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[Captain Yossarian]

Despite some optimistic soundings early on it seems that Bush is pulling away. Early reports sounded good for the Democrats but it's all gone horribly wrong!

[Seth]

i think kerry misundersestimated the religious nutter vote. that's something in US politics that other western countries don't have to worry about. as we know, bush is a 'christian' and jesus is a republican. in arkansas the GOP even circulated fliers that democrats would ban the bible if elected.

[kev7161]

I hate to have to say this as I did vote for Kerry, but how can the Democratic party be so stupid as to ignore these religious zealots? Why not call them to the table? Jerry Falwell: why not remind voters about how so much alike he is to Bill Clinton when it comes to sexual proclivities? Catholics: Fooled around with any little boys lately? Religious anti-abortionists: Bombed any clinics lately?

There are some evil, evil right-wingers out there (and, of course, some equally evil left-wingers as well). The Republicans play dirty and, if the Democrats hope to get back into the White House, they need to do the same. It WOULD be nice to have nice, clean, LEGAL races - - but I don't think America wants that anymore. When rags like the National Enquirer have such high sales and shows like Jerry Springer's are still on the air and going strong, you kinda know the mindset of so many Americans out there (granted, probably the kind of people that read and watch these kinds of things DON'T vote, but you get the idea)

[spiral78]

Sadly, the extremist roots of US culture are exposed to the world more than ever before. I read an interesting analysis in Newsweek recently; that the real split is more complicated than religion - it's reflected in urban, progressive, educated as versus rural, less educated, and regressive (where, of course, religion generally has more influence).

In any case, the world has just become a tougher place for all of us abroad with US passports. I've got mine in a blank cover, so that at least everyone in the passport entry lines around me doesn't have to know where I'm from. And I don't travel in groups of other Americans.

My father fought in WW2 and I grew up truly feeling that the US is great and strong and good - and it IS. But is the nation going down a horribly wrong path, steered by the regressive half of the population, and in so doing, making the world a far more dangerous place? It seems so to me.

[Communist Smurf]

[The Great Wall of Whiner]

Comunist Smurf wrote:

[Communist Smurf]

If the Catholic support Bush because he is against abortion and gay marriage, it isn't because Bush is Catholic. Bush's base isn't the Catholics, it's the Protestants. I think that just comes to show you how weak of a candidate Kerry was, considering he is Catholic and was even against gay marriage.

Ok, the Jerry Falwell thing proves you didn't do *your* homework. If you bothered to read the article you posted (by the way, NATIONAL ENQUIRER!?), you would have noticed the homosexual activity proported had nothing to do with Jerry Falwell himself. Second, the Idiot's comparision was to Bill Clinton, who has no allegations of homosexual activity.

Yes, exactly. *Periliously close*. Do you know what it means when you almost bomb an abortion clinic? It means you didn't bomb an abortion clinic. Do you know what it means when you almost researched your answers? It means you didn't research your answers. Do you know what it means when you kind of know what you're talking about? It means you don't know what you're talking about.

Now allow me to almost apologize. Moron.

CS

[kev7161]

1. Bush is not only not Catholic, he is almost anti-Catholic (but would never say this on television). Where, exactly, in my post did I say Bush was a Catholic? I'll make my meaning clearer for someone like you: Big religions (and the Catholic church is one of the biggest) - stick their necks into politics and make proclamations such as "abortions are WRONG", "gay people are SINNERS", "gay marriages are an aberration towards ALL THAT'S HOLY", etc. And don't think for a minute that the Catholic church doesn't have money to give to the candidate that supports their mandates the most, because you would be WRONG!

2. Kerry is Catholic. Where, exactly, in my post did I say that Kerry was not Catholic? But the Catholic church made it very clear who they were not supporting and that was Kerry. I'm still not sure why voters use the words of their church when deciding on who they think will make a better leader (Dems and Reps alike). I'm sure CS is a devout Christian and goodie for him. But "belief in God" is not going to untangle this mess Bush has gotten our country into.

3. Although I'm not a fan of Jerry Falwell, you made that up. I don't know if Bill Clinton would be more insulted or confused by what you just said. Oh, my mistake. I listed the wrong, right-wing, hypocritical extreme religious zealot. I was referring to Jimmy Swaggart (remember him?). But there's enough about Falwell that still supports my statements:

http://www.tylwythteg.com/enemies/Falwell/falwell3.html

4. Bombed any clinics lately? Hmm, show me an article where it happened in the last four years. Well, in this particular comment . . . geez! Why bother? Great Wall did a wonderful job of supporting my comments and I appreciate it. You can nitpick all you want CS, but it is so easy to find all this scandal and corruption in politics. I will never say our Democratic presidents have been flawless, but they certainly have been more human and humane than our Republican "leaders". And the sad thing is, they (the Republicans) make it so EASY for us to pinpoint their corrupt tendencies.

Idiot. Thank you, that one word alone proves my point about extreme right-wing conservatives. Name calling and mud slinging are the norm in Republican politics it seems. Those pictures of Bush wagging his middle finger is a fine example so I am grateful you posted that for us all to see.

[moonraven]

I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE ALL STOPPED RESPONDING TO COMMIE SMURF. HE THRIVES ON NEGATIVE ATTENTION.

[leeroy]

Yeah, I hate posters like that

[blue jay]

I read an editorial of interest in our local paper, The Vancouver Sun, on Wed. Nov. 3, 2004 by Charles Gordon about the difference between Canadian & American elections: