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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on November 04, 2010, 01:48:39 PM
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Oh my.
letterwriter (71 posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:42 PM
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Nearly a third of gays voted for GOP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/exit-poll-nearly-a...
My guess is that Obama appealing the DADT decision cost the Dems a number of close races. Those are the gays that voted. This doesn't include the gays who decided not to vote.
Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:43 PM
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1. Jews for Hitler
jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:55 PM
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18. yeah, thank ****ing gawd teh gays have the DEMS!
slackmaster (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:43 PM
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2. Or maybe "gays" are actually a diverse group of people with varied values, beliefs, and opinions
As are many identifiable groups.
mike_c (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:53 PM
THE mike_c PRIMITIVE, WHO'S FATTER THAN franksolich THOUGHT HE WAS
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16. It's silly to suggest that any group that large and varied is monolithic on any issue. Besides, how many times do any of us cast a vote for anyone SOLELY as a consequence of our sexual orientations? I mean, I'm a straight male-- does anyone really think that I chose candidates based on that criteria somehow? I don't mean choosing other straight males, I mean does anyone think that WHATEVER choice I make is dependent upon prior consideration of my sexual orientation? And if straight males don't always vote with their gonads, what makes anyone think that gays do?
Dawgs (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:57 PM
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23. Spin it all you want. They are voting against gay marriage, DADT, and any other gay rights.
You know that many Republicans think that gays are full of sin, immoral, and should be shunned from society, right?
MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:45 PM
LAMOND, THE AUTHENTICATOR OF "BLACKNESS" ON SKINS'S ISLAND
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6. Payback for Prop 8, maybe?
As if Obama was responsible for Prop 8... Yeah, I know.
we can do it (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:46 PM
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8. WOW this morning I heard it was the blacks fault, now its the gays
bobbolink (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:57 PM
THE BOBBLING PRIMITIVE, #02 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
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22. Wrong on all counts. The fault lies squarely on homeless people.
emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:46 PM
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11. Hate to break it to you, but there are Gay Republicans. Just like there are straight ones.
TheWraith (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:47 PM
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12. I call bullshit.
No way that that is accurate.
Politicub (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:49 PM
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13. Pure ignorance and shortsightedness
GLBT folk who voted for the GOP as a protest vote must be way off in the head. I think it's more about greed and selfishness -- which are traits that afflict some people in all demographic groups, sadly.
pgodbold (663 posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:51 PM
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14. I think they should blame it on us gays because we are used to it. Shovel it on boys! We're bad!
joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:52 PM
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15. Sorry, but even today, not everyone who is gay is going to admit that to a pollster...results like this have to be considered very suspect.
MuseRider (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:54 PM
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17. So?
All people are allowed to vote their conscience. It should be without threat of belittling but apparently it is not. Again I ask you, SO? If they felt displeasure with the Democrats then they voted or not voted the way they chose to vote. So we should blame them? How about trying to bring them back or is that too damned much for "liberals" to consider?
I don't think this is necessary and after everything that has been happening I would think most people here would have better sense and more empathy than to post crap like this.
Bluebear (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:58 PM
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24. Thank heavens, I was wondering when we were going to get the blame. I see "ignored" is all over here
Thanks for posting, you made a lot of ignoreds happy
Ron Green (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:59 PM
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25. If that's true, my guess is that they're gay billionaires and gay morons, because I just can't imagine the gay religiously insane.
Cheap_Trick (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 02:01 PM
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26. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face....
ACPjunkie (3 posts) Thu Nov-04-10 02:19 PM
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29. I didnt know being Gay meant you were lock stepped into voting for dems
Gays have brains too!!
being gay doesn't mean you loose the ability to think, nor to judge
people who think just because a person is black or white means that they will vote a certain way need to suck start a shotgun
same goes for people who think the same of the LGBT community
Evasporque (560 posts) Thu Nov-04-10 02:20 PM
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30. 1/3 of DEMs voted Republican....or stayed home....
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I mean, I'm a straight male--
Riiiiiiight.
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suck start a shotgun
I think I'm going to hang onto this phrase; may come in handy some day! :D
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ACPJunkie was shitcanned, of course. Glad you saved it!
Bluenorthwest is a strange bird. Because he's militantly gay, he enjoys demonizing straight people at every opportunity.
Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 02:35 PM
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39. Or 68% for Democrats, which, had the Straights done the same
would have made Tuesday a whole different routine. So what's wrong with you straight folks?
It's a very annoying habit. Will Pitt responded to it,
WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 02:36 PM
40. (facepalm)
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I don't know any gay men that I know of but I have been around some lesbians. Most of them were very conservative...except maybe for their choice of sex partners.
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:59 PM
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25. If that's true, my guess is that they're gay billionaires and gay morons, because I just can't imagine the gay religiously insane.
:waisis:
My oh my. Teh gheys have stirred up a frenzy here.
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:57 PM
THE BOBBLING PRIMITIVE, #02 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009
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22. Wrong on all counts. The fault lies squarely on homeless people.
Holy crap, does bobbo ever shut the hell up?
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Holy crap, does bobbo ever shut the hell up?
No.
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Gays have nothing to do with it -
Because of competitive races in places like Massachusetts etc., the DNC spent lots of money on former , also, the Dems that won here did so by blowing their own cash instead of contributing it to close races in other states.
Yes, all of our national level Republicans lost, but I suspect that binding up DNCE money, Massachusetts helped other conservatives win.
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letterwriter (71 posts) Thu Nov-04-10 01:42 PM
Original message
Nearly a third of gays voted for GOP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/y...upshot/exit-poll-nearly-a...
My guess is that Obama appealing the DADT decision cost the Dems a number of close races. Those are the gays that voted. This doesn't include the gays who decided not to vote.
I would guess that gay people like straight people are more concerned about their jobs (or finding a job if they're unemployed) and their finances and the economy than DADT.
Idjit.
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These unnatural humans only represent approx. 3-5% of the population. Subtract the apathy of the average voting block and no matter what, the numbers are not big enough to have any effect on the election.
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I was wondering how long it would take for the knives to come out. I'm actually surprised they've waited this long.
It's only going to get worse.
To quote Willy Wonka: "The suspense is terrible...I hope it lasts."
:evillaugh: