CONFESS!!! What great sacrifice would you make to get Bush out of office?

[LynneSin]

Imagine that we've been told that the Bush Regime would step down from office and rescind every law they have made, but you have to make one great sacrifice of something that you hold near and dear to your heart. (we'll say it's non-violent sacrifice - ie: you give someone away and you would just never ever see them again, but that person would live a healthy life)

What great sacrifice would you make to get Bush out of office???!!!

[bif]

1. I'd gladly give a couple hundred bucks

To the Democrat who's gonna whup ass on that squatter.

[DS1]

2. I'd fuck his momma

*rimshot*

:puke:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. She said NO VIOLENCE! Ewwwwwwww!!! (nt)

[DS1]

14. Babs likes it rough?

You poor thing

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

16. The thought of sex with Babs is a violence in and of itself (nt)

[terrya]

22. I'd go down on Ann Coulter. And if that's no great sacrifice, I don't

know what is.

Terry

[private_ryan]

37. Damn. You really hate Bush more than I do

n/t

[Endangered Specie]

42. Any 3-digit dollar amount, or perhaps, Star Trek for a year...

TO me the latter would be more torterous

[Bertha Venation]

39. If you did that, I think you'd find she has what Barbie has "down there."

:puke: sorry, it had to be said.

[Lostmessage]

32. Damn

:puke:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

38. Ditto the Damn

:puke:
Duckie

[GOPisEvil]

3. They can have my stereo.

It's a POS anyway. When the Democrat restores our economy, I'll buy a nicer one. I can live with just a walkman for the time being.

[LynneSin]

4. I said something "near & dear" to your heart

a POS stereo is NOT "near&dear"

[GOPisEvil]

8. Oh...they can have my dust bunnies then.

I'll miss them, but I can grow more.

[Lizz612]

5. My college education,

And therefore my dream of being an epidemiologist, and work in a mine (I'm claustrophobic)

[WillParkinson]

6. My virginity!

If I can find it.

[FunBobbyMucha]

27. I told you that you could come by the house and pick it up, Will.

Just leave your key. I'm sorry things didn't work out.

[WillParkinson]

47. Me, too...

I mean, well, it wasn't you, it was....hell ya, it WAS you!

[moof]

9. The moof hut agrees to pay any price.

Nmae it & begin the healing.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. Let's switch presidents

It would suck for me and the other 180,000,000 Brazilians, but it would be better for the world.

[waterman]

11. Oh please no, no, no ....Brazil is just fine right now. Don't mess with it

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. Opa, brasileiro na área? (nt)

[waterman]

18. Well I don't fully understand Portuguese yet, but I was in Natal

during the WTC attacks. Of course, that's back when they didn't mind Americans. They were very sympathetic and understanding. But now they pretty much hate our guts. The government's guts, anyway. I wish the best for Brazil. I love it so much down there.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

20. Welcome to DU waterman

And what I asked was "Whoa, Brazilians in the 'hood?" :toast:

Never been to Natal. Kinda far from where I live (Rio). Any thoughts of visiting Rio?

[NoPasaran]

12. I'm already donating my beer money

To my candidate. And believe me, that's pretty near and dear.

But if sacrificing anything else would guarantee the end of the Booosh nightmare, I'd be happy to do it. Not like it'll be worth anything if that bastard gets four more years.

[Cannikin]

15. Sex for a year...even with myself.

[Shananigans]

34. wow...I couldn't do it...

You are a brave man/woman to volunteer such a thing.

[StClone]

17. Already gave up

part of my sanity.

[LynneSin]

19. I'd let Bill Frist adopt and raise Abbie

if we could get them out of the White House.

That's a major sacrifice

[SOteric]

23. Well certainly it is for Abbie.

[creativelcro]

21. I'll pluck out my eyes

[Valjean]

24. Not People, ISSUES!!!!, Yes I realize I will be flamed

Issues are what have to be sacrificed in politics, not people. What ISSUES, would you be willing to sacrifice in order to get rural Americans to vote with Democrats.

In my opinion, Bush is driving America towards a precipice of tyranny. He does this partially by pressing "cultural" buttons of middle Americans.

Are liberals out there willing to sacrifice some of their "social" causes in favor of the greater economic cause. Do liberals realize that if Republicans keep dominating politics in this fashion, ALL of their issues are COMPLETELY lost.

* Are gays willing to give up on gay marriage? Keep in mind that a lot of right wingers would commit homosexuals to insitutions for "curing" in a heartbeat.

* Are gays willing to drop "sexual preference" anti-descrimination legislation. Keep in mind that your asking for protection against capricious workplace dissmissal. EVERYONE is subject to this. Such legislation is meaningless because an employer would simply make up some other reason to fire you. Why promote legislation that alienates voters and provides virtually NO tangible benefits?????

* Are Democrats willing to give up on partial birth abortion??? Yeah, doctors should be practicing medicine, not politicians. But if conservatives stay in power, evenentually Rowe vs Wade WILL, NO MIGHT, WILL BE OVERTURNED!!!! So this issue regarding a relatively small number of procedures may end up nullifying Roe vs Wade COMPLETELY.

* Are Democrats willing to propose bans on third trimester abortions (absent saving the life of the mother)???
Very few abortions are performed during this time anyway. It is the most objectionable because a third trimester baby can be born "premie" and survive without deformities. If conservatives keep power, the Republican judges will take away the right to ALL abortions.

* Are Democrats willing to give up on teaching evolution in schools???
After all, you don't fundamentalists teaching your kids religion in schools. Why is it OK to teach something that is so deeply offensive to religious folk in schools. Yes, one is science. But it isn't that hard of a science. Was it really that important in the first place??? Why not just leave the evolution issue to college and/or advanced optional high school cirriculum????
Otherwise, you are indoctrinating THEIR kids in something that we really can't prove in the same way as hard sciences.

* Are Democrats willing to give up on teaching "gay acceptance" cirriculum in schools?
Again, you don't want them teaching religion to YOUR kids. Isn't it unfair to teach cirriculum that directly defies their faith?
If Republicans stay in power, prayer will be back in schools and homosexual students will be expelled.

* Are Democrats willing to accept scaling back affirmative action?
After all, how do you know if it's working or not if you can't play around with it. If you scale it back and minority hiring goes WAY down, then you can point directly to evidence that America still hasn't come to term with it's race problem. The key is putting measurement in place.

* Are Democrats willing to concede that illegal immigrants should be SENT HOME???

People have a right to be offended when foreigners enter their community and change the local culture. That doesn't mean they are necessarily right. It means their is an anger and resentment there that has to be acknowledged.

The truth is that we are having serious problem with unemployment in this nation. Any analysis of employment will yield the old rule of supply and demand. It's no wonder that Republicans LOVE illegal immigrants.

It's not inhumane to suggest that foreigners respect America's sovereign laws. We cannot make foreigners rich by making ourselves poor. If Democrats can see through the scam and oppose WTO, we can also see through the "they do the jobs that Americans don't want to" BS.

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These are all issues that ruffle the feathers of middle America. These issues are easy cannon fodder. Why cling to them so religiously??? Aren't we being just like those inflexible "fundamentalits"??? Aren't we throwing it all away for the sake of a few fringe issues.

Americans are fooled by these jokers on the right. And Democrats go right along with it by not realizing that Americans have the RIGHT to be outraged by social issues. They are citizens and they express that right by voting Republican. In doing so they sacrifice their own economic best interests.

Who's fault is that. Is it the voters who cannot see through Republican lies. Or is it the Democrats who can't give them a platform that isn't offensive to their sensibilities.


Ultimately, the great problem is that our static two sided political system that forces people to line up on teams and throw stones at the other sides. It would be great to have Greens in liberal states that were social liberals and economic progressives. In the Midwest you could have a "Blue" party that was socially conservative and economically progressive.

Then their would be no doubt who would win and what issues would carry the day. Then people could truly speak their mind. Lefties could express their social issues without jeapordizing the future of our nation by empowering these right wing assholes.

But we should all remember, that there are greater issues at stake this election. Don't give up your future for the sake of demanding EVERYTHING in the next two years. If the Reich wing keeps winning, you will lose EVERYTHING including your freedom. Isn't it worth giving up on some of these issues and focusing on the ones that 80% of the American people can AGREE on????




These are the types of issues that Democrats get pounded over the

[Valjean]

25. continued, accidently hit "post message"

These are the types of issues that Democrats get pounded over the head about CONSTANTLY. Back off, and concentrate on what the vast majority of people can agree on.

[SOteric]

26. Dude.

This is the Lounge. We come here to poke fun and laugh, speculate wildly.

Your well-considered tome would have more success in GD, where we go to ponder and debate weightier topics.

:hi:

[ConcernedCanuk]

28. Well, I was thinkin' of giving my youngest to wanting Repug Family

.
.

but believing in freedom of choice,

I asked her

and . . .

Her response was brief and to the point

.

.

.

.

[LynneSin]

30. Funny, I asked Abbie if he'd live with Bill Frist

and he had the same reply

[DinahMoeHum]

29. I'd quit my job.

n/t

:kick:

[Lostmessage]

31. Every dime in my bank account

Of course I don't have any money in it right now but If I did have I would give the whole works.

[Mrs. Venation]

33. I'd Give Up Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia

That would be a huge sacrifice, but I'd do it, I swear!

Mrs. Venation

[Brewman_Jax]

35. Sacrifice more?

...haven't we sacrificed enough?

[Beaker]

36. I'd give up my left nut.

but not Righty...

or- how about a kidney? i'd gladly give up a kidney...or a couple of toes. I won't put my eyesight, my hearing, on the table. basically, anything above the neck is off limits, and I'm not giving up anything I only have one of. the aforementioned (1)kidney- ok, a liver? no way I'm partin' with something like that, unless I get a nicer one in return...

[mvd]

40. I'd get rid of my whole music collection and agree to..

never buy another CD. That's a huge one for me.

[Dogmudgeon]

41. Two jobs, five contracts, my apartment, and all my money

Oh, wait, I already did sacrifice them!

--bkl
Not 401k ... more like $12.2k

[DarkSim]

43. Run around naked in a ghetto screming "sup homies"

Thats what i'd do. Maybe i'd swim across the pacific too...

[NightTrain]

44. I'd give my collection of Phil Spector records...

...to somebody who doesn't like Spector's music and would only use my old 45s for skeet shooting. :scared:

[calimary]

45. Chocolate. Forever if need be.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

46. Sex

I'm serious...and no, I'm not frigid.

But having that gang of crooks outta there would be better than any orgasm I ever had.

[arwalden]

48. Is Self-Mutilation and/or Self-Dismemberment Permitted???

[RebelOne]

49. I'll give up smoking.

[TXlib]

50. I'd give up my left nut

But, if it guaranteed that rupublicans and conservatives would be forever banned, I'd give up my willie and right nut, too.