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Mon Nov-01-04 10:51 PM
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Say Hello To My Dad, the KERRY REPUBLICAN! |
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You've heard of Reagan democrats?
My father, the 64-year-old in-the-process-of-retiring executive/ fiscal conservative/ grew up in Pennsylvania and Ohio/ lifetime Republican/ loves small government and low capital gains taxes/ never got why I protested the Iraq war/ probably never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate ever/ voted Bush in 2000 "because he will surround himself with good people" just left me a message on my answering machine saying he early voted for KERRY!
WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
He doesn't live in a battleground state but so what. He says it's time for a change, that the arguments I used to make in all those arguments I had with my family have persuaded him, that he hopes "my organization" will have some control over what Kerry does (I assume he means DU, poor man, he's dreaming) and that it was a very difficult decision to make and he hopes it works out.
YES!
This is not as big as if my brother defected from Bush...but I think it's a good sign. I told Liza. She was floored. SHe said, "I hope it's a bellwether."
I LOVE YOU, PAPA SWINGVOTER!
Yee ha,
The Plaid Adder
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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1. DAAAAAAAMN kudos to your pops |
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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Edited on Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM by Proud2BAmurkin
:yourock:
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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4. Hello Mr. Plaid and Thank you! |
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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5. congratulation! My dad's a Republican who's voting for Kerry too! |
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He voted last week in Texas!
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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6. yeah!!! for all the "papa swingvoters"!!! |
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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7. My dad is doing it too! |
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For the same reasons, he and my mom are voting for Kerry! In PA... I think there are a lot more out there.
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:52 PM
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8. Hello, Papa Adder, and THANK YOU!!!!!!! |
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:53 PM
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9. Hey, Bush is a true uniter... |
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...against him.
Your dad has made a great decision. Congrats.
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:53 PM
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Bravo to the Plaid Adder for the conversion! (Probably just one of many)
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:54 PM
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...and his oh so persuasive daughter!! :yourock: :yourock:
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:54 PM
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Your hard work paid off! I'm glad for you!
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:54 PM
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13. Congrats! He belongs in the DadCom club! |
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:55 PM
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14. Excellent! My 74 year-old Republican father did the same |
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The thought of DU having some control over Kerry is pretty amusing. Great job on swinging another vote our way! :thumbsup:
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:55 PM
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16. Awwww. How great is this! |
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You rock Daddy Addler. You rock.
:yourock:
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:56 PM
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17. Is he in a red state or a blue state? |
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Some of those red states may be more "battleground" then they'd have us believe.
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:59 PM
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20. He lives in Massachusetts. It's coals to Newcastle. |
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Still. Very important psychologically (for me) and bellwetherially (I hope).
Yee ha,
The Plaid Adder
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:57 PM
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18. Cheers to Both of You! |
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Mon Nov-01-04 10:58 PM
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19. WOOHOO...PAPAADDER...You da man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Edited on Mon Nov-01-04 11:02 PM by pk_du
Now we need you to convince 5 of your friends to do the same...
God bless ya!
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:00 PM
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:02 PM
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22. HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOOO PLAIDDER-DADDER!!!!!!! |
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Great news is just bustin' out all over. :)
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:02 PM
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23. Add another Adder to the Kerry column |
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Another great omen to rival the Packers winning on Sunday. Our long national nightmare is almost over. :-)
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:06 PM
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I think my dad may do likewise but I worry he will be too proud to say so. I'd love to know he's done the right thing. You are fortunate.
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:08 PM
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:13 PM
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27. awesome! same thing with my Dad |
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Dad hated Clinton and never voted for a Democrat until now. He split his vote for the other races but at least he's helping Kerry win PA! He was never a fan of W but he loved Poppy and Reagan like they were saints or something.
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:16 PM
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Thank you very much for voting Kerry and making us more important than a party! Happy Retirement to you!:thumbsup: :hi: :hug:
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:18 PM
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I'm hoping for a last minute change of heart from my Dad. Your story gives me hope (that and he's been griping about * to my Mom for the past few weeks; I guess he didn't realize just how incompetent * was until he watched the debates).
Congratulations, PlaidAdder!
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:21 PM
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:yourock: and your daddy does too!
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Mon Nov-01-04 11:40 PM
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31. woooooo hoooooooooooooo!!!l Love them swing voters!! Go Plaid Dad!!!! |
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:35 AM
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32. It's impossible to underestimate the level of dissatisfaction |
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Edited on Tue Nov-02-04 12:37 AM by Oak2004
with Bush among Republicans, and I really do think there will be defections, amounting to several percentage points, to Kerry.
Bush is simply not a conservative, and he sure isn't a moderate or a liberal. But most of the core of the Republican party still consists of traditional conservative and moderate (and even the occasional liberal) Republicans, people who still feel a loyalty to the party name even as they've watched the Busheviks seize control of the party. For a number of years they were able to fool themselves into thinking that they weren't really extremists, or that they'd moderate their positions once they were confronted by the realities of governance, or they won't last too long with the party leadership, or some other combination of excuses and complacency that allowed them to keep supporting the national ticket.
But now it's all out there: these guys don't believe in fiscal responsibility, or in keeping America out of foreign wars, or even in the American constitution itself. They won't become more moderate, they look upon reality with open contempt, and they'll do anything they can to hang onto power. Informed Republicans have run out of excuses for these jokers. They're starting to see them for who they are. And real Republicans don't like fascists any more than Democrats do.
As a Republican in exile (I bailed after the Contract on America), I think I've got a good idea what's been going on in the minds of a lot of loyal Republicans. They've been torn between their loyalty to the Republican party name and tradition, and what they can see about the current administration. Some of them can't bring themselves to say anything that would seem disloyal to the party, and that includes what they'll tell pollsters. But when it's time to cast their vote, they'll either vote for Kerry or for one of the third party candidates.
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Tue Nov-02-04 10:38 AM
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33. AAAALLLLLLLLL the raygun democrats will be back |
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and we will be talking about the kerry republicans for a long time to come. the whole north shore suburbs of chicago are blue, blue, blue.
props to you adder, and daddy adder, too.
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Tue Nov-02-04 10:54 AM
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34. Pleased to make your acqaintaince, sir. |
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I'm glad you realized that bush is not a republican. :)
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Tue Nov-02-04 11:03 AM
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35. Mr. Adder, thank you SO much... Kerry will NOT let you down. |
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And has anyone told you that you have a beautiful daughter?
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:02 PM
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36. I hope it's not too late to say woo hoo and thanks to Mr. Adder. |
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:06 PM
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37. My 69-year-old Orange County (CA) dad as well... |
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..he's nominally a Republican, except when you really dig into the issues, he's a FDR type - his mother is an old New Dealer.
But he voted for Kerry - no brainer
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:08 PM
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38. Let's hear it for the Kerry Republicans! |
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May your numbers be many!
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:10 PM
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and THANK YOU for putting country above politics!
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:12 PM
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41. Thank you and Bless your heart, Sir!! |
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:12 PM
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That's great.
Give him a hug for me.
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:12 PM
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43. Yeah - Papa Swingvoter! Good on ya! |
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:14 PM
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44. WE ALL LOVE YOU, PAPA SWINGVOTER! |
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And God bless you, Plaid Adder, for making all those points in all those arguments!
:yourock:
We have all been working SO HARD for this! I hope he's just one of MILLIONS!
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:14 PM
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45. CHEERS to PAPA SWINGVOTER !!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:16 PM
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46. EX-FREEPER HERE... VOTED FOR KERRY!!! |
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I used to be a Freeper back in 2001. I'm in college and I used to think that Bush was great, but over his administration I became worried about his actions and policies having a negative effect on our country. Turns out I was right. I was banned for FR for being vocal, and now and here at DU. I VOTED FOR KERRY TODAY. Even though I don't agree with everything he stands for, at least he will bring a welcome change from the evils of Bush.
FREEPERS = HYPOCRITES
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Tue Nov-02-04 12:18 PM
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47. Thanks, Papa Swingvoter Adder! |
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P.S. I hope you are damned proud of that daughter of yours!
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Tue Nov-02-04 02:54 PM
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49. Way To Go, Papa Adder! |
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and you too, Plaid, for your love, logic, and persuasive power!
But... I know I'm not the only DUer who believes that folks close to Kerry do read this site. ;) Our "organization" may not be very "organized," but we do have an important voice, er, Voices.
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Tue Nov-02-04 03:01 PM
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50. I really think that's great, it shows he has character, bottom line |
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in this election should be what is better for ALL AMERICANS regardless of party loyalties, who can bring about a better America for us all, not a select few. We are one nation, to remain such, we must never forget our neighbor...
For all those who dropped the party line of Republican to vote with their consciences in order to gain a better leader, I applaud you and thank you for us all from the bottom of my heart....
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