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Old 11-07-2010, 08:48 PM
 
Location: New Hampsha
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Liberals have made it illegal to carry a personal protection weapon into polling places.
who would you have to protect yourself from in a polling center? and i mean other then other people with guns. leave it in your car, whats the big deal?
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Old 11-07-2010, 08:49 PM
 
Location: Reality
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who would you have to protect yourself from in a polling center? and i mean other then other people with guns. leave it in your car, whats the big deal?
Other than other people with guns/weapons who already don't follow laws? Nobody.
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Old 11-07-2010, 08:56 PM
 
Location: 112 Ocean Avenue
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It's come to my attention that I'm what liberals and progressives fear most.

I'm a married white conservative Tea Party supporter, I don't really like Democrats or Republicans but 95% of the time I side with Republicans because they tend to be more conservative.

I'm 100% in support of gay marriage, civil unions, whatever gay people want. It doesn't affect me in any way, let them be happy if they want.

I'm very much pro-workers rights therefore I'm anti-labor union since all they do these days is collect dues and spread corruption.

I'm 100% in support of repealing DADT now, there's no reason why a gay person shouldn't be able to openly serve his/her country.

I'm pro-life but I fully support a woman's right to choose what she does with her body. In my honest opinion, any woman who's willing to abort her child shouldn't be forced to raise one and probably wouldn't do a very good job of it anyway so save us all some trouble down the road.

I 100% support cutting our military spending budget by 25% across the board.

I 100% support ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, not just renaming them while leaving thousands of our troops to fight and die in a war under a different name. I also support closing down military bases all over the world and bringing those troops home to protect our border instead of South Korea's.

I'm sure there are tons of other reasons why liberal progressives fear me but these are the few that came to mind.
Its come to my attention that I'm a conservatives biggest nightmare.

I really don't like either party but I side with liberals on most issues because they tend to be more liberal.

I'm for tax cuts for the rich. I support repealing ObamaCare. I want to see Obama defeated in 2012. I want an investigation of the Obama Administration.

I believe we should start a war with Iran and North Korea. I believe in deregulation for everything and everyone.

I don't believe in bi-partisan ship and I believe if conservatives attempt to work with liberals, they should be tried as traitors.

I don't believe DADT should be repealed.

I believe a political tent should consist of rich white men only. No exceptions.

I'm sure there's tons of other reasons conservatives fear me but these are just a few that come to mind.
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Old 11-07-2010, 08:56 PM
 
Location: California
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I don't have a problem with people like guns. My dad and bother have them, and had their license to buy/sell them for awhile too. I mean, you can hold them and they feel good in your hand, they make big loud BOOM noises (and we all know how people like that), you can collect them like Pokémon cards, etc.

But I do wonder about the folks who feel the need to have a gun on them 24/7 because they worry about someone trying to hurt them. Unless you live in a war zone, are a criminal, or have a contract out on you I wouldn't think that would be an issue.
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Old 11-07-2010, 09:03 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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It's come to my attention that I'm what liberals and progressives fear most.

I'm a married white conservative Tea Party supporter, I don't really like Democrats or Republicans but 95% of the time I side with Republicans because they tend to be more conservative.

I'm 100% in support of gay marriage, civil unions, whatever gay people want. It doesn't affect me in any way, let them be happy if they want.

I'm very much pro-workers rights therefore I'm anti-labor union since all they do these days is collect dues and spread corruption.

I'm 100% in support of repealing DADT now, there's no reason why a gay person shouldn't be able to openly serve his/her country.

I'm pro-life but I fully support a woman's right to choose what she does with her body. In my honest opinion, any woman who's willing to abort her child shouldn't be forced to raise one and probably wouldn't do a very good job of it anyway so save us all some trouble down the road.

I 100% support cutting our military spending budget by 25% across the board.

I 100% support ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, not just renaming them while leaving thousands of our troops to fight and die in a war under a different name. I also support closing down military bases all over the world and bringing those troops home to protect our border instead of South Korea's.

I'm sure there are tons of other reasons why liberal progressives fear me but these are the few that came to mind.
Well, I share a lot of your views esp. DADT, gay rights, choice, no more stupid, senseless wars, military spending.

Guess what, I'm an independent but a lot of people on C-D call me a liberal.

If you read the GOP's "Pledge to America", the Republicans should be scared of you and (according to their "pledge") you are not a Republican.
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Old 11-07-2010, 09:06 PM
 
Location: Reality
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I don't have a problem with people like guns. My dad and bother have them, and had their license to buy/sell them for awhile too. I mean, you can hold them and they feel good in your hand, they make big loud BOOM noises (and we all know how people like that), you can collect them like Pokémon cards, etc.

But I do wonder about the folks who feel the need to have a gun on them 24/7 because they worry about someone trying to hurt them. Unless you live in a war zone, are a criminal, or have a contract out on you I wouldn't think that would be an issue.
And I respect your feelings on the subject, just don't try to force those feelings onto other people and we'll never try to force you to carry a gun all the time.
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Old 11-07-2010, 10:35 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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I'm sure there are tons of other reasons why liberal progressives fear me but these are the few that came to mind.
I would offer the possibility that most tea party members fear you more than most progressives.
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Old 11-07-2010, 10:43 PM
 
Location: The Ether
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It's come to my attention that I'm what liberals and progressives fear most.

I'm a married white conservative Tea Party supporter, I don't really like Democrats or Republicans but 95% of the time I side with Republicans because they tend to be more conservative.

I'm 100% in support of gay marriage, civil unions, whatever gay people want. It doesn't affect me in any way, let them be happy if they want.

I'm very much pro-workers rights therefore I'm anti-labor union since all they do these days is collect dues and spread corruption.

I'm 100% in support of repealing DADT now, there's no reason why a gay person shouldn't be able to openly serve his/her country.

I'm pro-life but I fully support a woman's right to choose what she does with her body. In my honest opinion, any woman who's willing to abort her child shouldn't be forced to raise one and probably wouldn't do a very good job of it anyway so save us all some trouble down the road.

I 100% support cutting our military spending budget by 25% across the board.

I 100% support ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, not just renaming them while leaving thousands of our troops to fight and die in a war under a different name. I also support closing down military bases all over the world and bringing those troops home to protect our border instead of South Korea's.

I'm sure there are tons of other reasons why liberal progressives fear me but these are the few that came to mind.
I'm with you on almost everything you said and I refuse to describe myself as either Liberal or Conservative because neither adequately define me. I don't even like to call myself moderate or independent, instead I simply choose to call myself an American.

Both sides fear people like us, people who can think for themselves and don't need to vote any party line. We don't need an R or D next to a name to vote for it. I am an American and I think, don't tell me what I am or who I am, I'll tell you.
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Old 11-07-2010, 10:48 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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I think you are seriously over-rating your "fear factor".
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Old 11-07-2010, 10:50 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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So....what's this thread about?
It's all about Backspace. We're supposed to be afraid of him.
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