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**RlUbQU3R** · 02-02-2012, 03:02 PM

I was wondering when you would catch on. When I started responding to your responses I realized all we were getting were three different opinions and not too many facts. I decided it was an exercise in futility and I don't think any of us would think less of you if you decided the same. I don't think anyone's thought process is going to change by our responses and come this November we will know for sure.

I disagree, Homey, at least in part. Sure, some of what the list maker wrote is opinion. It was meant to incite, not inform. But a lot of it is just plain lies. Energy prices are NOT doubling. Obama hasn't started any wars. We are not crippled by inflation. Gas is not $5 a gallon. There are no death panels -- even though some of us think maybe there should be ...

In October and November of last year my dad's oncologist ordered two infusions of a medication to strengthen his bones. They cost $10,000 each. Eight days after the second one, my dad was dead. Everyone knew my dad was dying. The only thing that medication strengthened was the doctor's and the pharmaceutical company's pockets.

But that's off the topic.

I recently heard a comedian complain that the right is trying to run against a president who doesn't exist. They make stuff up about Obama and his policies and then rely on ignoramuses to repeat it. When good people like you -who are predisposed to trusting conservatives - hear these lies over and over, you might disregard the most ridiculous of them, but the sheer volume of noise means that some of it will stick.

I am all for you deciding who to vote for, whether it's the same guy I support, or someone else. I just want you to base your vote on reality.

02-02-2012, 03:02 PM	#23
RlUbQU3R Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 582 Senior Member	I was wondering when you would catch on. When I started responding to your responses I realized all we were getting were three different opinions and not too many facts. I decided it was an exercise in futility and I don't think any of us would think less of you if you decided the same. I don't think anyone's thought process is going to change by our responses and come this November we will know for sure. I disagree, Homey, at least in part. Sure, some of what the list maker wrote is opinion. It was meant to incite, not inform. But a lot of it is just plain lies. Energy prices are NOT doubling. Obama hasn't started any wars. We are not crippled by inflation. Gas is not $5 a gallon. There are no death panels -- even though some of us think maybe there should be ... In October and November of last year my dad's oncologist ordered two infusions of a medication to strengthen his bones. They cost $10,000 each. Eight days after the second one, my dad was dead. Everyone knew my dad was dying. The only thing that medication strengthened was the doctor's and the pharmaceutical company's pockets. But that's off the topic. I recently heard a comedian complain that the right is trying to run against a president who doesn't exist. They make stuff up about Obama and his policies and then rely on ignoramuses to repeat it. When good people like you -who are predisposed to trusting conservatives - hear these lies over and over, you might disregard the most ridiculous of them, but the sheer volume of noise means that some of it will stick. I am all for you deciding who to vote for, whether it's the same guy I support, or someone else. I just want you to base your vote on reality.
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