U2Bama
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I also heard that Nixon refused to wear TV makeup or whatever, and he was not "ready for tv" or "made for tv."
U2Bama said:YES, candidate A IS a Democrat.
Someone asked what the issues were or why she waon or something; her issue was name recognition. Her ex-husband was the former (and popular) state Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor; they divorced, she kept the name, and entered politics and has won every race since then.
She was not the religious right candidate; her opponent was the clear religious right candidate.
We also need to discuss the South Carolina Governor's race and the Montana Senate race. In both of these races, entities supporting the Democratic candidates did some sexuality-baiting against their opposing Republican campaigns.
In South Carolina, Republican candidate for Senate Lindsey Graham brought Rudolph Giuliani to town for a campaign fundraiser event. His Democratic opponent then attacked Graham's association with Giuliani because, allegedly, Giuliani was kicked out of his house by his wife and had taken up residence with two gay men. Lindsey Graham won the election.
In Montana, the Democratic candidate for Governor ran a television ad showing video footage of the Republican candidate working as a hairdresser, thus insinuating that he was gay. The Republican candidate won.
~U2Alabama
us3 said:
not quite...mont. was a senator race. Baccus(sp) the demo won.
Dreadsox said:Our Income Tax was almost abolished by a ballot question.
FizzingWhizzbees said:
oh my god. is that for real? your state almost abolished income tax? did whoever proposed that suggest any alternative way of funding public expenditure?
Dreadsox said:
For real.......Here was the question.http://www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/elebq02/bq021.htm
Here is the result:
BALLOT QUESTIONS
1 No Income Tax
2,155 of 2,157 precincts -- 100%
No 1,060,525 -- 55%
Yes 881,738 -- 45%
FizzingWhizzbees said:
The people who proposed that disgust me.
And I'm shocked that it was rejected by such a narrow margin. Although I guess if you asked people if they wanted to pay more or less tax and didn't explain fully the consequences of that, most people would choose not to pay taxes.
Dreadsox said:
They are Patriots. They are correct in wanting accountability by our government. They are correct that too much of our money is wasted.
FizzingWhizzbees said:
They didn't ask for accountability. They asked for an end to income tax. They asked for a tax which pays for schools, hospitals, fire stations and police, to give just a few examples, to be removed.
If patriotism involves taking away healthcare and education from those who need it, by removing the means to pay for them, then I'm happy to be unpatriotic.
Dreadsox said:
Please do not put words in my mouth, I did not call you unpatriotic.
45% of the people were for it, the state must be doing something wrong.
It did not take place until July 2003. Plenty of time to figure it out.
It meant property taxes and sales taxes go up.....Maybe hitting some of those more wealthy people you want to "Progressively" tax.
They are patriots...they want what our founding fathers wanted. How is England by the way?
us3 said:
u might be on to something. ppl listening to the kennedy/nixon debate thought nixon won. TV viewers thought opposite.
Bono concurs....
diamond don't be jealous of her.
FizzingWhizzbees said:
Property tax and sales tax are the opposite of progressive taxation. They mean that poorer people pay proportionally more of their income in taxation. Progressive taxation is the opposite - richer people should pay proportionally more
FizzingWhizzbees said:
I didn't mean to imply you called me unpatriotic (although it wouldn't bother me if you had.) so sorry if that's the impression my comments gave.
FizzingWhizzbees said:
Even if the tax didn't end until next July, what are you going to figure out in the next few months? Which schools and hospitals to close? Or how many firefighters to lay off?
FizzingWhizzbees said:
And England's cold and rainy and has a puppet instead of a prime minster, but thanks for asking.
who is that "sexy" anyhow?us3 said:finally figured our how to post picts...no need to call that rocket scientist, older brother will do.
deep said:Could that be the afore mentioned Laura Ingraham?
She wrote a nice article about Bono like a yr and a half ago.
I wonder if Bono was giving payola for the sexy article?
Her hair color switch threw me..
DB9
Yes, conseratives whoop and hollar!
Somebody will be breakin' out the lube.