Real life isn’t so simple. We have low-life’s that vote Republican then Democrat then Republican and then Democrat swinging back and forth. I have never heard a Republican say the n- word here in the Northstar state. Never in the 5 months I volunteered day in and day out in 2006 for the state republicans.

In much of the South there is strong democratic majority support in many southern states, but in the national election many of these same voters trend toward voting Republican.

I will say it once more and once more only: there is trash in both parties.

progressives created, marketed and financed the eugenics movement and today liberal supporting groups of “physicians” have recently been using the Federal deficit as a selling tool to promote eugenics all over again.

Because of Progressives over 150,000 people were forced sterilized because of certain handicaps that were assumed to be genetic or if they were the wrong ethnicity “race”.

Much of this if you liberals dust off your history books was motivated by Progressive fears of immigration spoiling the american “gene pool” meaning “white” gene pool and heavy racism against African Americans.

If you want an honest debate we Republicans and history are waiting. Up until 1968 the Republicans overwhelming drove supported and passed all the civil rights bills. Do you want to know when the Republicans lost the African American vote? It was after the Republican passage of the civil rights voting act. Around this time Kennedy and the Dems were forcing their party to shape up or shape out like the Dixie Democrats did. Nothing against President Kennedy it wasn’t his fault, but you Dems came around rather late to the party. Until 1968 Lyndon Johnson had to strong arm the civil rights bill that made it illeagal to discriminate in the work place, housing and education.

Again, let’s review, was Franklin Roosevelt a racist? Was Eleanor (she had been until after becoming first lady continued be technically a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy). Why didn’t she renounce from the organisation earlier? If she were Republican you would be accussing her of being racist. I can tell you (and I’m sure you agree) she was not a racist and for that time she lived a herioc life battleing racism.

Southern politics is a whole different history and almost a world distint from Northern history and reality. How dare you “PlymouthDem” smear all Republicans when Republican majorities (in the North,(all the South was lard-solid Democrat) passed all the civil rights Bills? How dare you take an incredibly complex historical political fruitcaked mixture of southern populism often that today often splits in vote in Federal elections due to national issues on gay marriage gun rights right to prayer in Public school vouchers and lower Federal taxes?

You liberals can’t type or talk when “thinking.”
Each major party’s broken up into many diverse factions: for instance in exit polling it showed that Gay Lesbian and Bi-sexual voters gave Bush gave 23% of the vote (now this shocked me since I figured it would be much lower.) But facts are facts; of course if the information from Wikipedia is off then it is not a fact is it? Then I would adjust my view.

This is something Democrats seem to have trouble doing. When you here something you like no matter how mistaken or false it is found later you keep on the same Pavlovian path. You are believers for life. Many other groups (including those not officialy organised like married women and people who have graduated from college) represent different occupational generational and local topological and geological interests. If the democrat thinks hard enough he/she can figure out that most politics is local by using their own patented amazing unique type of “critical thinking.” To all you closet racists…go to hell. You good Dems I respect where your heart’s at.

Take a look at his 95 year old mother. Pretty damned spry if you ask me.

Yoni and her (his? it?) ilk will kick and scream discrimination once old and denied a job. But right now, it’s convenient to talk about McCain with ageism. Typical liberal people.

They don’t belong to the Republican party, PD. They’re usually libertarians of some variety…

That said, white supremacists aren’t the only breed of racist. The Democrat party has a long, deep and proud tradition of keeping blacks down, exploiting them for political purposes… enslaving them for political means.

The Democrat party is as racist as it gets.

What? I’m not the one who made the comment. What possible increased risk of dying could Barrack face besides assassination? He’s not going to die of lung cancer before November.

And, I’m also sorry, but that risk comes from white supremest racists who don’t want to see a black president. What party do they usually belong? Ultra conservative republicans.

Look, I’ll take our licks for being a party with crazy pot smoking green peace boat driving hippies, but, I’d rather have them on my team then some of the crazy southern white republicans you have on yours.

Huh. And here I thought you were the Democrat… the actual party of racists.

Get a Life!!

Unfortunately, this is probably true, only because the republican party is full of racist, pillow case wearing, gun carrying crazies.

Why change now, Yoni?

congrats, that was the stupidest thing I have read this week! if that comment warranted a reply I would be happy to “have that discussion” but its just so stupid I’d rather save my typing fingers on legitimate arguments.

It is true. If Coleman were to die (ala Paul Wellstone) I believe there is a way to add a different name, but if he simply loses interest in the race and goes for another job, the republican candidate would likely end up being Jack Shepard, a convicted felon who is hiding out in Italy.

He could do an LBJ and run for both simultaneously, but I doubt his chances would be all that good at winning either. But, say he happened to win both, then the governor would have to call a special election to fill the seat, as there would be six years remaining on his Senate term.

Tim I thought was going to get it because he’s loyal even though Mccain has shown no loyality to the Republican party and it’s ideas and because he believes in that global warming garbage.

A great vice President candidate will be Sarah Palin the governor of Alaska. She will allow us to run a campaign on the need to drill for oil the issue that will help us win the election. Tim has zero credibility for that type of a campaign.

Walter Hanson
Minneapolis, MN

I doubt he lives to election day….

Michael gave up on standards years ago. Now he is simply a dung tosser. Luckily, republicans always seem to need a good dung tosser, so he is highly employable.

Also, I love the idea of Norm Coleman being the pick, and Mark Kennedy jumping into the Senate race. Sure, it can’t happen legally, but Mark Kennedy is the Prissy Farris Lord of the republican bench. If the laws were suspended, and he were allowed to do it, he would stand a solid chance of coming in sixth.

a. If Pawlenty runs as V.P. that means that we are much more likely to have a MN Dem Governor elected in the next election cycle. The Dfl will hammer Pawlenty breaking his word to serve his full term many times on record and now since after the bridge collapse leaving the lieutenant governor in his place would leave too much of an arsenal for the left to draw from.
Is it fair? Of course it’s not fair or justified but you and I know that is what the media and the left will exploit and feast on.

b. Pawlenty is still very young and has many chances for higher office in the future. It may be better for him to serve his second full term as Governor now and beef up his resume for a future cabinet post or U.S. Senate and even maybe a future Presidential run. He also has on record said many times said he will serve his full term. This is not his fault, I myself would have told Escola and La hammer to shove it, but than someone like me would never be elected even dog catcher of a town populated with 10 people and all related.

c. O.K. I will say it. I know people will chuckle and laugh and think I’m an idiot. Well, I don’t care (not much…maybe a little). I personally for over a year now have been convinced that Norm Coleman should be McCain’s pick (yes I predicted and stuck with McCain the whole way, although I had many moments of doubt). Kennedy in his spot should hop in the race and run again against a weak DFL candidate and a compromising to the left Independence party running Barkley. Coleman is a perfect choice because he has the most drive, political savvy and that all important x factor that makes him shine. He could easily be a future presidential candidate. Top it all off with the convention the convention in St. Paul and I believe you have a Kodak moment that doesn’t come about very often if at all. I think playing it too safe is a prescription for losing. We need to look down the road and choose today what will be best tomorrow.

also pawlenty might pull in some iowa votes; however, i am thinking mccain still needs ohio or michigan so romney would seem to fit that ticket.

Bob in Texas