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Wed Oct-15-08 03:08 PM
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| 9. I think that was the start of my severely jaded period. |
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Actually... it started during the Lewinsky thing with Clinton. The media and right wing feeding frenzy really turned my stomach at the time.
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| -Sharing Time! Tell me what got you interested in politics! :) |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:00 PM |
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First time I saw JFK when I was 10 |
graywarrior |
Oct-15-08 03:03 PM |
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I'm a lot older than you, but my dad was a political science professor, and he was a huge |
codjh9 |
Oct-15-08 03:03 PM |
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That's very interesting! |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:07 PM |
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Iran Contra. I watched most of the hearings. |
Skink |
Oct-15-08 03:04 PM |
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The theft of the 2000 election |
jazzy062 |
Oct-15-08 03:06 PM |
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I think that was the start of my severely jaded period. |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:08 PM |
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Yes, that got it started for me too, but |
VWolf |
Oct-15-08 03:12 PM |
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Barack Obama. |
Whalestoe |
Oct-15-08 03:07 PM |
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That's wonderful. You are lucky that your first vote will be for our best nominee in decades. |
Oregonian |
Oct-15-08 03:19 PM |
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I was a child of the 70's... |
CatBO |
Oct-15-08 03:07 PM |
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Obama is the first politician I've given more than twenty bucks to. |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:10 PM |
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My (conservative) dad, quizzing me on who the members of Reagan's cabinet were during car trips |
RadicalTexan |
Oct-15-08 03:07 PM |
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I've been doing some similar things with my kids. :) |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:11 PM |
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In my family |
leftynyc |
Oct-15-08 03:42 PM |
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I was born and raised in Ann Arbor Michigan. Didn't know what a Republican |
Moody |
Oct-15-08 03:09 PM |
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hehehe... isn't it always. :) Welcome to DU! |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:12 PM |
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having a kid, that got me interested real quick. |
chimpsrsmarter |
Oct-15-08 03:10 PM |
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I would have to agree there. Having kids definitely amped things up for me. |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:12 PM |
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2000 Presidential Election... couldn't believe what happened. |
berni_mccoy |
Oct-15-08 03:11 PM |
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short version: |
MPK |
Oct-15-08 03:11 PM |
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LOL! I love that answer for its wit. |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:14 PM |
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Hey, it could have been Gary Coleman. |
MPK |
Oct-15-08 03:17 PM |
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My father who was the first person who gave me hope. |
nannycee |
Oct-15-08 03:41 PM |
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It was the 1952 presidential election. |
Buck Laser |
Oct-15-08 03:12 PM |
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Wow! |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:16 PM |
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The 1968 Elections, working for RFK in OryGun and California, trying to stop VN war & racism. ~nt~ |
Impeachment_Monkey |
Oct-15-08 03:13 PM |
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Howard Dean telling me to take back my country |
RubyDuby in GA |
Oct-15-08 03:14 PM |
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I didn't appreciate Howard Dean nearly enough, I think... |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:19 PM |
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I'm kind of glad he didn't win the presidency and instead became our Chair |
RubyDuby in GA |
Oct-15-08 03:26 PM |
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Reagan. I was thoroughly disgusted by him from the start. I was 14 |
Oregonian |
Oct-15-08 03:16 PM |
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My mom also despises Sarah Palin. |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:21 PM |
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My High School teachers back in 1995. |
vaberella |
Oct-15-08 03:18 PM |
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I feel very much in debt to my teachers as well. Both in high school and college. |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:23 PM |
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I was a child during the 60s and that entire decade was political - |
alsame |
Oct-15-08 03:18 PM |
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I was moderately interested from about age 12 |
demokatgurrl |
Oct-15-08 03:18 PM |
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Watched Nixon resign |
Rambis |
Oct-15-08 03:18 PM |
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I remember staying up late |
KCdemocrat |
Oct-15-08 03:20 PM |
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My strong sense of right and wrong |
dbmk |
Oct-15-08 03:20 PM |
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hahaha... I can very much relate to that same unbridled enthusiasm. |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:25 PM |
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Lyndon Johnson visited my native country, Honduras, in the mid-60's |
Roberto1223 |
Oct-15-08 03:22 PM |
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I was lucky. |
Lugnut |
Oct-15-08 03:28 PM |
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Nixon's impeachment hearings. |
LiberalAndProud |
Oct-15-08 03:32 PM |
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If we can thank Bush for anything, it's energizing our own party! :) |
msallied |
Oct-15-08 03:35 PM |
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That would be the silver lining in a very dark cloud. |
LiberalAndProud |
Oct-15-08 03:56 PM |
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My Parents discussed politics all the time. |
political_Dem |
Oct-15-08 03:34 PM |
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I grew up outside DC. Washington is a factory town. |
OmahaBlueDog |
Oct-15-08 03:36 PM |
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When I was young, I went to a Dubuque, Iowa rally for Kerry in '04 |
occe |
Oct-15-08 03:39 PM |
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I hate politics. I don't trust politicians. I want this election to be over. |
iiibbb |
Oct-15-08 03:39 PM |
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I come from a long line of activist |
leftynyc |
Oct-15-08 03:40 PM |
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JFK, Vietnam, Civil Rights, the usual n/t |
sandnsea |
Oct-15-08 03:44 PM |
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I grew up right outside of DC. Politics was all I ever knew. I remember |
pdxmom |
Oct-15-08 04:03 PM |
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Nothing. Politics makes me sick. I just want Obama to win, |
old mark |
Oct-15-08 04:16 PM |
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The tears my family shed when Bobby was shot. |
CADEMOCRAT7 |
Oct-15-08 04:24 PM |
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