Something that pisses me off - voting

[GUATARICCAN]

Certain ethnicities are expected to vote certain ways by self-appointed leaders of said ethnicities or risk being labeled negatively....

So cause Dave's black he votes what? And what do Hispanics vote for?

[Phishfan]

We can't talk about religion or politics, or question them in any manner...

...but we can talk about the South Park episode where they kill off a character, portray images of bodily fluids and sexual acts, or the latest Soprano episdoe that clearly promotes illegal killing and mobbing, or we CAN talk about politics, as long as you're in full support of Michael Moore's latest touchy-feely documentary blaming bush for him being such a fat ass incompetent and everything under the sun, or as long as you support Bill Maher and everything he says in his latest stand-up or Real Time w/ Bill Maher episode.

We live in a fucked up country if this is the case.

No one said we can't discuss it. As a board we have done it quite frequently. Some people just don't care to do it. You seem to think that everyone needs to agree with you on what they do or don't want to talk about. I am sure you will find people that don't want to talk about South Park, Sopranos, Michael Moore, or Bill Mahrer either.

[Brian Fein]

Someone said South Park?

[run_to_win]

So cause Dave's black he votes what? And what do Hispanics vote for?

2004 was kind of a shocker because the percentage of blacks voting for the democrat in the presidential election fell below 90% for the first time in recent memory.  The fact that he's a TV/movie star strongly suggests the same thing.  The fact that he's rich would usually indicate Republican, but for some reason that does not apply to people in the media industry (nor people who inherit/marry wealth).  This is no guarantee, just a couple of pretty strong indicators.

Hispanics are usually pretty much right down the middle.  In 2004 they went 44% Bush, 53% Kerry and 2% Nader.


Possibly interesting tangent....
A few years back I rode from Seattle to Bellingham with the owner of a semi-pro football team.  Owning a team is business/hobby - it's either a really bad business or an expensive hobby.   It's a thankless job because at least half the players act like children and do their best to screw over the owners (steal jerseys/gear, not pay their players fees, etc).  On the drive she espoused one conservative value after another while talking about her family and football team.  She could have been the keynote speaker for the Republican convention.  Towards the end of the drive I mentioned something about conservative values going hand in hand with operating her business and she nearly freaked.  "Oh hell no!  I ain't no sell out Republican!"  

She was but just couldn't admit to it.

[Phishfan]

How exactly would running a football team equate to conservative politics? I can understand you mentioning how she discussed her family, but what examples of a football team would make you come to that conclusion?

[Ryan]

I'm net telling anyone who I voted for in 2004!

*Unless you have your avatar setting turned off...  Then I'll tell you.