Originally posted by schrodingers dog


I have found that many people have their priorities upside down.
We pay the most attention to the elections that affect us the least, and the least attention to the ones that affect us the most.

I agree fully with this observation. Maybe we should make our presidential running mates use "American Idol" as the venue of choice for debates and elections.

Or was the Merovingian in the Matrix correct in saying that choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without.

Will voting fix the system or perpetuate it?

peace

Quick question SD,I really don't have the time or brain matter to delve into all your links you have listed,although I did look at a couple from the begening to get a jest of what you were getting at(the links were extremly rude)but my question is,if you will indulge me,are there any links to these types of unfounded slander on McCain?

Interesting thread and take care of an issue that even when the names had changed is one that we deal with 4 years ago during another elections.

I think this year will be better, the ATS leadership are now more prepared and ready this time around.

While some may see post and thread that seems horrible, I had seen worst.

Well I can multi task. You inferno WW! LMAOF. The elections, what can you say. To the highest bidders you have your leader.
Only in America.
Don't want to cut into family guy. Arrrghhh.

[edit on 8/19/2008 by jpm1602]

You know WW. I really would. If I could stay sober enough. Maybe a glider ala John Denver at first.
Rocky mountain high. Hopefully not in the side of it.

[edit on 8/19/2008 by jpm1602]

You are all right WW. I like the heck out of you. Dang the one liner.

Wow!


Very good job on this my friend.


You really have done a great job of uncovering who "they" are.

Sure WW rofllllll. But I have been smelling kind of funky lately. At your own risk. No whiskers either.

Nice research and I applaud you for your time and willingness to action this thread. Just been flicking though the pages, expecting one of the 3 amigos to drop in, maybe they got their ATS blindfolds on again

[edit on 20-8-2008 by crackerjack]

So off topic I am ashamed. On another rant/thread I said our election process is broken. Winner to the highest bidder and pacs.

After a much needed and welcomed lull in personal political attack threads yesterday, it seems that "they" have regrouped. This was to be expected.

There are so many issues facing this country that are worth discussing, yet we find ourselves once more talking flags and half brothers.

I encourage everyone to be mindful of these deflections from the real issues and to make use of the information I provided in the OP. Not so much that every personal attack thread originates directly from the links in the OP, but to observe the culture and mentality of these attacks as so to see their transparent attempts to derail the political discourse.

Unless we're happy talking about flags.

[edit on 8/20/2008 by schrodingers dog]

Hey Hey S-Dog,

This is the first chance I've had to drop in on your political sabotage unveiling And my what an unveiling it was, kudos, star, flag, and some lip balm for the offending buttski's it probably chapped

The last 3 elections have been brutal in terms of voter registration fraud, counting the chad fraud, the Supreme court picking the winner etc etc, campaign contribution fraud, wanton not paying your campaign bill fraud and they seem to keep heating up as the country gets more polarized behind party lines...as seen on ATS!

I see old members say in this thread of yours that it was worse the last go around, and I am hear to say, it's still early, the saddle ain't even on the bucking bronco yet! This rodeo promises way worse as we get closer to November!

Most of us with two brain cells to rub together can quickly pick out the rabble rousers spewing the hate, so never fear my friend...the fact that it's a concentrated effort to smear one candidate or the other etc, is hardly surprising either, as polarized as the country is in general.

I really wish we ALL could stick to the "issues" however, that's hard to do when everything out of either camp is a lie, my friend. But thank you for pointing out the workings behind the scenes when it comes to the links you cited. That was a nice bit of research!

All we can do is slug it out in friendly debate on whatever issues either candidate is "for" that day, and weep for the future!

Strap in, we have the Vice Presidential nominees to look forward to! Let the poo-slinging commence!!