Republicans cannot be this stupid.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

My friend who posted the diamond article also posted these two polls in the past week; the first one shows that nearly half of the Republican party believes Barack Obama is not a US citizen.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/poll-nearly-half-of-republican-voters-think-obama-wasnt-born-in-us.php?ref=fpb

The other shows that about half of Mississippi Republicans think interracial marriage should be illegal.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/nearly-of-mississippi-republicans-think-interracial-marriage-should-be-illegal.php

I refuse to believe that Republicans are this delusional.  I prefer to believe that these assholes who actually think this way are just nutbars who happen to ascribe to ideologies of the Republican party.

Thoughts?

And in the spirit of being the fair and balanced journalist I am, I welcome any discussion on any ridiculous things that Democrats believe!

maratea

Well apparently only idiots and assholes are answering those polls because I really don't believe most Republicans/Democrats/Independents/whoever are that stupid. Or people are purposely skewing the results of the polls by not answering what they really believe.

Blueyed228

I would be curious as to what pool of Republicans they asked.

Sweded

I prefer to believe that these assholes who actually think this way are just nutbars who happen to ascribe to ideologies of the Republican party.

This.  I think there are nutbars on both sides.  Not all republicans think that. 

JenGin74

I think they're just nutbars that happen to be Republican. There are, after all, some decent Republicans out there  :P

:::: duck and cover :::

Celles

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[QUOTE]I think they're just nutbars that happen to be Republican. There are, after all, some decent Republicans out there  :P :::: duck and cover :::
Posted by JenGin74[/QUOTE]

I bet you believe in Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, too!

vegasgroom

I think that's a side effect of the two party system; white racists are probably a lot more likely to join the republican party simply because they don't like most things the democratic party does, they probably like to have a say in primaries which independents don't have, so that leaves, one choice. 

I'm an independent because I hate the two party system but find that I much more frequently agree with republican candidate's stated views, except I am also pro-choice and not religious, so in those matters most republicans are polar opposite, hence the two party system sucks lol.

bsn1752

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[QUOTE]I would be curious as to what pool of Republicans they asked.
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

Me too, because I guess I'd be the minority in those polls.

JenGin74

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : I bet you believe in Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, too!
Posted by Celles[/QUOTE]


Are you trying to say they're not real or something?

Sweded

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[QUOTE]I think that's a side effect of the two party system; white racists are probably a lot more likely to join the republican party simply because they don't like most things the democratic party does, they probably like to have a say in primaries which independents don't have, so that leaves, one choice.  I'm an independent because I hate the two party system but find that I much more frequently agree with republican candidate's stated views, except I am also pro-choice and not religious, so in those matters most republicans are polar opposite, hence the two party system sucks lol.
Posted by vegasgroom[/QUOTE]

This!  All of it!

Well said, sir!

Blueyed228

I also find it funny that the poll questions they use for shock value when asking Republicans are always these stupid things like birth certificate, is he a Muslim, etc.

Who are these people doing the polls and why are they asking stupid questions that no-one cares about and that have no impact on what is already in place?

What does whether he was born here have to do with anything?

Blueyed228

Vegas- I have the same views on pro-choice and religion that you do.  However I choose the Republican party because I agree with about 7 out of 10 things that they do.

We are never going to agree 100% with one party or one candidate.  But Ill take agreeing with them 70% of the time over the 5% of the time I do with Democratic beliefs.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]I think they're just nutbars that happen to be Republican. There are, after all, some decent Republicans out there  :P :::: duck and cover :::
Posted by JenGin74[/QUOTE]

Of course there are!

The pool of Republicans is of course, a very good point.  The guy who posted these polls is about as liberal as they come, so I kinda have to take anything that he posts with a grain of salt.

For example - the day after the tsunamis in Japan he posted an article about how Republicans were gunning to cut funding for the National Weather Service and other services that monitor seismic activity to help predict when disasters occur, to help provide emergency notification.  However of course - I mean duh, this country is trillions of dollars in debt.  Everyone's on the chopping block right now, so using an unfortunate situation to highlight one aspect of how the government wants to save money and skewing it to make it sound like Republicans don't care if people are notified of tsunamis is just balls of lame.

maratea

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[QUOTE]I also find it funny that the poll questions they use for shock value when asking Republicans are always these stupid things like birth certificate, is he a Muslim, etc. Who are these people doing the polls and why are they asking stupid questions that no-one cares about and that have no impact on what is already in place? <strong>What does whether he was born here have to do with anything?</strong>
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]
Can't you not be president if you weren't born in the US (that was really poor grammar)?

But it doesn't really matter now, considering most of his current term is over. And there are about a zillion more issues that are far more pressing and need to be dealt with. I don't understand why people are getting so hung up on this. MOVE ON PEOPLE.

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : Can't you not be president if you weren't born in the US (that was really poor grammar)? But it doesn't really matter now, considering most of his current term is over. And there are about a zillion more issues that are far more pressing and need to be dealt with. I don't understand why people are getting so hung up on this. MOVE ON PEOPLE.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]

I meant its already too late.  He is already in office, and according to the people who look into these things, he is in fact a citizen.  i dont know why its still an issue.

Celles

Blue, our governor just vetoed a bill that would require presidential candidates to present their birth certificates in order to appear on the state ballot. Another state (Iowa? Ohio? Something in the midwest with a lot of vowels...) is considering a similar measure.  It's all part of the asinine "birther" conspiracy.

I hate living in a red state.  Our attorney general is a known white supremacist and our senate actually passed a bill that would allow Arizona to ignore any federal laws or mandates that it deems unacceptable.  (Yeah, like that doesn't fly in the face of the Constitution!)

I don't think all Republicans are whackjobs (I actually like a couple of you, but I'll deny it if any of my Dem friends are around! ), but the ones running Arizona sure as hell are -- although I have to admit, I respect Brewer's decision to veto the so-called birther bill.  She doesn't think the state has any business pre-qualifying candidates for federal office, and I agree.

bsn1752

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : <strong>Can't you not be president if you weren't born in the US (that was really poor grammar)?</strong> But it doesn't really matter now, considering most of his current term is over. And there are about a zillion more issues that are far more pressing and need to be dealt with. I don't understand why people are getting so hung up on this. MOVE ON PEOPLE.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]

Yes, a President must be a natural born citizen

Celles

P.S. My tongue is firmly in cheek with the Republican "hate."  I think you guys know that, but I just wanted to be clear.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

It's not just nutbars that think it, though.  Michelle Bachmann and Donald Trump, who both have expressed interest in a 2012 presidential bid, have made comments that would suggest Barack Obama has not been forthcoming about where he was really born.

I just don't get it.

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]Blue, our governor just vetoed a bill that would require presidential candidates to present their birth certificates in order to appear on the state ballot. Another state (Iowa? Ohio? Something in the midwest with a lot of vowels...) is considering a similar measure.  It's all part of the asinine "birther" conspiracy. I hate living in a red state.  Our attorney general is a known white supremacist and our senate actually passed a bill that would allow Arizona to ignore any federal laws or mandates that it deems unacceptable.  (Yeah, like that doesn't fly in the face of the Constitution!) I don't think all Republicans are whackjobs (I actually like a couple of you, but I'll deny it if any of my Dem friends are around! ;)), but the ones running Arizona sure as hell are -- although I have to admit, I respect Brewer's decision to veto the so-called birther bill.  She doesn't think the state has any business pre-qualifying candidates for federal office, and I agree.
Posted by Celles[/QUOTE]

I dont see why they would have to do that.  There are already people who check candidates eligibility ( I cannot for the life of me remember the term for this and its aggravating me).  Why isnt that good enough??

cardmonsta

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[QUOTE]It's not just nutbars that think it, though.  Michelle Bachmann and Donald Trump, who both have expressed interest in a 2012 presidential bid, have made comments that would suggest Barack Obama has not been forthcoming about where he was really born. I just don't get it.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>I would die <em>a thousand</em> deaths if Donald Trump became our president.</div>

Blueyed228

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[QUOTE]It's not just nutbars that think it, though.  Michelle Bachmann and Donald Trump, who both have expressed interest in a 2012 presidential bid, have made comments that would suggest Barack Obama has not been forthcoming about where he was really born. I just don't get it.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

I think its for the same reason that Obama will discount Trump because of reality TV.  Its all a campaign ploy to get attention.

Blueyed228

I should also add that your title of this thread really irks me.

maratea

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[QUOTE]It's not just nutbars that think it, though.  <strong>Michelle Bachmann and Donald Trump, who both have expressed interest in a 2012 presidential bid,</strong> have made comments that would suggest Barack Obama has not been forthcoming about where he was really born. I just don't get it.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]
<img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cry.gif" border="0" alt="Cry" title="Cry" /> I cannot, in good faith, vote for a guy with such an extreme combover, and whose catchphrase is "You're fired". And Bachmann... just no.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Republicans cannot be this stupid. : I would die a thousand  deaths if Donald Trump became our president.
Posted by cardmonsta[/QUOTE]


I'd be dead too, I think.

I don't really give a rip about his political affiliation.  I just can't think of anyone who is more pompous and in love with himself as he is.  He bugs the everlovingfuck out of me.

xyrius

I personally DO think Donald Trump is a nutbar.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]I should also add that your title of this thread really irks me.
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

But I don't think Republicans are stupid :( I apologize for the irking.  I suppose I should have said "Check these bizarrdo polls!"

crash2729

I"m a republican.
I feel that there's more to the Obama "birth certificate" than he says.
(If I remember right, didn't he say that Hawaii wasn't keeping records then?) I'm sorry, but I just don't buy that.
I think the reason that the "birthers" are coming in such large force now is because it would make him ineligible for re-election.

Blueyed228

My thoughts on his birth certificate is that he doesnt have to prove shiit to us.  He showed the proper documents to the people he was supposed to.  Why all of a sudden does this information need to be plasted on the front page of the NYTimes?  No other president had to do that.

allisong23

Did you guys hear about this?

ETA here is another link - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42656911/ns/politics-more_politics/

JenGin74

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[QUOTE]It's not just nutbars that think it, though.  Michelle Bachmann and Donald Trump, who both have expressed interest in a 2012 presidential bid, have made comments that would suggest Barack Obama has not been forthcoming about where he was really born. I just don't get it.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

Donald Trump is just an attention hoar. I'd be very surprised if he actually ran for office.