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Tue Feb-10-09 04:23 PM
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My father just called to tell me that he is registering as a Democrat |
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At eighty two years old and a life long republican he went to the town hall and changed his registration.
Why? He said that the moment John McCain stood up and said that the Stimulus bill would destroy America his mind changed. He called it a meta noya. He said that the country has to get behind our President and that what the republicans are doing is disgraceful.
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:27 PM
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1. Welcome! What is a "meta noya"... new day? BTW, love your Dad! |
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:29 PM
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walkaway
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:32 PM
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6. Thanks! I think it means a change of thought |
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I thought I could see it coming during the primaries but I still can't believe it. We have been arguing about this since I was a child.
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:27 PM
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2. Give your father a great big hug for me next time you see him! |
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My dad, a lifelong Republican also, died in August at the age of 81. He was also very unhappy with Bush and the Republicans, but hadn't quite gotten to the point of changing his registration yet.
It takes a lot to get older guys to change their minds.
Your father is right: what the Republicans are doing is disgraceful, and it has been for a long time.
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:31 PM
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4. My dad's moment came with the Swift Boat ads in 2004 |
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He was always registered as a Democrat but hadn't voted for one since Adlai Stevenson. He did love the illusion of tax cuts.
When he saw the RNC using a bunch of liars to attack a fellow combat veteran, that was it for him. His last vote in a national election was for Kerry.
No matter what does it, all the people with functioning intelligence are leaving the GOP. All they'll have left in another couple of years is the Palin wing of the party: poor, bigoted and ignorant. The money will have fled to the Libertarians.
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:31 PM
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5. Your dad wouldn't have liked me during the past 8 years. |
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But I heartily agree with your dad with the perspective that when a president is sincerely trying his best to do what's right (& ethical) for the country, we should get behind him (or her).
:hi:
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:36 PM
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Your dad has good insights..and I know it's hard for older people to change after so long even if it's not productive. That's why it's even more exciting.:bounce:
I can't even believe mccain..oh, I know he was all the time lying during the campaign but I thought he might want to grandstand for the good of the country now and attempt to resusitate his reputation..but, no..he's one jerk who's going to die that way.
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:41 PM
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Edited on Tue Feb-10-09 04:42 PM by madrchsod
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:46 PM
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9. I've been around here since 9/11 but never started a post before |
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I'm still in shock but this is a big deal for me.
The important thing is that all over America people are starting to see who these people really are. These days really are bringing change.
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:48 PM
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11. I hope Rush keeps up the loud, unhinged criticism of our President. |
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It's helping us, not hurting.
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:56 PM
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23. President Obama is bringing change. As for your Dad, better |
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late than never. It's wonderful.
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:47 PM
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Tue Feb-10-09 04:52 PM
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12. Wonderful, we can only look forward to welcoming more |
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:06 PM
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One of my earliest memories -- me, hanging onto Mom's skirt hem as she goes door to door for Eisenhower. She's 89, a lifelong Republican, and in November for the first time in her life voted for the Democratic candidate for President. Yep, I cried.
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:35 PM
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14. aw. hug your pa for me. he's my new hero. :) |
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:37 PM
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15. My SIL, who formerly displayed a portrait of * on her wall |
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told us she was glad the Democrats are now in charge. This is something I thought I would never hear in my lifetime. Maybe more will move over to the "dark side" before this is over.
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:53 PM
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21. So, maybe all the white noise we here and read via the corporate media.... |
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is NOT sinking in (brainwashing) nor a reflection of how average Americans are viewing the last few weeks.
That's my hope. Your story gives me more hope. :)
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:41 PM
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16. I hope he will be one of many who "wake" up to the hypocrisy of the Repub's! |
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I have always said if you think you are rich enough to be a Repub think again - You will never be rich enough to survive their horrendous nature! They are GREED personified!
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:41 PM
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17. It's spelled: M E T A N O I A and... |
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.. it's Greek for "change of mind"
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:44 PM
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18. May he vote in ten more presidential elections. |
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Tell him all are welcome under the Big Tent.
:hi:
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:46 PM
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19. Please give him a big ol' *welcome* hug from me next time you see him. |
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:48 PM
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20. Congratulations, another person saved! |
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Tue Feb-10-09 05:54 PM
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22. My son-in-law's parents said that Sarah Palin was the last straw.... |
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However, my next door neighbor still thinks President Obama is a Muslim. Even that has its mitigation, though- -we found out from an Obama volunteer walking the precinct that SOMEone in that house is registered Democratic. :rofl:
I watched that Elkhart town hall meeting last night and saw Obama work the room like a master, bringing most of those people right along on his economic package. That town didn't vote for him, either.
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Tue Feb-10-09 08:38 PM
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29. Next time your neighbor brings up Obama being a muslim.... |
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Confront him on it, because the same people saying Obama is a Muslim are the same ones who were trying to portray him as a radical Christian. If your neighbor thinks Obama is a Muslim, they have the radical Christian shit running through their minds too, because they've swallowed all the propaganda.
Pin your neighbor down, and tell them they can't have it both ways.... Either their claim is that he is a Muslim or a radical Christian, and demand to know which is it. I've done it several times. It's really funny to see the idiots have a short circuit and look completely dumbfounded, because they cannot justify both at the same time.
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Wed Feb-11-09 04:05 AM
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30. Nah. I get along with J by not talking politics or religion. Hubby set him straight, though... |
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... as they are sociable together. J's a good neighbor--he's just a fundamentalist and a conservative who hasn't figured out yet that the Repubs have betrayed him. He owns and manages some apartment buildings that he inherited from his dad, and he struggles with health issues. He fears that he will lose what he has, and the RW has told him that with Obama in the White House, he will.
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Tue Feb-10-09 08:14 PM
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Good for him. I think the Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot.
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Tue Feb-10-09 08:16 PM
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25. Well you tell your dad that we're glad to have him. |
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And, furthermore, I'm glad to have you on DU.
:hi:
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Tue Feb-10-09 08:16 PM
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are the silver lining around the cloud. and your father proves that it's never too late to learn.
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Tue Feb-10-09 08:26 PM
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27. When you talk to your dad tell him we have been waiting for him. |
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I think it becomes more obvious to more Americans that the Repugs have absolutely nothing to offer the country.
Welcome to DU!:hi:
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Tue Feb-10-09 08:32 PM
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28. your father is correct |
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and actions like his give me room for some hope for America
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