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2010-02-08 Home Front: Politix

Tancredo supplies "Red Meat" for Tea Party Convention - Was it problematic?

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-02-08 11:21|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Had a big argument with Mrs. Uluque about what Trancredo meant when she heard him say the other night on ABC that illiterate people voted for Obama. It seems she knows people who voted for Obama who also know how to read and write. "They're not illiterate," she said, "they just wanted change."

But what kind of change? Did they really want socialism? That's what I like to ask these people. Do they even know what socialism is?

There are different kinds of illiteracy. We know that a lot of otherwise intelligent people are computer illiterate. I think what Trancredo was saying is there are otherwise intelligent people who are blissfully unaware many of the political issues facing us these days. They are the political illiterate. I'm not an expert myself but I do know that you can't overcome that kind of a problem by watching Katie Couric or scanning the headlines of the daily rag because they're just not gonna tell you much of anything.

whimper. If only Trancredo had a deeper voice. Then even Mrs. Uluque would listen to him. He says the right things but he just doesn't have the gravitas.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-02-08 12:11|| 2010-02-08 12:11|| Front Page Top

#2 No...no, I think he meant that they couldn't read or write. And a measurable percentage probably couldn't.
Leftist 'Heroes' often do pull that block of votes.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-02-08 12:23|| 2010-02-08 12:23|| Front Page Top

#3 You don't have to be alive, let alone speak American, to vote Democrat.

Posted by Excalibur 2010-02-08 13:18|| 2010-02-08 13:18|| Front Page Top

#4 I know, I know. bigjim and Excalibur your points are well taken. I'm not arguing that we don't have illegal aliens and dead people voting for Obama. But here in Kaliphornia you meet actual people who have been to actual colleges (I know, they're Kaliphornia colleges with liberal arts degrees, but still...) who actually voted for Obama. I know these people read because I've caught them myself with the LA Times. You see people driving Priuses with Obama bumper stickers. I'm pretty sure these people know how to read and they're not illegal or dead either (at least from the head down they're not).

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-02-08 14:28|| 2010-02-08 14:28|| Front Page Top

#5 But what kind of change? Did they really want socialism? That's what I like to ask these people. Do they even know what socialism is?

I've asked numerous people those exact questions. The ones that will answer generally say they did not want socialism. They are also rarely ever able to define what socialism is.

The ones that will admit they wanted socialism (and there have been a few) admit that from what they have seen so far they do not like it, and don't want anymore. And then, some of the people I ask these questions of become quite hostile.

Posted by ToeJam Football 2010-02-08 14:44|| 2010-02-08 14:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Smart is usually considers analogous to IQ. There are IQs in many areas but tests only look at a subset of about 4 classes. Of these 4 somehow the average of 100 is arrived at.....
Then you consider the bell curve.... somebuddy like Tom is about 140ish on the bell curve ...
that means.... 99 percent of the people are dumber than him and %70 of the people dam sure look dumb to him. Dumb being conflated with stupid and illiterate... Yeah... most of the voters will seem illiterate to Tom.

Folks at at the 160 or higher point on the bell curve realize it's just a curve... there is no right or wrong just grey.... but don't see that the rest can't see their view...

At 200 + these folks only have small bits in common with the rest of the human race. We are all morons to them.. If you can play them a fair game of chess or something they will appreciate you as they feel for that instant of the game some commonality with the human race ...

Let's be honest ... were all human... and therefor nutz on some scale or other....

Posted by 3dc 2010-02-08 23:28|| 2010-02-08 23:28|| Front Page Top

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