I sat next to an AZ Republican today

[emsimon33]

Flying between San Diego and Phoenix, I struck up a conversation with my seat mate. The conversation turned to politics when she asked if I was voting for Meg for governor of California. As the conversation progressed, I expressed with disappointment with Obama, said that I had planned to sit out the election because of Obama's betrayal and that of so many other Democrats but finally caved in.

The lady then told me she was a Republican and she defended Obama!!!!! However, when I asked if under any circumstances she would vote for him or a Democrat, she said no. She almost didn't vote in the 2008 election because of Palin but she would simply have not voted rather than vote for a Democrat.

This is only one incident but it reinforces my disappointment with Obama who plays to the very voters who would never vote for him!

Now how dumb is that!

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[Uben]

2. Who's betraying the Dem party most?

Obama or you? I think Obama is voting.

Not really trying to rag on you, it just seems kinda ironic you talking about Obama's betrayal, but you are not gonna vote. To me, not voting is the same as not caring. In my 55 yrs, I have never missed a vote and I have never voted for a republican. Yeah, I've held my nose before while voting, but I always vote. Please don't sit this election out. I'm not sure my heart could stand to weather another republican administration right now.

[vaberella]

5. I think these posters think they're punishing Obama or the Dem party.

In reality they are punishing themselves and other citizens. When they do so... I don't want to hear any complaints after the election.

[Historic NY]

15. They will whine 24/7 about the outcome...there are no do over's or time outs folks.

[treestar]

31. Exactly!

Rather foolish.

[SharonAnn]

39. If she doesn't/didn/t vote and you do/did, then Obama is up by one vote!

[Fruittree]

3. What exactly is "Obama's betrayal"...?

Is it the fact that he has to work in a real world not in a fantasy one? I'm a Democrat and I support Obama...I don't like to write angry things but people need to get over their feeling that Obama is their own personal President - he's the President to everyone and so has to work on an agenda that benefits the majority and has to work with the reality of a 24/7 opposition news cycle and an almost 100% opposition party who've been playing politics since he was elected. You need to wake up to reality before we lose what we have.

[vaberella]

4. Circular conversation. I think your post is ridiculously dumb & useless.

You and the Repub can sit on your ass...I got people to get out to vote.

[sellitman]

6. Your stand is petulant and self defeating

All it will do is help the wrong side. You will not get voting perfection ever.

Short sighted and childish is your stance.

[rbilancia]

7. Sitting out the election because of not getting purity is what is DUMB !

[stlsaxman]

8. "...voting for Meg for governor of California?" did you say "No- 'cause i live in WA"???

anyone can look at your profile and see you don't even LIVE there... (if THAT'S even true).

i smell bullshit... oh- it's your post!

:troll:

[Champion Jack]

9. hmmmm, something doesn't smell right here......

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. Oy vey

Real fucking useless post. Blech.

Not very helpful at this time.

[Diamonique]

11. No matter how you feel about Obama,...

... you don't diss a Democratic president while talking to a Republican!

[kjackson227]

23. +1

[a la izquierda]

12. I sat in a room with 6 other women...

all staunch liberals. You know, the "fucking retards" or whatever Rahm called us. Anyway, as aggravated as we all are with Obama, because of the failure of healthcare, the failure to help the GLBT community, the failure to help the poor in a meaningful way...there are many, many positives that Obama has accomplished, and that he needs a solid Democratic majority to continue to work on. So we sat, one afternoon, and wrote cards out, and sent them to women all over the country, urging them to vote.

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[Mass]

14. So, dont complain about having Rossi as senator. (or Fiorina)

LOL. Some people want to enable the GOP.

You must have felt so great dissing Obama with a Repub.

And as a woman, how do you feel enabling all these men who think you should keep your rapist's baby? No self-respecting woman should sit this election, particularly when the choice is between a pro-choice woman and some dinosaur.

[stray cat]

16. And her vote is equal in value to your own

[nykym]

17. If you don't vote.

You lose your right to whine.

[Grown2Hate]

18. INCREDIBLY dumb. I can't even EXPRESS how stupid...

UNREC.

[zulchzulu]

19. Admitting you're an idiot is the first step to becoming less stupid n/t

[vaberella]

21. !

:rofl:

[Phx_Dem]

20. Sounds like two perfect seat mates.

:puke:

[frazzled]

26. You beat me to that line

A pox on both their houses, I guess.

[Phx_Dem]

38. Great minds think alike.

B-)

[handmade34]

22. dumb is not voting

[kjackson227]

24. Soo, during the entire time you sat with the Republican...

you couldn't find ONE good thing regarding Obama that you could discuss with her??? You must've really come down hard on the president for a Republican to feel they had to defend him to you.

[jillan]

25. If she is an Az republican - why would she vote for Meg? Did you ask her if she was going to vote

for Brewer? That's what I want to know.


As far as your disappointment with Obama - that's your problem. As far as that lady - anytime a repug sits out an election is fine with me.

[Tsiyu]

27. Were you being a suckup or what?

A Republican won't vote for a Democrat?

how shocking!

You wasted our time.

[MadMaddie]

28. Hmmmmmmm

What's dumb is for you to expect DU folks to believe this story. If you are a real Democratic supporter, for us to believe that you would sit out an election which may run Palin against President Obama........well, you must think we are :silly:

I noticed you didn't mention any of his successes but I suppose those dont' count because they are not specific to your agenda that's if you have a Democratic agenda.

[cliffordu]

29. I think if you claim you aren't going to vote

you shouldn't be able to post here.

[Raine1967]

30. *ding* It's in my DNA

I must totally agree.

I am compelled to agree. It's in my DNA


Democratic Naturally Always

[Monk06]

32. This is a typical Repug canard. Met a democrat on a plane who feels betrayed by Obama.

Tell you what why don't you and your Republican
lady friend both sit out the election.

Betrayed by Obama, what infantile hogwash.

[babylonsister]

33. You got the reaction here you deserved. Think about it. nt

[bigwillq]

34. Why would you not vote for local folks

that may be doing a good job? If you don't want to vote for your Senator or Congressperson, fine, but to not vote at all doesn't make sense if there's actually some folks on your ballot that are doing a good job.

[Mimosa]

35. You have to vote local, at least.

You must vote in your state. Not to do so is irresponsible. Jerry Brown is a good man.

[otohara]

36. She Sat Next To A DINO

you're sitting out this election?

[Ikonoklast]

37. Then don't vote.

You show those Democrats that they are not the boss of you!


But be willing to live with the consequences of your decision.

[MajPayne2]

40. More dumb shit

:wtf:

[lunatica]

41. Did she talk you into voting for Republicans?

Maybe you found a soulmate.

[Think82]

42. VOTE you moron! You need to stop whining and read this:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17