[MetalForever]

Republicans win the gubatorial race in Virginia, and NJ's gubernatorial race seems to be in the hands of the Republican candidate Christy. NY's 23rd district election is likely to fall for the candidate of the Conservative Party, who has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity but denounced by Republicans Newt Gingrich, and party chairman Mike Steele.

UPDATE: GOP wins NJ and Virginia, loses NY--A blow for Sarah Palin, who had strongly endorsed the candidate Hoffman--NY's 23rd district goes Democrat for the first time in 150 years.

This post has been edited by MetalForever: 03 November 2009 - 09:27 PM

[sweetness]

cool

[LightningBolt]

Good. I think NJ will be very close, though. I've never liked Corzine. FOX news had polls up for NJ and it was close by about 1 percent.

[MetalForever]

LightningBolt, on 03 November 2009 - 09:21 PM, said:

Good. I think NJ will be very close, though. I've never liked Corzine. FOX news had polls up for NJ and it was close by about 1 percent.

See, I'm generally fiscally moderate---So I agree with conservatives on a lot of things. However, Social Security, Medicare, War on Poverty Programs and NASA should not be fucked with.
Other than I agree with 'em. And I think the Dems (though I am one) are pussies (since LBJ) when it comes to war, so I agree with the GOP on being a war hawk.

This post has been edited by MetalForever: 03 November 2009 - 09:29 PM

[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

MetalForever, on 03 November 2009 - 06:23 PM, said:

LightningBolt, on 03 November 2009 - 09:21 PM, said:

Good. I think NJ will be very close, though. I've never liked Corzine. FOX news had polls up for NJ and it was close by about 1 percent.

See, I'm generally fiscally moderate---So I agree with conservatives on a lot of things. However, Social Security, Medicare, War on Poverty Programs and NASA should not be fucked with.
Other than I agree with 'em. And I think the Dems (though I am one) are pussies (since Truman) when it comes to war, so I agree with the GOP on being a war hawk.

LBJ.

[MetalForever]

Jumpin said:

MetalForever, on 03 November 2009 - 06:23 PM, said:

LightningBolt, on 03 November 2009 - 09:21 PM, said:

Good. I think NJ will be very close, though. I've never liked Corzine. FOX news had polls up for NJ and it was close by about 1 percent.

See, I'm generally fiscally moderate---So I agree with conservatives on a lot of things. However, Social Security, Medicare, War on Poverty Programs and NASA should not be fucked with.
Other than I agree with 'em. And I think the Dems (though I am one) are pussies (since Truman) when it comes to war, so I agree with the GOP on being a war hawk.

LBJ.

Fixed. But that was before the Democratic Party was hijacked--in 1968.

[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

MetalForever, on 03 November 2009 - 06:30 PM, said:

Jumpin said:

MetalForever, on 03 November 2009 - 06:23 PM, said:

LightningBolt, on 03 November 2009 - 09:21 PM, said:

Good. I think NJ will be very close, though. I've never liked Corzine. FOX news had polls up for NJ and it was close by about 1 percent.

See, I'm generally fiscally moderate---So I agree with conservatives on a lot of things. However, Social Security, Medicare, War on Poverty Programs and NASA should not be fucked with.
Other than I agree with 'em. And I think the Dems (though I am one) are pussies (since Truman) when it comes to war, so I agree with the GOP on being a war hawk.

LBJ.

Fixed. But that was before the Democratic Party was hijacked--in 1968.

Agreed

[madison]

Chris Christie just won, and played Springsteen's Born To Run as the song leading up to his acceptance speech. *I bet he'll hear from Springsteen's camp about this tomorrow since Springsteen is not a Republican and has a history of taking great offense to politicians who use his music to promote themselves.

As for the race itself - it was probably the most brutal, knock-em-down-drag-em-fights I've ever seen. The commercials they made were really vicious against each other - but hilarious and entertaining at the same time. I'll miss those commercials! I was surprised by the results - I thought Corzine would get it.

Speaking of elections - did you catch the NYC mayoral race? Bloomberg spent $100 million on his campaign - basically buying his way into a third term. Yet, he barely won against a newcomer, Bill Thompson, who only spent $10 million. Pretty funny - it would have been even funnier if Thompson had won on his low budget, but he sure did well anyway. New Yorkers were angry with Bloomberg for using his personal wealth to buy his way into the election and for showing tremendous arrogance by ignoring New Yorkers' wishes and unilaterally changing the rules to allow himself to run for a third term.

[AgainstAllOdds]

At least the congressional seat in New York went to a Democrat. We can't let Palin, Limbaugh, Hannity, and other whackos determine who we vote for.

This post has been edited by AgainstAllOdds: 04 November 2009 - 12:00 AM

[MetalForever]

AgainstAllOdds, on 03 November 2009 - 11:57 PM, said:

At least the congressional seat in New York went to a Democrat. We can't let Palin, Limbaugh, Hannity, and other whackos determine who we vote for.

Unfortunately I think their politics are the way of the future. Look at this country in 40 years and you won't recognize it--There won't be any Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, NASA or any sort of welfare programs, nor any Unions, nor will there be public education--your children and grandchildren will be taught by fundie teachers to respect "Gawd." Roe vs. Wade will be overturned sometime within the next 25-30 years without any doubt.
This country is devolving to the state it was in the 1920s. I see no other outcome. Enviromentalism and Evolution are losing popularity (see polling)--More Americans believe in young Earth creationism than evolution this point, and public opinion has turned against birth control and abortion. Liberalism is dead in America.

This post has been edited by MetalForever: 04 November 2009 - 01:17 AM

[AgainstAllOdds]

MetalForever, on 04 November 2009 - 01:13 AM, said:

AgainstAllOdds, on 03 November 2009 - 11:57 PM, said:

At least the congressional seat in New York went to a Democrat. We can't let Palin, Limbaugh, Hannity, and other whackos determine who we vote for.

Unfortunately I think their politics are the way of the future. Look at this country in 40 years and you won't recognize it--There won't be any Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, NASA or any sort of welfare programs, nor any Unions, nor will there be public education--your children and grandchildren will be taught by fundie teachers to respect "Gawd." Roe vs. Wade will be overturned sometime within the next 25-30 years without any doubt.
This country is devolving to the state it was in the 1920s. I see no other outcome. Enviromentalism and Evolution are losing popularity (see polling)--More Americans believe in young Earth creationism than evolution this point, and public opinion has turned against birth control and abortion. Liberalism is dead in America.

Obama has just recently mounted a massive liberal coalition, and the jury is still as yet out (despite any discouraging signs) as to whether he will enact a component liberal agenda as president. A couple of gubernatorial races have less to do with party than on the national level, and if anything the congressional victory in New York signaled that even in a district that conservative (I know it well,) that sort of radical agenda doesn't inspire enough voters. Issues of choice or gay marriage are almost more like a facade for much of these Republicans. Taking that stance helps them win the base over, its a test they have to pass. I don't expect anything in the way of serious federal legislation anytime soon.

[MetalForever]

AgainstAllOdds, on 04 November 2009 - 01:25 AM, said:

MetalForever, on 04 November 2009 - 01:13 AM, said:

AgainstAllOdds, on 03 November 2009 - 11:57 PM, said:

At least the congressional seat in New York went to a Democrat. We can't let Palin, Limbaugh, Hannity, and other whackos determine who we vote for.

Unfortunately I think their politics are the way of the future. Look at this country in 40 years and you won't recognize it--There won't be any Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, NASA or any sort of welfare programs, nor any Unions, nor will there be public education--your children and grandchildren will be taught by fundie teachers to respect "Gawd." Roe vs. Wade will be overturned sometime within the next 25-30 years without any doubt.
This country is devolving to the state it was in the 1920s. I see no other outcome. Enviromentalism and Evolution are losing popularity (see polling)--More Americans believe in young Earth creationism than evolution this point, and public opinion has turned against birth control and abortion. Liberalism is dead in America.

Obama has just recently mounted a massive liberal coalition, and the jury is still as yet out (despite any discouraging signs) as to whether he will enact a component liberal agenda as president. A couple of gubernatorial races have less to do with party than on the national level, and if anything the congressional victory in New York signaled that even in a district that conservative (I know it well,) that sort of radical agenda doesn't inspire enough voters. Issues of choice or gay marriage are almost more like a facade for much of these Republicans. Taking that stance helps them win the base over, its a test they have to pass. I don't expect anything in the way of serious federal legislation anytime soon.

Obama didn't win that massively last year--I don't see what coalition he built. When he builds a liberal coalition on the scale of Roosevelt's New Deal coalition--which dominated politics for 50 years-or manages to preserve the liberal programs of today or pass a real good liberal agenda through Congress--let me know. Until then he is just another Bill Clinton, kowtowing meekly to the whims of the Cons. Already Obama is letting them have too much of a say--He needs to be ruthless.

He hasn't seemed to realize their only objectiive is to block or destroy anything and everything he attempts to do--regardless of how good it is. If Obama said the sky was blue, the cons in Congress would yell "You Lie" and say it's green.

He also has't realized the ploy of combating right wing fear mongering with his own brand--He's playing a weak game against them. If I was him I'd be running ads in every county and showing how horrible the Republican agenda really is, and what they really want to shape America into. I

This post has been edited by MetalForever: 04 November 2009 - 01:35 AM

[JONEZY]

Its just politics. The Democrats are in charge, so people vote Republican. When the Republicans were in charge, people voted for the Democrats.
On and on it goes.

[LightningBolt]

MetalForever, on 04 November 2009 - 01:31 AM, said:

AgainstAllOdds, on 04 November 2009 - 01:25 AM, said:

MetalForever, on 04 November 2009 - 01:13 AM, said:

AgainstAllOdds, on 03 November 2009 - 11:57 PM, said:

At least the congressional seat in New York went to a Democrat. We can't let Palin, Limbaugh, Hannity, and other whackos determine who we vote for.

Unfortunately I think their politics are the way of the future. Look at this country in 40 years and you won't recognize it--There won't be any Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, NASA or any sort of welfare programs, nor any Unions, nor will there be public education--your children and grandchildren will be taught by fundie teachers to respect "Gawd." Roe vs. Wade will be overturned sometime within the next 25-30 years without any doubt.
This country is devolving to the state it was in the 1920s. I see no other outcome. Enviromentalism and Evolution are losing popularity (see polling)--More Americans believe in young Earth creationism than evolution this point, and public opinion has turned against birth control and abortion. Liberalism is dead in America.

Obama has just recently mounted a massive liberal coalition, and the jury is still as yet out (despite any discouraging signs) as to whether he will enact a component liberal agenda as president. A couple of gubernatorial races have less to do with party than on the national level, and if anything the congressional victory in New York signaled that even in a district that conservative (I know it well,) that sort of radical agenda doesn't inspire enough voters. Issues of choice or gay marriage are almost more like a facade for much of these Republicans. Taking that stance helps them win the base over, its a test they have to pass. I don't expect anything in the way of serious federal legislation anytime soon.

Obama didn't win that massively last year--I don't see what coalition he built. When he builds a liberal coalition on the scale of Roosevelt's New Deal coalition--which dominated politics for 50 years-or manages to preserve the liberal programs of today or pass a real good liberal agenda through Congress--let me know. Until then he is just another Bill Clinton, kowtowing meekly to the whims of the Cons. Already Obama is letting them have too much of a say--He needs to be ruthless.

He hasn't seemed to realize their only objectiive is to block or destroy anything and everything he attempts to do--regardless of how good it is. If Obama said the sky was blue, the cons in Congress would yell "You Lie" and say it's green.

He also has't realized the ploy of combating right wing fear mongering with his own brand--He's playing a weak game against them. If I was him I'd be running ads in every county and showing how horrible the Republican agenda really is, and what they really want to shape America into. I

Do you have dissociative identity disorder? One post you're fair and down-the-middle, next post the conservatives are the devil.