
That is certainly reason for hope. :)
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tallahasseedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:53 AM
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4. Thank you!
I love reading stories like this...makes the day brighter! :)
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AnnaLouise Donating Member (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:54 AM
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6. Great news
for pics of others who don't care for Palin see below
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OneGrassRoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:54 AM
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7. Thank you so much! n/t
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:55 AM
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8. They and other like them are the reason McCain lost 2 points post-convention in FL
According to Rasmussen: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/peak-at-new-electoral-map.html

Ed Koch, the archetypical older conservative Jew, has also endorsed Obama due to Sarah "Jews For Jesus, Pray For Gays" Palin.
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Doremus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:57 AM
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9. Hooray! I think your in-laws are typical of most reasonable people
once they learn the truth about twofer Ms. Mooseburger: Not just a rank amateur but a flipped out fundie too. YeeHaw!
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:57 AM
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10. Just keep reminding them of all the positive things Obama wants to do
because they will probably look for a reason to change their minds as the election wages on...especially as personal attacks get uglier and uglier.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 09:59 AM
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11. Rec'd~ More people need to see personal
stories like these because that's all there are, right? Personal stories?

Thanks JenniferZ:toast: :patriot:
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:04 AM
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14. Yep. And there are millions and millions of personal stories like
this out there, waiting to be told. I'm so very proud of them.
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brystheguy Donating Member (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:11 AM
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15. I don't know why, but your thread title made me laugh. n/t
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:13 AM
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16. Someone needs to do a smackdown on Ferraro. She has been a big disappointment
all around. Truth is she wasn't a very good VP candidate for Mondale. Not that it would have made much difference but he should have gone with Jesse Jackson at the time, imo.
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:23 AM
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20. I can't think of one good thing she has done for the party or our
efforts to win the WH. And yep, Jackson would definitely have been better than Ferraro back then.
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:14 AM
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17. Are they Jewish Or Catholic? BTW?


Just wondering if Palin's religion came into to play?

Good news!
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:20 AM
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19. He was Catholic until he married his second wife who is
Greek Orthodox. So now they're both GO. But Palin didn't help the ticket when she made fun of the Catholic community organization that Barack worked for. They were highly offended at that. Orthodox churches of all kinds are really big on helping the needy. And their members don't take kindly when their efforts are made fun of.
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:26 AM
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22. Interesting that 'real issues' didn't really come into play

Her church thinks catholics aren't christians so you know what they think
about Greek Orthodox, which split with the Catholic church when Rome fell.
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:29 AM
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23. Yep. Most Catholics aren't aware that fundies don't think they're Christians.
One good thing is that most fundies don't go in for the holy rollin' thing, either. So this may have an added bonus for us in the end.
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Claire Beth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:16 AM
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18. That is wonderful news!!! n/t
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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:25 AM
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21. that is fantastic news
it made my day. :-) k&r
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barack the house Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:35 AM
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24. ...
Edited on Tue Sep-09-08 10:45 AM by barack the house
...
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barack the house Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:35 AM
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25. It's very important to highlight the church Palin belongs to in Fl and NY. Jews are not ->
Edited on Tue Sep-09-08 10:39 AM by barack the house
something she will put first in her ideology, people at least know Obama did show profound reverence whilst in Israel it debunked a lot of nonsense put out there about him. ONce people are more aware of how anti israel Palin's church is a lot of the game will change.
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NatBurner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:42 AM
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26. lol Bunkers for Obama
way to go
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:47 AM
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28. LOL! Bunkers for Obama! I like it. :)
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barack the house Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 10:46 AM
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27. A very heartwarming story, hope is just around the corner.
Edited on Tue Sep-09-08 10:46 AM by barack the house
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 11:08 AM
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29. My racist aunt in NV also!
She said if Hillary wasn't nommed she would sit it out. Palin changed her mind -- she's gone OBAMA!
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Window Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 11:18 AM
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30. That is indeed good news! Thank you for sharing.
I just donated to Obama on DU for my neighbor -- a man who has never, ever donated to a campaign in his 71 years. Oh, and he's really tight with his money. LOL!

Personally, I believe there are many, many stories like these that will never make the "poll" or news.

I may be naive, but I don't see how anyone could vote for another republlican administration this time around.


Peace:kick:
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 01:25 PM
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31. That's how to win elections.
One vote at a time. :)
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democracy1st Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 01:27 PM
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32. K & R JenniferZ
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 01:29 PM
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33. A miracle!
I found the bio film shown at the GOP convention damning ... Ironically the GOP thought it was a good idea to proclaim McBush graduated fifth from the bottom of his class (890'ish total) and that he crashed five planes.
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 01:31 PM
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34. My father-in-law mentioned the 5 planes and 5th from the bottom
too!!! He now knows McSame is a total idiot.
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 01:33 PM
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35. Well, my dad won't vote for Obama
but he won't vote for McCain, can't stand him using his POW status as crutch either.
He said he'd sit this one out.
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-09-08 01:34 PM
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36. Yahtzee! That is so cool that that stuck out in his mind!!
I love it when the opposition lobs a hand grenade into their own campaign inadvertently.

:bounce:
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