How funny it is to listen to all of you bashing “JenniferinTexas” because she takes a stand to not like a candidate for their political stand / instead of what gender they are. You all are the doing the exact same thing you accuse men or racists of doing in society. The fact as to whether either candidate is a man or awomen should have absolutely nothing to do with the stand you take politically or how you should vote. Apparently this is an issue for most of you since you focus on what gender the candidates are rather than their stand on issues.

This is how racists, chauvinist, and feminists work (not to mention religious bios). They put you on the defensive as to how you did or didn’t vote based on race/gender/religion and cast it in a light where YOU are the bad person for independent personal choice! Be damned how you really believe on an issue.

Let me clarify with an example, two candidates are running for office, one minority, one non-minority with differing opinions, but equal in validity.

Scenario 1: You are a non minority and vote for the non minority candidate because you agree with their stand.
result – You must be a racist because you voted for the non minority candidate, their political stand and/or ideas are beside the point.

Scenario 2: You are a minority and vote for the non minority candidate because you agree with their stand.
result – You are a traitor to the minority populous and with be shunned and discredited by them.

Scenario 3: You are a non minority and vote for the minority candidate even though you may disagree with their stand point. Why? Because portions of society force your voting (independent thinking, freedom of choice) into a box with blinders based on undeserved guilt.

Scenario 4: You are a minority and vote for the minority candidate because you want to vote for a minority. This helps you fit into the politically correct, unrealistic, idealistic arena. Their ideas by default should be in line with yours based solely on the fact that they are a minority, no need evaluate their political stand.

I realize there is another side to these scenarios in regards to the correct way of voting which I shouldn’t need to illustrate as you all should know them. If you think my opinion here is because I support Rick Perry you are wrong. I have read about both of these candidates and I do not like either of them, but I will make a decision who I am going to vote for based off of independence, free thinking, and political stance, not based off of political correctness and I urge “JenniferinTexas” to do the same. Don’t listen to the political correctness status quo…

Burton

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Debra Medina is within a few points of Kay and seems to be a pretty good candidate. I can’t say I’m an expert, since I don’t live in TX, but the women voters should take a look at her before they make up their minds to vote for one of the others.

Coakley did not keep her word. There have been MAJOR bloggers and editorials in papers about this, so don’t blame me for agreeing with them. Furthermore, the midnight show with the dancing and hugging with Mr. Obama turned me off so completely I would NEVER have voted for her. As I stated before, had she distanced herself from an administration whose ratings slip daily and from a sham bill that the MAJORITY of this country–Democrats, Republicans, and Independents–DO NOT WANT I would have voted for her and she would have won. Don’t blame me for a calling a spade a spade and PLEASE don’t blame lil’ ole me for her loss as I was one girl in a state far far away agreeing with many who said she ran a really bad campaign.

As far as women I have voted for, let’s just talk the last couple of years. Worked for Hillary Clinton BIG TIME, and then Sarah Palin. Won’t go into details put let’s just say I did my share plus a couple hundred other people’s share.

I am not going to comment anymore on the Kay vs. Rick fight to the finish, but I think she sealed her own fate with the vote and the No and then Yes thing she did on the banker stimulus deal-a-roony. We will just have to wait and see. If she loses, please don’t blame me because my advice would have been to tell the truth and never vote with Mr. Obama because his agenda is hurting this country and we–the people–don’t like it. Who knows, she may come clean and apologize and explain and I may even be able to support her….stranger things have happened.

oh, and Karen, “ranting” is a very very sexist term. very very.

Jennifer, you keep ranting that you have voted for women, but you have never named any of them. We can’t look into your voting record for you.

Not true. I vote for women ALL THE TIME…I can. For school boards, locals, regionals, state and national. I also have worked for many campaigns and other than Bill Clinton and Kerry they have all been women. It just seems to be getting harder and harder to find good people–men or women–to cast my vote for.

Question for you, would you vote for Nancy Pelosi or Donna Brazille?

Another question, wouldn’t women have a stronger voice if we voted for the best candidate and then held their feet to the fire? Sort of like AARP before it went obot….

Kay told us, Texans, to our face that she would NOT vote for the banker stimulus sham, and the DAY AFTER that meeting she voted FOR it. SHOCKING. I don’t understand why she did it. It would have been much more advantageous for her to tell us she was going to vote for it and explain why, because at least if I did not–and I do not–agree I would not have to call her a liar (and she is one).

And what I meant by the she voted with Washington 93% of the time is that on bills to spend money she voted YES 93% of the time–and we are talking PORK people. I was actually shocked that she did this because she slams Perry for being a big spender and she matches him dollar for dollar.

I guess my bottom line here is a hard one. They are both not good, but I just can’t get over that lie to my face by Kay. Why would I vote for someone who would do that? I just can’t do it.

And I know Janis is cursing me, and Amy disagrees, but I can’t. Maybe I will just sit it out. Like I said before, I would vote for any woman who was honest and had the good of the state at heart, but she isn’t running damn it.

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