# This fucking board is pushing me towards voting Republican

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 5, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554 "2011-03-05T02:23:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/181 "2011-03-08T19:59:42Z")

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> [@TravisFromOR](#):
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> What about a dark-skinned gay guy?

In specific cases, it depends on whether he identifies as a Republican or not (see Romesh Ponnuru, for example\*).

But in general terms, yeeesh!  
\*Okay, I don’t really know anything about Mr. Ponnuru’s sexual orientation.

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**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/182 "2011-03-08T20:36:24Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Well, personally I’m not any more concerned about Jesus’ financial gain than I am his.

Wait, is this about how the Mexicans are taking all our jobs?

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/183 "2011-03-08T20:49:22Z")

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> [@Inner\_Stickler](#):
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> I swear, the petulance of some posters on this board are driving me to vote democrat. I mean, I already was planning to, but when the rivers are running red with blood and nazis are riding on dinosaurs, you’ll know it was your fault, Rumor.

I’m voting (D) just to cancel out **Rumor** ’s avowed support for the [baby-rapers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13535116&postcount=4).

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**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/184 "2011-03-08T21:41:26Z")

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Wait, wait, back up a second–the Nazis are going to get to ride _dinosaurs_?

Screw you jerks. Fascism forever!

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-fucking-board-is-pushing-me-towards-voting-republican/573554/185 "2011-03-09T02:47:44Z")

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> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#):
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> Wait, wait, back up a second–the Nazis are going to get to ride _dinosaurs_?..

“Ach, der old hippy guy ist offering us each a set of brand new stainless steel spurs, if he can _der videotappen_ us trying them out! Gut deal, yah?..”

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