Maybe Romney will... -----Original Message----- From: LRS Scout [mailto:lrssc...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:24 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: same sex marriage
And who will stand for the polygamists? On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:22 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, Hitler did wonders for the German economy. > > Haha *Godwin's Law* of Nazi Analogies, I win. > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> heh. I agree with about half of that. But. >> >> AT LEAST HE MADE THE GESTURE. >> >> some sort of sanity in a year that hasn't had very much. >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 8:12 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > >> https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/531699_331943153 >> 542824_103005129769962_804362_1485757734_n.jpg >> > >> > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:50 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > I think that's kinda true except I started from supporting him >> > > and I >> > gather >> > > you didn't >> > > >> > > support due to his actions in regards to privacy, >> > > >> > > >> > > definitely a disappointment in this area >> > > >> > > >> > > > in continuing Bush era policies, >> > > >> > > >> > > and this one >> > > >> > > >> > > > in the ever growing national debt and the horrible economy. >> > > >> > > >> > > Inherited, and handicapped by the mistaken assumption that the >> > Republicans >> > > would do the right thing. So his error, sure. But there is more >> > > than >> > enough >> > > blame to go around on this one, starting with the disastrous tax >> policies >> > > of his predecessor. >> > > >> > > >> > > > He >> > > > has shown time and again that he doesn't feel the need to meet >> > > > his >> > > campaign >> > > > promises (or those given in office) >> > > >> > > >> > > he tries to show good faith but he concedes way too much upfront >> > > to >> > people >> > > who have publicly pledged not to compromise with him. >> > > >> > > >> > > > and he is failing to inspire the youth vote >> > > >> > > >> > > duh, after all that, was he inspiring *anyone*? >> > > >> > > >> > > > and the independent vote the way he did last election, so in >> > > > traditional wag the dog manner, with Houdini like reflexes, >> > > > he's >> > changed >> > > > everyone's focus. >> > > > >> > > I wouldn't put it that way. I'd say something closer to maybe he >> > > said >> > what >> > > the hell, I'll either win or I won't and if I lose it may as well >> > > be >> for >> > > trying to do what I want for a change.... >> > > >> > > That's my take >> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > once Biden opened his mouth Obama would have looked weak if >> > > > > he >> tried >> > to >> > > > > spin it. And the Defense of Marriage crew weren't going to be >> > > > > on >> his >> > > side >> > > > > for the most part anyway, with the exception of the >> > > > > fundamentalist >> > > black >> > > > > community. They are the question mark. Don't think they'll >> > > > > vote >> > against >> > > > > Obama but they might not vote for him. >> > > > > >> > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Larry C. Lyons < >> > larrycly...@gmail.com >> > > > > >wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > I think that he was simply being honest about what he >> > > > > > thought >> about >> > > > > > it. I guess he would have preferred to wait but after Biden >> decided >> > > to >> > > > > > speak out, he thought he had no real reason not to. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Essentially it may be an empty issue, and best to get it >> > > > > > out of >> the >> > > > > > way now rather than at a more critical point in the election. >> Which >> > > is >> > > > > > probably good because it shifts the conversation to more >> important >> > > > > > things, like the record of Mitt Romney viciously assaulting >> other >> > > kids >> > > > > > with scissors. during high school >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:13 PM, GMoney >> > > > > > <gm0n3...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > I agree....this does not seem to help him >> > > > > > > politically...at >> least >> > in >> > > > the >> > > > > > > short term. I thought that was refreshing. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > BUT....politicians rarely do things that don't seem to >> > > > > > > help >> them >> > > > > > > politically....so maybe the Obama folks see a different >> > > > > > > angle >> on >> > > this >> > > > > > that >> > > > > > > I don't. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Larry C. Lyons < >> > > > larrycly...@gmail.com >> > > > > > >wrote: >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> He really gains nothing from it. If anything it hurts him. >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> The teahadis who are mostly against same sex marriage >> > > > > > >> are not >> > > going >> > > > to >> > > > > > >> vote for him anyhow. Those on the left will probably >> > > > > > >> vote for >> > him >> > > > > > >> regardless, what other choice do they have. It will cost >> > > > > > >> him >> > with >> > > a >> > > > > > >> lot of conservative black voters though. They are not >> > > > > > >> going >> to >> > > vote >> > > > > > >> for Mittens, but they most likely will just stay home in >> > November. >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:31 PM, LRS Scout < >> lrssc...@gmail.com> >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > Political move to secure his left wing in an upcoming >> election >> > > > year >> > > > > > >> cycle. >> > > > > > >> > No more no less. >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Eric Roberts < >> > > > > > >> > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> yeah...that was awesome. it is never too late to do >> > > > > > >> >> the >> > right >> > > > > thing. >> > > > > > >> >> Biden did sorta give him a kick in the backside on this. >> Go >> > > Joe! >> > > > > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Dana < >> > dana.tier...@gmail.com >> > > > >> > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > I usually am not that engaged on this issue, but I >> > > > > > >> >> > did >> want >> > > to >> > > > > > note in >> > > > > > >> >> > passing that I applaud Obama for saying something >> > > > > > >> >> > about >> > this >> > > > when >> > > > > > the >> > > > > > >> >> > conventional wisdom was that it was not in his own >> > > > > > >> >> > best >> > > > interests >> > > > > > to >> > > > > > >> do >> > > > > > >> >> so. >> > > > > > >> >> > Even if he was pushed :) He still did the right >> > > > > > >> >> > thing >> and I >> > > > > think a >> > > > > > >> >> little >> > > > > > >> >> > less cynically of him now because he did. >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> >> >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350625 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
