A McCain Outpost in Blue Park Slope
Hey, don’t assume that Park Slope will go blue on November 4th. Four brownstones on 11th Street are adorned with McCain signs (though residents had to travel to New Jersey to get them). Writes the NY Times, “The election district that includes 11th Street has 643 registered voters: 51 of them Republicans, 452 Democrats, 23…
Hey, don’t assume that Park Slope will go blue on November 4th. Four brownstones on 11th Street are adorned with McCain signs (though residents had to travel to New Jersey to get them). Writes the NY Times, “The election district that includes 11th Street has 643 registered voters: 51 of them Republicans, 452 Democrats, 23 in other parties and 117 who did not list a party. That breakdown is echoed by the overwhelmingly Democratic makeup of Assembly District 52, as well as that of Brooklyn, which voted 79 percent for Senator John Kerry in 2004.” The McCain supporters are old school Slopers, writes the Times: residents from long before the Manhattan exodus who say the block was full of Roman Catholics and firemen when they arrived. But donkeys and elephants alike seem to be getting along: old and new, Obama and McCain-lovers. As one Democratic neighbor said about his neighbor’s signs, “To me, that says the person’s possibly open to some dialogue.
An Outpost in the Blue Sea of Brooklyn [NY Times]
Photo by moralesdirect.
Obama is unlike anyone who has ever been elected president. I think he will be a shock to everyone. Liberal, Consevative, White, and Black. I think it is because he is none of those things and all of them at the same time.
But we need to be shocked. This is a transformative moment. So all of you change-adverse out there, buckle your seat belts! We have never seen anything like this. I’m already planning my real estate moves in Cuba next year.
“His entire agenda is based on raising taxes on individuals and businesses that are the most successful. His campaign promises are a punch in the face to those striving for the American dream.”
So, let me get this straight. If you’re not a “success”, does that mean you’re not striving for the American dream? Don’t you think teachers, firefighters, and all of those working class bums earning less than $100k are striving also? Or no?
The greatest thieving of wealth in history, inflation adjusted, was the British Empire, which, not coincidentally, was also the largest empire by land surface in history. That epire failed, as all inevitably do.
Dave – with Direct TV (Sat) and (soon) FIOS, Time Warner Cable is hardly a monopoly anymore. nor are the other retailers I mentioned – and I will add that virtually every Insurance Co (Health) is a private enterprise as well – and all of the above seems worse run then virtually every Govt agency I have dealt with. Just sayin….
As a Ron Paul democrat, please, allow me:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul484.html
We in the midst of the greatest transfer (thieving) of wealth in history–brought to you by the party that finally killed America, the Republicans.
Ironballs – I didnt ask you if you thought McCain would die – I just asked you what would happen to your (moderate republican) analysis if Palin became president – certainly you must consider the POSSIBILITY that the guy could die or become disabled as President (BTW – his father died at 70 and his Grandfather at 61)
cobblehiller,
I don’t watch Fox news, I read the NY Times and the Economist.
But thanks for the advice, sport.
Nah Biff, a naked Obama doesn’t excite me. As a friend said years ago, “Politics is just show biz for ugly people.”
“your emperor Obama has no clothes!”
How dare you try to excite SnarkSlope in the middle of a political argument!