Caucus to Obama: Amnesty or No Latino Vote
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Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
That's a smart move. Obama shouldn't count on hispanic vote very easily, just by assuming he is the less of 2 evils. There are 2 reasons why the hispanic vote is important: 1) It may make a difference in some swing states (e.g.: Florida). 2) It is the fastest growing electorate; therefore it may become key to hold a long run majority in congress.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
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You're not paying attention. "Hispanics," so long as the actual voters who see themselves as Hispanic can be kept organized as a block, have a disproportionate influence and importance in the general election and in many local (and important) elections. Consider two localities with roughly equal populations, and thus, equal representation in Congress and in Electoral votes. In the one, almost all residents are citizens. In the other, only about half the residents are citizens, the non-citizens being mostly "Hispanic" immigrants, both legal and illegal. Of the citizens, say 75% are "Anglos" and the remaining 25% are "Hispanic." Surely you can see that -- as an organized block, which can be kept constantly aware of themselves as distinct from other citizens -- those 25% of "Hispanic" citizens have a vastly disproportionate importance in the voting.
undocumented citizens have a importance in the voting? nah.
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Oakman wrote:
While everything you say is true ...
It's a nasty habit I have.
Oakman wrote:
N'est-ce pas?
You're trying to *not* think, right?
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That's a smart move. Obama shouldn't count on hispanic vote very easily, just by assuming he is the less of 2 evils. There are 2 reasons why the hispanic vote is important: 1) It may make a difference in some swing states (e.g.: Florida). 2) It is the fastest growing electorate; therefore it may become key to hold a long run majority in congress.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
Diego Moita wrote:
Obama shouldn't count on hispanic vote very easily
obama doesn't care about a "hispanic" vote, it's the electoral college that matters. and since what you're talking about will take years...i dont see that as a big concern of his for the election in november. this election will come down to McCain and Obama.
Diego Moita wrote:
- It is the fastest growing electorate;
and the popular vote really doesn't matter as proven by past elections.
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modified on Friday, June 13, 2008 3:58 PM
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undocumented citizens have a importance in the voting? nah.
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
Well, you know, I can explain it to you (and I've done so); I cannot understand it for you.
jgasm wrote:
undocumented citizens have a importance in the voting? nah.
:laugh: "undocumented citizens" :laugh: Ah, no wonder you can't understand it ... you're a Democrat voter! :laugh:
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Well, you know, I can explain it to you (and I've done so); I cannot understand it for you.
jgasm wrote:
undocumented citizens have a importance in the voting? nah.
:laugh: "undocumented citizens" :laugh: Ah, no wonder you can't understand it ... you're a Democrat voter! :laugh:
al gore won the popular vote yet he didn't end up president. it is not simply a numbers game.
Ilíon wrote:
I cannot understand it for you.
this is what everyone says when someone disagrees with their opinion.
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al gore won the popular vote yet he didn't end up president. it is not simply a numbers game.
Ilíon wrote:
I cannot understand it for you.
this is what everyone says when someone disagrees with their opinion.
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Diego Moita wrote:
Obama shouldn't count on hispanic vote very easily
obama doesn't care about a "hispanic" vote, it's the electoral college that matters. and since what you're talking about will take years...i dont see that as a big concern of his for the election in november. this election will come down to McCain and Obama.
Diego Moita wrote:
- It is the fastest growing electorate;
and the popular vote really doesn't matter as proven by past elections.
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
modified on Friday, June 13, 2008 3:58 PM
jgasm wrote:
the popular vote really doesn't matter
I'll remain silent now.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
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jgasm wrote:
the popular vote really doesn't matter
I'll remain silent now.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
Okay, not to say you're wrong that it doesn't matter...but that is one of the problems the american people have with the system is that the popular vote doesn't carry the weight it should at the presidential level but you are correct, numbers do help with congressional and electoral representation. so i gave you a 5 for knowing longevity and sustainability as a political leader involves the concern for a rising minority. i hear Brazil is doing well...they have no national debt and are investing in foreign markets as well as building a highway across the amazon? is that true?
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
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Okay, not to say you're wrong that it doesn't matter...but that is one of the problems the american people have with the system is that the popular vote doesn't carry the weight it should at the presidential level but you are correct, numbers do help with congressional and electoral representation. so i gave you a 5 for knowing longevity and sustainability as a political leader involves the concern for a rising minority. i hear Brazil is doing well...they have no national debt and are investing in foreign markets as well as building a highway across the amazon? is that true?
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
jgasm wrote:
i hear Brazil is doing well...they have no national debt and are investing in foreign markets as well as building a highway across the amazon? is that true?
Hmmm, yes and no. The economy is growing a lot, particularly the agriculture sector. And they are also discovering a lot of oil in the seashore. The environment is what anguishes me. I am affiliated to an environmental NGO and we are very scared of the political growth of the agriculture. Loggers and farmers are becomming very powerfull in the congress, particularly in the oposition parties. OTH the government is very inefective when it comes to control deforestation in the Amazon. They seem to be begginning to act a little more now, but it remains to be seen. The highway will not be across the Amazon, it is just in the northwest part of it, to connect the country with the Pacific Ocean, to ease exports to Asia. I don't think it will be that serious. Brazil already made a huge highway through the Amazon, 30 years ago. But since the maintenance of roads is very hard there (lots of very heavy rains) the older highway is vanishing slowly. And with rising prices of oil it will not be so easy to export things to Asia. The main problem is the steady devastation on the jungle borders by loggers and farmers.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
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Diego Moita wrote:
Obama shouldn't count on hispanic vote very easily
obama doesn't care about a "hispanic" vote, it's the electoral college that matters. and since what you're talking about will take years...i dont see that as a big concern of his for the election in november. this election will come down to McCain and Obama.
Diego Moita wrote:
- It is the fastest growing electorate;
and the popular vote really doesn't matter as proven by past elections.
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
modified on Friday, June 13, 2008 3:58 PM
jgasm wrote:
what you're talking about will take years
I would have to disagree with you on that one. It's happening now. There is a very good possibility that Virgina will vote socalist this year due in larg part because of hispanic (legal/illegal) vote.
MrPlankton
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jgasm wrote:
al gore won the popular vote yet he didn't end up president. it is not simply a numbers game.
*gladly unloads this one on the Brite Lites of the left*
Ilíon wrote:
al gore won the popular vote yet he didn't end up president. it is not simply a numbers game. *gladly unloads this one on the Brite Lites of the left*
Bush popular vote: 50,456,002 Gore popular vote: 50,999,897 Do the math
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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jgasm wrote:
the popular vote really doesn't matter
I'll remain silent now.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
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jgasm wrote:
what you're talking about will take years
I would have to disagree with you on that one. It's happening now. There is a very good possibility that Virgina will vote socalist this year due in larg part because of hispanic (legal/illegal) vote.
MrPlankton
http://www.270towin.com/states/Virginia[^] i would be surprised if that state didn't go mcCain's way
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jgasm wrote:
i hear Brazil is doing well...they have no national debt and are investing in foreign markets as well as building a highway across the amazon? is that true?
Hmmm, yes and no. The economy is growing a lot, particularly the agriculture sector. And they are also discovering a lot of oil in the seashore. The environment is what anguishes me. I am affiliated to an environmental NGO and we are very scared of the political growth of the agriculture. Loggers and farmers are becomming very powerfull in the congress, particularly in the oposition parties. OTH the government is very inefective when it comes to control deforestation in the Amazon. They seem to be begginning to act a little more now, but it remains to be seen. The highway will not be across the Amazon, it is just in the northwest part of it, to connect the country with the Pacific Ocean, to ease exports to Asia. I don't think it will be that serious. Brazil already made a huge highway through the Amazon, 30 years ago. But since the maintenance of roads is very hard there (lots of very heavy rains) the older highway is vanishing slowly. And with rising prices of oil it will not be so easy to export things to Asia. The main problem is the steady devastation on the jungle borders by loggers and farmers.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
I still say that if I were you, I'd be out surfing.
I'm the ocean. I'm a giant undertow.
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Ilíon wrote:
al gore won the popular vote yet he didn't end up president. it is not simply a numbers game. *gladly unloads this one on the Brite Lites of the left*
Bush popular vote: 50,456,002 Gore popular vote: 50,999,897 Do the math
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Oakman wrote:
Bush popular vote: 50,456,002 Gore popular vote: 50,999,897
8 years later...
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
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jgasm wrote:
i hear Brazil is doing well...they have no national debt and are investing in foreign markets as well as building a highway across the amazon? is that true?
Hmmm, yes and no. The economy is growing a lot, particularly the agriculture sector. And they are also discovering a lot of oil in the seashore. The environment is what anguishes me. I am affiliated to an environmental NGO and we are very scared of the political growth of the agriculture. Loggers and farmers are becomming very powerfull in the congress, particularly in the oposition parties. OTH the government is very inefective when it comes to control deforestation in the Amazon. They seem to be begginning to act a little more now, but it remains to be seen. The highway will not be across the Amazon, it is just in the northwest part of it, to connect the country with the Pacific Ocean, to ease exports to Asia. I don't think it will be that serious. Brazil already made a huge highway through the Amazon, 30 years ago. But since the maintenance of roads is very hard there (lots of very heavy rains) the older highway is vanishing slowly. And with rising prices of oil it will not be so easy to export things to Asia. The main problem is the steady devastation on the jungle borders by loggers and farmers.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
Diego Moita wrote:
The main problem is the steady devastation on the jungle borders by loggers and farmers.
this is constantly being discussed in our media and financial markets. people wondering if they (powers that be) will enforce regulations or if the commercial entities will be allowed mostly free reign.
Diego Moita wrote:
The environment is what anguishes me.
i can understand that. no turning back once the damage is done.
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
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That's a smart move. Obama shouldn't count on hispanic vote very easily, just by assuming he is the less of 2 evils. There are 2 reasons why the hispanic vote is important: 1) It may make a difference in some swing states (e.g.: Florida). 2) It is the fastest growing electorate; therefore it may become key to hold a long run majority in congress.
Of all forms of sexual aberration, the most unnatural is abstinence.
Diego Moita wrote:
Obama shouldn't count on hispanic vote very easily, just by assuming he is the less of 2 evils.
Actually, since McCain introduced the previous "comprehensive immigration reform" bill with Kennedy, and has refused to change his position on this on the campaign trail, Obama might well be seen as the greater evil in this regard. He needs to promise a path to citizenship just to be even with McCain on this issue.
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Okay, not to say you're wrong that it doesn't matter...but that is one of the problems the american people have with the system is that the popular vote doesn't carry the weight it should at the presidential level but you are correct, numbers do help with congressional and electoral representation. so i gave you a 5 for knowing longevity and sustainability as a political leader involves the concern for a rising minority. i hear Brazil is doing well...they have no national debt and are investing in foreign markets as well as building a highway across the amazon? is that true?
----------------------------------------------------------- "When I first saw it, I just thought that you really, really enjoyed programming in java." - Leslie Sanford
jgasm wrote:
that is one of the problems the american people have with the system is that the popular vote doesn't carry the weight it should at the presidential level
hold on there skippy, it has worked quite well for how many years? If not for the electoral college, California / New York and Texas would be the USA and the other 47 states would be damn glad they kept their hand guns.
Mike - typical white guy. The USA does have universal healthcare, but you have to pay for it. D'oh. Thomas Mann - "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." The NYT - my leftist brochure. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”. God doesn't believe in atheists, therefore they don't exist.
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Ilíon wrote:
al gore won the popular vote yet he didn't end up president. it is not simply a numbers game. *gladly unloads this one on the Brite Lites of the left*
Bush popular vote: 50,456,002 Gore popular vote: 50,999,897 Do the math
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Oakman wrote:
Bush popular vote: 50,456,002 Gore popular vote: 50,999,897 Do the math
I've "done the math:" and the answer is that you're habitually dishonest, and so transparent at it. I spent several posts talking about the vote that matters, the Electoral College vote, and you image that your attemt to muddy the waters matters?