Amen, Hallelujah, Peanut Butter!

[sandmansdreams]

Even though the election was a while ago, i've been meaning to get something off my chest. I was appalled at how little my students knew about their chosen political parties. I don't care if you supported Obama, Caribou Barbie, or the Abominable Snowman, just as long as you could justified your choice through reasonable discourse, and from an

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[bandraoi]

Well said.

Yet another reason why the emphasis on consumerism is such a bad thing. It's really dumbed us down as a country and a culture. The paranoiac in me believes this to be intentional.

[sandmansdreams]

You shouldn't type so loud, Walmart might be listening.

[bandraoi]

Walmart is ALWAYS listening, damn their eyes.

[nathangriffin]

I'll tell ya, from a Republicrats standpoint, I too was really disappointed in the way in which Obama won (as were a lot of people that cared). I'm glad he did win, don't get me wrong, but I can't truly can't imagine he won this election on intelligent votes.

He was a popular guy. A "lemme level with you" sort of guy. He exuded something beyond the norm and he appealed to the downtrodden, the minorities (are they the same thing) and young voters who don't so much as care about the issues as they care about things like "he's cool" and merely want to be a part of the current popular movement.

So yeah. Shame he didn't win because the country really has gotten over our prejudice (I like mine dammit) or really gave a LOT of thought to the issues. But hell, he won. He did something right. So cheers to him.

[kleptokitters]

Politics now-a-days are turning into a fad, decide and run with it sort of thing.