Re: Re: [NetWits] Gently political

[Guest guest]

> Have you thought about the alternative? The Speaker of the House is next

in

> line!! Bengie >>

>

> I believe the current VP would step in .... Gore!

No, Bengie was right, the Speaker of the House would take over as President

until a President was officially elected.

[Guest guest]

According to election officials, the only people who were refused new ballots

had already deposited their ballot in the box, and were trying to come back

after the fact. Give me a break. This was reported on PBS.

I am getting a little weary of this " confused elderly " argument....have you ever

watched those Q-tips play BINGO??? They seem to have no trouble keeping track

of the numbers on 30 bingo cards in front of them!! Now that takes

concentration! I have yet to see one of them walk up after someone else yelled

" BINGO! " and say, " But I was confused...I really had B12, I just marked my card

wrong....lets play that game over! " Please, they'd be run out of town on a

motorized scooter!!!

Karla in Texas-who doesn't support either buffoon.

& Elaine Bonorato wrote:

> They were refused when they asked for another ballot. 19,000 votes.

> Elaine

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/11/00 8:08:33 AM Central Standard Time,

jbocci55@... writes:

<< Thank goodness Newt is not in the picture!!!!!

Jackie, Mom to 13ds >>

AMEN There is always something to be thankful for.

[Guest guest]

lowenthalrj@... writes:

>Could also be the retirees. Older people tend to go more conservative.

>

>Judi

Hi!

So what does that say about Granny when she was younger? :-)

Take Care,

Kent

[Guest guest]

I don't think we should go there. ;o)

Judi

Re: RE: Re: [NetWits] Gently political

lowenthalrj@... writes:

>Could also be the retirees. Older people tend to go more conservative.

>

>Judi

Hi!

So what does that say about Granny when she was younger? :-)

Take Care,

Kent

[Guest guest]

We have Alaska residency to avoid income tax. We military families never

have a home, but when we own one, we pay property tax like everyone else.

We also have to pay at least $1000 out of pocket every time we move and

$1000 a year if we have medical problems in our families and can't get care

at a military facility. We did live in Alaska and we vote absentee in

Alaska. We will probably never go back there, and will change our residency

and pay taxes when we finally get a home. Most military personnel vote

Republican because they think erroneously that Republicans are their best

bet to get better treatment and benefits. Benefits eroded to almost nothing

under Reagan and Bush.

Elaine

Re: Re: [NetWits] Gently political

> In a message dated 11/11/00 10:18:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> mregit@... writes:

>

> << Historically, absentee ballots

> in Florida favor Republicans more than Democrats, so the lead

> is likely to grow. >>

>

> Is that because most of the absentee ballots are military personnel who

claim

> Florida as their home state to avoid paying homeowner's taxes that most

other

> states have?

> Cheryl in VA

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/12/00 6:17:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

bspyle@... writes:

<< Not so, Judi. Older people, especially those of us who can remember the

Great Depression, tend to vote liberal. >>

My depression era born and raised parents are die hard Republicans, as are

most of their friends. My dad and I have stopped discussing politics long

ago!

Cheryl in VA

[Guest guest]

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>

> In a message dated 11/11/00 10:18:51 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> mregit@... writes:

>

> << Historically, absentee ballots

> in Florida favor Republicans more than Democrats, so the lead

> is likely to grow. >>

>

> Is that because most of the absentee ballots are military personnel who

> claim

> Florida as their home state to avoid paying homeowner's taxes that most

> other

> states have?

> Cheryl in VA

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Re: RE: Re: [NetWits] Gently political

> lowenthalrj@... writes:

> >Could also be the retirees. Older people tend to go more conservative.

> >

> >Judi

> Hi!

>

> So what does that say about Granny when she was younger? :-)

>

> Take Care,

>

>

>

> Kent

Would you believe I began as a Republican? Cast my first ballot for

Eisenhower in 1956 and my second for Nixon in 1960. That's because I thought

being a conservative was the only alternative to being a liberal. Then I

read The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism by

Bernard Shaw and discovered another alternative. :^)

granny

---

God loves everyone, but probably prefers " fruits

of the spirit " over " religious nuts " .

http://home.earthlink.net/~bspyle

[Guest guest]

Re: Re: [NetWits] Gently political

> In a message dated 11/12/00 6:17:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> bspyle@... writes:

>

> << Not so, Judi. Older people, especially those of us who can remember the

> Great Depression, tend to vote liberal. >>

>

> My depression era born and raised parents are die hard Republicans, as are

> most of their friends. My dad and I have stopped discussing politics long

> ago!

> Cheryl in VA

Didn't say all seniors vote liberal. But the senior vote is one the

Democrats have always counted on, and for good reason.

granny

---

God loves everyone, but probably prefers " fruits

of the spirit " over " religious nuts " .

http://home.earthlink.net/~bspyle

[Guest guest]

My parents (80 and 85) and all their friends are Republican, so I'm basing a

lot on that--and I did think that there was supposed to be a statistical

base for it.

Of course, I didn't mean YOU, Granny!

Judi

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Re: Re: [NetWits] Gently political

> In a message dated 11/12/00 6:17:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> bspyle@... writes:

>

> << Not so, Judi. Older people, especially those of us who can remember the

> Great Depression, tend to vote liberal. >>

>

> My depression era born and raised parents are die hard Republicans, as are

> most of their friends. My dad and I have stopped discussing politics long

> ago!

> Cheryl in VA

Didn't say all seniors vote liberal. But the senior vote is one the

Democrats have always counted on, and for good reason.

granny

---

God loves everyone, but probably prefers " fruits

of the spirit " over " religious nuts " .

http://home.earthlink.net/~bspyle

[Guest guest]

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> My parents (80 and 85) and all their friends are Republican, so I'm basing

a

> lot on that--and I did think that there was supposed to be a statistical

> base for it.

>

> Of course, I didn't mean YOU, Granny!

>

> Judi

I'm basing the statement on the polls, Judi. All of them appear to agree on

this one.

Here's CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/results/index.epolls.html

Here's what Gallup says:

Gallup's final pre-election sample indicated

that the two candidates did

equally well among younger voters -- those aged

18-29. Both got 46% of the

young adult vote. Additionally, the two candidates

fared similarly among

voters aged 50-64, with Gore at 48% within this

subgroup and Bush at 47%.

Age differences were more apparent among those

between the ages of 30

and 49, who supported Bush 51% to 44% over Gore, and

among those aged

65 and over who more strongly supported Gore (53% to

39%).

There are other polls, of course, but this is all I'll post here.

I admit, the gap has been closing over the past few years, but the fact

remains that seniors tend to favor the Democrats. AARP practically endorses

them.

granny

---

God loves everyone, but probably prefers " fruits

of the spirit " over " religious nuts " .

http://home.earthlink.net/~bspyle

[Guest guest]

It is said that a nation should be judged by how it treats its very young

and very old, . We don't measure up very well compared to other

industrialized nations, do we?

granny

---

God loves everyone, but probably prefers " fruits

of the spirit " over " religious nuts " .

http://home.earthlink.net/~bspyle

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> My MIL is 65 and must continue to work for insurance purposes. She can

> receive medicare, but this doens't pay for prescription drugs. She knows

> folks are going to Canada to buy stuff cheaper.

>

> My father is paying for my grandmothers nursing home bills from money she

> saved all these years. We had a talk about prescription costs and he

never

> has looked on the bill to see what that includes. I think she has

coverage

> for that...but the money is going very fast. Once it is gone, then

medicaid

> will pick up the rest. It's sad to see a life savings go to nursing care.

I

> keep telling my dad to spend his money...it won't do him any good when he

is

> gone and he may as well enjoy it. He was fortunate to have insurance paid

> for by his employer for when he retired. He voted for Bush because of his

> beliefs on abortion. I think that is why WVians turned republican this

> election.

>

> Tim feels that no matter who eventually wins, neither one will have

respect

> from the American people. The election results will loom over whomever is

> the winner's head during his whole term in office. I say lets start over

> from scratch and let Clinton stay in until then, hehehe!!!

>

>

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