I'm gonna start a new column, with some articles on people who are so misinformed, these must be wet dreams for Republicans and right wingers.
Check out this article, and be sure to watch the video. I don't think it's possible for someone to have their head in the sand more than this woman.
And the truth is, I hope that she actually takes the time to find out the truth. Because I think she's a poster child for a very dangerous group of people in this country.
This isn't a 'she has to vote my way' kind of thing. I don't care who she votes for. But be INFORMED, for god sake.
This is a large (and growing) population who believe everything they hear, based on prejudices and lies. All of these people were suckered into voting for Bush, and they're being lied to and spun to believe ridiculous things, and spreading the lies and hatred in their communities.
The frightening thing is that their minds are so closed, that they've convinced themselves they're right.
Go watch the video and then visit the Concerned Women for America website, who have turned a pro-choice situation into Obama being for infanticied.
This situation has to do with Obama's nixing of the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act.
One of the people who was at a hearing for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on this issue was registered nurse Jill L. Stanek, who was named one of the top 30 pro-life causers in the nation. She's become a celebrity, so it's pretty clear to see an agenda here amongst pro-lifers.
You can read her transcript here, in the comments section of this crazy blog, if you'd like.
For another view on the entire issue, Alternet has a very interesting and eye opening article on the entire debate happening almost strictly online.
I don't see this as a make-or-break issue this year, especially being pro-choice and having read this Alternet article.
There are bigger issues than this.
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Do you think this is new? Politicians have been lying to Americans for years, and voters are too stupid to look beyond pre-conceived notions for just as many years.
In my town, a local guy I knew well ran for office. The people from his section of town knew him since he was a kid. Pillar of the community and all that. When he ran for office, they only asked him one question: what party? That was all they needed to know. Neighbors told him they would not vote for him based solely on the party he represented. And this was for a city council position. They wouldn't even listen to what he had to say.
I don't think it's new. But my dabbling in politics in the past was not as... journalistic as it is now. While I'm not seeing a side I didn't believe existed, I'm still seeing something new.
2004 was a wash. People were scared and the republicans took advantage of that.
In 2008, people can't afford to be this naive.
Don't ever overestimate the intelligence of the American voter.
We should qualify voters. Things like, do they know the candidates name before going in the polling booth, name one thing about the election. Little things like that.
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