Workin' for Obama
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- SigDesign0
Yeah, I noticed when I mentioned first that I was calling all registered Democrats for the Democratic Party headquarters in WV, and we're just trying to get help from people and see where they stand...people were more likely to feel comfortable telling me who they were voting for... It depends on how you ask...
- designbot0
I did come in contact with some Obama supporters outside Whole Foods who were downright militaristic about signing people up to vote. I understand voting is important, but it was pretty annoying to have these guys trying so hard....reminded me of Jehovah's witnesses or something. Having said that I actually ended up registering with this girl who was standing outside of Target. I definitely think it is a great service to make it so easy to register to vote, as long as the people are more passive about it. Also, I don't think anyone registering people to vote should be vocal about who they are voting for.
Props to you guys for doing this :)
- SteveJobs0
"Terrorism in WV, these people are fucking brainwashed."
I don't think that's always true. They are just uneducated or under-educated, like many mid-westerners who know more about minimum wage labor and a tailgate parties than economics and foreign affairs.
In many cases, you can blame their collective understanding of our government and their own decisions on the media and manipulative politicians who 'identify' with them.
- Education IS a problem... also, the culture of wanting to go out into the wilderness and be left aloneSigDesign
- janne760
We have chavs/rednecks (whatever you wish to generalize them for) in Holland as well, but rarely as bad as some of the stories like this one. The best thing is to still stay nice to these people, they are people after all and deserve to be regarded equally..
- DrBombay0
That is BS though, the media is homogenous in this country. Except newspapers.
- SteveJobs0
Really, bs? I can't imagine a more night and day mainstream media comparison than fox and msnbc.
What would you attribute it to then? You did, after all, characterize them as being brainwashed. Who's brainwashing them then?
- SigDesign0
OK... as a side note... and this really ticked me off... Our MSNBC channel with Comcast used to be 56, then suddenly, after the primaries, it switched to 266, where there are no other channels, and it was difficult to find.
A friend of mine in Pittsburgh had it taken off her basic cable altogether... conspiracy?
- SteveJobs0
SigDesign - it IS partly education, but you can't rely solely on our school systems to inform our kids about who to vote for. For many Americans, it's a moral decision - evidenced by the election results four and eight years ago.
You can't begin to reach these people if you don't understand them.
- DrBombay0
Could it be that they are just rubes?
- ItTango0
Designbot:
I know some of the "Register to Vote for Obama motha' fucka'" types. They piss me off to no end. they have a skewed perception of this election that does more harm than good.They think it's all about being Black, and can't get it through their heads that even if every African American in the US voted for you, you'd be about 80% shy of what it takes to get elected.
I'm Black (there, I said it :)) and this campaign has occasionally brought me to tears, but the people with whom I volunteer make up the face of the UN... every color.
Obama's run has blown the shit out of racial, religious, gender and economic borders. Some folks, including some supporters, don't quite get that yet.
- pr20
ItTango recently i did a little pro Obama video and you know what i noticed? The race issue was an issue only for black people where at least 3 mentioned that "They don't just vote for him because he's black," WTF? You really think that what we thought before asking you the questions? So i think the black issue is and issue only in minority communities and super white KKK places.
(In other words, if you weren't black it wouldn't be an issue)
- ItTango0
pr2...
many of us wear the past just beneath our skin. scratch once and BOOM! there it is.For the happily racist, it will never change. For Black folks, there's still a lot of shit we're trying to get over. Some of us are doing better than others.
I have (oh, God. dare I say it and risk the sarcastic wrath of QBNrs everywhere? Oh, FUCK IT!!!) Hope.