[ExI] What Makes People Vote Republican

[Emlyn]

2008/9/22 spike <spike66 at att.net>:
> Hahaaahahahahaaa!  Mac n cheese!  {8^D  Thanks Olga, may I use that?  {8-]
>
> Like many of you here, I can read much faster than anyone can talk.
> Political speeches are even slower than normal speech by a factor of at
> least two, since they carefully anunciate, and because they are often
> interrupted by cheering.  Not only can I read much faster than they can
> talk, I can understand written text much better afterwards.  So, I don't
> actually listen to the speeches, but rather read the transcripts.  I
> understand that both Obama and Palin are good orators, but of course that
> doesn't translate onto the page.
>
> Here's what I have observed of reading the the front runners speeches: I
> have a hard time figuring out where Senator Obama stands on anything.  With
> Governor Palin, I understand her position and usually don't like it.  Barr
> is easy to understand, but is only sorta libertarian.  I like Root pretty
> well.  Libertarians get my vote this year.
>
> spike

Have you read either of his books? I read "The Audacity of Hope"
recently, it would give you a good feel for where he stands, and for
how he makes his decisions. It gets a bit long winded in places, and
he's got a penchant to be a bit hokey for my taste, although that
might just be a cultural thing. Too many christian references in US
politics, weirds me.

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