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rhiannonmrNo problem here. I DON'T want John McCain in my living room on those pre-emptions. I can deal with Obama. His voice isn't extreme or unpleasant. A nd his demeanor and public appearance is one I can put up with. McCain? Not so much. Am I an elitest? I really don't think I am, but I don't see Palin as someone I want in charge at all. She is too ignorant of what is going on in the lower 48 to me. I can accept the biracial dude because in many ways I understant him. I raised biracial kids, I know what the color line means to them and why self identifyying one way can and does make a difference. I also understand nuances. I understand the 'one drop rule' that makes my blond haired blue eyed son 'black' on his dog tags in the military when his mother is proudly Irish-American and his father has pride in his slave roots.
Was this a game changer for John McCain? Probably not. The trend is already in action and it's against him. He won't win unless some sort of chicanery hits, and that unfortunately is possible. It'd already happened in 2000 and 2004. I truly believe the election process HAS been coopted by the right in the US with voter supression and other means including purging the polls. The accusations against ACORN are just filler here while they work behind the scenes to disenfranchise as many as they can who disagree with them. Will it work? God I hope not.
It's time for change. It is time for Americans to take back their government. It's time to undemonise certain words, like Liberal and progressive. It's time to put the people first instead of the special interests.
Was this a game changer for John McCain? Probably not. The trend is already in action and it's against him. He won't win unless some sort of chicanery hits, and that unfortunately is possible. It'd already happened in 2000 and 2004. I truly believe the election process HAS been coopted by the right in the US with voter supression and other means including purging the polls. The accusations against ACORN are just filler here while they work behind the scenes to disenfranchise as many as they can who disagree with them. Will it work? God I hope not.
It's time for change. It is time for Americans to take back their government. It's time to undemonise certain words, like Liberal and progressive. It's time to put the people first instead of the special interests.
