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Old 01-04-2012, 01:21 PM   #82
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"In the repellent race to the bottom (no pun intended) it should be no surprise that Santorum did so well in the Iowa caucuses. Mitt Romney is in a major stall, and in a field of class clowns Rick Santorum stands out as particularly cartoonish. [snip] Santorum's win is not a referendum on who he is as a man (inhumane and ignorant), or who he is as a candidate (pandering and mean). It is simply the gasping statement of a thankfully dying breed of Americans -- those who fear, loathe or hate anyone different from themselves, who mistrust or reject the idea that government can and should be a force for good, and who detest even the slightest exposure to information or ideas that challenge their world view."

- Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center For Lesbian Rights, via press release.
Ah, from her mouth to god's ear. Especially the part about the gasping statement of a thankfully dying breed.

But are they really dying? According to mainstream news, which I was coerced into watching for a few minutes last night, the Republicans and the Democrats are neck and neck and it's anyone's election. Whatever. This past 4 years has shown me that there really is little difference between them anyway. Our elected officials are bought and paid for by corporations and the financial sector. But then I think of how much worse it might actually be if a republican got in. Then I remember Obama, a democrat, our great hope, signed National Defense Authorization Act.
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