I am an independent. I vote strictly on issues - never by party.
I live in an ultra-conservative town. The people around me make me look like the absolute most liberal person in the world.
Immediately after the election back in January, a female from my church updated her Facebook status to say that Obama should be assassinated. This is the very same group of people that claim to vote for McCain strictly on the issue of abortion. What gives?
I will say that I am definitely not a fan of Former President Bush. When an issue arose that I found fault with, I was told that "He is our president. You have to respect him because of that."
Of course, this no longer applies. Obama finds himself in the news again today, and it does not even matter what he says. The people around here begin their uproar about what a horrible person he is.
Now, I am in no way waving my Obama sign and wearing my Obama t-shirt here. There are things that I agree with our president on, and there are things that I disagree with him on. But, I refrain from speaking up altogether unless I am well-informed. When I do speak, it will be on the issue at hand, and not a completely unrelated attack on personal character. I wish the people living around me shared that sentiment.
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Do you know how happy I am to read something sane on this subject? Incredibly! I am in the midwest equivalent to your town and it's all I can do to not scream bloody murder some days. My husband holds a very public position in the city so I'm not allowed to "make a scene" and boy does that suck!
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