Voting With Gut Feeling?!?!, page 1

reply to post by RealityisanIllusion

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I was under the impression that electorial votes were awarded to the candidates via winning the popular for for that state.

reply to post by RealityisanIllusion

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Thanks for refreshing my memory. With all the other things you forget how the system works.

I'm with you on the boycott, I would love to see how they would handle it. The system is rigged to begin with. I sure hope that they don't vote with their gut....

reply to post by TheHunted

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uh, I had fully intended on voting for 'dubbya' this past election. After watching the RNC that year, even though I cheered along with many others, I had a sinking feeling in my gut that something wasn't right. I got into the voting booth and as I stood there with pen in hand ready to mark next to 'dubbya's' name, that feeling came back; felt like someone had punched me in the stomach.

Against my better judgement AT THE TIME, I went with it and wrote in a lesser known candidate. NEVER have I been more glad that I didn't go with advice such as yours and down a bottle of pepto!!

I cried the whole way home wondering why I had done such a thing... now, these days, I wear a smile knowing that I have an intuition about such things that appears to be DEAD ON!! I don't share in the shame that those who voted for him should be experiencing

I will go with that gut feeling again come this election. Even though my pre programmed mind wants to vote McCain bc he seems a better alternative to Obama, I will write in another candidate knowing that McCain and Obama ARE having their strings pulled by the same cartel.

reply to post by justamomma

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You seem like a person who knows much about politics. This person openly admits he knows nothing about politics and only listens to one of the candidates. Placing your vote on feeling without actually knowing what you are voting is a bit scary.

Three of these elections, 1876, 1888, and 2000, produced a president and vice president who won a majority of the electoral vote but fewer popular votes than their principal opponents.

www.america.gov...

If that happened this time things could get VERY ugly. Well actually I think things are going to get ugly either way.

reply to post by TheHunted

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Well thank you for the compliment. I must admit at that time I knew FAR less than what I know now and would have been considered an idiot in the area of politics.

I have made it a point to understand what I now realize is "the game" of politics so that I would never again experience that emotional turmoil I felt for a few months after voting against 'dubbya'. It really was a responsibility I took VERY seriously and thought I understood. Now I realize that all of this is nothing but a game that is being played with us, but I still will vote for the candidate that agrees with my conscience, just so I have the right to have a say so. This year, it will be ron paul (regardless of the fact that he is not running... he is the only person I see worthy of the job)

reply to post by justamomma

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There was a thread back a bit and we were on complete opposite side. But your last post just made me a JustAMomma friend. You speak with so much passion regardless of what it is about. Your support of Ron Paul is definetly a pick of smarts. High Five

reply to post by TheHunted

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haha! I know exactly which thread you are referring to. I promise, I am not racist. I know whites have their trash as well (one who is in office right now being among that trash that need to be thrown out). Ron Paul is the only one I can come to grips with voting for.. wouldn't matter his skin color... has to do with his record. God bless that old man.

reply to post by justamomma

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I know you are not racist. Threads like that tend to get overheated.

I really like the fact that Ron Paul exposes the Federal Reserves for the crooks they are. Paul 08'

reply to post by TheHunted

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very true to the first and 2nd statement. Funny how he warned us of our economic troubles specifically citing that we would see it mid september. Ya know, even though he said it, still being one of the one's fighting the brainwashing that has been imposed on me my whole life, I believed him but didn't BELIEVE him (if that makes sense). Yet, here we are. Exactly where the old man said we would be. Still not enough apparently to wake ppl up to who should be in office. Would scare the *snip* out of me if I didn't understand this game.

Yes, well wishes for Ron Paul '08.. I am too much of a realist though to believe that he will be voted in. I KNOW w/out a shred of doubt in my mind that it has already been decided who will take office. We don't REALLY have a choice ya know.

reply to post by justamomma

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Rigged! That pretty much somes up the elections. Its obvious that theres an agenda in place. I realized that in 2000 when the best candidate won but still lost.

I understand the whole mixed emotions deal. You want to believe what the old man says because he has been accurate and seems very truthful. Then again its easier to settle for your roots and continue to be brainwashed.

I choose to believe that Ron Paul is legit with his information and am deeply saddened that people don't take him serious enough. Not to mention the media has been doing a wonderful job of keeping him out of the limelight. Outside of ATS I know very few people that know who Paul is.

reply to post by Sonya610

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IMO your last post shows that there is an agenda in place. Things are going to get very ugly...

reply to post by justamomma

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I must say say your style is very inspiring. Its obvious you are not only knowledgable but also speak from the heart.

People fail to realise that we are no longer free. The Patriot Act allows the government to steal out freedoms if we are deemed a threat. Just the two of discussing this matter probably puts us on some kind of list.

A bit off topic, but I was wonder how bad were you affected by the hurricane?

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