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  • From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] vote for Obama or you are a racist
  • Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:29:26 -0400


I agree completely. The more votes go to third party and independents,
the more seriously they will be taken. Ron Paul did a great commentary
on the financial crisis:
http://www.house.gov/paul/

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga County, PA

bob ford wrote:
> Lynn, I'm voting for Ron Paul; and there are at least two other
> Libertarians on the list; I don't know how they plan to vote (nor do I
> care) but it sounds like Ron Paul will get between 2 and 4 votes from this
> list. I think his overall numbers might end up surprising people. McCain
> asked for his endorsement, he said to McCain that there was no difference
> between Repubs & Dems anymore and would not endorse. It's a protest vote,
> but if he gets enough, maybe it will strengthen the movement.......bobf
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Lynn Wigglesworth
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:34:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] vote for Obama or you are a racist
>
>
> If everyone who didn't like either of the major party candidates would
> actually vote for someone they DID like, we could turn this country
> around in a few elections. I can't tell you how many people I talk to
> who like Ron Paul, for example, but never even considered voting for him
> because he "didn't have a chance". They settle for the 'lesser of the
> major party evils', and that's what they get.
>
> By voting for a third party candidate who stands for what I believe,
> I've been accused more than once of "giving" the election to someone I
> didn't even vote for, and it's that attitude that keeps us stuck with
> the status quo (besides, since popular vote doesn't count, once a
> candidate wins my state, my one additional vote wouldn't mean anything).
> The revolution won't start until We the People vote it in, but people
> don't have the guts, so get the government they deserve.
>
> Lynn Wigglesworth
>
> Rob wrote:
>> At 9/17/2008 02:44 PM,jmroll AT bellsouth.net wrote:
>>> From CNN's Jack Cafferty Will race be the
>>> factor that keeps Obama from the White House?
>>> Race is arguably the biggest issue in this
>>> election, and it's one that nobody's talking
>>> about. The differences between Barack Obama and
>>> John McCain couldn't be more well-defined.
>>> Obama wants to change Washington. McCain is a
>>> part of Washington and a part of the Bush
>>> legacy. Yet the polls remain close. Doesn't
>>> make sense…unless it's race. Time magazine's
>>> Michaeel Grunwald says race is the elephant in
>>> the room. He says Barack Obama needs to tread
>>> lightly as he fights back against the McCain-Palin campaign attacks.
>> I've seen it on this list. People who you would
>> not expect to support McCain are coming out in
>> full force against Obama. I've seen ridicule and
>> the 'big lie' (it worked for the Germans and Al
>> Gore so why not?) used against Obama and those who talked 'for' him.
>>
>> Why support the Republicans? The Republicans are
>> the political party of Death and Dollars. Since
>> the Republicans took office we have had thousands
>> of American's deaths at the hand of foreigners.
>> Tens of thousands of foreigners have died by our
>> hands. We have invaded two countries in Asia (the
>> fighting continues) and we have borrowed over a
>> trillion dollars (more than the total borrowed
>> 1776-2000).
>> http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/ca18_cardoza/bush_administration_breaks_record.html
>>
>>
>> Things are not going right under the Republican leadership.
>>
>> The only people I'd expect to see supporting
>> McCain are the "me Republican, Me good, you bad"
>> folks and those that were getting some of that trillion borrowed dollars.
>>
>> With all the Republicans have done and are still
>> doing (the $85b bailout, how much have the
>> Republicans spent on 'welfare' in the last two
>> terms? Talk about corporate welfare!) why are
>> some so against the Democratic candidate?
>>
>> What is really wrong with Obama ?
>> He's a product of the Illinois democratic machine
>> but everybody know that, not good but not the end
>> of the world. He hasn't done much to get everyone
>> really pissed at him yet. He is a Democrat. I
>> have to admit that life was better when Bill
>> Clinton was running things (I never did trust
>> him, never voted for him but things were better)
>> Why so against the Senator from Illinois?
>> It's like fear or hate but he hasn't really done
>> anything to hate or be afraid of.
>>
>> Then I got it, he's black.
>>
>> That explains the fear, hate, unusual supporters
>> of that Republican crap and all the supporting bs on this list.
>>
>> Too bad.
>>
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>> Rob
>> becida AT comcast.net
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