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Quote (JohnW @ Sep. 02 2008,19:00) | Quote (GCT @ Sep. 02 2008,15:27) | Quote (dheddle @ Sep. 02 2008,16:20) | Quote (Louis @ Sep. 02 2008,11:42) | So to follow-on the follow-on, would you have any trouble choosing between two otherwise identical (hypothetical) candidates one of whom is black (and thus presumably unlike you) and one of whom is white (and thus presumably like you)? |
Well, the way it is worded I would have one problem, that of the hungry mule halfway between two equally delicious buckets, one of oats and one of corn. I'd starve from frozen indecision since there is no way to choose. But I think you are asking if I would take race into account, and the answer is no. There are more important factors beyond race that would permit me to identify with one over the other, such as demeanor--For example I am immediately drawn to down-to-earth types as opposed to scholarly-acting types. |
Well, I'm glad that we have people like you who will look at the issues and vote...oh wait...
Y'know, it's attitudes like this that put shrub in the office. How many people said they voted for him because Gore was too smart or not likeable enough, or that they felt they could have a beer with shrub?
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In defence of dheddle, I think almost everyone does this on some level. Not everyone is honest enough to admit it. It's why so much effort and money is put into cultivating a candidate's image.
Presenting a Yale-educated scion of one of Connecticut's wealthiest families as a horny-handed Texas brush-clearer wasn't done on a whim, and it wasn't done just to lure the mouth-breathing rednecks - there aren't that many of them, and most of them don't vote. |
Of course they did, because image is everything in a world of too-lazy, sound-byte wanting public that would rather have an average joe in the most powerful office in the world than someone who is smart, level-headed, and all that. I mean, c'mon. If you are going to vote based on perception politics, at least go with the guy who you perceive is best for the office, not the one you think is the most mediocre. People voted for shrub exactly because he was mediocre. Now, people are going to vote for McCain because Palin goes to the right church?
ETA: And, there's no reason to defend Heddle on this. In fact, I hold him in lower regard than the uneducated, backwoods guy, simply because Heddle DOES have the education and should have the ability to make informed decisions.
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