"Freedom" thread or something

thellama73 wrote: Here's an article by Nick Gillespie of Reason Magazine: 3 Ways Romney, Ryan and the Republicans can win over Libertarians If this forum is anything to go by, I don't like their chances (although I'll be voting for them.)

He might do baby steps in all three but nothing really serious. 

The T wrote: thellama73 wrote: Here's an article by Nick Gillespie of Reason Magazine: 3 Ways Romney, Ryan and the Republicans can win over Libertarians If this forum is anything to go by, I don't like their chances (although I'll be voting for them.) He might do baby steps in all three but nothing really serious.  I will still probably vote for him anyway. Sad. But true.

I won't.  He's done nothing to deserve my vote, and if that means four more years of this hypocrite we have now, fine.  Won't make no nevermind to me.

If I bother to show up this year, I'll write in Ron Paul.  Wasted vote?  Yeah, but maybe the voter will be wasted when he casts it...

I'm so sick of US politics.  Look at these headlines:

• Julian Castro: Mitt Romney ‘has no idea how good he’s had it’
• Former Ohio governor: Romney lacks ‘economic patriotism’
• Democrats brag about killing Osama bin Laden
• Kennedy ‘tribute’ video used to attack Romney
• Boehner: Obama lacks ‘courage’ to work together as debt passes $16T

What you said about scoring points is dead on, Rob, and yet nobody actually cares about the gaffes and non-issues that dominate the headlines. No Democrat is going to vote for Romney because Obama had a slip of the tongue, and no Republican will vote for Obama because of a Paul Ryan quote taken out of context.

I wish elections would focus on the issues people actually care about (like "do you want more government or less government?" "do you think stimulus or deregulation is a better way to decrease unemployment?") instead of focusing on what kind of car Ann Romney drives or whether Obama eating arugula makes him out of touch.

And while I'm losing my sh*t tonight, f**k you Hank Williams, Jr.

Obama a Muslim?  He says he's comfortable with gay marriage and drinks beer.  His wife shows her legs.  If he's a Muslim, then he sucks at it.

Thanks though for making Southerners looked more retarded than we are.

Finnforest wrote: DNC.  Oh my God that was hard to sit through.  Glad I ate a light dinner.

I saw just a few minutes. Couldn't stomach the rest. 

Yeah I have to agree, it was almost unwatchable, they would've done everyone a favor by simply having a two-hour thing and be done with it.

I've voted Dem in every election I can recall and I'll be voting for Obama again because I like his policies and he's so friggin smart and cool.   But I think he's in trouble not from disheartened supporters, but from people who in fact like what he's done, will say 'Thank you very much Mr. President, now I want to see what a businessman can do for us', and vote for Romney.   The election is not unlike Carter-Reagan in that way (minus the Iran hostage thing of course).

Epignosis wrote: thellama73 wrote: Epignosis wrote: Is anyone as ambivalent apathetic as I am about this election?  Obama's team spouts empty platitudes, and Romney never earned my trust. Is it sad that I'm just sitting back, prepared to watch America become financially insolvent?  We hit $16T today. I totally am, which is sad because part of my job is to care. I just want the whole thing to be over and I am pretty much resigned to the fact that the next four years are going to continue to show the economic stagnation and high unemployment of the last four. I'm just sick and tired of the vehement accusations that get followed up by pathetic excuses once the accuser gets the vote.  Obama railed against Bush and, come on, look at the numbers: He fares worse. Saving the auto industry?  Please.  Don't take credit for spending someone else's money. Killing bin Laden?  Could that have happened without the efforts of the previous administration?  No. What in the hell does Obama have to be proud of?

Edited by stonebeard - September 04 2012 at 22:50

thellama73 wrote: stonebeard wrote: The Bush presidency was a disaster that carried over into Obama's, ad while I won't say his whole policy was a success, Obama has effectively taken foreign policy off the table by handling it so well. Isn't it interesting how the same people who screamed and howled about the Iraq war being imperialistic are now praising the foreign policy of a man who invaded Libya and still has troops in Afghanistan? I think Obama has done okay on foreign policy, but certainly not great. Great would be finishing the wars we started and not starting any new ones.

Edited by stonebeard - September 04 2012 at 23:00

^Not good. Because people should do whatever the hell they want. But at the same time, I'm not deciding who to vote for based on their positions of legalization of pot.