Mercnbeth
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There has been no poll of black voters to find out who they are voting for and why. Wrong, however, what I found most interesting when trying to search the demographics contained in the polls was the lack of a source willing to document what the plurality is. Rasmussen provided one, but its dated:
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August 9, 2008: McCain leads by nineteen points among White Men and by eight points among White Women. Obama leads 94% to 5% among African-American voters and by twenty-one points among Hispanic voters. Source: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/demographic_notes_2008_presidential_race
I thought it very telling that this was as hard to find as it was. Being a child in the 60's I had to privilege of seeing Martin Luther King lead a march that went right by my school in Trenton. Every class was there, and coming from a school that had no black students and from parents who still were racial biased I stood in wonder of a man who dreamed of a "color-blind society" Now that concept is being trashed by the very people and causes that Reverend King rallied and dedicated his life to obtain. Ultimately leading to him sacrificing that life.
It seems that the media is not willing to confront, or even speak of the possibility of black racism . Yet were this racial trend obvious or even contributory to a McCain plurality I'm sure they'd rediscover their passion reserved for what is seen as racism by Caucasians. Then again what we are observing regarding Governor Palin tells you that unless a liberal agenda is served you can't be a feminist either. I do appreciate the consistency.
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Redisribution of wealth from rich to poor makes Obama a progressive. That's right, I forgot that giving money from people who are "rich" to people who don't have any qualification for it other than a label of 'poor' is now considered 'progressive'. And what happens when they 'rich' stop starting businesses, don't invest, or cut back existing operations because they don't want to work or invest to serve a 'progressive' agenda? What is it called if people get exactly what they have earned through work or are deserve from effort? Not that I'm against some of his 'progressive' ideas. I can't wait for my son, who doesn't pay taxes, gets his $4000 welfare check to attend college, currently he has to work for that spending money - Obama's agenda will remove the need for that effort. With 40% of the people currently paying NO federal income tax, that will leave a small select group to pay the freight for those progressive ideals. A group that has employed people too intelligent to work for the government and has knack of being able to stay one step ahead of any taxation attack. With Senator Obama having a $1 Million per day 'pork spending' habit coming into the job, what says he'll eliminate the PAC agendas that he's beholding to, not to mention the special interests consortium backing him. It may not be socialist out of the gate, but the only way to pay for it long term is with a socialist take over of businesses forcing them to comply with these 'progressive' ideas. Where are the details of where the money will be generated? Citing the Iraqi War doesn't cut it - and since Senator Obama insured its funding until Spring of 2009, isn't germane to any discussion of 'redistribution' of Federal spending. One of the main reasons that Corporations shouldn't be bailed out is that they won't be 'buying in' to any 'tax the rich' agenda. Then again, the current socialist move by President Bush to 'invest' in financial institutions (temporary - YEAH RIGHT!) can be used as precedent by President Obama regarding the Food, Energy, Transportation, or any such 'troubled' industry. I'm not voting for him, but I am looking forward to an Obama presidency. I need the four year vacation from being productive. I'll use the taxation disincentive to not grow and make sure any money generated doesn't meet the 'rich' criteria. Think I'm unique or in the minority of small business owners? Yup - very 'progressive'.  |
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i believe both sides have got it in for us!.......ha!
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