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2012-11-04 Home Front: Politix

Iranian-Americans Hold Unique View of US Election

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Posted by Au Auric 2012-11-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I gotta disagree. I live in an area that has a major Iranian population (San Fernando Valley) Almost to a person they are passionate in their support for Romney. Signs in shop windows. Bumper stickers...etc everywhere.
Unless they are totally faking it, I have to think their support for Romney is well over 80-90%.
Most are ex-pats who fled a totalitarian system being imposed in Iran and aren't eager to experience life under another such administration here in the US.
Very conservative people for the most part.

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2012-11-04 00:30|| 2012-11-04 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Mikey, I think many of those Iranians in the Valley are also Jewish.

Posted by Penguin 2012-11-04 09:29|| 2012-11-04 09:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I work with an ex-Iranian who fought against the Iraqis then got thrown in the slammer for punching out a revolutionary guard guy who wanted a customer in his restaurant to cover her face. After 30 days he was pardoned for his war efforts and they threw him out of prison. In the snow. Naked. He's Christian.

He's really excited about voting - his first time. He knows who to vote for the White House, but said he needs to study up on all the other choices he has to make. He knows more American History than most high school civics student.

Interesting - he says the Iranians do not recognize his US citizenship and would arrest him if he went back. But he has no interest in going back. Ever. Works his tail off and says he owes this Country "everything".

Vote for Obama? Notachance.

Posted by Bobby 2012-11-04 16:49|| 2012-11-04 16:49|| Front Page Top

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