I remember Hannity would do this (something like "man on the street").... it is easy to find people who are uninformed. But that is what entertainment is about... finding something to laugh at.
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rogergarrison Member
Posts: 49601 From: A Western Caribbean Island/ Columbus, Ohio Registered: Apr 99
I listened to that last nite in the car coming home. It was hilarious...i dont know how many times I spit out my soda laughing. It wasnt just 'picked out ' people, I hear the same crap every day from people myself. Having it on tape just proves two things to me...1- you can tell anyone anything you want and a percentage will believe you without question, 2- people voting for Obama (AGAIN) are mostly absolute morons. One of the things i liked was when they asked if they thought the republicans have Ryan running was to get the black vote (insinuating he was black) and they said yes...obviously not even knowing what race Ryan is. Im still laughing just thinking about these people. It was better than an episode of Saturday Nite Live.
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Pyrthian Member
Posts: 29569 From: Detroit, MI Registered: Jul 2002
always love when Stern questions the "public". America Gots Talent. and Stern knows how to spot it. both real and insipid. the Homeless Game was always a treat.
if the show was based in Georgia you'd get the same thing, on the other side. we all know which way NY is going. I can line up idiots for either side a mile long.
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texasfiero Member
Posts: 4674 From: Houston, TX USA Registered: Jun 2003
if the show was based in Georgia you'd get the same thing, on the other side. we all know which way NY is going. I can line up idiots for either side a mile long.
No...you wouldn't.
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
meanwhile, at a Romney event, Obama supporters protest:
I heard that one too, lmfao. Falling off the chair lmao. When asked how Obama paid for the phones, she didnt know..." I dont know how.... just..... hes the President."
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Tony Kania Member
Posts: 20794 From: The Inland Northwest Registered: Dec 2008
True, but let's be honest, every one of those people were still better informed than any of the people from the Stern interviews.
More importantly, even the few dumb Republicans still say they do not want to be taken care of by the government and that they would rather do for themselves.
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
More importantly, even the few dumb Republicans still say they do not want to be taken care of by the government and that they would rather do for themselves.
Don't forget....they vote based on the color of the person's skin. Oh, and the one guy is on welfare... hmm, no problem taking an hand-out, eh?
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
In fairness, absolutely. Jon Stewart, as an example, could do a bit where he stuck a microphone in conservative's faces, asked them questions, and got some lame answers.
So I don't take these kinds of things as representative of the group at large. We have WAY too big a country to be able to define Obama supporters as mostly alike, and Romney supporters as mostly alike, either.
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texasfiero Member
Posts: 4674 From: Houston, TX USA Registered: Jun 2003
informed? Well, that is stretching it, isn't it? I heard a lot of bible thumbing, and heck... even a few racist comments!
Maybe, but none of that has anything to do with being informed. I didn't say WELL informed, but for starts they knew Obama is a muslim, which means they know more about him than any of the people from NY!
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82-T/A [At Work] Member
Posts: 25516 From: Florida USA Registered: Aug 2002
As bad as you think that is... the people in this interview actually KNEW why they were voting for Obama.
Most of them voted that way because they wanted to protect marriage as being between a man and a woman, others because they support the right to bare arms, and others because they disliked Obamacare. Sad, but quite honestly, the people in this video were WAAAAY more knowlegable than the people in Howard Stern's interviews.
People should not need a licence to vote they should be required to hbe at a certain IQ to be allowed to vote... I'm sorry but Id you cant at least tell the racial difference between the 2 candidates Let alone there religious beliefs and such.. You should not be standing in a voting booth..
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
Heh, like all the people that voted FOR Obama because of his skin color are any better. Sheeeesh
Voting for/against someone because of the color of their skin is wrong. Yet, here, it seems to be ok, if those people are white, from the South, love God and guns. That is just sad.
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
Well, I know of people with very high IQs who vote for all the wrong reasons....
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Originally posted by pontiackid86:
People should not need a licence to vote they should be required to hbe at a certain IQ to be allowed to vote... I'm sorry but Id you cant at least tell the racial difference between the 2 candidates Let alone there religious beliefs and such.. You should not be standing in a voting booth..
Well, I know of people with very high IQs who vote for all the wrong reasons....
Yea but this whole "he black I'm back thats why I voted for him" crap is just bullshit and he was almost gaurenteed the election because of this reason along with the other minority's.. (not trying to sound like a biggiot here)
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
Yea but this whole "he black I'm back thats why I voted for him" crap is just bullshit and he was almost gaurenteed the election because of this reason along with the other minority's.. (not trying to sound like a biggiot here)
It has to be said that, "he is black, so that is why I didn't vote for him" is crap also.
It was a historical event that a person of color was elected President. There is something to be said for that...
It has to be said that, "he is black, so that is why I didn't vote for him" is crap also.
It was a historical event that a person of color was elected President. There is something to be said for that...
Very true as well.. I'll admit i voted for him because I really thought he could have fixed things and 4 years we really haven't gone anywhere except towards his agenda for this country.. There is a simple fix to all of this that everyone just keeps beating around because they dont want to face it... We need to do away with a lot of the non security expenses this country had incurred..
Yea but this whole "he black I'm back thats why I voted for him" crap is just bullshit and he was almost gaurenteed the election because of this reason along with the other minority's.. (not trying to sound like a biggiot here)
Don't forget the white guilt vote as well. A lot of whities out here who have been sold on the idea they owe the black folk something
Don't forget the white guilt vote as well. A lot of whities out here who have been sold on the idea they owe the black folk something
Lol dont even get me started on that.. The thought that we owe the black community for something that happened litterley almost 100+ years ago is foolish.. for one what dont they have.. The sports industry the entertainment industry. politics the white house, and there's still all this kill whity crap out there.. Lets not forget it was because of a white man that they have the freedoms to have the things they do today.. And racism really does only exist in parts of the country where people refuse to let go of the old ways and in stupid ass kids that wana bee all country like and really dont understand what the rebel flag was all about.. What people dont see is martin Luther king jr's dream is so close to being reality For one example I have more minority friends than I do white friends For every friend I have thats white I have about 2 minority friends.. my best friend's are an asian and an african, 60+ years ago i probable would have gotten the belt just for befriending someone outside of my race. Again not trying to sound like a biggiot here but the facts dont lie..
Originally posted by Taijiguy: Don't forget the white guilt vote as well. A lot of whities out here who have been sold on the idea they owe the black folk something
and many who are not.
I am educated, well employed, white guy who is somewhat racist, and would STILL choose "the black guy" over Rmoney.
and being a new family to the US, owe the "black man" nothing, an in fact - our family had WHITE slaves.
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Toddster Member
Posts: 20871 From: Roswell, Georgia Registered: May 2001
Well, I know of people with very high IQs who vote for all the wrong reasons....
Intelligence has nothing to do with values. Stalin was intelligent. Hitler was intelligent.
If you want to measure a man you need to look at his value system....which brings us full circle to the point, if you value taking thing other people worked for and giving them to different people who didn't work for them, your values are un-American.
Voting for/against someone because of the color of their skin is wrong. Yet, here, it seems to be ok, if those people are white, from the South, love God and guns. That is just sad.
I think what is being pointed out is more that these yahoos are evidently better informed and actually have a belief and know why they are voting. I do not see anybody here thinking race based voting is at all cool, or as you say, are OK with it. Well, some might but not the side of the isle you guys are pointing at.
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
Intelligence has nothing to do with values. Stalin was intelligent. Hitler was intelligent.
If you want to measure a man you need to look at his value system....which brings us full circle to the point, if you value taking thing other people worked for and giving them to different people who didn't work for them, your values are un-American.
Hmmm, maybe you need to look a little closer at Romney's values. Did you read the Rolling Stone article?
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