08-26-2008, 07:03 AM
quote:I don't understand why people find it so difficult to understand that some people are just concerned about a person of Billy's character getting elected to public office and that they believe everyone should be able to examine the documents and ideas that cause those concerns.
Originally posted by amf217
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Originally posted by George
quote:I don't understand, who/what seems to have my interest? If you're referring to the Billy situation, isn't it everybody's responsibility to examine political candidates? You know, as opposed to ignoring everything you don't want to hear and instead saying "The source won't give their name so I won't look at the evidence."
Originally posted by amf217
Sure seems to have your interest George, WHY?
You have carried it beyond examining the candidate, I don't care for unnamed sources but would not ignore them either. So on who's campaign do you work?
BTW, if you think it unusual that someone finds a serious problem with one candidate while not supporting an alternative, keep in mind that more often than not people vote against someone rather than for someone. Sadly, that's just the way our system seems to work.
As to my going too far, my focus was on the Presidential race and I wasn't even paying attention to the Mayor's race until Hunter Bishop insisted on saying that because there was information provided by anonymous sources it was a smear. I was incredulous because after all, anybody with an ounce of sense knows most political stories are brought to light by anonymous sources. So, Hunter's (someone who above all else should know better) dismissive attitude made me think that the stuff Billy had said wasn't just typical Billy BS but just might have some truth to it, so I did some investigating, and what I found very much disturbs me. Just as it disturbed me that Hunter has as of yet posted on his blog anything I've written or what some others who I know share my concerns have written. Yes, he has posted some relatively minor stuff by some people but he's ditched a hell of a lot of stuff. For instance, while he could he simply would not publish the web address of the police documents. Instead he wrote that he'd looked at them and they were BS. Gee, thanks for making my mind up for me Hunter. I hope you don't mind my thinking that's a little whacked.
Anyway, back to my question as to why some people apparently think everybody who is calling attention to Billy's peccadilloes are doing so because they support some other candidate. All I can think of is that people who do have an axe to grind regarding a particular candidate just can't fathom someone who doesn't. Either than or they make the accusation so that other people will believe it's all partisan politics rather than actual "stuff" we should all be aware of.
Anyway, the best answer I can give your question is I support Barrack Obama. For the Mayor's race I'll probably flip a coin when I'm in the voting booth.