Who will win the election - POLL

[RICHARD]

Have you ever WATCHED fox news? I would assume you have, but you apparently don't pay much attention to the way Bill O'Reilly reacts the minute you go against him, yelling over the person until he wants to "End" the segment. How about the way Christine O'Donnell walked off the Pearce Morgan interview when he asked her a question she didn't like? Everyone has the heir that they are always right on FOX. Same with MSNBC, so stop acting all high and mighty. Radical Republicans are NO better in the way they act than the way Rad. Democrats react when their views are put down.

Gotta love hypocrisy.

I am partial to Chris Matthews foaming at the mouth and spitting on his side of the tube.

Whoever wins? One side will be spitting, cursing and name calling.

The best part is AFTER the election when people are acting out like the losers they are on television.

[Alysser]

I am partial to Chris Matthews foaming at the mouth and spitting on his side of the tube.

Whoever wins? One side will be spitting, cursing and name calling.

The best part is AFTER the election when people are acting out like the losers they are on television.

Oh I know they all act like idiots. Well most of 'em..even the Democrats. It's always refreshing to see some that don't yell their opinions in the face of their guests, or yell until the segment ends, or get mad and have a temper tantrum on TV.

It just amazes me how one-sided his post was. You can't argue with a democrat...right but I forgot everyone on FOX is so calm.

LOL, that is the best part of the election.

[Buddy_Lee]

It just amazes me how one-sided his post was. You can't argue with a democrat...right but I forgot everyone on MSNBC is so calm.

LOL, that is the best part of the election.

HeeHee!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Having a discussion with a Democrat is like having a discussion with your Ex-wife. If you say anything they disagree with you get cursed, called names (ignorant and bully are popular these days), then they run away in tears to plot your death.

Applause...applause!! Insulting women and people who disagree with you at once! Is "retard*" one of those names called?

One good thing about living in California - very few national political ads! But, and I can only speak for the radio, we are inundated with commericals for "initiatives". This baffles me. If you are going to elect people to govern - why all the initiatives? I totally do not trust any of the initiatives. I was once asked to sign a petition for a ballot initiative to change someone from having a defined benefit pension plan to a defined contribution pension plan. I replied I would sign it if the person could tell me the difference. They could not. They get paid for each signature they get! There is someone behind the initiative with a bunch of money who stands to personally gain from the initiative (in my non-aligned opinion!)

I was told when I registered to vote here eight years ago that if I did not register Republican the person doing the registration would not get paid. Haven't registered with a party since my first registration at 18 - not about to start now. Guess he didn't get paid!

*reference to Ann Coulter - extreme conservative "celebrity" who called the President of the United States a "retard" after the last debate.

[Randi]

I don't understand the voting system you have... do you really need to tell someone who (or what party) you vote for? Here, everybody get a voting card by snail mail, you bring that to the school where you vote, queue up and give it to the person sitting by one of several numbered tables (it says on your card which table you go to). Then you give the person your card, he/she finds you on a list, you get crossed off and you get your list with all the parties, then you go into a box and put your cross. Outside, you put that in a big box, and someone is watching you during the whole procedure. That's how we do it.

[caseysmom]

I don't understand the voting system you have... do you really need to tell someone who (or what party) you vote for? Here, everybody get a voting card by snail mail, you bring that to the school where you vote, queue up and give it to the person sitting by one of several numbered tables (it says on your card which table you go to). Then you give the person your card, he/she finds you on a list, you get crossed off and you get your list with all the parties, then you go into a box and put your cross. Outside, you put that in a big box, and someone is watching you during the whole procedure. That's how we do it.

Yes we can register as democrat or republican so we can vote in those primaries, another words if you are a registered democrat you don't vote in the republican primaries which basically chooses who will run for president on the republican side.

[Randi]

What I don't understand is that you have to register as a Democrat or a Republican. Why should anyone know that?

[pomtzu]

What I don't understand is that you have to register as a Democrat or a Republican. Why should anyone know that?

You don't have to register any party affiliation if you don't want to - you just have to be registered to vote tho. I am registered as "independent", tho not of the Independent Party. It simply means I will vote for who I think will do the better job, and not feel obligated to vote as a Dem or Repub - just because I registered as one.

ETA: Just to clarify a little further.........For instance - even if I was registered as a Democrat, I don't have to vote for a Democratic candidate - I can still vote for whoever I choose.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Just a point - there are states with open primaries. Sometimes only one party has an open primary - which I believe is the case here in California. In Illinois it was all open primary. That means I do not have to be a member of the party in order to vote in the primary - but of course you can only vote in one primary! I would vote in whichever primary interested me.

Funny story with that...years ago my sister, who lived in Newark New Jersey was interested in the Republican primary. She asked for a Republican ballot at her polling place. Having never been asked for one before...they had a hard time finding one!

Randi, declaring a party means to get to vote in that party's election to decide who will be their candidate. In the primary there may be say ...five people who want to be the Republican candidate and four people who want to be the Democratic candidate. Rather than have all nine run against each other - the party holds a "primary" election to determine who will represent the party - one from each party. So it is a two step process.

[RICHARD]

I don't understand the voting system you have... do you really need to tell someone who (or what party) you vote for? Here, everybody get a voting card by snail mail, you bring that to the school where you vote, queue up and give it to the person sitting by one of several numbered tables (it says on your card which table you go to). Then you give the person your card, he/she finds you on a list, you get crossed off and you get your list with all the parties, then you go into a box and put your cross. Outside, you put that in a big box, and someone is watching you during the whole procedure. That's how we do it.

Here? You vote for who you want to lead the country, they count the votes and someone else wins.

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Political discussions rarely are civil.

I have seen rational people act like idiots because a point or side is challenged.

Ma had a saying and it fits the people who are so enamoured of an idea (person) that they cannot see any other point of view.

Por el culo, le miran el sol.

I don't own sunglasses, so I am immune to the idea.

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A guy in the office was whining about the president and just being an obnoxious turd with his comments.

I told him that I wasn't happy about another president getting oral sex in 'my office'.

He stopped and asked me "Your office?"

"Yes, my office, my taxes pay for that office........" I answered.

He stopped the convo, walked around the corner and a few seconds later he said, "You A**hole."

I stopped typing and waited for the followup comments.

About a minute later, he said something like, "I didn't call you an a**hole, I was saying that to another person"

We were the only two people in the office.......

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So?

I don't ever take anyone's political views/stance seriously anymore.

The "together we stand as Americans" idea is nice, but when politics enter the picture, all bets are off.

It's just an excuse to insult each other, act like fools and then carry on for the next 1300 days, like nothing ever happened.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The hope part stay eternal.

[Buddy_Lee]

Here's another little dose of modern American politics.

http://theulstermanreport.com/2012/1...back-time-wsi/

[Edwina's Secretary]

Here's another little dose of modern American politics.

http://theulstermanreport.com/2012/1...back-time-wsi/

Thanks for the best laugh of the day....

This update was forwarded to me by Wall Street Insider who indicated they received it this morning via a direct source associated with Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago

I heard it from someone who heard it from someone who indicated they heard it from their second cousin who heard it from a man on the street who heard from an allegedly well placed source.

[Buddy_Lee]

Thanks for the best laugh of the day....

I heard it from someone who heard it from someone who indicated they heard it from their second cousin who heard it from a man on the street who heard from an allegedly well placed source.

It's your life. The least you could do is protect your pets. They shouldn't have to pay for your bad judgement.

[Buddy_Lee]

Is "retard*" one of those names called?

I believe YOU just did.

Aren't you proud?

[caseysmom]

In the last election I heard many people including my neighbros say if Obama wins I will move to another country....guess what...they didn't move.