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Old 12-25-2009, 08:05 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, IN
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The 2012 election is 3 years off; whether or not Obama attended church on Christmas day in 2009 is going to be completely irrelevant. The next presidential election will have everything to do with the economy, foreign affairs and unforeseen events and nothing to do with Obama's church attendance. Really, I think that as of now if the economy improves substantially between now and 2012 Obama wins, if it doesn't, he probably loses.
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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The 2012 election is 3 years off; whether or not Obama attended church on Christmas day in 2009 is going to be completely irrelevant. The next presidential election will have everything to do with the economy, foreign affairs and unforeseen events and nothing to do with Obama's church attendance. Really, I think that as of now if the economy improves substantially between now and 2012 Obama wins, if it doesn't, he probably loses.
That's what sinks Republicans, not Democrats. Democrats generally get nailed for more trivial matters. The electoral default is Republican. Democrats have to try harder.
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:13 PM
 
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Tradition doesn't matter much anymore, look at how many young people voted in this past election compared to previously....there will be millions more young people voting in 2012, they've had enough of the Grand Old Party IMHO.
You are 100 percent right on! Out of all my friends, I only have like 3 or 4 right leaning friends. Most of my liberal friends are peace loving, tolerant regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation. The right certainly does not fit there!

Grand Old Party? Thats being too nice. It is the GARBAGE Old Party!
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:16 PM
 
Location: St. Joseph Area
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I'm pretty sure Baptists attend church on Christmas.
I've been going to baptist churches for nearly eleven years, and we never had services on Christmas--unless it was sunday. We had Christmas Eve services, but not Christmas day. So no, I didn't go to church either. It wasn't open.
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:18 PM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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You are 100 percent right on! Out of all my friends, I only have like 3 or 4 right leaning friends. Most of my liberal friends are peace loving, tolerant regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation. The right certainly does not fit there!

Grand Old Party? Thats being too nice. It is the GARBAGE Old Party!
Young people voted for Obama because they hated Bush and thought having a black man as president would be exciting. The bloom is coming off the rose and the young people will stay home in the upcoming elections. You need to shoot harder for the middle of the roaders.
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:22 PM
 
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Young people voted for Obama because they hated Bush and thought having a black man as president would be exciting. The bloom is coming off the rose and the young people will stay home in the upcoming elections. You need to shoot harder for the middle of the roaders.
Is that why young people voted for him? How old are you? If you are under the age of 25, I will take that statement seriously. Otherwise, you have no idea at all.

You telling me to shoot for the middle while starting threads asking about Obamas vacation and Church? Funny funny! Exactly what I wanted for the "Christmas" spirit!

Typical from people who lean to the GARBAGE Old Party.
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:23 PM
 
Location: Great Falls, Montana
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Young people voted for Obama because they hated Bush and thought having a black man as president would be exciting. The bloom is coming off the rose and the young people will stay home in the upcoming elections. You need to shoot harder for the middle of the roaders.
Precisely .. and add to that the fact that the youngsters are now all wigged out over the fact that they are actually going to have to pay for something via Obamm-bamm's legislative agenda .. getting young voters next time around will be an epic fail for either party on the next go 'round.
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:24 PM
 
Location: Lafayette, IN
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Is that why young people voted for him? How old are you? If you are under the age of 25, I will take that statement seriously. Otherwise, you have no idea at all.

You telling me to shoot for the middle while starting threads asking about Obamas vacation and Church? Funny funny! Exactly what I wanted for the "Christmas" spirit!

Typical from people who lean to the GARBAGE Old Party.
As I said to another poster here, can't we keep these debates civil? Resorting to name calling is rather immature and only makes it so that it's harder to take you seriously. I really hate seeing people from either side resorting to ad hominem attacks on one another; we should be debating, not acting like middle schoolers...
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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As I've said elsewhere, what you saw last election was a "children's crusade" unlikely to be repeated anytime soon.
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Old 12-25-2009, 08:25 PM
 
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As I said to another poster here, can't we keep these debates civil? Resorting to name calling is rather immature and only makes it so that it's harder to take you seriously. I really hate seeing people from either side resorting to ad hominem attacks on one another; we should be debating, not acting like middle schoolers...
I did not call the poster a name at all. There was no name calling to someone in specific.

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As I've said elsewhere, what you saw last election was a "children's crusade" unlikely to be repeated anytime soon.
Ah, yes. So everyone will get up and vote Garbage Old Party?
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