Comments on: Exploding The Myths

By: Gaius

Gaius — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:21:28 +0000

That’s your last comment here, Yuri. You’re done.

By: yuri

yuri — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:14:37 +0000

Foxfier-

apologies, “shut up” (even without “hell”) was probably too much. But you have to agree that the size of a “mandate” in this country is pretty slim in general, even for rainmaker-type presidents.

Nixon, to compare, was elected with 43.4%, Kennedy with 49.7%. You actually have to go back to 1952 Eisenhower to find non-incumbent president to win with a margin larger then Obama’s in terms of popular vote.

So Obama’s gap of 6% in the popular vote (especially compared to Bush’es -1% and 2%) are pretty impressive…

By: Foxfier

Foxfier — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:54:20 +0000

yuri-
Please tell me you’re being ironic. You SHOW 51%, and then tell me to shut the hell up?

Grow up.

By: yuri

yuri — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:30:27 +0000

to Foxfier:
man, there are hard numbers to back this up.

2000, Bush: 47.9% of the popular vote
2004, Bush: 50.7% of the popular vote
1980, Reagan: 50.7% of the popular vote

so shut up and help us make this into a better country, will ya?

By: Quilly Mammoth

Quilly Mammoth — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:10:13 +0000

You have to see this. Remember the website where people like Yuri apologized to world about America electing Dubya? There’s new one where they implore the 48 % to unite to overcome the coming bad times.

http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/

Since Gaius runs a clean ship here I can not comment further. It is simply impossible to state my disgust with people who spent eight years trying to destroy the President of the United States during a time of war without using profanity.

By: Foxfier

Foxfier — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:43:39 +0000

Heh. Comment #3 reminds me of a cartoon I’ve seen floating around–

BUSH WINS WITH 51%! COUNTRY DIVIDED!

other side of cartoon:

OBAMA WINS WITH 52%! NATIONAL MANDATE!

The simple fact is that there is proof of voter fraud and voter intimidation. No, I don’t expect anything will be done about it– this year. It got attention far too late for action.
But there is next time.

By: feeblemind

feeblemind — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:36:21 +0000

I thought I read where there were 4 million fewer voters voting for the two major candidates than there were in 2004. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Repub stay-at-home percentage was much higher than 1.3%

By: Rich Horton

Rich Horton — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:29:50 +0000

Actually, when you total in all the bogus registrations turned in by the Acorn folks I wouldn’t be surprised if the percentage of registered voters voting actually decreases.