tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post9204886490548987114..comments2024-01-17T15:05:50.120-06:00Comments on AngryBlackBitch: By Request - Crushing 2008...Shark-Fuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-6339344501812880252007-07-09T10:30:00.000-05:002007-07-09T10:30:00.000-05:00I just wish someone would seriously ask these ques...I just wish someone would seriously ask these questions when they're on TV, and that they would have the chance to seriously answer them, not in a debate format when they only have 3 minutes, but in a thoughtful, rational manner. Might make it easier to decide.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-53969307933635654652007-07-06T09:58:00.000-05:002007-07-06T09:58:00.000-05:00Great question Cherry!I recommend that you researc...Great question Cherry!<BR/><BR/>I recommend that you research a lot of sources. Start with the issues...google tax reform, education, social security reform, reproductive choice or whatever issues you are concerned about.<BR/><BR/>Identify why you vote and that will lead you to what you are looking for in a candidate and out of an administration.<BR/><BR/>Issue research can be done through advocacy group web sites and the candidates web sites.<BR/><BR/>Then get your peskitutde on! <BR/><BR/>Contact local candidate reps and ask questions. Contact the national offices and ask questions. Look at who is endorsing the candidate, call them up and ask them why. <BR/><BR/>Ahem.<BR/><BR/>Jump on blogs and ask questions (wink). Call up NPR and ask away.<BR/><BR/>Be pesky...don't hesitate to get clarification for things you don't understand...don't ever take anyone at their word - get proof...and start now while everyone & their mother is eager for young women voters.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the voting masses & feel free to drop me a line if you hit a snag!Shark-Fuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323962708956637012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-52753030938425157742007-07-06T03:11:00.000-05:002007-07-06T03:11:00.000-05:00As a first time voter and someone who admittedly d...As a first time voter and someone who admittedly doesn't keep up on world affairs as well as I should...<BR/><BR/>Where is a good place to learn about the presidential candidates and what they stand for/believe in/etc etc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-13057841139772851162007-07-05T12:24:00.000-05:002007-07-05T12:24:00.000-05:00"Candidates should know that they must achieve my ..."Candidates should know that they must achieve my vote and earn my support." Love that! Love the questions, too-- let's see if we get some specific answers in plain language, not politician-speak!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-41223859481087436902007-07-05T11:30:00.000-05:002007-07-05T11:30:00.000-05:00My only question - to the entire Country is: "Sin...My only question - to the entire Country is: "Since when did President of the United States become a starter job?" <BR/><BR/>Nothing against cousin Barack O'Bama... thrilled that Fred Thompson at least looks the part... and I'm sure Rudy can tear away time from his speaking engagements... but come ON, people! I don't want a "fresh face" in Washington. I want someone who knows what he/she is doing on the world stage. <BR/><BR/>Now, I will support whatever Democratic candidate survives the Death March that our Primaries have become, but my hopeful vote goes to Hillary Clinton NOT because I want Bill back (or because I am such a Celine Dion fan), but because she has the strongest resume of any Democratic Candidate. From Yale Law to two-term senator with Foreign Policy experience... her pedigree gets my vote. Is she electable? Don't know - that's for the Masses to decide. Does she have the most experience and the grit to get the job done? Yes, she does.<BR/><BR/>Y'all vote for whom you believe in your heart will do the best job, but for heaven's sake, it's like buying a car. Don't get caught up in the "ooh, shiny!" trap and ignore the time-tested model with the great warranty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-50779953391357058122007-07-05T10:46:00.000-05:002007-07-05T10:46:00.000-05:00I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only soul to w...I'm so glad to see that I'm not the only soul to wait for the inevitable freudian slips and other fall out (where one learns wee bits of the candidates' true feelings) before considering a choice.Camera Obscurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366304095952901048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-17733884109968220242007-07-05T09:01:00.000-05:002007-07-05T09:01:00.000-05:00I'm with you too. i have ideas, but i don't have a...I'm with you too. i have ideas, but i don't have a firm stand on any of them yet, except perhaps for the ones i would not vote for.christine mtmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250140239270398550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-14687158023414507852007-07-04T20:11:00.000-05:002007-07-04T20:11:00.000-05:00Damn skippy... We might've been able to get away w...Damn skippy... We might've been able to get away with just being a candidate fanboy/fangirl during the Clinton 90's but no longer. Time to be big boys and girls and raise our expectations. This shit aint reality TV ya'll. This is FOR REAL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-82680503041000270532007-07-04T09:07:00.000-05:002007-07-04T09:07:00.000-05:00But... how do you decide when you know your not li...But... how do you decide when you know your not likely to get an honest answer to any of those astute and important questions?Yummy Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393210105486000675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-80860813492869320702007-07-04T07:56:00.000-05:002007-07-04T07:56:00.000-05:00I have got to find time to wander across the state...I have got to find time to wander across the state and sip vodka crans with you. Got to.Maureen O'Danuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802794677839902284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-29030525968261504822007-07-04T03:13:00.000-05:002007-07-04T03:13:00.000-05:00Amen...and I keep hearing people saying they are g...Amen...and I keep hearing people saying they are going to vote for hilary, based on the fact that bill has the experience. That frightens me because the logic is, well, illogical. I save my vote until the very last day. The only thing I will commit to is NO MORE BUSH Brothers in office...ever!<BR/><BR/>CPCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266202135270130146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-78015682863153723742007-07-04T00:59:00.000-05:002007-07-04T00:59:00.000-05:00I too am holding off. My dream is that someone wil...I too am holding off. My dream is that someone will come along who will say, "I'm running for office. I would like a whole lot of you to give me five bucks to run my campaign. I will run it the cheapest way I can. When I get into office, I will be beholden to no one. I will govern for the greatest good for the greatest number."<BR/>Wouldn't that be nice?<BR/>Lest this seem utopian, that is the way our current mayor ran, and he won. He's the best mayor this town has ever had, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-50884341202011914182007-07-03T18:48:00.000-05:002007-07-03T18:48:00.000-05:00i love this. you are SO right. linking as we speak...i love this. you are SO right. linking as we speak...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-21037227106082106902007-07-03T17:27:00.000-05:002007-07-03T17:27:00.000-05:00Lord have mercy, Bitch. Your bitchitude just keeps...Lord have mercy, Bitch. Your bitchitude just keeps getting better and better.MAWGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167694200613078368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10755833.post-39756944462902491822007-07-03T13:00:00.000-05:002007-07-03T13:00:00.000-05:00It appears I follow the same voting "philosophy" a...It appears I follow the same voting "philosophy" as ABB. I'm not supporting anyone anyone at this time it is just way to early*. I want the candidates to be held to account and answer real questions from real people, but it appears they will never get asked anything that isn't pre-screened and pre-approved.<BR/><BR/>A few other important questions off the top of my head that need serious answers:<BR/><BR/><I>What do you think about Global Warming?<BR/><BR/>How do you propose to reduce green house gas omissions?<BR/><BR/>Who you trust more, scientists or theologians, on issues of astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, medicine, physics -- on subjects of <B>science</B> (sex education would fall in here , too)?<BR/><BR/>What will you do to insure the safety of our food and water supply?</I><BR/><BR/>We haven't even begun to ask the questions about declining wages (where is that increase in the minumum wage) and health care. Wouldn't it be nice to see just one of them stand up and shout, "Health insurance is not health care! We need universal health care, now!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>* aside from holding out hope for Al Gore to be re-electedDisgusted in St. Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831983817039007159noreply@blogger.com