Eric Merrill wrote on Wed, 30 January 2008 13:26 |
I disagree. It matters a great deal. It is not the MOST important consideration, of course, but I think it's foolish to deny that having a woman or any minority as president would be a significant step forward.
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That's not what I said. I think it's obvious that it's a step forward.
What IS foolish is to vote for a candidate BECAUSE she is a woman... or black... or whatever, which is what people are going to be doing because they want so badly to be represented. Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon.
Like I said before, it's the same thing that Bush did with the Christians. Did the Christian conservative feel represented by him these last two terms? I don't know, but I didn't.
The Democrats have been doing that shit for years. They don't care about the farmer, the little man, the minority. They feel superior to these people. They feel like they can "help", because they really feel sorry.
Do you think Bubba wants to trade in his 4x4 for a hybrid?
You really think the blue collar guy wants gay marriage in his hometown?
It's absurd. It's politics, and the politicians will do anything they can to be on top.
"I'm a strong woman who has put in 30 years of hard work and brought about change", blah, blah, bullshit.