tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post91973345915994638..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: US Elections - how the results of my poll differs from the rest of the mediaKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-3522395237546282832012-12-12T09:48:16.223+00:002012-12-12T09:48:16.223+00:00Legalmist - I did ask a well educated republcian w...Legalmist - I did ask a well educated republcian white male millionaire wannabe I know about his thoughts, and his opinion was they couldn't get enough of the republican support out on the day because he was considered too much of a liberal. In some circles, apparently, he was viewed as a closet democrat and despite his later rhetoric, they didn't believe him.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-19203748398976156222012-12-12T09:02:28.870+00:002012-12-12T09:02:28.870+00:00I think you captured the essence of the candidates...I think you captured the essence of the candidates quite well. And no, half of Americans aren't white male billionaires, but many of them are white male millionaire wannabes with limited education, a fondness for Faux (Fox) News, and the delusion that if they work hard enough at their low income jobs, they'll become millionaires, or even billionaires... And so they vote for the billionaire lackeys, hoping it will be good for them in the future. <br />LegalMisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197525109022776598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-22546278310832216752012-11-10T14:13:20.369+00:002012-11-10T14:13:20.369+00:00Congratulations to those who wanted Obama to win, ...Congratulations to those who wanted Obama to win, and commiserations to those who preferred Romney. Just 3 and half years until it starts all over again...<br /><br />Allen - what a sad woman :(Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-11076861837865666682012-11-08T20:19:43.425+00:002012-11-08T20:19:43.425+00:00Here's one vote from a Yank who can say I'...Here's one vote from a Yank who can say I'm feed up with politics. Here's one reason I'd like to share remembered from last election when queued up to vote. The woman in front of looked at me and knew I was the enemy because of my race. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-22230947952331192312012-11-07T19:34:20.890+00:002012-11-07T19:34:20.890+00:00hey way-over-there... : )
I logged on today speci...hey way-over-there... : )<br /><br />I logged on today specifically cuz I wanted to get your intelligent take on yesterday's events....<br /><br />...as usual, your intelligence does not disappoint......(always intrigues, but that's another comment : ) ....<br /><br />...leaving my political leanings out of it, stepping outside the trees for a moment to better see the forest, I had the same wonderings as you did...the media's take seemed skewed. <br /><br />My theory, is this: the tool of media is a powerful one, and has long been used -for better and for worse - to sway public oppinion, political outcomes, etc. I think you and I both know that our media here in America definitely, for the most part, does *not* lean to the right, which left me with *this* conclusion: Being an entity which leans to the left, I think there was a concern that their presidential darling did *not* have this one in the bag as they would've liked to purport, so make it a race, create drama....If they asserted too much confidence in their candidate, his constituents might take on a certain apathetic ambivalence and not bother voting, if the whole thing was in the bag, compromising the chances of Obama's re-election.<br /><br />So, in my view, the media's misleading tactic was pretty much a cattle prod.<br /><br />Just an objective thought, my two cents which may, or may not, be worth two cents...<br /><br />always appreciate your thoughts, Kim, hope you keep 'em comin' for a long time...<br /><br />be well, m'friend,<br />Liz~*Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-26239740509392023582012-11-06T21:45:49.685+00:002012-11-06T21:45:49.685+00:00Oh my favorite poll is the one where if the Washin...Oh my favorite poll is the one where if the Washington Redskins win their last home game before the election, the incumbent will win re-election.<br /><br />I hear the Redskins lost. In a few hours I guess we'll find out who knows more: political pundits or football bookies. ;)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-55773924564084186312012-11-06T17:54:33.869+00:002012-11-06T17:54:33.869+00:00Being on the outside, I get to watch, listen.
I ...Being on the outside, I get to watch, listen. <br /><br />I get a good giggle hearing the family stories - about the Democrat wife married to the Republican man, or the aunt who's convinced her husband that he MUST choose HER party. <br /><br />On tv, the American media people are saying that the American economy is beginning to pick up and will continue to do well no matter who wins. Which baffles me. Doesn't Obama get any credit at all? <br /><br />That's why I don't do politics. <br /> neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-4884382938031282982012-11-06T16:52:38.643+00:002012-11-06T16:52:38.643+00:00Anna, Carole, Pat, Savannah & Parsnip - thank ...Anna, Carole, Pat, Savannah & Parsnip - thank you for your comments :)<br /><br />Interesting - the comments so far are perhaps more reflective of the polls - 4 Americans who are split evenly between Obama and Romney, with one non-American who favours Obama.<br /><br />Mind you, it's an all female response so far. Where are my male followers? <br /><br />Then again, I've always had more female commenters than male. I wrote about it 5 years ago (see <a href="http://kimayres.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/comments.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Comments</b></a>), and it hasn't changed much :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-32480579586233617192012-11-06T15:40:30.705+00:002012-11-06T15:40:30.705+00:00Kim, your poll deductions is just as good as any ...Kim, your poll deductions is just as good as any ones so far. Plus a lot more interesting.<br />It was so great to see Carole comment. I miss hearing from her. Plus I so agree with what she said. I am also a conservative. <br /><br />cheers, parsnip angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-35309895751774649392012-11-06T15:12:32.776+00:002012-11-06T15:12:32.776+00:004 more years! i voted for President Obama. but the...4 more years! i voted for President Obama. <i>but then you already knew that</i> xoxoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-24348206883876384522012-11-06T14:49:10.949+00:002012-11-06T14:49:10.949+00:00I have problems enough trying to make sense of pol...I have problems enough trying to make sense of politics in my own country so the US is off limits for me.<br /><br />I know more about Obama and like him and his family -for what it's worth.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-91062423855634544862012-11-06T14:27:43.812+00:002012-11-06T14:27:43.812+00:00Well as you know, I am one of your conservative fr...Well as you know, I am one of your conservative friends. However I actually thought Obama might be a good switch in 2008. I still like him. But as you know I work at a church and I see so many people who have lost jobs, homes, and self-respect in the last two years. People come in to the church seeking help in ten times the number they did two years ago. My own son lost a good job (company went under) and was on unemployment for a year before he took a job that actually paid him less than unemployment, just to be in the work force again. So yes indeed, I like Obama. And no, I clearly cannot vote for him. I have a hard time believing that having the ability to pay your bills and have a job is more evil than say voting ovaries (which I do have). <br /><br />And by the way free birth control seems an odd reason to vote for a president. I want a face lift, but just because I have ovaries doesn't mean the government should pay for it. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828426520214270655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-39734593300506609512012-11-06T13:25:37.010+00:002012-11-06T13:25:37.010+00:00I'm voting but I don't like either of them...I'm voting but I don't <i>like</i> either of them. Also, since most of my inlaws are outside of America, and I chose to marry into that family, I'm pretty sure you know who I am voting for. Also, I have ovaries. ;)Anna van Schurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.com