Comments on: My Only Real Political Post http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/ Melding fiction and science in life and on paper Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:28:57 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: shakespeare http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-187 shakespeare Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:12:51 +0000 http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-187 Great post, sis! I'm determined to keep working towards what I believe in, even if I have to slog through a load of ignorance to get there. I'm a bit lucky that I'm in a more liberal state than I have been for the last two elections. I hope my vote makes a difference, and I hope yours does, too! Great post, sis! I’m determined to keep working towards what I believe in, even if I have to slog through a load of ignorance to get there. I’m a bit lucky that I’m in a more liberal state than I have been for the last two elections. I hope my vote makes a difference, and I hope yours does, too!

]]> By: victormarsala http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-185 victormarsala Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:07:48 +0000 http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-185 I think that's what disappoints me more than anything. It hasn't been intellectual or thoughtful in a long time. It's so heavily rooted in emotions. What's worse than people being entrenched in their sides is the belief that it's the way it has to be. It's kind of like Paris Hilton going to jail and the news channels talking about it non-stop, and then those same channels chastising the American people for caring about her. Just because they say it's so doesn't make it true. The handful of people that know about her care only enough to be able to make jokes at her expense. Voting with your conscience could just as easily be about platform and idea. I decide what works well for me, and how that gels with what works for the country at large (as that will wind up affecting me). Then I try to find someone who mostly closely exhibits those qualities. The idea that it has to be so black and white almost makes me sick. I think that’s what disappoints me more than anything. It hasn’t been intellectual or thoughtful in a long time. It’s so heavily rooted in emotions. What’s worse than people being entrenched in their sides is the belief that it’s the way it has to be.

It’s kind of like Paris Hilton going to jail and the news channels talking about it non-stop, and then those same channels chastising the American people for caring about her. Just because they say it’s so doesn’t make it true. The handful of people that know about her care only enough to be able to make jokes at her expense.

Voting with your conscience could just as easily be about platform and idea. I decide what works well for me, and how that gels with what works for the country at large (as that will wind up affecting me). Then I try to find someone who mostly closely exhibits those qualities.

The idea that it has to be so black and white almost makes me sick.

]]> By: stephanieebarr http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-184 stephanieebarr Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:23:43 +0000 http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-184 Thank you, Cindy. Thank you, Cindy.

]]> By: stephanieebarr http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-182 stephanieebarr Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:59:51 +0000 http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-182 I advocate everyone vote their conscience. And, yes, I agree. My baby is beautiful as is the way of most babies. I advocate everyone vote their conscience.

And, yes, I agree. My baby is beautiful as is the way of most babies.

]]> By: flit http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-179 flit Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:47:06 +0000 http://rocketscientist.today.com/2008/10/14/my-only-real-political-post/#comment-179 Wow...that was a very long post! Our election was today ... haven't heard <b>final</b> results yet - cuz I haven't gone to see them, mostly - I'm watching House... last I heard, looked like another minority for the Conservatives. Which sucks - I would have liked to wave bye-bye to them... but at least Harper's gamble to try to get a majority failed. Wow…that was a very long post!

Our election was today … haven’t heard final results yet - cuz I haven’t gone to see them, mostly - I’m watching House… last I heard, looked like another minority for the Conservatives.

Which sucks - I would have liked to wave bye-bye to them… but at least Harper’s gamble to try to get a majority failed.

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