MeFi comment:
"I used to be a poll judge.
Provisional ballots do get counted as long as you really are eligible to vote. That's the purpose for which they exist to begin with. But it never hurts to check and make sure you are registered, and registered at the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by hattifattener, dogrose, fantabulous timewaster
8 days ago
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"From my husband's experience with campaigns over the years, he thinks the most effective method is always door-to-door." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by By The Grace of God
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Besides, the situation is not reversed. Presumably, you think Obama quite the statesman for having *first* contacted McCain about issuing a joint bipartisan statement on the bailout.
I think it was the right thing for him to do. No trick...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by pandaharma, rocketman
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"PS if this was reversed you'd all be saying Obama was being a statesman.
And I would be agreeing with you." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rocketman
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"My view is he is going to go do the job he was elected to do.
This is an opportunity for both candidates to prove they care more about the nation than themselves. I personally think both will step up to the plate...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rocketman
2 weeks ago
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"You are not ugly and unattractive.
Let me tell you something. Altho I work out, I have gained a lot of my weight back and am a round little woman, age 49.
My husband still thinks I am hot. As a matter of fact, as far as he is concerned, I'm..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Coatlicue
2 weeks ago
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"Break up with her. Yourself. If she acts in a suicidal manner, call 911.
That is the kindest thing you can do. Just because she is bipolar does not mean she doesn't have some control over her actions. Her emotions might be overwhelming but she..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Sidhedevil
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Found it!
posted by chuckdarwin at 5:15 PM on September 20 [+] [!]
Maybe it's me but that evoked the Rocky Horror Picture Show (Time Warp part) as it would have been directed by Tarantino...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Afroblanco
2 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh, and I meant to add this quote to my last post:
I'm not claiming small town people are any better than big city people
I said that.
Now, I'm done...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by gaspode
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm also just very skeptical that the actions of individual Republicans who are not especially well connected or wealthy have much
We have some connections.
I don't see how individuals of principle can affect its direction, as long as the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by contessa
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Lucky for us, Raleigh is only a 15 minute drive, otherwise this place would be intolerable.
I'm shaking my head....you have the benefits of a small town lifestyle (and there are some, here in NC) and you are FIFTEEN MINUTES from Raleigh, which..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by five fresh fish
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I'd like to state here for informational purposes, that there are people who are on waiting lists to adopt babies born with Down syndrome. If someone has a baby with this condition and feels unable to cope with raising him or her, adoption is..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Richard Daly, Asymptote, Mental Wimp
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"1. Stop being an ass.
2. Repeat as needed.
I think we can close this up now.
I was out of the house most of the day, so I suppose I could have missed comments that have since been deleted...but I'd like to put in my two cent's worth...." [
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favorited 16 times, recently by iso_bars, onalark, merelyglib, TungstenChef, pearlybob, The Great Big Mulp, onlyconnect, buzzman, BrotherCaine, bugbread, By The Grace of God, hippugeek, netbros, jb, mumkin, Navelgazer
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"kolonia
I spell it konolia.
And fwiw I guess I am a bit more travelled than Palin; I spent a couple of weeks in Thailand a decade ago. Not that it would make me more or less qualified for public office.
But I digress....this afternoon I had..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Hat Maui
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Lipstick on a pig. And here's the video...
(this is nonpartisan cuteness.)" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by agress
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Well, you might not like her opinion on internment, granted, but is it on racist grounds or something else?
(Although I have no trouble at all believing that in the 40s there WAS racism involved in the idea of internment camps-after all, I don't..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by every_one_needs_a_hug_sometimes
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"So, I went to Drudge this morning, also Google news...guess the rest of the news media hasn't noticed the Time article yet." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by garlic
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"Now, if I may pile on here with a little whining of my own, since it concerns something that is also evident in the linked thread, and I didn't want to start a MeTa about it. It's the phenomenon of Comment by Pasting
I think it's totally fine, and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by marble, DevilsAdvocate
Last month
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"Well, look at it this way. This relationship is not fair to either of you. If you stay because it is comfortable, you will wind up resenting your partner, not to mention at some point, if you want children, you have to know that your childbearing..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Jurate, SeanCier
Last month
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"- If I did step in help him, this would take not just a move, but I would need to be away from my husband (who refuses to join me.)
This trumps all else.
You need to tell your father it just isn't possible for you to move.
Because? It isn't...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chiababe
Last month
MeFi comment:
"He is what he is. He is simply describing his experience. He has labeled it as asexuality, which is fine-that's as good a description as any. Perhaps he and his wife may eventually decide to be hetero, perhaps they will continue living platonically...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sperose, KirkJobSluder
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Konolia I demand you answer my question! Who would win in the fight between a shark and a bear? Stop dodging it and answer! Remember, your answer stands for all Christians/Republicans/Woman, so you better answer quickly and correctly.
Bear if by..." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by longbaugh, Mick, Your Time Machine Sucks, rokusan, BrotherCaine, marxchivist, Nice Guy Mike, kosher_jenny, cashman, bitter-girl.com, penduluum, msalt, kuujjuarapik, delmoi, dawson, goodnewsfortheinsane, kwaller, five fresh fish, milarepa
Last month
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"woke up once and opened my right eye just as a spider was walking across my closed eyelid, resulting in a trembling black shadow of a spider that spanned my entire field of vision-- it was partially trapped by my lower lid, I think-- and then ran..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by agregoli
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Jesse Helms hires black people, but the reality is in order to get elected in North Carolina (rednecks vote, you see ) you at least had to give that impression. That and vote for anything pro-tobacco. This is starting to change (and this is Jesse's..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Optimus Chyme, five fresh fish
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Compassion would've been to choose not to have a child afflicted with Downs Syndrome when you're forty fucking four years old.
Oh, really? That's pretty insulting to the folks who have and are raising these children...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last month
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"I know depression, I have been depressed, and he sounds depressed but that does not give him the excuse to consistently treat you the way you describe.
You can't save him. But you can refuse to let him drag you down with him. Do you have somewhere..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by SeanCier, inatizzy, orrnyereg, gaspode
Last month
MeFi comment:
"But when I was pregnant, that was someone else I was carrying.
No, it wasn't.
Your move!
Oh, yes it was.
First time, it was my son Josh. I had a threatened miscarriage and stayed in bed for two weeks early on in the pregnancy. He just..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by callmejay, bigbigdog
Last month
MeFi comment:
"At least MY side doesn't try to write laws telling you how you can and can't live your life
Oh really? That's why we have school vouchers and full 2nd amendment rights? Oh, that's right, Democrats don't like school choice and many of them don't..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by merelyglib
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Konolia, I'm sorry if you have already asked been asked this question and I missed it, this is a pretty huge thread. Are you comfortable with the amount of experience that Palin has had? Do you think she's qualified to be President if something were..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by russilwvong
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Docpops must not be an obstetrician. I KNOW the press doesn't have a medical degree.
Occasionally we women do spring a leak re amniotic fluid, and as was mentioned above, labor does not automatically start.
Speaking of baby bumps, one of the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by merelyglib
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Actually I see Obama as more global. Think about it.
That's not a slam at him, that's actually a feature, and a strong point. But it doesn't help him relate to Joe Sixpack...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by merelyglib
Last month
MeFi comment:
"So is this accurate?
I think that article is off base and displays a lack of understanding of the average Christian evangelical/charismatic.
We still believe in chastity, in morality, etc. etc. But we also believe in redemption, in restoring..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
Last month
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"Quite a few women in the Bible were barren until giving birth to children uniquely gifted by God or with special purpose- Hannah (mom to Samuel), Samson's mom, and Elizabeth (mom of John the Baptist.) There are plenty more.
If you do read in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
Last month
MeFi comment:
"So, "What's important is how you feel?" What? Talk about liberal moral relativism
Oh, I'm sorry-was I supposed to take her out back and stone her?
Seems like a certain Someone has been quoted as saying, " Go-and sin no more...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ryanrs
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Palin is not going to be dumped from the ticket.
It ain't gonna happen." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mrzarquon
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Fourcheesemac, if McCain throws her under the bus at this point, the Republican party will probably totally implode. I'm serious. If he does that he will need to be screened for dementia.
I am not kidding...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by orthogonality
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Man enough for you, konolia
Absolutely.
I should have worded that post a little differently-I really did expect that Obama would make the statement he did-as I just mentioned to Jessica on Memail, I honestly do think Obama is a classy guy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Hate to tell you guys this but putting her on the ticket has electrified the Republicans and church folk here. I mean, they are stoked." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lodurr
Last month
MeFi comment:
"When it comes time to pull that lever, there will be blue collar workers who will feel they have a lot more in common with Palin than Obama/Biden. Just sayin'.
When it comes right down to it, for many people voting is an emotional act. Obama is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TheOnlyCoolTim
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