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Post by indybassin on Nov 20, 2008 11:37:44 GMT -5
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Post by drgreyhound on Nov 20, 2008 12:27:45 GMT -5
Wow--great, but sickening, explanation of how media intervention affected the outcome of the election. My insightful but very outspoken, very conservative little brother ("blackbeard" on this forum) also made some good observations after the election. So many of the current "young adult" generation (many of whom were interviewed on the clip as Obama voters) have been raised to expect handouts, immediate gratification, and avoidance of consequences for actions or lack of action as "normal" treatment they and others are entitled to. Obama was talked-up as a "rock star" (for lack of a better term) among people our age, especially 18-year-olds who have never voted before. Voting for and supporting Obama (and getting as many other young people as possible to blindly support him) became a togetherness and bonding experience for them, and they voted for him without really considering the implications of what he stands for (except that he stands for liberalism/socialism and they like the idea of getting handouts, having immediate gratification, and not facing consequences). Maybe it was also a way for them to break away from the potentially less-liberal-on-average views of their parents and develop their own identities. I think OI also has a very good analysis of what happened-- huntingindiana.proboards52.com/index.cgi?board=politics&action=display&thread=22814&page=1 |
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Post by huntnprayn on Nov 20, 2008 13:33:54 GMT -5
Unbesickeninglieveable......
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Nov 20, 2008 13:38:06 GMT -5
Hmmm I bet you'd get the same results if McCain Voters were asked the same questions.
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Post by raporter on Nov 20, 2008 14:03:18 GMT -5
No surprise here.  |
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Post by indybassin on Nov 20, 2008 15:10:28 GMT -5
Hmmm I bet you'd get the same results if McCain Voters were asked the same questions. that makes it all better doesn't it? Except the media wasn't putting McCain on the pedistal. |
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Post by indybassin on Nov 20, 2008 15:15:43 GMT -5
Stern did a similar "man on the street" interview a while back, which proved what I already knew from people I work with at the office. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_5XkK35D-ADon't get me wrong, I understand it's a big "win" for the black community, but many voted based soley on race. |
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Post by huntnprayn on Nov 20, 2008 15:22:38 GMT -5
Crazy stuff.
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Nov 20, 2008 15:45:52 GMT -5
Hmmm I bet you'd get the same results if McCain Voters were asked the same questions. that makes it all better doesn't it? Except the media wasn't putting McCain on the pedistal. But what is you point for posting this video? 66 Million People that voted for Obama are all like this? 12 out of 66 Million; yup that is a valid sampling. |
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Post by Decatur on Nov 20, 2008 17:00:04 GMT -5
I'm not at all surprised. Like I've said before, I think we should have to take a short quiz on candidates and policies before voting. If nothing else, it would help open some eyes.
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Post by danf on Nov 20, 2008 18:15:21 GMT -5
Something else for you think about..... A Zogby poll of Obama voters showed they knew almost nothing about Hussien, but they knew the negative stuff about McCain/Palin. www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1642 |
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Post by indybassin on Nov 20, 2008 23:29:29 GMT -5
But what is you point for posting this video? 66 Million People that voted for Obama are all like this? 12 out of 66 Million; yup that is a valid sampling. the point for the video, which is a trailor for a movie, is simply to point out how spoon fed these voters were from the media and TV. It doesn't take a high IQ to see the validity. |
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Post by drgreyhound on Nov 22, 2008 7:05:10 GMT -5
But what is you point for posting this video? 66 Million People that voted for Obama are all like this? 12 out of 66 Million; yup that is a valid sampling. the point for the video, which is a trailor for a movie, is simply to point out how spoon fed these voters were from the media and TV. It doesn't take a high IQ to see the validity. Yep--I see your point. |
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