2008 USP(G)ET pt. II: counting the days to 2012 primary thread 1

Hey now, Mandee. All three of my living grandparents are voting for Obama.

Yeah, my best friend's parents, who are in their mid-to-late 70's, are both voting for Obama. They're old-school Kennedy Democrats and think Palin is the craziest crazy who ever crazied.

someone on another message board i was reading suggested palin is popular w/ 'certain groups' because she is essentially a goddess of white fertility for folks concerned about perpetuating the white race

― joe 40oz (deej), Friday, October 10, 2008 2:10 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i thought that was pretty perceptive

― joe 40oz (deej), Friday, October 10, 2008 2:11 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol waht!!

I just had an image of Palin looking like Quetzalcoatl.

My whole extended socialist Jewish family is voting Obama. Ironically, my grandparents are even more enthusiastic about it than their kids.

What can you do. Jews, right?

I <3 Drew Friedman.

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pretty sure my parents & grandparents are voting for McCain. In fact my mom already has.

my gf's grandparents, who are both 86, are both voting obama, though they really wanted hrc to win the nom

My mom, the eternal contrarian, is considering voting for nobody (the first presidential vote I remember her making was for John Anderson in 1980, to give you an idea). My dad's always admired McCain but I think the last few weeks might well have given him pause. We'll see.

since I've lived my whole life in the bible belt it kinda blows my mind that there are old people who are enthusiastic about voting Dem!!

i really wasnt serious when i said the thing about old people dying

my grandparents, were they still alive, would have voted obama no question

yah sure way to be glad my grandparents are dead ;_;

xp

All of my grandparents were hard-core Democrats.

if my mom's parents were still alive IDK if they'd vote McCain, but my dad's parents are solidly conservative Baptists (& I suspect my granddad is racist)

I'm pretty sure everybody in my family and my wife's family will vote McCain, but whaddaya gonna do, entrenched Mississppi bigots etc etc.

Ronald Reagan turned my abuela red.

My mom can't vote (never became a US citizen), but my dad, who's as right as right gets, actually called me up in the middle of the night (when I just happened to be home cough cough) to tell me that, because of Obama's nomination acceptance speech, he was going to give McCain the high hat. And then we made lots of "lol old" joeks.

Reagan turned my mom red (not in the commie sense)

(my dad voted Carter b/c of family relations)

doggoneit mr. soprano

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http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=728326&print

Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots

By BOB GARDINIER, Staff writer
Last updated: 3:21 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2008

TROY — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's last name is spelled "Osama" on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County.

The misspelling, which elections officials on both sides of the aisle insist was simply a typo, is causing embarrassment for the county.

''No question this is an honest mistake innocently done,'' said Edward McDonough, the Democratic commissioner. ''We catch almost everything.''

''This was a typo,'' said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. ''We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us.''

The funny thing (funny o_O, not funny haha) is talking to my next door neighbor, who enthusiastically votes the straight Dem ticket and is voting for Obama, even though she's about as racist as anyone in my family. "Gonna be kind of odd voting for a nigra, I never thought that would happen in my lifetime, but that's the times we're livin' in, right?" Direct quote, swear to god.

all of my family is for Obama - not completely positive about my 98-yo Texas Jew grandma but she has always hated Dubya and been a Democrat so I'd be surprised if she was for McCain. I guess I have some right-wing uncles who I never see who are probably for McCain.

nigra falls

My girlfriend, who is a fervent Democrat, accidentally called Obama "Osama" last night.

xxxxp

I'm with Dan on the "I thought it was pretty blatant!" re: Palin. Half of it was that she was from Alaska, which symbolizes much of that mentality (unfortunately for Alaska, which does have a New England-ish minority living there, mainly in or around Anchorage.)

The only difference between my mom and the "Kill Him!" freaks at the recent McCain/Pali rallies is that my mom's always lived in a big city, rarely leaves the house to do anything, and is more candid about it all. I heard her shit because she felt she could drop her radar detector around me.

Suzy, I would report her to Secret Service if I didn't feel she would react in a way that would not only hurt herself but hurt her pets, of which she has many. That and also she's not influencing anyone's mind but her own, since she's a loner.

See, the Jews have fucked up voting patterns. I'm pretty sure Obama's race is actually a turn-on for most of my family.

Barack Osama must be psyched about his unexpected nomination!

what's an American Carol rated?

er wrong thread

Haha. Right thread.

I've been very good at depersonalizing my mom's stances during this cycle. Also whenever she comes up with these attack lines from talking points I know she's not actually taking the time to fact-check. She also thinks something big is going to hit Obama sometime in the next two weeks and won't divulge what that is.

Palin = stupid doesn't get much traction with people who voted Bush x 2 and I've tried to mention Palin's pastor/witch doctor problem, which doesn't register with her even though independently of Palin she thinks Jesus freaks suck.

My dad and I discussed Obama a lot before he died suddenly last year; he lived in Michelle Bachman's district and hated her. Couldn't wait to get rid of all of the GOP. He and his late parents - proper fundraising FDR/JFK/DFL hardcore - would have voted for Obama. My grandmother would have thought he was the love child of JFK and Harry Belafonte or something. My mom still calls herself undecided and her dad voted all over the place, but would never have voted for a Jesus freak, not even for dog catcher. My grandmother was under guardianship so I'm not sure she ever voted but even after the lobotomy that put her in this position was probably more coherent than any Palin fans.

re: Suzy, I would report her to Secret Service if I didn't feel she would react in a way that would not only hurt herself but hurt her pets, of which she has many. That and also she's not influencing anyone's mind but her own, since she's a loner.

More to the point, my mom has proven to be all mouth no action all her life. She hasn't touched a gun since she was a kid. She couldn't galvanized the dust in her kitchen, much less a small militia.

i can't believe you're even jokingly discussing the possibility of your mom being an assassinator on a public message board

Mackro also pals around with terrorists

obamaloverholeinyohead

yeah, haha I don't think it's your mom who's going to get the visit from the secret service

gbx - i never thought i would either.

There is background. she's been kinda losing her mind recently, so I had to vent. Also, she never left the house to have a life of her own, so her words sound very adolescent, because mentally she is adolescent. I'm not going to go into detail, but this isn't just a normal mom I'm talking about here. "obamalover" was her insult term for me, so I just wrapped it up in a Prince reference a week ago without knowing I'd get her email today. :/

:/

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So, when are we expecting the 'troopergate' report?

i'm beginning to think that wink was like an "activate" switch for the nutjobs in this country

you mean that report STILL isn't out? damn.

my immediate family and my wife's are all pretty-much pro-obama, except for the ones who didn't register to vote.

So, when are we expecting the 'troopergate' report?

Currently being read:

http://www.adn.com/news/story/551898.html

Sen. Kim Elton, D-Juneau, chairman of the Legislative Council, gave no indication how long the secret session might last or when Branchflower's report might be made public.

But two lawmakers who've stepped out of the meeting briefly say it could be hours.

Senate President Lyda Green, a Wasilla Republican, and Rep. Peggy Wilson of Wrangell said the session is moving slowly.

How slow? Wilson was asked.

"Slooowwww," she said.

(Lest you fear about Green, she is NOT a friend of Palin; the two have been at odds for a while and she has indicated she is voting for the release of the report. But she's just one vote.)

During the closed legislative hearing, a group of about 50 supporters of Gov. Sarah Palin stood on the sidewalk outside the legislative building. They waved signs that said "Palin Power," "Sarah's Right" and "Not Guilty," and they chanted "Go, Sarah, Go" and "Who's the best mom in the world - Sarah."

"how slow?"

"like, 'this could take a good 60 days' slow, doggonit."

que sera sera