Misinformed USA: Why average Americans vote for Republicans

[colton]

I hope yall are happy over there, let us know if you need help packing

Nice job Dinar Stud.

But you won't change these minds. They aren't using them.

The knuckle draggers have come out of the woodwork...turn on the lights, and they still scurry...mouthing little bits of lies they remember from watching FOX.

It's truly pathetic. I need to move to a civilized country, like France. Egads, this place is crawling with morons.

Obama will be reelected, and they know it - the half-white President.

Must be hard!

Sorry for the down vote my mouse slipped

A good reason to vote republican!

[desimo]

SNIP

Even better is, if you don't like political threads, then don't read them.

Stargazer...I wonder how many talkers and not walkers there are regarding politics. People love to talk it to death and not walk to the voting booth. They love to stir the pot and never make a thing. They love to bring in the crap and never take out the garbage. I am tired of all the talking heads who do nothing but insult and argue. You might have all the backbone in the world being hidden in your computer keys but basically shut up and get action behind your talk. Have you gotten involved in politcs to make a difference or just like to stir the crap?

[darwinatridge]

Nice job Dinar Stud.

But you won't change these minds. They aren't using them.

The knuckle draggers have come out of the woodwork...turn on the lights, and they still scurry...mouthing little bits of lies they remember from watching FOX.

It's truly pathetic. I need to move to a civilized country, like France. Egads, this place is crawling with morons.

Obama will be reelected, and they know it - the half-white President.

Must be hard!

This from a group that stands there, in a trance,with their jaws dragging on the floor waiting to be spoon feed by the liberal propaganda machine.

[dog53]

Nice job Dinar Stud.

But you won't change these minds. They aren't using them.

The knuckle draggers have come out of the woodwork...turn on the lights, and they still scurry...mouthing little bits of lies they remember from watching FOX.

It's truly pathetic. I need to move to a civilized country, like France. Egads, this place is crawling with morons.

Obama will be reelected, and they know it - the half-white President.

Must be hard!

Yes France is very nice this time of year. SEE YA !!!!

[Snotrocket]

Yes France is very nice this time of year. SEE YA !!!!

@ Hame.....

Maybe you could get in on this....

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[Lutie]

Misinformed USA: Why average Americans vote for Republicans

One can only wonder why average working class Americans would vote for a party that is so obvious in their bias towards the wealthy. It would make sense that someone in the top 1% of the income bracket would vote for the Republican party since they have the wealthiest American's best interest at heart. You could even make the case that highly religious Christians would vote for Republicans even though, at times, they vote against their own best economic interests. So the question remains, while scratching your head, why do working class Americans vote for Republican candidates?

I recently sat down and spoke with an acquaintance of mine, trying to get a grip on what people are thinking about the future of our country. He said he will vote for Mitt Romney because, "we need a business person to get our debt down." I asked where he got his news, and after trying to deflect from the question, the answer finally came. "I don't pay attention too much, but when I do, I watch Fox." Fox News is the primary source for information for millions of Americans across the country and that's where the problem starts.

Whether it's Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity or other right wing ideologues, Fox News is a tunnel vision information outlet with only one particular agenda that is being pushed through. Millions of Americans watch Fox News, listen to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Neal Boortz, Michael Savage and others while getting information from right wing think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute. With big businesses and billionaire allies, the truth and facts in American have gone from a clear right and wrong, black and white situation to muffled shades of gray. It's not to say that Fox News, the Cato Institute and others like them totally lie because that would be too difficult to pull off. What these think tanks do, is take a fact and twist it to fit their own personal agenda, leaving out key information that would contradict with the platform they're trying to create.

A perfect example in describing the way groups like the Cato Institute operate is a report that came out by alternet.org. In the early 2000s, the Cato Institute released a report that suggested that families receiving welfare were making between $17,000 and $25,000 a year, but the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities countered that claim. The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities showed that the average income for welfare recipients was below $9,000 a year, which is nearly $3,000 a year below the poverty line.

The misinformation also comes from another right wing think tank, the Heritage Foundation. In 2011, when Paul Ryan released the "Ryan" Republican budget, the Heritage Foundation claimed that unemployment would drop to 6.4% in 2012 and to 2.8% in 2022. A report released by the Washington Monthly pointed out that these claims were extremely exaggerated. The CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, showed the errors of the Heritage Foundation's report and the director of the Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis, William Beach, was forced to walk backed the claims.

In 2009, the Heritage Foundation released ads attacking the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that was brought to congress that would give all employees the right to form a union without fear of being fired from their current job. Since the Heritage Foundation is bought and paid for by million and billionaire conservatives, the idea of having workers unite with more power and freedom threatens their control at the top. The ads released painted a false picture about the Employee Free Choice Act, claiming that unions will bully workers into joining them with an attempt to take money from the employee. According to the Huffington Post, the Heritage Foundation "frame(s) the EFCA issue based on bald-faced lies. Business-financed 'think tanks' like Heritage propagandize workers against their own interests in psychologically sophisticated ways, often pulling on their heartstrings and framing their anti-union stance as 'common sense.'"

Average Americans need to be more informed about what is going in the country, but also where to get their information. The argument isn't about holding a liberal or conservative ideology, it's about facts that are based on truth or information that is based on twisted logic. Americans need to learn to dig a little deeper to find honest reporting, not just believe something that falls in their lap at the expense of a billionaire funded think tank or news organization.

Source: examiner.com

LOL you have been listening to crazy Chris Matthews too long!

Nice job Dinar Stud.

But you won't change these minds. They aren't using them.

The knuckle draggers have come out of the woodwork...turn on the lights, and they still scurry...mouthing little bits of lies they remember from watching FOX.

It's truly pathetic. I need to move to a civilized country, like France. Egads, this place is crawling with morons.

Obama will be reelected, and they know it - the half-white President.

Must be hard!

Ummmm is that half white or half wit ?

[cris]

Oh Hame, you've made me very happy! Don't forget to pack your white flag! Bubye

Lmao... +1 Jules

Buh-Bye Hame...Could you take some of your Lib friends with you?

Edited October 4, 2012 by cris

[usndiver]

Your title is misleading, the only "average Americans" are the libtards that sit on their @sses with their hands out waiting for the ill gotten goodies that that the federal government has entitled them to. The exceptional Americans are the poor bastards, such as myself, that are robbed of our hard earned money to provide the "free stuff" to these leaches on society. So here's to my fellow Hard Working Exceptional American Friends here at DV. We only have a few more weeks of this train wreck of a POTUS, and hopefully we will gain a few seats in the House and Senate as well.

[SevyShasha]

LOL If I agree with you I am informed. If I disagree I am misinformed. Romney did well in the debate last night. Dems are scared

[jerry125]

The constitution Says WE THE PEOPLE NOT WE the Government. Thats what Obummer is all about you TARD....You gota be one of the 47%

[rico1]

A good reason to vote republican!

[Bandit795]

Well let me tell you why I vote Republican.

1. I believe in the constitution................

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

2. I believe in smaller government and government staying out of my business

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

3. I believe in making my own money and keeping what I earn and sharing whatever I want not what the government wants me to share.

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

7. I believe in helping people but not giving welfare to those who are lazy and there are a ton of lazy people out there wanting others to support them.

Democrats believe in welfare for the poor, and Republicans believe in welfare for corporations.

[dog53]

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

Democrats believe in welfare for the poor, and Republicans believe in welfare for corporations.

If you only knew how ignorant you sound. Sit back waste your vote and try to stay out of the way.

[Bandit795]

If you only knew how ignorant you sound. Sit back waste your vote and try to stay out of the way.

So you don't believe that either republicans or democrats have violated and/or disregarded the constitution before?

You don't believe that republicans don't believe in small business and staying out of your business?

You don't believe that republicans want to keep income taxation?

You don't believe republicans wouldn't bail out corporations, with taxpayer money???

Keep drinking the koolaid.

[wpsmit]

Nice job Dinar Stud.

It's truly pathetic. I need to move to a civilized country, like France. Egads, this place is crawling with morons.

If I may suggest, hame55, perhaps you should forget France and instead move to Italy. You can hook up with umbertino, and the two of you can take turns reading the Communist Manifesto to each other. Then while one is reading outloud the other can be posting commie articles here on DV. I think you two would make a hellofa couple!

[krome2ez]

So you don't believe that either republicans or democrats have violated and/or disregarded the constitution before?

You don't believe that republicans don't believe in small business and staying out of your business?

You don't believe that republicans want to keep income taxation?

You don't believe republicans wouldn't bail out corporations, with taxpayer money???

Keep drinking the koolaid.

Both the Dems and Republicans have been bailing out corporations, Bandit.

But your right, Bush increased the size of government and whittled away at the Constitution with the Patriot Act.

Bush Sr is a globalist.

The big difference that I see right now with Obama, is the government becoming infiltrated with

socialists, communists and Islam extremists, aka Muslim Brotherhood.

That shoud scare the bagezzes out everyone, but nothing gets said on any news station, to include Fox.

There is no way anyone but from the 2 big parties will win this election.

Our only hope is that the Tea Party representatives can pull the party more to the right,

and to rid the government of the infiltraters.

Romney certainly is far from the perfect candidate,

but he is far better than Obama.

[darwinatridge]

So you don't believe that either republicans or democrats have violated and/or disregarded the constitution before?

You don't believe that republicans don't believe in small business and staying out of your business?

You don't believe that republicans want to keep income taxation?

You don't believe republicans wouldn't bail out corporations, with taxpayer money???

Keep drinking the koolaid.

Yes I do believe that both parties have violated the constitution in any way they can. However their is one difference in how loony liberals and conservatives vote. When a republican is caught doing something he or she is usually voted out by their constituates. When a liberal is caught doing something all he or she has to do is deny and lie and they are usually voted back in by their constituates.

Both the Dems and Republicans have been bailing out corporations, Bandit.

But your right, Bush increased the size of government and whittled away at the Constitution with the Patriot Act.

Bush Sr is a globalist.

The big difference that I see right now with Obama, is the government becoming infiltrated with

socialists, communists and Islam extremists, aka Muslim Brotherhood.

That shoud scare the bagezzes out everyone, but nothing gets said on any news station, to include Fox.

There is no way anyone but from the 2 big parties will win this election.

Our only hope is that the Tea Party representatives can pull the party more to the right,

and to rid the government of the infiltraters.

Romney certainly is far from the perfect candidate,

but he is far better than Obama.

Careful with the Tea Party reference. You might be labeled a terrorist for saying something against the government. The government would have sent George Washington to the gas chamber by now if he where here today.

Edited October 4, 2012 by darwinatridge

[40oz]

Misinformed USA: Why average Americans vote for Republicans

Dang dude! That's an impressive stack of negs you racked up with your op!

No one but Paul for me. Luckily I'm an expert speller, above average.

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

Neither Republicans or Democrats do.

Democrats believe in welfare for the poor, and Republicans believe in welfare for corporations.

touche!

[stargazer55]

Stargazer...I wonder how many talkers and not walkers there are regarding politics. People love to talk it to death and not walk to the voting booth. They love to stir the pot and never make a thing. They love to bring in the crap and never take out the garbage. I am tired of all the talking heads who do nothing but insult and argue. You might have all the backbone in the world being hidden in your computer keys but basically shut up and get action behind your talk. Have you gotten involved in politcs to make a difference or just like to stir the crap?

Desimo - It's simple. If you don't like the threads, you don't have to read them. No need to be barking & telling people what to do. Also, before accusing someone of hiding behind their computer, you might want to look in the mirror first. We're all tapping the keys here, friend.

As for being involved in politics, the answer is yes. During the first part of my life, my law enforcement career kept me mostly out of politics. I did however, assist in drafting laws and getting them passed in my state and that helped make it a safer place. Now, post career, I am very involved in politics. You sound like a person of action and that is a good thing. Nothing more annoying than listening to someone complaining and KNOWING they don't do anything to change their circumstances.

As for liking to stir the crap, I plead guilty, to a certain degree. When I feel that someone is getting a bit too pushy, I push back.

Be well !

[hame55]

Both the Dems and Republicans have been bailing out corporations, Bandit.

But your right, Bush increased the size of government and whittled away at the Constitution with the Patriot Act.

Bush Sr is a globalist.

The big difference that I see right now with Obama, is the government becoming infiltrated with

socialists, communists and Islam extremists, aka Muslim Brotherhood.

That shoud scare the bagezzes out everyone, but nothing gets said on any news station, to include Fox.

There is no way anyone but from the 2 big parties will win this election.

Our only hope is that the Tea Party representatives can pull the party more to the right,

and to rid the government of the infiltraters.

Romney certainly is far from the perfect candidate,

but he is far better than Obama.

Ever hear of Joseph McCarthy?

Probably not...

Anyway he sounded just like you "Krome" ... "those filthy Commies have infiltrated...they are taking over everything..."

Took 'em years, but they finally exposed McCarthyism for what it was - ignorant bigotry and scaremongering (look it up)

Just substitute the word "Muslim" for Commie and you get it.

Who told you Muslims were so bad? FOX?

They have our oil, so they MUST be bad...

Pitiful.

Oh Hame, you've made me very happy! Don't forget to pack your white flag! Bubye

"Snotrocket"

What a pretty name for you. Ever wonder where all your anger will get you?

Probably on a hospital bed.

[Snotrocket]

"Snotrocket"

What a pretty name for you. Ever wonder where all your anger will get you?

Probably on a hospital bed.

Why, thank you very much! So, what was it that gave me away? Lol! Do you lack the social skills to discern that "happy" is very different from "angry"? Maybe it was the friendly reminder to take your essential French surrender gear. Oh, I know....it was the cute, little winky emoticon that threw you. Angry? At you? I wouldn't waste the energy. Love it or leave it, Hame - you obviously don't love America so....don't let the door hit ya!

<-----all in friendly and good natured fun! (Just to be clear - don't want to confuse you!)

[krome2ez]

Ever hear of Joseph McCarthy?

Probably not...

Anyway he sounded just like you "Krome" ... "those filthy Commies have infiltrated...they are taking over everything..."

Took 'em years, but they finally exposed McCarthyism for what it was - ignorant bigotry and scaremongering (look it up)

Just substitute the word "Muslim" for Commie and you get it.

Who told you Muslims were so bad? FOX?

They have our oil, so they MUST be bad...

Pitiful.

Oh, I've heard of Joe McCarthy.

Maybe you should read some real history,

instead of the revisionist's version.

McCarthy had it right.

The commies used propaganda, trying to embarass

anyone questioning those thought to be communist.

It is this propaganda, and liberal revisionist history,

that gives "McCarthyism" a bad name.

Same as the progressives did by calling "racist" to anyone who disagreed with Obama.

And now the same with the radical Islamists who started the propaganda phrase "Islamaphobe,"

all in attempt to shut down any questioning.

And for the most part it has worked.

You can throw names at me and those that question,

but it is you who is ignorant.

Keep your head in the sand, and you'll one day wake up to an America you don't recognize.

Check out the videos at the links here.

If this doesn't make you ask even a couple questions,

then there really is no hope for you Hame.

Good luck.

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