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Old 11-07-2008, 11:16 PM
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I didn't really think about this, but yeah...there's definitely not enough Republicans in California to pass that thing on their own. Hmmmm.....
I think there is enough Republicans in California, but you can't say all 5 million people that voted "yes" on prop 8 were Republican.

If you go by the logic of CNN & other news stations, the African-American vote pushed "yes on prop 8" over the edge. Of all the African-American I know, only one is republican (and she voted "no"). Many African-American are democrats, which would mean that MANY of the ~500,000 votes (that was the difference between yes & no) were democratic votes.
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Old 11-08-2008, 03:36 AM
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I think there is enough Republicans in California, but you can't say all 5 million people that voted "yes" on prop 8 were Republican.

If you go by the logic of CNN & other news stations, the African-American vote pushed "yes on prop 8" over the edge. Of all the African-American I know, only one is republican (and she voted "no"). Many African-American are democrats, which would mean that MANY of the ~500,000 votes (that was the difference between yes & no) were democratic votes.
That's true. However, it's not just the Af-Ams...Latinos, Christians, and married people were in on it, too:

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California's black and Latino voters, who turned out in droves for Barack Obama, also provided key support in favor of the state's same-sex marriage ban. Seven in 10 black voters backed a successful ballot measure to overturn the California Supreme Court's May decision allowing same-sex marriage, according to exit polls for The Associated Press.

More than half of Latino voters supported Proposition 8, while whites were split. Religious groups led the tightly organized campaign for the measure, and religious voters were decisive in getting it passed. Of the seven in 10 voters who described themselves as Christian, two-thirds backed the initiative. Married voters and voters with children strongly supported Proposition 8. Unmarried voters were heavily opposed.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...african-a.html
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Old 11-08-2008, 07:51 PM
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That's true. However, it's not just the Af-Ams...Latinos, Christians, and married people were in on it, too:



http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...african-a.html
Oh I totally know it wasn't just Af-Ams, I was just going by the "logic" of CNN & other news stations that had claimed it was the Af-Ams vote.
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Old 11-08-2008, 10:05 PM
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Hey Kstar --

If you want to respond to me, why not just do it in this thread.

You said in PM that my "ATTACK" on you had nothing to do with the topic of the thread... Bullshit. You responded to the thread and I responded to you. If you think that's an attack, you really need to grow some ova...

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY PEOPLE ARE SO EAGER TO CLAIM BEING ATTACKED IN A THREAD WHEN ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT BEING AGREED WITH? Discourse. What ever happened to it?
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Old 11-09-2008, 12:21 AM
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Hey Kstar --

If you want to respond to me, why not just do it in this thread.

You said in PM that my "ATTACK" on you had nothing to do with the topic of the thread... Bullshit. You responded to the thread and I responded to you. If you think that's an attack, you really need to grow some ova...

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY PEOPLE ARE SO EAGER TO CLAIM BEING ATTACKED IN A THREAD WHEN ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT BEING AGREED WITH? Discourse. What ever happened to it?
I pmed you.
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Old 11-09-2008, 03:03 AM
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I pmed you.

You resorted to insults, that is an attack. I responded to you in a polite and clear manner. If you have a problem with that, ignore it, don't continue to move the thread away from the topic at hand.
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People are allowed to comment on stupid things people say...

Now, stop fucking pm'ing me. If you have something to say, then say it. But, don't clog up my inbox with your moaning and bitching.
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Old 11-09-2008, 05:02 AM
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Good question, but I would be shocked if I found out my kid was involved in a school shooting and he was the one doing the shooting.
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Old 11-09-2008, 01:42 AM
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CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY PEOPLE ARE SO EAGER TO CLAIM BEING ATTACKED IN A THREAD WHEN ALL THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT BEING AGREED WITH? Discourse. What ever happened to it?
I think it's the way people word things. Tippie, nothing against you or anyone on greekchat, but when someone responds to an original post, some people get so angry with that person that the name calling and insults begin just because he/she disagrees with that person. To me, that's when it becomes an attack.

I like greekchat a lot but I just don't understand why two or more people can't disagree without the name calling. It's o.k. to tease, but I think the name calling qualifies as an attack. I also think attacks happen to certain members. It's unfortunate, but members respond to usernames, not the posts.

I'm just answering the question. This is just my opinion.
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Old 11-09-2008, 05:02 AM
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Oh I totally know it wasn't just Af-Ams, I was just going by the "logic" of CNN & other news stations that had claimed it was the Af-Ams vote.
Cool beans. I wasn't disagreeing with you, that was for everybody. Sorry, my Hermione is acting up.

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