I think I was polled today.

[eilen]

I was previously registered Republican so I could vote in their primaries--I had re-registered at the State Fair in the beginning of Sept. as an Independant but I don't know -- I must have still been on the Republican voter list.

So the lady asked me if I was planning to vote and who I was planning on voting for.

I said "I'm voting for Obama, Ma'am."

She said, "you are? God bless you."

I have placed some crazy votes in the past, I know. But honestly, I can't think of anything more insane that placing a vote for McCain/Palin. I know this because my mother in law is nuts, lives in Florida and is voting McCain and practically worships Sarah Palin (admitted she didn't really care for McCain). She told me that Obama was a Muslim. I know she's bigoted and crazy so I am hoping and praying please that the rest of the country doesn't carry that particular personality profile.

[EC]

1. Sadly many do

but hopefully there are more that actually see and think...

[FrenchieCat]

2. Even if not Jewish, send your MIL this.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2VFRt5W4FM

[elleng]

4. EXCELLENT!

.

[mscuedawg]

3. My g'ma sounds like your mom..

She asked me the other day what I thought about "Saaaaaaah-rah"...and that she's not crazy about McCain...

OY!

[elleng]

5. I'm in Florida,

temporarily, living among elderly Jewish people, and I hear them talking a lot. One major problem is serious lack of news resources with which to inform themselves.

[eilen]

6. Her main news sources are the National Review and WSJ

She insisted that the NYT was lying about Sarah's diverse college experience. I said-- CNN interviewed her mother and she was talking about her issues going away to school and adjusting to different places...

"You sound like a liberal!" "What happened to you?"

I said that when the evidence is incontrovertible that some opinions are proven false, it is only logical to change those opinions.

Then she told me she reads the WSJ. I replied that perhaps she should consider that the WSJ has a conservative slant and that the accusations she leveled at me for reading news sources that are sympathetic to my views--she was also guilty of.

Then she told me I was insulting her-- "Why are you insulting me? You are insulting me!" I said "I'm not insulting you, I'm disagreeing with you." Then we agreed to not talk about politics.

But I did get her to agree to my statement that the politicians that pushed for and voted for deregulation should be put out of office in disgrace. Maybe when she reads the WSJ tomorrow she'll find out her candidate and all his fellow party members were deregulationists (lol).

She is not Jewish, she in her early 60's, white, middle class, Catholic-Italian heritage, originally from Yonkers, NY-- her father was blue collar trades. If she never moved to FL she might have possibly be laughing at Palin but her husband is some kind shyster broker that works for some concern associated with selling shares or interests in oil fields -- I'm not quite sure, he is very vague about it.

But the sweetest part was when I said "Thank God they didn't let him privatize Social Security, you'd never be able to retire."

Silence.

[elleng]

7. Interesting that she reads wsj,

as their news coverage is(was/has been) good; detailed re: business. Its editorials that have been nutso-right, until last week or so anyway.

My comment was re: elderly, in independent community, largely Jewish, where most read sun sentinel and jewish journal, both seriously NEWS-impaired. I have to hold myself back, try not to interfere when I hear some clearly erroneous 'facts' stated.

[eilen]

8. I used to read the wsj as well

but then my online subscription ended and the renewal was too expensive (over $100).