Every day I visit tons of website, forums, and social networks for all types of topics, most of which are technology based in some sort of form.  This election cycle has really brought out the best of the liberal “group think” mentality regarding Obama.  On just about every social network Obama is praised as “the one” and any hint of disagreement with his policies or ideals is immediately responded with accusations of racism, or just plain insults.  Anybody who wants to claim that liberals are tolerant to others, please give me a shout because I can quickly debunk that.  Even here on our network of sites, there have been insults tossed at the slightest hint of either supporting McCain, or being against Obama.  I’m certainly not saying conservatives don’t dish out their fair share, but the mentality of liberals has once again bordered on the insane and hateful.

It’s tough being a proud conservative, as I will say what I think regardless of what the group and mob mentality is.  The real shame is so many people, especially bloggers in the tech area, are afraid to do the same.  I have received so many private notes and comments in support of standing up for conservatism, it’s almost crazy.  The best comparison I can make is how conservative actors in Hollywood are often ridiculed or turned down for roles because of their conservative beliefs, and the same mentality is going on right now in the blogosphere.  Conservative bloggers, some of which can be considered A-list are having to remain silent about their thoughts on Obama and McCain, simply because they are afraid of retribution from their employers or just not being able to pickup work from other sites.  It’s a shame, and it’s more telling about liberals than it is anything.

I am a conservative, I don’t like Obama, and I will never let anyone intimidate me because of that. 


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on Oct 27, 2008

Well played, D2J!

It seems to be a pattern here that a number of "conservative" posters keep citing satire and op-ed spin pieces as factual material to support their positions. 

All it takes is a google search and a critical reading of the material that is present to at least try and filter the obvious crapola from legitimate NEWS material that at least MIGHT be grounded in something resembling reality.  I'm fine with anyone's educated position as long as it isn't utterly fallacious and fictitious.

 

on Oct 27, 2008

Excalpius
Well played, D2J!

It seems to be a pattern here that a number of "conservative" posters keep citing satire and op-ed spin pieces as factual material to support their positions. 

All it takes is a google search and a critical reading of the material that is present to at least try and filter the obvious crapola from legitimate NEWS material that at least MIGHT be grounded in something resembling reality.  I'm fine with anyone's educated position as long as it isn't utterly fallacious and fictitious.

 

and they have the nerve to call it a 'liberal' Internet when they quote 'conservative' crap they found .... wait for it ....

On the Internet

on Oct 27, 2008

and they have the nerve to call it a 'liberal' Internet when they quote 'conservative' crap they found .... wait for it ....

Like anything its a small percentage, I garentee you will find 70-80% more liberal slander on the internet than you would concervative slander. Or should I say "liberal"? What's next, just because once in a blue moon liberal's get bashed in the media it can be officially declared "Fair and Balanced"?

I ain't callin' no waaambulance. Just decaring bullshit on your Clinton bashing.

So you claim, but I really honestly do beg to differ.

 

 

on Oct 27, 2008

The fact of the matter is, that when Obama is nominated as president you will be electing Nancy Polaski as your next Supreme Commander.  She will become the most powerful person in the world and Obama will be nothing but a figure head.  Just think about it people.  We have had a Democrat Congress for two years and they have done nothing.  You’re not in this mess because of one man you’re in this mess because of 535 other people that you put in office.  This is why I support that all voters should be required to take a Political Science course before being allowed to vote.  

on Oct 27, 2008

steve-

and they have the nerve to call it a 'liberal' Internet when they quote 'conservative' crap they found .... wait for it ....


Like anything its a small percentage, I garentee you will find 70-80% more liberal slander on the internet than you would concervative slander. Or should I say "liberal"? What's next, just because once in a blue moon liberal's get bashed in the media it can be officially declared "Fair and Balanced"?


I ain't callin' no waaambulance. Just decaring bullshit on your Clinton bashing.


So you claim, but I really honestly do beg to differ.

 

 

Fine then. The least you can do is stop lying then. That's really all I can ask.

on Oct 27, 2008

CarGuy1
Obama is unfit to serve as president. He is unpatriotic and would like to see the demise of the United States as a free nation. Do you people realize that he wants to disarm America to the point where we could be taken over by the middle east. His wife is anti American and is a flag burner. He has known terrorist ties and he belongs to a racist church. Hell, in his opinion we should have a Coke comercial jingle as the National Anthem. There are so many other reasons not to vote for him from his socialist stance on health care to what his plans are for my 401k. It's for damn sure he won't get my vote. It blows my mind that he made it to the Senate. It just goes to show how blind libs really are.

The following taken from a transcipt of Meet The Press should scare the hell out of any Patriotic American.


On 'Meet the Press' Sun, 07 Sept. 2008 11:48:04 EST - Senator Obama was asked about his stance on the American Flag.  

General Bill Ginn' USAF asked Obama to explain why he doesn't  follow protocol when the National Anthem is played.

The General also stated to the Senator that according to the United States Code, Title 36, Chapter 10, Sec. 171... During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform are expected to stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.   At the very least, 'Stand and Face It'

Senator Obama stated, 
 
As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides, Obama said.   There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression.   And the anthem itself conveys a war-like message.   You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose.   I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.'   If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.
 
We should consider to reinvent our National Anthem as well as to redesign our Flag to better offer our enemies hope and love.   It's my intention, if elected, to disarm America to the level of acceptance to our Middle East Brethren.'
 
If we as a Nation of warring people, should conduct ourselves as the nations of Islam, whereas peace prevails, perhaps a state or period of mutual concord could exist between our governments. When I become President, I will seek a pact or agreement to end hostilities between those who have been at war or in a state of enmity, and a freedom from disquieting oppressive thoughts.   We as a Nation have placed upon the nations of Islam an unfair injustice.
 
My wife disrespects the Flag for many personal reasons.   Together she and I have attended several flag burning ceremonies in the past, many years ago.  She has her views and I have mine.   Of course now, I have found myself about to become the President of the United States and I have put aside my hatred.   I will use my power to bring CHANGE to this Nation, and offer the people a new path of hope.   My wife and I look forward to becoming our Country's First Family.  Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America .

 

 

 

Doesn't that just scare the bejeezus out of you???  Make chills run down my back!  

on Oct 27, 2008

Fine then. The least you can do is stop lying then. That's really all I can ask.

Lying according to an article published on the internet? Where you ever told to not listen to everything you see on tv as a child? The same thing applies to the internet incase you didn't happen to know.

Just because someones opinion is different from yours doesn't make it wrong, maybe maturing a bit might help rather than immediately labeling something "shit" if you disagree with it. This is why political conversations go right into the toilet. "OMG CONSERVATIVE! QUICK, GET THE FIRE AND PITCHFORKS ITS TIME TO MAKE HIM PAY". *sigh*

on Oct 27, 2008

[qoute] Indeed, CHANGE is about to overwhelm the United States of America . [/quote]

 

yeah i call it socialism...  the government already bought into the banking system which makes the new president the second most powerful person in the world.  I would rather have a conservative liberal sitting there instead of a liberal liberal.

 

 

 

on Oct 27, 2008

yeah i call it socialism... the government already bought into the banking system which makes the new president the second most powerful person in the world. I would rather have a conservative liberal sitting there instead of a liberal liberal.

I always thought this was more fitting for a slogan:

Change, it can also be for the worse!

 

Just because the guy delcares change doesn't mean it will be the kind of change we need, like it's been stated Obama's voting record doesn't lie like he does. He is a socialist. There is proof to this, sticking your head in the ground and trying to make excuses to refute the facts has been proven time and time again to be futile.

And no, I didn't say McCain would be a better choice incase someone thinks that. His voting record also goes against everything he states, fiscal conservative? McCain is what would be called a RINO (Republican In Name Only). Like I said, voting records don't lie. While McCain may be more of a democratic voter he sure isn't so far gone into socialism like your "change" driven "messiah".

I'm not even going to get into the fact that Obama may not have even been born in America, there are witnesses who had been at his birth and claimed it was in Kenya, one of which was his own grandmother. His apparent birth certificate was a quick hack job of his sisters, or so it would seem. So "messiah" or not, he probably wasn't even born in America, seeing how most people don't really care about the Constitution these days I suppose the requirements someone has to meet in order to be a United States President might as well be ignored as well.

on Oct 27, 2008

All I know is I would hate to ever become a candidate for office. My god, the negative publicity, the digging into your background with a fine tooth comb. Trying to find ANYTHING to make a BIG thing of. Then using it in an attempt to manipulate the minds and the thinking of the public. ANYONE who could possibly a wonderful president (regardless of the party) would dare expose themselves to all of this. Also, to imply that there is a ANY for sure fix for our economic situation and military situation would be about as inept a statement that anyone could make. I have a business plan, BUT I certainly don't go into it without considering that there may be an unforseen fork in the road or unexpected problems that may cause a reformulation of the plan. I don't for any stretch of the imagination believe there is an overnight or sure fix for our situation. It's really gonna have to be taken as it comes. I've found in running my company that EVERYONE always seems to have an answer, sometimes they work out that way and sometimes they don't. I do know that from experience ANYONE that claims to have THE answer usually doesn't. Just like many presidents in the past, we are going to vote one in and once in office even he is going to see a situation at a magnitude way beyond his belief. He's gonna do some things that we won't approve of, some because we don't understand the situation in it's entirety and some of them we won't really have a clue about or perhaps we won't because we had our mind made up on how it should be handled. It's just simply a situation that has SOME chance involved, whether we like it or not. Let's just hope that whomever gets in does the very best he can with the tools he has to work with and most of it has the betterment of the country in mind.  RAD

on Oct 28, 2008

Similarly, only one company was large enough to rebuild Iraq...not coincidentally Haliburton/KBR, Dick Cheney's company. They've pocketed a trillion dollars from us according to some estimates and promptly moved to Dubai in time to cash the checks outside the US of A.

And, adding insult to injury, "In February 2004, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on government contractorsPDF (774 KiB) that use offshore tax havens. It ranks the contractors in terms of the size of the contractors and provides information about how many subsidiaries the companies have offshore. Using data of the end of 2001, Halliburton ranked 30, had 17 offshore companies in tax havens, and 131 foreign subsidiaries."

Which begs the question - why would American companies want or need to operate offshore?  Could it be that doing business within the US, under the ever-expanding laws & regulations promulgated by our Congress, is bad for business?  Instead of demonizing businesses for doing what is in their best interest, shouldn't we at least pause to wonder why the subject even comes up?

Ever wondered why Delaware, a state with the population of a medium size city, has so many megacorporations domiciled there?

on Oct 28, 2008

Which begs the question - why would American companies want or need to operate offshore? Could it be that doing business within the US, under the ever-expanding laws & regulations promulgated by our Congress, is bad for business? Instead of demonizing businesses for doing what is in their best interest, shouldn't we at least pause to wonder why the subject even comes up?

You hit the nail right on the head with that one.

What do state governments do to attract business? Offer incentives, like lower taxes. Attracting business gives jobs to the people of that state and increases tax revenue. Now apply this thinking to the federal taxes on business.

If Obama gets elected and increases the taxes on businesses, what do you think is going to happen?

on Oct 28, 2008

Which begs the question - why would American companies want or need to operate offshore?  Could it be that doing business within the US, under the ever-expanding laws & regulations promulgated by our Congress, is bad for business?  Instead of demonizing businesses for doing what is in their best interest, shouldn't we at least pause to wonder why the subject even comes up?

American liberals only care "why they hate us" when they're terrorists murdering us in cold blood. Business people deserve no such understanding or consideration.

on Oct 28, 2008

Are you incapable of seeing that the government run healthcare represented by Medicare/Medicaid is an entirely different system from the Insurance/HMO industry?

Hmm, not sure why you say this since I never argued about understanding healthcare, only what you said.

I don't know about you but the Gov't has shown time and again that regardless who is in the White House, they can't do anything right so giving them more power is probably the single dumbest thing anyone could consider. I love it when people think successful people (rich people) should have less money while unsuccessful people (the Gov't) should have more. It's no wonder our priorities are so fucked up.

My point is simply that we already have a government run health care system that works, and could work A LOT better if it was just expanded to cover all Americans. That would END the HMOs and the health insurance industry as it exists today, though ANYONE who wanted to could still pay for PRIVATE INSURANCE as an add-on. That's how it is done in Britain, etc. The rich and those who are better off have a private system in addition to the baseline healthcare provided to all citizens, regardless of income.

You point is simple based on your point of view, that doesn't make it the right point. I don't know what country you live in but I tried using Gov't healthcare when I was not doing well and let me tell you, I would rather pay out of my pocket if I could afford it. I don't find it funny to have to go to a doctor at 4 o'clock in the morning just to be within the first 20 people only to be attended at about 10 or 12 o'clock just so he/she can send me to a specialist where I will, yet again, have to go early in the morning to be one of the first in line to be attended, yet again, around 10 to 12 o'clock just to confirm what the first doctor said, just so they can tell me lets try this to see if it works (because they will try what my healthcare will deem affordable at the time. I don't like the idea of being the guineapig of a somewhat good system just to see what works best for the price.

Now we want to offer this kind of service to everyone, which last I checked we do, unless you earn too much that you can afford your own insurance. And who gets to foot the bill? The same people you all are insulting and claiming they do not deserve that which they earned (cause unless you can prove they stole it, it was earned). But the irony, if any of you were to become rich, I doubt you would be all for this crap. It's easy to scream "we need this for everyone" when you, or someone you know, will probably benefit from free stuff. After all, everyone loves free.

Lets just keep ignoring the lazines of this country and call them all unlucky Americans. We no longer have lazy people who couldn't give a rats ass about making a living if someone is willing to give to them hasle free. We no longer have people who lack motivation or education to succeed in life. Every American has motivation, the education and are hard working people, just those who are poor had "bad luck", all of them.

on Oct 28, 2008

taxpayers will be paying off those graft loans for decades to come.

Well, maybe I was wrong and if so, then I'll admit it. I have no problem with doing so. Still, you once again put this "taxpayers" concept out as if only the poor and middle class will be paying for this.

Actually while the wealthiest top percent pay more per person, the vast majority of actual total tax revenue comes from the millions of middle class taxpayers.

Thats interesting, but last I checked, most taxes are paid by the top 10 or 20 percent. Top 50, which are still pretty wealthy, pay most of the taxes period. So while most middle class people pay a lot of taxes, even all together, they still don't pay all or most. Now I'm sure you will ask for links and stuff but I am not going to bother because you won't really care because you already have your mind made up. If you actually did care, you would have looked it up yourself and proved me wrong.

 

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