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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-21-04 08:45 PM
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11. You may want to refer her to the media?
I wouldn't put anything past the Bushies.
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  -I bought a homeless Bush supporter dinner & you need to hear her story WinterStorm  Sep-21-04 08:36 PM   #0 
  - I have to raise my eyebrows at this entire story. It seems a bit  MrsGrumpy   Sep-21-04 08:37 PM   #1 
  - She acted normal  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 08:40 PM   #3 
     - Chances are very good she is mentally ill  AngryOldDem   Sep-21-04 10:03 PM   #53 
        - schizo doesn't necessarily  freeplessinseattle   Sep-22-04 02:46 AM   #87 
        - I wasn't making a diagnosis of this woman...  AngryOldDem   Sep-22-04 11:23 AM   #91 
           - I keep thinking more and more about our dinner together  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 11:50 AM   #99 
              - Bits and pieces maybe...  AngryOldDem   Sep-22-04 12:38 PM   #103 
        - You have to have an address to register to vote  Scairp   Sep-22-04 09:04 PM   #116 
  - It doesn't sound right because Rethugs wouldn't waste their  olddem43   Sep-21-04 08:39 PM   # 
  - I disagree there is something going on in CA I live here and something  dieharderdem   Sep-21-04 08:45 PM   #14 
     - What do you mean?  Bleachers7   Sep-21-04 08:52 PM   #21 
        - I've heard of problems with electronic machines. I just don't think we are  dieharderdem   Sep-22-04 11:53 AM   #100 
  - Why would Bush go after the homeless vote?  linazelle   Sep-21-04 08:39 PM   #2 
  - She was homeless  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 08:42 PM   #8 
  - Especially in staunch Kerry-Kountry (CA, NY?!?!?)  phish420   Sep-21-04 09:53 PM   #47 
  - ANyway, you can't vote if you don't have an address, I thought...?  belle   Sep-22-04 02:13 PM   #113 
  - so how would anyone know who they vote for? couldn't they just say Bush?  codegreen   Sep-21-04 08:41 PM   #4 
  - She looked normal in the face  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 08:45 PM   #10 
     - How does a "homeless person" register to vote...no address...how  KoKo01   Sep-21-04 09:58 PM   #50 
        - They can use a shelter addres (nt)  Eric J in MN   Sep-21-04 10:07 PM   #56 
  - My guess is...  punpirate   Sep-21-04 08:41 PM   #5 
  - Something like this happened in Miami  dmr   Sep-21-04 08:47 PM   #15 
  - I can understand buying votes outright...  punpirate   Sep-21-04 09:00 PM   #25 
  - Not true  SoCalDemocrat   Sep-21-04 09:04 PM   #27 
  - Sure...  punpirate   Sep-21-04 09:20 PM   #33 
     - Doesn't sound like  deckerd   Sep-21-04 11:56 PM   #75 
  - Not true  deckerd   Sep-21-04 11:49 PM   #74 
  - Let's stick to the example given...  punpirate   Sep-22-04 12:03 AM   #76 
     - I think that some of them would be willing to vote for Bush for cash  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 01:36 AM   #80 
        - But, as I have probably mentioned...  punpirate   Sep-22-04 02:33 AM   #85 
           - Thanks  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 11:25 AM   #92 
  - The registrar of voters in San Diego told me this wasn't so.  Senior citizen   Sep-22-04 01:45 AM   #81 
  - But, there is an address required....  punpirate   Sep-22-04 02:43 AM   #86 
     - I still don't understand the "coding"  Senior citizen   Sep-22-04 03:26 AM   #88 
        - All this in Florida, or where?  punpirate   Sep-22-04 03:44 AM   #89 
           - California  Senior citizen   Sep-22-04 10:53 AM   #90 
  - A few states have mechanisms for people to vote without an address  UnapologeticLiberal   Sep-22-04 01:20 PM   #109 
  - Doesn't one have to have proof of residency to vote?  madmax   Sep-21-04 08:42 PM   #6 
  - Put nothing past these bastards.  liberal N proud   Sep-21-04 08:42 PM   #7 
  - I agree and they accused the Dems of this which tells me that they think  dieharderdem   Sep-21-04 08:48 PM   #18 
  - In Miami a few years ago  dmr   Sep-21-04 08:44 PM   #9 
  - Two weeks ago  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 08:48 PM   #17 
  - You may want to refer her to the media?  mzmolly   Sep-21-04 08:45 PM   #11 
  - The "sleeping in dept stores after they close"  Carni   Sep-21-04 08:45 PM   #12 
  - My Dad use to work in a dept. store on the weekends  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 08:50 PM   #19 
  - Cleaning crews come in VERY early AM; they would notice her.  blondeatlast   Sep-21-04 09:30 PM   #38 
     - My Dad told me that it was impossible to hide  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:35 PM   #39 
  - yeah sure, maybe  dweller   Sep-21-04 08:54 PM   #23 
  - Not Ludicrous  RobinA   Sep-21-04 09:26 PM   #35 
  - The one that she claims she sleeps in has 9 or 10 floors  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:46 PM   #43 
  - Maybe in front of the department store?  Bridget Burke   Sep-22-04 12:50 PM   #106 
  - What you did for that homeless woman was very touching.  cat_girl25   Sep-21-04 08:45 PM   #13 
  - She's probably telling the truth  quaoar   Sep-21-04 08:48 PM   #16 
  - Weird... I saw a lady sleeping on a subway bench today  Bleachers7   Sep-21-04 08:51 PM   #20 
  - Who does the general public ignore the most?  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:01 PM   #26 
     - I would believe the story if it wasn't CA.  serryjw   Sep-21-04 10:12 PM   #59 
        - I am not in CA  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 10:26 PM   #64 
           - Ohhhhhhhh, Sorry  serryjw   Sep-21-04 10:45 PM   #68 
  - How can you vote if you are homeless?  lizzy   Sep-21-04 08:53 PM   #22 
  - good question  atre   Sep-22-04 12:36 AM   #77 
  - thank you winterstorm for your act of kindness. we should all help  faithnotgreed   Sep-21-04 08:57 PM   #24 
  - I felt that she was mentally unbalanced  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:14 PM   #29 
     - thank you so. i really really mean this. treating her like a human  faithnotgreed   Sep-21-04 09:55 PM   #48 
        - Your welcome  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 10:03 PM   #52 
           - thats awesome. hoping for her to call....  faithnotgreed   Sep-21-04 11:08 PM   #72 
              - Could they be using mail in ballots for the homeless?  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 01:19 AM   #78 
                 - i think we have all heard these stories about homeless people used  faithnotgreed   Sep-22-04 02:06 PM   #112 
  - I don't believe this woman because  clydefrand   Sep-21-04 09:06 PM   #28 
  - She wasn't unkept  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:17 PM   #32 
  - Not all of them wear "rags" or look "unkept"  AngryOldDem   Sep-21-04 10:06 PM   #55 
     - I know this  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 10:14 PM   #60 
        - Yep...  AngryOldDem   Sep-22-04 11:25 AM   #93 
  - I've never heard of a republican helping ANYONE  Nadienne   Sep-22-04 12:48 PM   #104 
  - The limo bit is over the top  PaDem   Sep-21-04 09:14 PM   #30 
  - Red flags went up before the limo ride story  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:26 PM   #36 
     - Many folks who are homeless are mentally ill and can't afford meds...she  KoKo01   Sep-21-04 10:00 PM   #51 
  - They Live!  GreenArrow   Sep-21-04 09:16 PM   #31 
  - Maybe she was playing you.  bobbyboucher   Sep-21-04 09:23 PM   #34 
  - She was unbalanced  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:30 PM   #37 
  - Actually - i've been thinking the same thing....  MsTryska   Sep-22-04 11:47 AM   #97 
  - The whole thing sounds pretty ludicrous to me.  BullGooseLoony   Sep-21-04 09:35 PM   #40 
  - She knew all of the rethugs names  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:41 PM   #41 
  - after reading all these post this one seems to hit the mark.  Demonaut   Sep-21-04 09:47 PM   #44 
     - She had to be schizophrenic  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 10:09 PM   #58 
  - Where are you?  zulchzulu   Sep-21-04 09:42 PM   #42 
  - It's hard enough to believe CA residents would vote for Bush  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:48 PM   #46 
     - Homeless in Chicago....  zulchzulu   Sep-21-04 10:20 PM   #62 
     - Camps?  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 10:34 PM   #65 
        - Soylent Green!  zulchzulu   Sep-21-04 10:44 PM   #67 
     - From what I hear,  Nadienne   Sep-22-04 12:50 PM   #105 
  - I think most homeless people who are not mentally ill  dirk   Sep-21-04 09:47 PM   #45 
  - I don't want to pass judgment on her  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 09:55 PM   #49 
     - Of course...  dirk   Sep-21-04 10:48 PM   #70 
  - Could be that she's distorting/exaggerating about something real  darkblue   Sep-21-04 10:04 PM   #54 
  - I think that bits and pieces might have been true  WinterStorm   Sep-21-04 10:18 PM   #61 
  - If I would hazard a guess, I would say she is a bit of both, a scammer  AuntPatsy   Sep-21-04 10:08 PM   #57 
  - Heh, this just reminds me...  A_Possum   Sep-21-04 10:24 PM   #63 
     - I would agree if I had been alone but there were a few with me  AuntPatsy   Sep-21-04 10:40 PM   #66 
  - According to the DSM 1/3rd of all homeless w/ Schizophrenia nt  usregimechange   Sep-21-04 10:46 PM   #69 
  - I did read the whole thread, and confess I don't really know what to think  karlrschneider   Sep-21-04 10:59 PM   #71 
  - wow. what a situation. many people reach out then wish later  faithnotgreed   Sep-21-04 11:14 PM   #73 
  - That was wonderful what you did for him  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 01:32 AM   #79 
  - Leo Kottke  crickets   Sep-22-04 01:52 AM   #82 
     - Thanks. It certainly is an event I'll never forget.  karlrschneider   Sep-22-04 01:56 AM   #83 
  - Putting my tin foil hat on  Senior citizen   Sep-22-04 02:07 AM   #84 
  - weqweerruuiiop[p[]]\asddffjjkjjkkllvcxzxzxvm,lll  RandomKoolzip   Sep-22-04 01:10 PM   #108 
  - This is not far fetched....  merh   Sep-22-04 11:33 AM   #94 
  - We need the UN to come in and monitor this election  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 11:38 AM   #95 
  - I don't think the homeless can vote  RoyalWickedness   Sep-22-04 11:39 AM   #96 
  - You don't think they can register at shelters?  merh   Sep-22-04 11:49 AM   #98 
  - I asked her where she lived at so that I could continue to walk with her  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 11:53 AM   #101 
  - Regarding voting from National Homeless Org  troubleinwinter   Sep-22-04 12:24 PM   #102 
  - Illinois is not a swing state--the GOP wouldn't waste its money  Logansquare   Sep-22-04 12:54 PM   #107 
  - Allen Keyes is crazy  WinterStorm   Sep-22-04 08:44 PM   #114 
  - I'm no shrink but ...  Myrina   Sep-22-04 01:35 PM   #110 
  - VERY good point! nt  sh0rtbus   Sep-22-04 09:14 PM   #119 
  - Show *THIS* to the lady....  Claire_beth   Sep-22-04 02:04 PM   #111 
  - Seems like an unlikely demographic to blow $$ on. Unreliable as hell  HuskerDem   Sep-22-04 08:51 PM   #115 
  - She's schizophrenic. It's very sad  Jacobin   Sep-22-04 09:06 PM   #117 
  - Are there enough homeless people who will actually go to the polls in  Kimber Scott   Sep-22-04 09:10 PM   #118 
 

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