Check out this video, then tell us why you are voting Republican.
I’ll go first…
I’m voting Republican because the government should be able to look into my personal business if they suspect I am up to something. After all, if I don’t have anything to hide, why should it bother me?
Heck, I’ll give it a shot: I’m voting Republican because that load of bullshit is what passes for a reasoned discussion of the issues amongst Democrats.
Gee, this is easy!
Stupid boring video. “Separate but equal,” wow, that really had us rolling on the floor laughing.
Maybe I’ll vote Republican because of all the obnoxious tactics of the Dems…like messing with this message board by sneaking this thread into the wrong forum, or a video just dedicated to dumb, sarcastic, inaccuracies.
Don’t know yet how I am voting this time…but if I had to decide based on that idiotic video, I’d vote Republican based on the absurdity of Democratic analytical efforts.
This is obviously a spam scam, a bogus video produced so that they can later say “Hey, you guys do it too!” I base my conclusion on empirical evidence: the video assays out to a hilarity level of 50-60 micropryors. A random page of the Salt Lake City phone book will be about 40. Hence, we can conclude that either a)there was previously, at some point, humor in this video but it was carefull elided or b)it was produced by a Republican.
By comparison, there is a video available over at Eschaton that was produced by genuine leftie snark troopers. I dasn’t link to it, its under the heading “Funny” and is very very not safe for work, or the kids, or your mom. Your SO? Your call.
Ah, what the hell, haven’t been busted for a while, my credit should be good…
I’m voting Republican because after they way they’ve acted against my interests as an average American for the past 2 terms, there’s just no way they’d try that shit again.
I’m voting Republican because John McCain is clearly the person to bring about change in this country. I mean, when was the last time we had an old white man as president?
Of course you realize the generalization in your post is as* unreasonable* as anything in the video right? Now that’s funny.
I’m a fan of reasoned debate and I think we desperately need honest discussion over issues in the political arena. Answering generalizations with one of your own ain’t that.
It starts with respecting the other persons right to have a very different view and showing some courtesy for their sincerity. It continues with the idea that good communication means real listening and a sincere desire to understand someone else’s position, rather than trying to score some personal victory through argument. It is built upon seeing our own bias as clearly as we see others’ and being willing to admit it and set it aside.
I’m not implying that you don’t already do these things. Maybe you do, but responding to what you see as stupid generalizations with one of your own doesn’t indicate that to me. {unless you were joking as I’ve assumed the video is}
I applaud the OP even though I’m voting Obama. I’ve had enough of over-the-top Republican bashing. That sort of thing makes me move away from the Democrats. In general, I like Republican people better but Democrat policies better (although I like Obama). Democrat people themselves are a pushy lot, and I often have to hold my nose when I’m around them and they begin “discussing” politics. My Democrat friends all accuse me of being a Republican when I disagree with them and act as if that’s an insult, whereas my Republican friends are always cool about it when I disagree with them.