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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 01:17 PM
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66. so you proudly hold your vote hostage. if the D is enough to vote, why threaten unless
he meets your demand you will withhold you vote

and this is mature and responsible how?
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  -I had an interesting conversation with a Hillary supporter this weekend proud2Blib  May-19-08 11:13 AM   #0 
  - she was young... she is exactly the same as the HUGE "youth vote" propping up Obama  Texas Hill Country   May-19-08 11:15 AM   #1 
  - stupid isn't relegated to any one age group.  cali   May-19-08 11:21 AM   #8 
  - then why ask and point out when the person was born?  Texas Hill Country   May-19-08 11:23 AM   #13 
     - You'll have to ask the author of the OP  cali   May-19-08 11:35 AM   #31 
     - I have that person on ignore  proud2Blib   May-19-08 11:45 AM   #38 
        - Shockingly,  cali   May-19-08 12:03 PM   #44 
           - shockingly, i have just seen your question... and my pointing it out is a question to the op.  Texas Hill Country   May-19-08 12:34 PM   # 
     - Because this person didn't live through the era of illegal abortions  Yael   May-19-08 12:23 PM   #48 
        - does anyone seriously think that with a big dem heavy Senate, that Roe is in danger?  Texas Hill Country   May-19-08 12:35 PM   #51 
           - And just what does the Senate have to do with the Supreme Court anti-choice decisions?  HERVEPA   May-19-08 01:19 PM   #67 
              - It all depends on timing  maui9002   May-19-08 03:30 PM   #83 
  - Then why isn't she an Obamabot??  cliffordu   May-19-08 11:21 AM   #11 
  - there are exceptions to every rule... i am an upper middle income, college educated, white texan.  Texas Hill Country   May-19-08 11:23 AM   #16 
     - You should only be Republican if you make over $400K.  RUMMYisFROSTED   May-19-08 01:07 PM   #61 
  - And yet there appears to be a group of naive older women planning to vote against Obama in  GarbagemanLB   May-19-08 11:23 AM   #14 
  - not naive, pissed off. as they should be.  Texas Hill Country   May-19-08 11:25 AM   #21 
     - No, they are naive and ignorant. Age definitely doesn't equate to intelligence, apparently.  GarbagemanLB   May-19-08 11:29 AM   #28 
     - Petulant overgrown children.  Crunchy Frog   May-19-08 11:38 AM   #35 
     - you are denigrating MILLIONS of women with that comment. It is offensive and wrong.  Texas Hill Country   May-19-08 04:55 PM   #91 
     - no, they are holding their breath until they turn blue because they can't  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:28 PM   #69 
     - Are they pissed off at Obama or pissed off that Hillary is not the nominee?  cyndensco   May-19-08 03:39 PM   #84 
  - I agree that many of the young supporters of BOTH candidates  gateley   May-19-08 11:28 AM   #25 
  - young, but not young enough to have an excuse for ignorance.  jakem   May-19-08 11:31 AM   #29 
  - what a complete ass she was. I'm so old I can remember when  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:26 PM   #68 
  - It's very distressing.  Lugnut   May-19-08 03:26 PM   #82 
  - Excuse me?  NobleCynic   May-19-08 03:10 PM   #81 
  - Bullshit. The young have been watching this country go down the tubes since 9/11.  EmilyAnne   May-19-08 05:05 PM   #94 
  - Anybody who votes for McCain is a Republican.  Starbucks Anarchist   May-19-08 11:16 AM   #2 
  - The fallback to gender is just sad  YOY   May-19-08 11:16 AM   #3 
  - But she's considering voting for McCain! Talk about betraying your gender! nt  thecatburgler   May-19-08 11:19 AM   #6 
     - and to abandon Roe V. Wade as a "lost battle"...  YOY   May-19-08 11:21 AM   #9 
     - Maybe a lot of Hillbots have been using that talking point?  newmajority   May-19-08 11:26 AM   #22 
     - First time I had ever heard that  proud2Blib   May-19-08 11:47 AM   #39 
     - I think someone has been feeding her head some silliness.  YOY   May-19-08 11:54 AM   #42 
        - I don't know if I will see her again  proud2Blib   May-19-08 12:00 PM   #43 
     - It's been obvious for quite some time that many younger people  Vinca   May-19-08 11:53 AM   #41 
     - I think that's more the problem than which candidate she supports  lastliberalintexas   May-19-08 12:58 PM   #55 
     - I can't believe a bunch of so-caled "feminists" would say the battle fto maintain Roe v Wade  redstate_democrat   May-19-08 02:28 PM   #80 
     - she's still young enough to draft into McCain's perpetual wars and  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:30 PM   #70 
  - "We are going to have to admit we lost that battle."  sfaprog   May-19-08 11:18 AM   #4 
  - The Pro Life movement is trying an insurgency into the feminist movement  anigbrowl   May-19-08 01:46 PM   #77 
  - She's a typical Feminist For Hillary. All other women can pretty much go to hell.  thecatburgler   May-19-08 11:18 AM   #5 
  - Bullshit...  sufrommich   May-19-08 11:22 AM   #12 
     - Really? Have you read all the posts here on DU from this same type?  thecatburgler   May-19-08 11:24 AM   #19 
        - Have you seen the posts from Obama supporters  sufrommich   May-19-08 11:29 AM   #26 
           - Yeah, I've seen them but that's not what this thread is about.  thecatburgler   May-19-08 11:36 AM   #32 
           - This thread,and the countless threads before it,  sufrommich   May-19-08 11:51 AM   #40 
              - I don't appreciate your implication  proud2Blib   May-19-08 12:04 PM   #45 
              - Eggs-fucking-zactly.  Lilith Velkor   May-19-08 04:50 PM   #89 
           - obama posts about hillary are moot now. the others keep going on.  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:31 PM   #71 
  - i was born in 1981  iamthebandfanman   May-19-08 11:20 AM   #7 
  - Don't be so sure.  dorkulon   May-19-08 11:27 AM   #23 
  - They rarely teach Roe v. Wade in school. I doubt she's even read  glowing   May-19-08 11:21 AM   #10 
  - twerp needs to time warp back a few. maybe then she would pull  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:32 PM   #72 
  - "But I just LOVE Hillary!"  NeedleCast   May-19-08 11:23 AM   #15 
  - I talked with a Hill supporter like that  TeamsterDem   May-19-08 11:24 AM   #17 
  - Wow. That is pathetic; especially about Roe v. Wade. nt  Oregonian   May-19-08 11:24 AM   #18 
  - Isn't it though?  proud2Blib   May-19-08 12:10 PM   #46 
  - I dont see how abortion will be illegal anytime soon  LSK   May-19-08 11:24 AM   #20 
  - What's congress got to do with it?  dorkulon   May-19-08 11:28 AM   #24 
  - It will be a minority of her supporters  Jake3463   May-19-08 11:29 AM   #27 
  - it seems to be what the pro hillary are promoting. and being an older woman myself  seabeyond   May-19-08 11:33 AM   #30 
  - "there will be another opportunity for female. it cannot be at the expense of the whole."  ClassWarrior   May-19-08 11:38 AM   #34 
  - Some of HC's "Feminists" are Men-haters in Feminist garb.I wonder how much of HC's lower socio-econo  patrice   May-19-08 11:37 AM   #33 
  - So true. n/t  TeamsterDem   May-19-08 11:38 AM   #36 
  - I know some older Feminists; they've got issues with what's going on in their movement.  patrice   May-19-08 11:40 AM   #37 
     - count me among them. playing fair when you want to and not when  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:34 PM   #74 
  - right... hill supporters are racists *and* man-haters. heh. say hello to president mccain.  VotesForWomen   May-19-08 04:45 PM   #87 
  - I'm sorry. You're wrong.  Dawgs   May-19-08 12:21 PM   #47 
  - LOL  proud2Blib   May-19-08 12:34 PM   #50 
  - "griswold vs. connecticut"  4themind   May-19-08 12:24 PM   #49 
  - As a feminist myself...and proud of it...  Liberal_Stalwart71   May-19-08 12:48 PM   #52 
  - I blame our not teaching kids history for that  nadinbrzezinski   May-19-08 12:52 PM   #53 
  - Oh please,  Beacool   May-19-08 12:58 PM   #54 
  - Then vote for McCain -- he has decades of experience.  Starbucks Anarchist   May-19-08 01:00 PM   #56 
  - Centuries, in fact.  anonymous171   May-19-08 01:01 PM   #57 
  - HIs great, great, great, great, great grandkids are just reaching  nadinbrzezinski   May-19-08 01:03 PM   #58 
  - I have never said that I would vote for McCain.  Beacool   May-19-08 01:04 PM   #59 
     - If you won't vote for Obama because of "inexperience..."  Starbucks Anarchist   May-19-08 01:07 PM   #62 
     - I think that it's more important to get the right Democrat in office  Beacool   May-19-08 01:14 PM   #64 
        - Yes, let's have a purity test when it's between Obama and McCain.  Starbucks Anarchist   May-19-08 01:15 PM   #65 
        - yeah, hillary can add her military experience to the ticket. TUZLA!  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:36 PM   #76 
        - Be honest: please tell me what experience Hillary has...  Liberal_Stalwart71   May-19-08 01:48 PM   #78 
     - Any option besides a vote for Obama  proud2Blib   May-19-08 08:12 PM   #96 
  - Stay home, vote for McCain, write her in at the GE, vote third party  nadinbrzezinski   May-19-08 01:04 PM   #60 
  - Nice that you finally admit to being a Republican.  jgraz   May-19-08 01:09 PM   #63 
  - so you proudly hold your vote hostage. if the D is enough to vote, why threaten unless  seabeyond   May-19-08 01:17 PM   #66 
  - Then I hope you enjoy your tombstone when Obama's the nominee  ButterflyBlood   May-19-08 01:33 PM   #73 
  - vote for McCain. I hear he calls women c**ts. Real feminism there.  roguevalley   May-19-08 01:35 PM   #75 
  - You are going to vote for McCain?  proud2Blib   May-19-08 08:09 PM   #95 
  - Another MSM-educated young American.  Orsino   May-19-08 02:23 PM   #79 
  - If Mom is ever again able to verbalize to me why she'll vote McCain first,  sfexpat2000   May-19-08 03:42 PM   #85 
  - Oh god. that little exchange hardly represents reality. it is O-ists who LOVE the Dear Leader, us hi  VotesForWomen   May-19-08 04:41 PM   #86 
  - Detached from reality.  faygokid   May-19-08 05:04 PM   #93 
  - They are really going over board...  butterfly77   May-19-08 04:48 PM   #88 
  - If you are trying to hurt Hillary, or insult her supporters because of what one college kid said ---  pirhana   May-19-08 04:51 PM   #90 
  - Then why even bother to comment?  proud2Blib   May-19-08 08:16 PM   #97 
  - She's not watching the situation unfold like we are  Truth Hurts A Lot   May-19-08 04:57 PM   #92 
  - Locking...  rasputin1952   May-19-08 08:23 PM   #98 
 

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