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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 05:28 PM Nov 2015

Old White Man Anger Is The Only Thing That Motivates Republican Voters

If there’s one motivating factor behind the average Republican’s vote, it’s anger. And thats not necessarily a good thing, considering most of that anger is drummed up by the right-wing media machine for ratings.

Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss this.

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Old White Man Anger Is The Only Thing That Motivates Republican Voters (Original Post) GoLeft TV Nov 2015 OP
Doesnt just drum up repubs. randys1 Nov 2015 #1
I am an old white man and the only thing that motivates me is all the LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #2
I call them "COWGIRLS"... but not to their faces Fritz Walter Nov 2015 #3
Hey, I'm an old white guy and I'm neither angry nor right wing, enough with the stereotyping.. Augiedog Nov 2015 #4
I remember getting a ride to a Democratic Party meeting murielm99 Nov 2015 #7
I'm 52 + White + Male tzar paul Nov 2015 #5
Very Old Angry White Guy... Thespian2 Nov 2015 #6
This is also the people who respond to phone polls.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #8

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
3. I call them "COWGIRLS"... but not to their faces
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 05:53 PM
Nov 2015
Conservative
Old
White
Guys
Impotently
Raging about
Losing
Superiority.

G could also mean Geezers
S could also mean Sensibility

The reason I don't call them this acronym to their faces is that they might be packing heat, especially where Conceal Carry, Stand Your Ground and other ludicrous laws have become so prevalent.

OK, for that matter, you can also apply these if the need suits you:

Ludicrous
Shit

Augiedog

(2,548 posts)
4. Hey, I'm an old white guy and I'm neither angry nor right wing, enough with the stereotyping..
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 08:40 PM
Nov 2015

I'm, politically, somewhere to the right of Bernie and the left of Hilary. Just because my skin color is that of a Caucasian, that I'm no longer militarily draftable, and my temperament is just fine thank you (except when I see things like Donald the trumpet vie for the presidency) it does not follow that I'm categorically some auto defined lunatic from the far right. I own no guns, don't have a bunker or an attack dog, I'm educated, have children and like lots of different things that you may or may not approve of. I don't define you by your appearance, unless you wear something that pushes an agenda. lets not discard all older white folk just because faux news seems to appeal to those folk from the old confederacy.

murielm99

(30,741 posts)
7. I remember getting a ride to a Democratic Party meeting
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 01:42 AM
Nov 2015

with one of my friends, an older white guy. I called the republicans, "the party of old, white men." He became very angry with me.

He said he was an old white man. He had never voted for a repubbie in his life. His wife, a Democrat, was married to an old, white man, and she was happy.

I guess I should have kept my mouth shut.

p.s. My husband is 71.

Thespian2

(2,741 posts)
6. Very Old Angry White Guy...
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 01:29 AM
Nov 2015

I am an FDR progressive...DLC,TURD WAY, DNC are the destructive forces in the Democratic party...the current non-leadership once again defines the Democratic Establishment...LOSERS...

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
8. This is also the people who respond to phone polls....
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:53 AM
Nov 2015

I heard some young guy tonight say, "Hillary is #1 with a dial tone."

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