A correction in that last paragraph In contrast, since 1898 there has been only one federal election in Canada where the turnout was below 60% and that was four years ago.
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very true. Americans have a terrible record of showing up and voting, > let alone voting for what they believe. The last time voter turnout > was over 60% for a national election was in 1968. The last election in > 2010 the turnout was under 38%. > > In contrast, since 1989 there has been only one federal election in > Canada where the turnout was below 60%. > > The US citizen seems to be far more interested in American Idle than > their responsibility to the country and themselves. > > On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> No, I'm saying we voting Americans have done a terrible job. >> >> We keep voting for people who perpetuate the status quo, I.e. lobbyist-based >> legislative and executive. >> >> Vote Mitt. Won't matter. Bush=Bill=Bush=Barak. >> >> If you're looking to break the cycle, he'll Mitt's the ultimate slow and >> steady guy so you're going to be disappointed. He knows how to do one >> thing: profit from the system. He's stellar at it. >> >> Unfortunately that's our exact problem. But then Obama isn't any better so >> ... >> >> >> >> On Jul 14, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> " Despite the fact I'm probably voting for him (regretfully), I find the >>> list below interesting for this reason: " >>> >>> That is terribly unsettling. >>> >>> You seem to be admitting that President Obama has done a horrible job and >>> yet you won't be able to find another candidate on the ballot to vote for >>> (or to write in). >>> >>> Reminds me of a recent story. The Reverend William Owens said basically >>> that Obama is taking the Black vote for granted since he believes they are >>> in his pocket. >>> >>> I think he would have been there if he had not taken the NAACP for >>> granted. The NAACP had pandered to the president, they are doing his will >>> by endorsing same-sex marriage, and I dont think he counts them as being >>> important now because he already has them. >>> >>> Or of my Black friend who has a degree from a prestigious private >>> university. In 2008, he told me he was voting for Obama. I asked him why. >>> He told me that his family has always voted Democrat. I was hoping for >>> some policy talk or such, especially from someone who so well schooled. >>> Nope. >>> >>> Seems like you are admitting to be in the pocket already. >>> >>> I won't be voting for Mitt or Barack. They both suck. Unlike the last >>> three elections, I will not be voting against a candidate. I will either >>> find someone I like or not vote in that race. >>> >>> On the issue of Romney, I don't see why disenfranchised Democrats don't >>> like him. He's about as progressive a candidate that the GOP has ever put >>> forward. Hell, Soros pretty much gave him a stamp of approval: >>> >>> If its between Obama and Romney, there isnt all that much difference >>> except for the crowd that they bring with them. - George Soros >>> >>> >>> Then Romney even admitted to being "progressive". >>> >>> "I think people recognize that I'm not a partisan Republican, that I'm >>> someone who is moderate, and my views are progressive, and that I'm going >>> to go to work for our senior citizens, for people that have been left >>> behind by urban schools that are not doing the right job. And so they're >>> going to vote for me regardless of the party label." - Mitt Romney >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> J >>> >>> - >>> >>> Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I >>> repeat myself. - Mark Tw >>> >>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:352694 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
