tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post116173150978892563..comments2023-11-24T03:48:54.813-05:00Comments on No More Hornets: Let's Skip CampbellThe Exterminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-38747504356572129702007-12-18T14:02:00.000-05:002007-12-18T14:02:00.000-05:00Man, I really don't wanna have this conversation b...Man, I really don't wanna have this conversation back in October of '06. But I've gotta respond.<BR/><BR/><I>See, I think the whole idea that if Dems are going to express any religious notions then we might as well vote Republican is exactly how we ended up with George W. Bush.</I><BR/><BR/>That's <I>NOT</I> how George W. Bush got in. George W. Bush got in because the Democratic candidates were namby-pamby, not because they actively tried to appeal to the religious right. Blatant pandering to the fundies is a new idea for '08. So now the Democratic candidates are still namby-pamby, but they're <I>also</I> catering to the worst elements in American society. I'd like to send them a message, LOUD AND CLEAR. For every "social conservative" you win by resorting to this disgusting tactic, you lose <I>two</I> honest-to-goodness freethinkers. <BR/><BR/>What difference does it make to me if Mike Huckabee caters to the theocrats or if Barack Obama does? If Rudy Giuliani supports the status-quo in Iraq or if Hilary Clinton does? If Mitt Romney wants to redistribute the wealth to the very rich or John Edwards wants to redistribute it to the very poor (<I>and</I> the very rich)? I'm still fucked. So far, I haven't seen a convincing reason to support any Democratic candidate in the next election.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-28647104972566210592007-12-18T13:46:00.000-05:002007-12-18T13:46:00.000-05:00Well, I figured I might as well be the first comme...Well, I figured I might as well be the first commenter EVER on your blog (since you barely beat me over at You Made Me Say It)!<BR/><BR/>No one can accuse YOU of inconsistency. This post would fit right in with what you post now. So whatever happened to "skippy"?<BR/><BR/>I don't envy the position you put yourself in. While I roll my eyes at theistic statements from Dems (and in some few cases it can be downright infuriating, I'll admit), I still will always see this battle as "lesser of evils". If I guy like The Skipster couldn't meet the expectations of the religious right (and, especially, if his opponent could) then he's my guy - until there's a better option.<BR/><BR/>See, I think the whole idea that if Dems are going to express any religious notions then we might as well vote Republican is exactly how we ended up with George W. Bush.John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.com