Daddy rules no more!

[dno]

I work for a family run business. The owner is president and his two sons run the company. He has whipped it into his boys to always vote Republican and also forced them to vote for Bush in 2000. When I asked them the reason they voted Republican they said "Cause my dad told me to". The other day one of the sons tells me he's going to vote Democratic this time! I asked him if he would be in trouble with his father and he said "I can't vote Republican because I'm not covered by that blanket anymore!" My point, Older folks are set in there ways but the younger adults are waking up out of the right wing haze and smelling the coffee! And they want a taste!

[BeatleBoot]

1. I love hearing this kind of stuff

There's hope!!!!

[dno]

2. I love posting this stuff!

There is hope for the world after all!

[Renew Deal]

3. That's great

The haze is lifting from all kinds of people.

[dno]

4. 3 great things John Lennon said come to mind

War is over!...If you want it.

Give peace a chance.

Imagine.

[BeatleBoot]

6. I love this Lennon quote

"If people demanded peace rather than another television set, then there'd be peace."


(or something to that effect)

[newyawker99]

7. Hi dno!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Atman]

5. More Converts

I recently met up with a couple of friends at a weekend party. One is a Korea vet and now a cop. Always voted republican. He is almost a stereotype blue-collar republican, tough Brooklyn accent...a cop, for chrissake. You get the picture. The other guy I was a Viet Nam vet and an electrician at a foil plant (he installs the computers and wiring to run the big machines). Now, normally it is lefty Atman who gets the political stuff going, but I tend to avoid the subject when I am with such obvious hard-core Bushies. The electrician told me how he has always voted republican, because his father did, and expected the entire family to, too. But I was amazed when these guys started in on Bush before I could open my mouth.

"The fuckin' Bush! I'm never voting republican again in my life!" said the cop. "Have you checked out your vet's benefits? Bastard's cutting everything!"

"Not only that," chimed in the electrician, "he's cutting OT...I do 10-15 hours of OT a week, we count on it, and now he says I shouldn't get paid for it? Fuck that! I'm casting my first dem vote this year, I don't care what my father says."

Then we all toked up.

Absolutely 100% true story. I couldn't believe my ears! This was back in NOVEMBER even! Imagine how many more converts W has "won" since. This is why I am convinced the poll numbers are media manipulated lies. Because I NEVER EVER EVER run into someone who likes Bush and says they plan to vote for him. Ever.

He only "won" by negative 500,000 votes. He clearly has lost many of the people who voted for him last time. How can anyone keep questioning whether Bush is beatable? The question should be, "when will he drop out of the race in disgrace?"