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Pendrench

(1,358 posts) Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:00 PM Jul 2012

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My 80 year old dad renewed his voter registration today...just so he could vote for Obama.

I stopped by to see my parents earlier today, and my dad (who probably hasn't voted in the last 20+ years) told me that he renewed his voter registration because he was sick of all the "teabaggers" and because of all the money that the Koch brothers are spending.

"They might be buying votes" he said, "but they sure as hell aren't going to buy mine!"

My dad is the best

Tim

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My 80 year old dad renewed his voter registration today...just so he could vote for Obama. (Original Post) Pendrench Jul 2012 OP

I love your 80 year old Dad! turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #1

+1 freshwest Jul 2012 #6

My kinda guy. lpbk2713 Jul 2012 #2

Good for your dad! femmocrat Jul 2012 #3

Hooray for your Dad! snacker Jul 2012 #4

Give you Dad a hug for me! warrior1 Jul 2012 #5

Give him a hug for me. That's wonderful. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #7

He should be getting lots of hugs. Paka Jul 2012 #8

Me too....... Smilo Jul 2012 #14

Thanks everyone :) n/t Pendrench Jul 2012 #9

If your state has some kind of ID requirements, make sure he has what he needs. drm604 Jul 2012 #10

Go Dad!!! goclark Jul 2012 #11

My dad is a Republican who I can occasionally get to vote Democratic AJTheMan Jul 2012 #12

Thanks for caring for the 99% of this country the 1% is ignoring judesedit Jul 2012 #13

Nice. AtomicKitten Jul 2012 #15

Good work. I hope he didn't tell the registrar he's voting for O Doctor_J Jul 2012 #16

turtlerescue1

(1,013 posts)

1. I love your 80 year old Dad!

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:04 PM

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AND his reasonings.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

6. +1

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:34 PM

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lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)

2. My kinda guy.

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:08 PM

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This is good to hear.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

3. Good for your dad!

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:09 PM

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snacker

(3,619 posts)

4. Hooray for your Dad!

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:15 PM

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warrior1

(12,325 posts)

5. Give you Dad a hug for me!

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:18 PM

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He sounds awesome!

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

7. Give him a hug for me. That's wonderful.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:36 PM

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Paka

(2,760 posts)

8. He should be getting lots of hugs.

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 08:52 PM

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I'm sending one your way with his name on it.

Smilo

(1,944 posts)

14. Me too.......

Reply to Paka (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 11:07 PM

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Pendrench

(1,358 posts)

9. Thanks everyone :) n/t

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 09:00 PM

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drm604

(16,230 posts)

10. If your state has some kind of ID requirements, make sure he has what he needs.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 09:04 PM

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goclark

(30,404 posts)

11. Go Dad!!!

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 09:06 PM

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AJTheMan

(288 posts)

12. My dad is a Republican who I can occasionally get to vote Democratic

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 09:20 PM

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But he would never vote for a Black man, or a woman. So I can usually get him to vote Democratic if a white man is running.

judesedit

(4,443 posts)

13. Thanks for caring for the 99% of this country the 1% is ignoring

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 10:07 PM

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You're the best, Dad!

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)

15. Nice.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 11:11 PM

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Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

16. Good work. I hope he didn't tell the registrar he's voting for O

Reply to Pendrench (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2012, 04:41 PM

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if so he'll likely be turned away in November

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