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Montana Moe · 08-20-2010, 06:39 PM

I should start posting the emails I get from my co-workers and acquaintances concerning President Obama. It baffles me what people will actually forward without actually doing even the slightest bit of fact checking. I'm not necessarily a fan of his, but I like to stick to policy related criticisms.

My co-worker is in his 60's, he was a Kennedy Democrat through and through. A union member raised in New England, he never even considered voting Republican, though if you broke down his views/beliefs he was much more conservative than liberal.

Until 2008 when his options were "A black Muslim immigrant, or that f-ing c--t, Hillary". He told me that he'd never vote for a woman, and never vote for a black guy, especially a Muslim. So he was pretty much hooped.

Suddenly, he's a tried and true Republican Sarah Palin follower. Sad, really. I reply to his emails with proof refuting whatever his propagandist emails are implying, and he just says, "So? I don't care!"

As a person with a degree in history and a minor in political science, it disappoints me. It really shouldn't because this is how American politics has always existed. I guess I'm just a hopeless romantic when it comes to politics...

08-20-2010, 06:39 PM	#57
Montana Moe First Line Centre Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portland, OR Exp:	I should start posting the emails I get from my co-workers and acquaintances concerning President Obama. It baffles me what people will actually forward without actually doing even the slightest bit of fact checking. I'm not necessarily a fan of his, but I like to stick to policy related criticisms. My co-worker is in his 60's, he was a Kennedy Democrat through and through. A union member raised in New England, he never even considered voting Republican, though if you broke down his views/beliefs he was much more conservative than liberal. Until 2008 when his options were "A black Muslim immigrant, or that f-ing c--t, Hillary". He told me that he'd never vote for a woman, and never vote for a black guy, especially a Muslim. So he was pretty much hooped. Suddenly, he's a tried and true Republican Sarah Palin follower. Sad, really. I reply to his emails with proof refuting whatever his propagandist emails are implying, and he just says, "So? I don't care!" As a person with a degree in history and a minor in political science, it disappoints me. It really shouldn't because this is how American politics has always existed. I guess I'm just a hopeless romantic when it comes to politics...