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Old 10-31-2013, 02:41 PM
 
Location: Old Mother Idaho
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I doubt little kids dressed up like pirates and princesses will take to the streets in conservative outrage, but you never know…

Why not try it? There is no harm in becoming a neighborhood pariah if you want to be one. I'll send a couple of church missionaries over to help you from being lonely.
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Old 10-31-2013, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Lakewood OH
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If the kids turn the flyers over to the parents, I am sure there would be more than a few irate parents on the OP's doorstep as a result in retaliation for trying to ruin their kids' Halloween and trying to use trick-or-treating as a propaganda opportunity. He is looking for a well deserved punch in the nose.
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Old 10-31-2013, 03:01 PM
 
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It's Halloween, only give candy or turn off your lights and give nothing.
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Old 10-31-2013, 04:36 PM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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Wow people have got no freaking class these days. Kepp the damn politics and religion out of children's fun time.

Politics and religion is what gets so many people into trouble, kids don't need to be a part of that crap...
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Old 10-31-2013, 04:40 PM
 
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I'm actually wondering about this.....I have an idea for Halloween tomorrow, and that is to have flyers about the negatives of Obamacare and the Obama administration, and about his war on coal here in WV and information about a protest against VP Biden this Saturday. And also flyers from a church and religious messages. I wonder if its okay to include these along with candy and give them to trick or treater and their parents, especially their parents. I would love to spread the word about how terrible Obama is for this country, and the specific things he has done to hurt our economy and our health care.

Do y'all think Halloween would be a good opportunity to spread this information? A lot of people out there truly are not educated about things like the illegal alien Dream Act, the deficit, Obamacare, Obama's war on coal, the Democrats urban centric policies and the negative impacts that they have on basically all Americans outside of his urban base.
Use your flyers as stocking stuffers this Christmas. That should go over well with family and friends.
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Old 10-31-2013, 04:44 PM
 
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I used to live in a heavily Democratic very liberal enclave...nobody ever passed out political flyers, let alone 'pro-abortion' literature.

Try meeting a few liberals before you become so sure you know what they'll do.
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Old 10-31-2013, 04:49 PM
 
Location: Better half of PA
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Anyone have any ideas? For some perspective I do live in whats generally recognized as a conservative and religious area within a conservative and religious state. But it would be good to have as many people as possible join the protest against Obama and his policies this weekend and I figure trick or treating is a good time to spread the word about it, and about the harm Obama has done to this country in general. Maybe it would be cool to give a kid a handout with information regarding Obamacare's negative effects and tell them that it is something that will scare their parents.

If I lived in a liberal area I wouldn't be surprised if someone handed out pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage messages on Halloween it would be their freedom of speech and I would respect it. When I used to live in a liberal state I recognized that I was the minority. I think liberals where I live now should realize it is they who are the minority.
What's a pro abortion message?
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Old 11-01-2013, 02:17 PM
 
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I'm actually wondering about this.....I have an idea for Halloween tomorrow, and that is to have flyers about the negatives of Obamacare and the Obama administration, and about his war on coal here in WV and information about a protest against VP Biden this Saturday. And also flyers from a church and religious messages. I wonder if its okay to include these along with candy and give them to trick or treater and their parents, especially their parents. I would love to spread the word about how terrible Obama is for this country, and the specific things he has done to hurt our economy and our health care.

Do y'all think Halloween would be a good opportunity to spread this information? A lot of people out there truly are not educated about things like the illegal alien Dream Act, the deficit, Obamacare, Obama's war on coal, the Democrats urban centric policies and the negative impacts that they have on basically all Americans outside of his urban base.
I have not read any responses, but let me give you my take.

Although I think Obamacare must go, and think Obama may very well be the worst president in modern history at working with the opposition party, Halloween is no place for political rhetoric. That of course applies to both sides, not just the one I might disagree with.

Our kids are inundated with enough during the course of the year, and need a few days for some simple fun like Halloween to provide simple childhood memories without trying to be influenced politically by adults. I don't know about you, but my parents never did any such thing, nor did any of the neighbors who gave out candy.

On a side note, don't forget that kids can be very immature and vindictive. You snub them or give them something other than good candy, you might get your cars/house egged. Of course if you get a nutjob parent, they might haunt you, not only during Halloween.

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Old 11-01-2013, 03:47 PM
 
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I'm actually wondering about this.....I have an idea for Halloween tomorrow, and that is to have flyers about the negatives of Obamacare and the Obama administration, and about his war on coal here in WV and information about a protest against VP Biden this Saturday. And also flyers from a church and religious messages. I wonder if its okay to include these along with candy and give them to trick or treater and their parents, especially their parents. I would love to spread the word about how terrible Obama is for this country, and the specific things he has done to hurt our economy and our health care.

Do y'all think Halloween would be a good opportunity to spread this information? A lot of people out there truly are not educated about things like the illegal alien Dream Act, the deficit, Obamacare, Obama's war on coal, the Democrats urban centric policies and the negative impacts that they have on basically all Americans outside of his urban base.


good grief
turn your lights off and sit in the dark!! this is for little kids
not nuts wanting to spread information!!
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Old 11-01-2013, 04:01 PM
 
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Good grief! So many fun things being taken away from kids these days. Now you want to take away the fun of trick-or-treat out of Halloween with your crappy political statements? Looks like the Grinch has found himself a new holiday.
You are my new favorite poster!
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