Dumping Grounds

Presented totally without commentary or editorial.

Them: I’d like to vote for Florence Shapiro, because she’s a teacher.
Me: Well, she’s been in the legislature for 20 years.
Them: But she’s a teacher.
Me: Has she ever actually done anything for teachers?
Them: Well, no.

Them: Barack Obama is just a puppet. Saying the words that’s he’s told to say.
Me: A puppet? Who’s pulling the strings.
Them: I dunno, some old man behind the scenes.
Me: Like John McCain?
Them: ….

Them: Barack Obama isn’t going to be able to do any of this stuff he’s saying he can do.
Me: And John McCain can?
Them: No.
Me: Then what does it matter?
Them: But Barack Obama scares me.
Me: Because he’s black, or because he might actually be able to do some of this stuff he says he’ll do?
Them: …..

Barack Obama Prime Time commercial: I’ll offset each of these programs with an equivalent cut in other programs (paraphrased, I don’t want to review the whole commercial to find the exact words)
John McCain commercial immediately following: How is he going to pay for all these things he wants to do? (Oh, wait, they must not have seen the ad before they made theirs)

Them: The economy is not Bush’s fault, the President does not have that much power.
Me: And yet you are scared that Barack Obama can turn us into a socialist state in 100 days?
Them: ….

Me: Can you explain to me why you think that Barack Obama will try to overturn the 2nd Amendment, and that is a TERRIBLE thing, and yet George W. Bush (choose your adjective: ignored, trampled or crapped on) the 4th, and that’s no big deal. (For everyone’s information, I’m pro gun rights)
Them: ….

Them: There is very little of the last 8 yrs I would pin on Bush…except when he has given in to stupid democratic things, like, say…the bailout.
George Bush: America’s economy is facing unprecedented challenges. We’re responding with unprecedented measures… We must act now.
Me: ….

Disclaimer: I’ve had several similar conversations lately. If you think I misquoted you, I’m likely quoting someone else. I did not materially change the meaning of the words anyone said to me.

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I’ll only post here when I have something longer to say.

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• Cool. I only need 14.5 more days just like this one for my investments to get back to where they were. #
• Correction, now I only need 9.4 days exactly like today to make up my losses. That’s not too much to ask, is it? #

• I don’t give a shit about Texas or OU. A scoreless game where everyone got injured (not seriously, of course) would be a dream scenario. #

• I’m late to twitter, but I’m not impressed with either one of them tonight. #
• I think either one of them would have done better with more “I will” and far less “he won’t” The bickering is childish and tiring. #
• Both candidates did better on foreign policy questions than they did on the economy and healthcare. #
• Because the way bills in Congress get smothered in crap, accusing a Senator of voting against XXXX 43 times is a meaningless statistic. #
• He had more time to think about it, but McCain *almost* answered the last question. They both ended up giving parts of their stump speech. #
• Did anyone else notice an apparent refused handshake from Obama post debate? #
• NBC reports several inaccuracies and exaggerations, but no real whoppers in tonight’s debate. #
• BTW, you cannot fault Obama for lack of experience AND somehow imply he shares blame for an economic crisis decades in the making. #

• I use Twitterific exclusively (iPhone and desktop) I miss tweets routinely (2-5/day) Fault of Twitter or client? #

• @brianb722 And what is up with not being able to answer friend requests in any mobile client? #