Comments on: If I can’t change your mind then no one will http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/ An American expatriate - upside down Down Under Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Gypsy http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-3019 Gypsy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:15:24 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-3019 I'm kind of glad that during this election cycle I'm not up there in DC in the thick of things. Last time around, the let down was just too much. Gypsys last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Strangedarkgypsygirl/~3/341830841/" rel="nofollow">Edward is my homie. Yo.</a> I’m kind of glad that during this election cycle I’m not up there in DC in the thick of things. Last time around, the let down was just too much.

Gypsys last blog post..Edward is my homie. Yo.

]]> By: A Free Man http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-2858 A Free Man Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:48:47 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-2858 Thanks guys for your well thought out comments. I was listening to one of those 19 podcasts this morning and I think my fervor for Obama is starting to cool. I'm beginning to wonder if he's any different than any other pol. I'm a little saddened by this. Happens every four years though, so you'd think I would have gotten used to it by now. Thanks guys for your well thought out comments. I was listening to one of those 19 podcasts this morning and I think my fervor for Obama is starting to cool. I’m beginning to wonder if he’s any different than any other pol. I’m a little saddened by this. Happens every four years though, so you’d think I would have gotten used to it by now.

]]> By: mjrc http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-2856 mjrc Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:02:58 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-2856 i'm a bit of a political junkie like yourself, although i don't think i listen to quite that many newscasts! i keep up with the news just enough to get the jokes on the daily show and the colbert report. the whole flip-flopper thing matters only when it points to a true hypocrisy or a form a pandering that is so blatant as to make one's head spin. in this regard, i'd say mccain is much more inclined to change his position in order to satisfy whichever faction of his "base" that is unhappy with him at the moment. that being said, since he has such a longer voting record than obama does, there will be many more instances when his "flip-flops" are apparent. however you're right about being glad that these two guys seem open-minded enough to actually not only consider a different point of view but maybe even espouse it. we certainly don't need another four or eight years of the kind of stubborn, stick-to-your-guns pig-headedness that our current president abides by. wow, i didn't realize i had so much to say on the subject! :) mjrcs last blog post..<a href="http://lostinyourinbox.blog-city.com/unsolicited_advice.htm" rel="nofollow">A Little Unsolicited Advice</a> i’m a bit of a political junkie like yourself, although i don’t think i listen to quite that many newscasts! i keep up with the news just enough to get the jokes on the daily show and the colbert report.

the whole flip-flopper thing matters only when it points to a true hypocrisy or a form a pandering that is so blatant as to make one’s head spin. in this regard, i’d say mccain is much more inclined to change his position in order to satisfy whichever faction of his “base” that is unhappy with him at the moment. that being said, since he has such a longer voting record than obama does, there will be many more instances when his “flip-flops” are apparent.

however you’re right about being glad that these two guys seem open-minded enough to actually not only consider a different point of view but maybe even espouse it. we certainly don’t need another four or eight years of the kind of stubborn, stick-to-your-guns pig-headedness that our current president abides by.

wow, i didn’t realize i had so much to say on the subject! :)
mjrcs last blog post..A Little Unsolicited Advice

]]> By: suzer http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1662 suzer Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:01:25 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1662 Unfortunately, I think the problem is 1) superficiality and 2) judgental attitudes...plain & simple:/ suzer suzers last blog post..<a href="http://suzerblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/since-when-is-immigrant-dirty-word.html" rel="nofollow">Since When is Immigrant a Dirty Word?</a> Unfortunately, I think the problem is 1) superficiality and 2) judgental attitudes…plain & simple:/

suzer

suzers last blog post..Since When is Immigrant a Dirty Word?

]]> By: NATUI http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1114 NATUI Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34:13 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1114 Is it completely awful that I live near DC and don't watch the news or listen to any of it? Our local news IS the national news. I just can't stand it anymore. When we get down to the wire, I will do my research and make my best educated guess as to who will be able to fix this Fuck-Up. Blech. Is it completely awful that I live near DC and don’t watch the news or listen to any of it? Our local news IS the national news. I just can’t stand it anymore. When we get down to the wire, I will do my research and make my best educated guess as to who will be able to fix this Fuck-Up. Blech.

]]> By: arizaphale http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1112 arizaphale Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:41:28 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1112 Amen brother. And good on them if they can actually admit they were wrong while they're about it. arizaphales last blog post..<a href="http://arizaphale.blogspot.com/2008/07/phrase-friday.html" rel="nofollow">Phrase Friday</a> Amen brother. And good on them if they can actually admit they were wrong while they’re about it.

arizaphales last blog post..Phrase Friday

]]> By: Starrlight http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1110 Starrlight Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:16:08 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-1110 First off, Bob Mould is a musical genious and Copper Blue is a damn good album. The election is going to be fun, and yet not. I read great article by Matt Taibbi on what the real issue is that no one is talking about. I am trying to be hopeful but I am beginning to wish I could ex pat myself. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/21830103/its_a_class_war_stupid Starrlights last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HereComesAStormInTheFormOfAGirl/~3/339053611/if-youre-gonna-do-it-do-it-right.html" rel="nofollow">If You're Gonna Do It, Do It Right!</a> First off, Bob Mould is a musical genious and Copper Blue is a damn good album.

The election is going to be fun, and yet not. I read great article by Matt Taibbi on what the real issue is that no one is talking about. I am trying to be hopeful but I am beginning to wish I could ex pat myself.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/21830103/its_a_class_war_stupid

Starrlights last blog post..If You’re Gonna Do It, Do It Right!

]]> By: Jessica K http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-184 Jessica K Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:37:28 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-184 Oh, we're having an election this year? I hadn't noticed. Really, I think I'm blocking it out until I absolutely have to choose. I can bite my fingernails for a full hour deciding whether to cook or order out, it took me months of anguish deciding which camera to buy, IMAGINE what I go through deciding which candidate should rule my section of the world for the next 4-8 years! I can feel a zit coming on just thinking about it. Jessica Ks last blog post..<a href="http://justjessie.typepad.com/justjessie/2008/07/brothers.html" rel="nofollow">Brothers</a> Oh, we’re having an election this year? I hadn’t noticed.

Really, I think I’m blocking it out until I absolutely have to choose. I can bite my fingernails for a full hour deciding whether to cook or order out, it took me months of anguish deciding which camera to buy, IMAGINE what I go through deciding which candidate should rule my section of the world for the next 4-8 years! I can feel a zit coming on just thinking about it.

Jessica Ks last blog post..Brothers

]]> By: Coal Miner's Granddaughter http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-182 Coal Miner's Granddaughter Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:21:46 +0000 http://www.afreeman.org/2008/07/18/if-i-cant-change-your-mind-then-no-one-will/#comment-182 Ah ha! Found you! Hee hee! It's like a little secret! Sssshhhhh. :) Yeah. I'm so friggin' tired of the media circus. I'm also tired of the fact that we've been dealing with this race for over a year. OMG. What happened to the good old days of presidential races starting one year before the election. Now it's 18 months. That and watching Fox and CNN reporters and anchors treat election night coverage (primary elections - the general in November will be insufferable) the same way ESPN anchors treat the Super Bowl. Drives me nuts. I still haven't made up my mind. My favorite candidate dropped out months ago. Coal Miner's Granddaughters last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/coalminersgd/~3/337715927/monsters-in-my-mind_17.html" rel="nofollow">The Monsters In My Mind</a> Ah ha! Found you! Hee hee! It’s like a little secret! Sssshhhhh. :)

Yeah. I’m so friggin’ tired of the media circus. I’m also tired of the fact that we’ve been dealing with this race for over a year. OMG. What happened to the good old days of presidential races starting one year before the election. Now it’s 18 months. That and watching Fox and CNN reporters and anchors treat election night coverage (primary elections - the general in November will be insufferable) the same way ESPN anchors treat the Super Bowl. Drives me nuts.

I still haven’t made up my mind. My favorite candidate dropped out months ago.

Coal Miner’s Granddaughters last blog post..The Monsters In My Mind

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