Politics and religion.

**Karen** · 08-27-2011, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by blue

If you mean people voted for him because he is half African American, you would be correct.

I am sure there are also people who didn't vote for him for the same reason. Neither position makes much sense, but humans are not always as rational as they could be!

**blue** · 09-01-2011, 04:40 AM

Edit.

Originally Posted by Karen

I am sure there are also people who didn't vote for him for the same reason. Neither position makes much sense, but humans are not always as rational as they could be!

That was the point Liz was trying to make.

If you voted for someone because of their race its just as raciest as if you voted against them because of their race.

**Bonny** · 09-01-2011, 09:48 AM

Darned if you do! Darned if you don"t!

**blue** · 09-02-2011, 03:34 AM

I remember seeing a poll that women voted for Clinton because he resembled Robert Redford.

But of course voting for someone because they are black is good, and voting against the same person is bad, is a perfectly rational argument.

**phesina** · 09-02-2011, 01:51 PM

Robert Redford? Never heard that one before! Oh, well.. could be..

And how about men who voted or would vote for Sarah Palin because they think she's good-looking, former beauty queen and all?

**blue** · 09-02-2011, 04:16 PM

Nobody voted for Sarah Palin for President.

**Karen** · 09-02-2011, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by blue

Nobody voted for Sarah Palin for President.

No, but they voted for her for Governor in Alaska, and voted for her for Vice President ...

That is the glory and the pain of democracy - there's no need to tell anyone WHY you are voting for someone, so you can have reasons that are good, bad, ridiculous or sublime, and anything in between.

And by the way, anyone who voted for Bill Clinton because they thought he looked like Robert Redford needs their eyes examined. Yes, they are both Caucasian males with blue eyes, there the resemblance ends!