Define "far more people" and then we'll get into a little elementary lesson how to interpret basic statistics.
I agree here. It'd be naive to think race didn't have an impact on that election. It helped Obama in some facets of the election and hurt in others. But, who cares? One, it's a done deal. Two, people can vote however they want to vote. If a voter thinks blacks are inferior and couldn't run a country, they probably shouldn't vote for Obama. Conversely, if they think the history of race relations in this country leaves us thirsting for a black president so we can find racial redemption, so be it.
Same here. Funny thing is I am conservative and wondered what he was trying to do(and when i figured it out I was like WHY??) Then the gem you just quoted came up and I thought. WTF, he aint a total idiot, even if he did post it in with this poor thread. It aint ALL on the banks/mortgage companies. Though they certainly had a lot to do with it. Uneducated buyers played right into their hands. And when I say uneducated, I dont mean school levels, I mean not researching the products they were looking to get loans for, AND the methods of repaying said loans. Pick your battles, and be smart.
If I make a post about us landing on the moon and post an article dating back to the 1960's, It would be locked up out of stupidity. Why is this topic open? Sounds like a lot of sour people that rub their eyes like madmen whenever they see Obama in a press conference.....it can't be real? Some people need to move on. *itching about it is not going to change it.
I guess the fact that Blacks don't trust Republicans in the white house anymore because of Katrina had nothing to do with it.
You're damn right they wouldn't, because finance professionals don't think about what's good for the country. They think about what's good for them and their bottom line. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, that's their job, but I think it's pretty obvious that what's good for Wall Street and big businesses isn't always whats good for the other 95%. And may I ask, what is so wrong about catering a platform to them? What's so terrible about higher wages for average people and sane regulation on investments and the stock market? What's so terrible about a tax cut that for once favors everybody else except the rich? Why is it unquestionably good to support business but evil socialism to support people, education and healthcare?
Please, please, please don't base any of your opinions about the motives of voters on the interviews of idiots that you refer to. There are interviews of many ignorant people from both sides, but those interviews are generally hand-picked to make a (silly) political statement and are not representative of the general population.
Last I checked, the people most responsible for the fate of New Orleans after Katrina hit were 1) State and local government (Democrats) 2) The morons living in New Orleans that didn't obey the evacuation orders. It's like the people of New Orleans kept going up the food chain to place blame until they found a Republican. I guess these people expect the federal government to give them everything in life. Sad, really, that they can't provide for their own selves.
Artesticle, do you understand the point being made above? I'm seriously curious if you just dismiss a post like that or if you get the point (and if you get the point whether you agree or disagree).
Actually, I was watching a lot of local newscasters doing random interviews. I don't think they were trying to make a political statement. I was just amazed at how clueless some of these people seemed. I know it is great that we all have the right to vote, but some of their answers made me wish you had to pass a test before you could vote.
when you point your finger, three are pointing right back. you're doing the same thing you're accusing people of, pointing fingers.
Well, my thought was that this thread was a finger pointed by basso at democrats (i.e. liberals). I also didn't see a single finger pointed by a liberal here. So your accusation is pretty ironic given the context. In addition, what basso is arguing is that generic liberals have accused republicans or conservatives of being racist, and that this link is either evidence that it goes both ways or evidence that what you say is correct (that these generic liberals are hypocrites). Now, first, I don't know who these generic liberals are. So I can't argue with you or basso about whether they are hypocrites. Secondly, most liberals I know would acknowledge that there are both democrats and republicans that allowed race to significantly influence their vote. So not only do I not know who the people are who are pointing fingers and conservatives, I don't believe you or basso when you claim that they hypocrites that don't also acknowledge that it can go both ways.
