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CountingUp · October 2012

I don't think that feeding a dolly a bottle is a blow to breastfeeding advocacy.

rockychryslerb2010 · October 2012

I side eye and judge people who say they make a voting decision based on something that was said during a debate. It makes me think they are uneducated or uninterested and don't care to get the facts.

Carrie3102 · October 2012

I don't vote based on social issues, I vote based on economic issues. My view is if the economy is good and unemployment is under 4% then there is less need for social programs because most are working and can provide for themselves.

laken256 · October 2012

It is very 'high and mighty' of anyone, in my book, to tell someone that they are stupid for voting for a candidate. Like if someone gay wants to vote for Romney, or someone in the coal profession wants to vote Obama. I can't stand these ads and posts about how idiotic 'insert group here' is for voting for a candidate. Everyone has different thought processes, and one candidate may Excel in important issues to them, despite what you may think is best. I'm just really looking forward to the election being over so ppl will chill out a little bit. Half of my family isn't speaking now bc of this election and I'm sick of the biases from each party seeping into family get togethers!

rockychryslerb2010 · October 2012

laken256:
It is very 'high and mighty' of anyone, in my book, to tell someone that they are stupid for voting for a candidate. Like if someone gay wants to vote for Romney, or someone in the coal profession wants to vote Obama. I can't stand these ads and posts about how idiotic 'insert group here' is for voting for a candidate. Everyone has different thought processes, and one candidate may Excel in important issues to them, despite what you may think is best. I'm just really looking forward to the election being over so ppl will chill out a little bit. Half of my family isn't speaking now bc of this election and I'm sick of the biases from each party seeping into family get togethers!

This reminds me of a piece on the Daily Show where they were talking to black mormons. They were like, uh oh, who are you voting for now?

KeyLime81 · October 2012

I have some neighbors that decorate for Halloween. That's fine. However, I think that there's a line between gory, gruesome, and scary-yet appropriate, and just plain offensive and disrespectful. One of the neighbors has crossed the line.

kwinkle1980 · October 2012

I am sick of kids' soccer being such a huge freaking deal. Let your kids play for fun. Your daughter is not going to get a full-ride soccer scholarship to Harvard. This is mainly aimed at my SIL who has spent tens of thousands of dollars on soccer. My niece now has the knees of an 80 year-old, plantar fasciitis, and no college fund.

ccip82 · October 2012

KeyLime81:
I have some neighbors that decorate for Halloween. That's fine. However, I think that there's a line between gory, gruesome, and scary-yet appropriate, and just plain offensive and disrespectful. One of the neighbors has crossed the line.

Im now intrigued by this...what did they do?

ccip82 · October 2012

Piggybacking on a holiday decoration theme...I hate inflatable Christmas (or any holiday for that matter) lawn ornaments...I think they look tacky.

random story...one night shortly before Christmas while I was home from college on winter break, my girlfriends dropped me off after a night of heavy drinking. My neighbours literally had a herd of light up reindeer on display in their front yard. I, along with the help of my less than sober friend artfully rearranged these reindeer into what only could be described as a rated XXX holiday scene along with a couple of empty beer cans lying strategically beside the fornicating deer in the snow...

(just an FYI, we did have a designated driver that night)

iluvmylab · October 2012

Carrie3102:
I don't vote based on social issues, I vote based on economic issues. My view is if the economy is good and unemployment is under 4% then there is less need for social programs because most are working and can provide for themselves.

Unfortunately though, the president affects the economy a lot less that we believe. Most economists will tell you that the markets, the business cycle, consumers, and the federal reserve have a much bigger impact overall. But you do make a good point about less need with higher employment rates.

My UO is also election related...imagine that. I get really, really annoyed when people don't really understand the issues. The issue isn't gay marriage- it's "Should the government have the power to decide who we can marry?" If they did, what other areas of our lives would they be allowed to interfere in?

It's not abortion- it's PRIVACY. If you read Roe v. Wade, you will see that it's all about the right to privacy. Don't agree with abortion on a moral ground? Fine. But the government sees it a right to privacy and if it's overturned, what would that mean for other things that are supposed to be private? It's not always black and white and moral issues are not always things the government can/should regulate because it has many, many more far reaching effects than people seem to understand.

kwinkle1980 · October 2012

iluvmylab:
Carrie3102:

I don't vote based on social issues, I vote based on economic issues. My view is if the economy is good and unemployment is under 4% then there is less need for social programs because most are working and can provide for themselves.

Unfortunately though, the president affects the economy a lot less that we believe. Most economists will tell you that the markets, the business cycle, consumers, and the federal reserve have a much bigger impact overall. But you do make a good point about less need with higher employment rates.

My UO is also election related...imagine that. I get really, really annoyed when people don't really understand the issues. The issue isn't gay marriage- it's "Should the government have the power to decide who we can marry?" If they did, what other areas of our lives would they be allowed to interfere in?

It's not abortion- it's PRIVACY. If you read Roe v. Wade, you will see that it's all about the right to privacy. Don't agree with abortion on a moral ground? Fine. But the government sees it a right to privacy and if it's overturned, what would that mean for other things that are supposed to be private? It's not always black and white and moral issues are not always things the government can/should regulate because it has many, many more far reaching effects than people seem to understand.

Yes Holy crap! Yes! Can I write you in for president on my ballot?

Ricola · October 2012

ccip82:
KeyLime81:
I have some neighbors that decorate for Halloween. That's fine. However, I think that there's a line between gory, gruesome, and scary-yet appropriate, and just plain offensive and disrespectful. One of the neighbors has crossed the line.
Im now intrigued by this...what did they do?

I want to know, too! :-)

capulet · October 2012

laken256:
It is very 'high and mighty' of anyone, in my book, to tell someone that they are stupid for voting for a candidate. Like if someone gay wants to vote for Romney, or someone in the coal profession wants to vote Obama. I can't stand these ads and posts about how idiotic 'insert group here' is for voting for a candidate. Everyone has different thought processes, and one candidate may Excel in important issues to them, despite what you may think is best. I'm just really looking forward to the election being over so ppl will chill out a little bit. Half of my family isn't speaking now bc of this election and I'm sick of the biases from each party seeping into family get togethers!

Word. I hate being pigeonholed. I have had friends say that they can't understand why any woman would vote Republican, and I'm not confrontational, but, like, how does my anatomy define my opinions? And why should my interests not be the same as the penis-bearing people in my family? I try to vote in the best interests of our nation, but foremost in my mind is what's good for DH and the kids as well as myself, and two of us are guys.

MesmrEwe · October 2012

iluvmylab:
Carrie3102:

I don't vote based on social issues, I vote based on economic issues. My view is if the economy is good and unemployment is under 4% then there is less need for social programs because most are working and can provide for themselves.

Unfortunately though, the president affects the economy a lot less that we believe. Most economists will tell you that the markets, the business cycle, consumers, and the federal reserve have a much bigger impact overall. But you do make a good point about less need with higher employment rates.

My UO is also election related...imagine that. I get really, really annoyed when people don't really understand the issues. The issue isn't gay marriage- it's "Should the government have the power to decide who we can marry?" If they did, what other areas of our lives would they be allowed to interfere in?

It's not abortion- it's PRIVACY. If you read Roe v. Wade, you will see that it's all about the right to privacy. Don't agree with abortion on a moral ground? Fine. But the government sees it a right to privacy and if it's overturned, what would that mean for other things that are supposed to be private? It's not always black and white and moral issues are not always things the government can/should regulate because it has many, many more far reaching effects than people seem to understand.

What she said! Sadly though, marriage already is regulated by the government and tax laws are set up that way (and we all know how anyone in government wants to touch the tax code for any meaningful reform!)..

iluvmylab · October 2012

MesmrEwe:
iluvmylab:
Carrie3102:

I don't vote based on social issues, I vote based on economic issues. My view is if the economy is good and unemployment is under 4% then there is less need for social programs because most are working and can provide for themselves.

Unfortunately though, the president affects the economy a lot less that we believe. Most economists will tell you that the markets, the business cycle, consumers, and the federal reserve have a much bigger impact overall. But you do make a good point about less need with higher employment rates.

My UO is also election related...imagine that. I get really, really annoyed when people don't really understand the issues. The issue isn't gay marriage- it's "Should the government have the power to decide who we can marry?" If they did, what other areas of our lives would they be allowed to interfere in?

It's not abortion- it's PRIVACY. If you read Roe v. Wade, you will see that it's all about the right to privacy. Don't agree with abortion on a moral ground? Fine. But the government sees it a right to privacy and if it's overturned, what would that mean for other things that are supposed to be private? It's not always black and white and moral issues are not always things the government can/should regulate because it has many, many more far reaching effects than people seem to understand.

What she said! Sadly though, marriage already is regulated by the government and tax laws are set up that way (and we all know how anyone in government wants to touch the tax code for any meaningful reform!)..

Sadly, yes, they kind of already do. But Romney favors an amendment to the Constitution that defines marriage. Is that really something we want them to do? What would be next?

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