Indulge me.

[kellinator]

For those of you who are planning to vote for Bush in November, would you please tell me why? Preferably a reason a little more nuanced than "Kerry's an asshole"?

Note: You're not going to change my mind on this. If the past four years haven't changed my mind, a fifty-word comment sure as hell isn't going to do it.

I'm just trying to understand. Right now nothing scares me more than the thought of four more years of Bush, but I know there are people I like and respect who disagree for whatever reason, and I want to know why, so I can at least try to understand.

No flaming. If I'm too slammed to post my DragonCon pictures (coming soon!), I'm sure as hell too busy to play referee. Play nice, folks.

Comments

[kelliecoo.livejournal.com]

I have petty reasons for the way I vote. This one, I can't stand his wife. And I vote across the board. I voted for Clinton because I liked him, I may vote for Hillary. But I sure as hell won't vote for Kerry because his wife is a psycho!

[gaiagurl.livejournal.com]

not flaming, but... what's a guy's wife got to do with it if it's him running for office?

while we're at it, why do you think teresa's a psycho?

curious is...

[kelliecoo.livejournal.com]

I understand you're not flaming. But, like I said, my reasons are petty. I wouldn't expect other people to understand. Basically the whole incident where she kept slapping Edwards little kid's thumb out of his mouth when he was just trying to soothe himself really got to me. What kind of cruel person does that to a little kid when they are up on stage and scared! So, yeah. I never said it was a good reason, but it's the only one I got :)

[azurelunatic]

Though there is always the visceral argument that if Kerry chooses his primary staffer (his wife) and she is someone who does things you consider to be cruelly inhuman, that he may choose other cabinet members who are likewise psycho and callous, and may carry out this psycho/callous behavior professionally.

So I think your gut has a good argument that your brain hasn't caught up with yet.


(I think that the Bush administration is oceans more psycho and callous than that, but you have to make your own decisions.)

[kelliecoo.livejournal.com]

No. I don't even really think about it. I guess I am not enraged by either side. Although it seems that when Clinton was in office the Republicans were so loud and annoying and now that Bush is in office the Democrats are the loud and annoying ones. My thing is when people start getting like that I just tune them out. It doesn't matter what their affiliation is. And I think the democrats are missing that point. They are driving away the people who have no idea how they will vote. But it is not really fair to say it is just democrats. Both sides are just way to wild about this election to really be able to listen to them. So, I go on the little bit I do see and if it affects me, it affects me. I may change my mind, who knows. I have before ;)

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

I think that the Bush administration is oceans more psycho and callous than that, but you have to make your own decisions.

I gotta agree with the Lunatic on this one.

[gaiagurl.livejournal.com]

eh, i don't think she was trying to be cruel. some adults just have this thing about kids sucking their thumbs in public past a certain age. it wasn't nice of her, but i've seen other grownups do it who seem pretty much sane otherwise.

me? i wouldn't care. but that's me.

some of it, too, is she probably comes off as weird because she's not from this country to begin with. i think she's portuguese and i know she lived in mozambique for several years as a child. and gods only know where else.