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I've had a myspace page for a couple of years now (don't hold it against me please, lol). Over the past year I have used my blog as a place to vent about many different things. As you can imagine over the past few months my main bitch has been John McCain and Sarah Palin. I have a cousin on my friends list who is a major neocon. Her own parents can't even stand to be around her because she is so extreme in her views. Well, I ignored her for a while but I finally began to respond to her more crazy blogs. I was nice and respectful but apparently I really pissed her off last time and suddenly another family member writes their first blog ever and it is clearly addressed to me (even though he claims it's not). I would like to respond to this guy but I don't want to come off as a bitch or know it all. I'd really like some input. I guess what pisses me off is that he is basically saying that anyone who puts their politics out there is stupid and that your political beliefs should be private. Ummm, I thought blogs were a place for people to vent their feelings and I don't hold a gun to anyones head to make them read what I have to say. My blog is there for my enjoyment more than anything else. Well, here's what he said. Tell me what you think.
First off, let me start by saying this is not directed to anyone. It's just my observation from talking and listening to people.
No one really wants to know your opinion about politics, specifically, the presidential race. They ask your opinion just so they can share theirs. I don't talk much about politics. You won't hear me screaming my views. I prefer to live my views. If you can't tell what kind of person I am by the way I live my life, you don't really have any need to know about my political views.
I don't believe either party is right about everything. You can't go far right or far left on everything. Moderation is good in a lot of things. Now I don't just ride in the middle of the road, but sometimes that's the best answer. I never vote all D or all R. I vote for who will do the best job.
One thing I think we'll all agree on is that people are sick of the negative attack ads on TV. I think the reason these are used is because the candidate has ran out of good things to say about themselves so they start blasting the other person. We tell our kids not to raise themselves up by tearing others down, but that's what politicians do.
Would the government be so quick to help Wall Street if this was not an election year? Maybe they would help even more. I don't know. I do feel like things happened awful quickly. They were all saying "We've got to do something before the election."
I could go down the ticket and tell you who I'm going to vote for, but I don't really want to. There will be some Ds and Rs and I won't apologize to either side. I won't base my vote on race or sex and only on what I think that person has to offer the USA. I won't ask anyone their politacal views just so I can blast them and the tell them mine. I'll keep it all to myself and laugh at how silly people look when they throw it all out there.
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