evanslf

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As an non-American I am intrigued by the modus operandi of current elections!!

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 9 Nov 12

I was following the current presidential elections on CNN here in India. What was pretty surprising for me is that even before any results were formally announced, the TV channels gave their projections and based on it Mitt Romney...

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evanslf In the US, election officials tend to release the latest data whilst counting is going on, sometimes they do this on a 15 minutes basis. Therefore, once the polls close and the counting begins, the TV stations show the updates, with 10%, 20%, 50%, 90% of...

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It was immigration, stupid!!!

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 7 Nov 12

Who really saw this coming? I didn't. But, exist polls showed that 71% of Latinos voted for Obama. Today many republicans are saying that they need to open up on immigration, which is what Bush tried to do in 2001 before 9/11....

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evanslf The Republicans can win another election whilst ignoring the latino vote, except that by doing so, they simply make it harder for themselves. However, they won't be able to win another election if they keep on upsetting numerous constituencies in addition to...

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Taming The Beasts From What I've Started

Bluebell18 @Bluebell18 (636) • United States 8 Nov 12

Dear MyLotters, Yesterday I started a discussion in politics about our re-elected president. This turned into a mudslinging fest that is still continuing to divide all of us. I said some very nasty things about the losing...

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evanslf i think you are perfectly right to have your opinions and you should express them. Nor should you get put off and decide to withdraw from contributing to MyLot. Indeed, you should defend your opinions robustly, but avoid name calling and insults at all costs....

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Name Calling and other PC Issues

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 8 Nov 12

Recently I posted a discussion calling the leftists IDIOTS. I did so and I will not apologize for it. I responded today to a discussion against the right that called us haters, and when the poster tried to apologize for it in...

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evanslf Sadly people are too intolerant these days, they have become too tribal, too set in their views, thinking that they and only they are right and demonising the other side. This has therefore led to a decline in political debate. I am a Dem supporter, but I try...

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Now that Obama is more flexible, which way will he bend?

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16677) • Boston, Massachusetts 8 Nov 12

Just as Obama told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, he has more flexibility after this election. How will he use it? Obama could use his flexibility and the security that comes from not having to worry about another election...

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evanslf i think obama will be in a stronger position with the GOP now, he will insist on taxes for those earning more than $250,000 going up, after all he campaigned on this platform. I suspect he will play hardball and use the bully pulpit of the presidency. I...

9 Nov 12

How much do you know about Republican and Democrat ideologies?

bloggeroo @bloggeroo (2167) • Philippines 2 Nov 12

I'm curious esp. for myLot members from the U.S. How much do you know about the ideologies of the Republican and Democrat parties? For a non-American, I'm surprised when people get lost in their own arguments by expecting...

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evanslf At heart, the key divide between left and right is that the former believe that Government intervention can help improve economies and society, whilst the latter believe that Government intervention will do harm and that Government's role should be as small as...

3 Nov 12

Some predict a Romney landslide..I wonder if that is possible

stary1 @stary1 (6611) • United States 2 Nov 12

I keep hearing a few say Romney will win in a landslide but all polls seem to indicate it is a very very close race. I would be shocked if Romney won in a landslide and wonder if there is even a slight possibility....

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evanslf There will be no landslide either way. The US is too politically divided for that. Whoever wins will win narrowly. The polls point to a dead-heat US-wide, but in the Electoral College (EC), point to a narrow(ish) Obama win. At this point, difficult to see...

3 Nov 12

If Mitt Romney wins the presidency, what kind of president do you think he’ll be

sirnose @sirnose (2436) • United States 3 Nov 12

I've been following this coronation show and if you believe the news media it’s anyone’s race, but we won’t know until it’s over Tuesday night hopefully. With Mitt Romney’s flip-flopping on one issue after the other I...

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evanslf Truth is it is impossible to say what kind of president he would be. Will it be Moderate Mitt or Severe Conservative Mitt? Well we just don't know, do we? My hunch is that he would prefer to govern as Moderate Mitt but that he has been forced to take up Severe...

3 Nov 12

Which Country is more politically correct?

bettymarie @bettymarie (125) • United States 27 Oct 12

I was born and raised here in the USA, and now I'm starting to see how things truly are. Politics is turning into a joke, bankruptcy is a constant occurance, our Government changes things back and forth and often needs a "bailout"...

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evanslf I must admit, when you mentioned 'politically correct', I got the impression you were talking about people 'saying the right thing' not to offend anyone, the UK is one of the most politically correct countries around these days! But your discussion is more...

27 Oct 12

10 days out - so who do you think is going to win?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 27 Oct 12

Well folks we've only got 10 days to go til the US Presidential election. Seems that the polls indicate that Romney and Obama are virtually tied overall but that Obama has a small stubborn lead in the key states in the Electoral...

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What do you think of love

paopaotang @paopaotang (54) • China 27 Oct 12

There are some friends around me, they start a relationship with someone is the purpose of marriage. In other words, if they find they don't have the possibility of marrige with someone because of some external factors, such as...

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evanslf love is not easy to find but i understand your friends view. Why try to get in a relationship if distance is a problem, if the age difference is too great, if the man in question is unhappily married but trapped because he has children, will you love him then?...

27 Oct 12

US and non US people and their impression of president Obama.

bryanwmc @bryanwmc (1051) • Malaysia 18 Oct 12

Here is a poser for both US and non US citizens about Obama.What do you think of this president,did he do a good job this past 4 years or did he screw up things and made it worst ? Or do you think that one term isn't enough time...

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evanslf I think Obama has provided a refreshing change, a sensible leader, who is rational, not dangerous like GW Bush, not sleazy like Clinton, not senile like Reagan, in many ways perhaps the best leader since G H Bush (the elder Bush) who was much maligned but not...

27 Oct 12

Wondering...

Ladycwells @Ladycwells (96) • United States 19 Oct 12

When President Obama won the last election, how did republicans feel and how is that weighing in on this election? For example: His birth certificate. After many, many hot debates and fear, he still won, still stayed in office and...

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evanslf I think Democrats fear that if Romney gets in, then a move will be made against abortion, maybe not immediately, but by appointing another conservative supreme court justice, tilting the court which will then ban abortion down the road. As far as...

27 Oct 12

Politics at the pump

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 21 Oct 12

I do not know how it has been in other areas but here gas has miraculously gone down. ( I am not complaining by the way) There has been quite a debate as to whether this is legitimate or a political ploy by the...

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evanslf Oil prices are pretty difficult for any one government to control, the price largely depends on the cost of crude on the markets, and the markets gyrate depending on whether it is predicted there will be a tightening of supply, a possible war / flashpoint, a...

27 Oct 12

Socialize Health Care UK Style (this even shocked me)

andy77e @andy77e (5156) • United States 25 Oct 12

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9591814/Patients-starve-and-die-of-thirst-on-hospital-wards.html UK NHS health care is so wonderful so great, so awesome. Seriously, listen to this. This is sick... even I, being...

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evanslf All systems have their problems, their inefficiencies and their failings. The UK healthcare system is undoubtedly not perfect and nor are others. Apparently France has the best system, according to a study I read recently. What can be said though is that the...

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Apocalypse? Um...Not quite

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 14 Oct 10

Is the Earth coming to an end? Is this the Apocalypse? Um...Not quite. We aren't living in the Apocalypse, we are living in a media induced Crock-o-lypse. The media blares in our ears every scrap of ratings inducing bad news...

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evanslf newspapers and news channels need to hype things up to make money. Hence the factual balanced reporting of news has gone out of the window - instead we get sensationalism, poorly researched stories, exaggeration, etc, etc. There is the often quoted saying 'no...

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Students say No! to increased university tuition fees!

NatashaBird @NatashaBird (640) 12 Oct 10

Students of britain (and anywhere else, join the cause) say No to a potential tripling of university fees, proposed by the government as part of spending cuts. Barely out of a recession and with the highest unemployment rate in...

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evanslf I also think that the proposed doubling, if not trippling, of uni tuition fees is not acceptable as it will likely deter the poorer students from going to university. That said, I think there is a case for students to pay some fees - as they currently do - to...

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I Can't See What Is Wrong With This

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 4 Oct 10

In my opinion, it's about time the richest in society had benefits withdrawn. I find it obscene that certain factions of the media think that parents earning £75,000 between them are virtually on the poverty line. It's...

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evanslf I understand why the government is doing this, but also understand why people are complaining as well. What would have been fairer would have been to use the household income not the blunt instrument of one person being a higher rate taxpayer automatically...

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Politicians putting off important work until after elections

flpoolbum @flpoolbum (2978) • United States 30 Sep 10

This is a little news item that I saw on my Yahoo! page (although it's about the United States government, I could be applied to all governments that believe in Democracy.): U.S. Congress punts tough choice until after...

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evanslf Too often in politics, politicians avoid taking tough decisions until the election is safely out of the way. In this case, passing a bill extending the tax cuts except for those at the top of the income scale should be a no-brainer - it would help rally the...

1 Oct 10

How much do you have to make to be considered "Middle Class"?

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 27 Sep 10

I was listening to a radio show this afternoon, and a women called in talking about how upset she was with the country and her financial situation. She was so upset because our country was paying for programs that she would never...

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evanslf I think there is a difference between middle class and middle income. $200000 is certainly not middle income, if not rich, then it is certainly well off. In any case, middle class, as the term is traditionally understood, does not refer solely to income, but...

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