Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

[kia027]

Re: Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-size: 17pt">Mi gwine haffi hav Kia hav ah wud wid yuh in di closet:</span>



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> mi not voting this year

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but the truth is vote in place like NYand california nuh really matter </div></div>

For the non voters, I hope they realise that when they go to the polls it is also for their local &amp; borough representatives where the individual has more access

as rich says the non voters stay home giving the special interests more power and then whine when dem noh get them way

[Gen]

Re: Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

i was <span style="font-size: 14pt">joking</span>, cause the idea of &quot;not voting&quot; is funny.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-size: 17pt">Mi gwine haffi hav Kia hav ah wud wid yuh in di closet:</span>



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> mi not voting this year

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[CeaBee]

Re: Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

eeh heeh. she come a cuss us off

[Gen]

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yes

[ILP]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so where is the new bird?

the problem with democracy as practiced int he US is that the voter turn out is so low that the election can be won on the back of special interests.
as this happens more and more the turn out gets lower and the special interests have more sway.
yuh si how there is a move on to supress voter turnout? </div></div>

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">eeh heeh. she come a cuss us off </div></div>

it was directed to the canadian who love tell people fi noh badda vote mi know de two a unno know betta dan dat

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so where is the new bird?

the problem with democracy as practiced int he US is that the voter turn out is so low that the election can be won on the back of special interests.
as this happens more and more the turn out gets lower and the special interests have more sway.
yuh si how there is a move on to supress voter turnout? </div></div>

The ppl haffee create de new bird, all dis while de bird is in de hand of the special interests as unno cawl it an dem basically a I tell de ppl (mainly black) fi guh fly a kite an dem nuh seem tuh mind it at all.

[Emperah]

Re: Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">eeh heeh. she come a cuss us off </div></div>

it was directed to the canadian who love tell people fi noh badda vote mi know de two a unno know betta dan dat </div></div>

Den mek unno nuh guh vote fe local ppl den an leff de presidential pawt blank?
Ar is dat wah dem would call a spwile vote?

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dahJahI</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
The ppl haffee create de new bird, all dis while de bird is in de hand of the special interests as unno cawl it an dem basically a I tell de ppl (mainly black) fi guh fly a kite an dem nuh seem tuh mind it at all. </div></div>

becase dem know sey black pl nuh bodda vote so why dem haffi cayta to dem?

[Emperah]

Re: Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dahJahI</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
The ppl haffee create de new bird, all dis while de bird is in de hand of the special interests as unno cawl it an dem basically a I tell de ppl (mainly black) fi guh fly a kite an dem nuh seem tuh mind it at all. </div></div>

becase dem know sey black pl nuh bodda vote so why dem haffi cayta to dem? </div></div>

Didn't 96% of the blk population vote fi Obama last time?

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Emperah_dahJahI</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Didn't 96% of the blk population vote fi Obama last time? </div></div>

no 96% of the black ppl <span style="font-weight: bold">who voted</span> voted for obama

overall voter turn out in the last general election in the US was 56%

for Black ppl the turn out was about 61% voted this was 5% higher than the usual

so if you break that down actually just about 50% of the black ppl eligible to vote actually voted for Obama.

[St_Bess]

Re: Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">eeh heeh. she come a cuss us off </div></div>

it was directed to the canadian who love tell people fi noh badda vote mi know de two a unno know betta dan dat </div></div>

Aye sah - empty barrell mek the most nise - fe dem election process so dull to rah rah dem all but tek over. All dem have to do is to cast dem vote fe MITT. Can you believe a [censored] grown man name MITT. What is his real name?

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: St_Bess</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> What is his real name? </div></div>
WIllard

[Gen]

Re: Anyone watching the Democratic National Convention

<span style="font-style: italic">exhibit A -idotic fringedweller</span>





CHARLOTTE, N.C. — <span style="font-weight: bold">A 21-year-old Charlotte man has been arrested by the Secret Service for allegedly posting threats to kill President Barack Obama on Twitter.</span>

Authorities said Donte Jamar Sims was detained Wednesday. The Secret Service says <span style="font-weight: bold">Sims posted messages including one that said, “Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening!”</span> on Monday morning, two days before Obama arrived in Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention.

Investigators say Sims told them he hated the president and was high on marijuana when he made the posts. When he found out he was being arrested, he wrote a written apology.

It wasn't immediately known if Sims had a lawyer. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics...3#ixzz25pFOXPkV

[Wendy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Unlike some people in our community, I can NOT afford to be sooooooo jaded that i am willing tuh cut my own throat to spite my face.

Dis is one of di reason why Black people are taken for granted. Many ah wi have checked out of the process and have forgotten how to come together as a block. Some of us can't see past out Blackness, in other words, anything that is non-Black is automatically evil, and anything Black is totally in our corner. Sorry, I am one who tink for myself and do not subscribe to any so-called Leader. I vote base on issues, not name recognition. No permanent political friends, only permanent political interest. Some of these same Caribbean folks out there, that make the most noise, don’t even bother to go out and cast their vote on things that will impact their lives, now and in the future. They don’t even tek di time tuh understand di ramifications, of their inactions. Some ah wi make ah lotta noise an noh follow it up wid positive actions.

How foolish is that?

Mi tek voting very serious, too many people died fi it. Yes, mi know is ah cliche. One clueless ooman pan dis board, actually told mi, &quot;noh badda com wid dat foolishness inna har ears&quot;.

Now mi ah step dung offa mi soap-box. </div></div>


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