tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post114951652665313926..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: For the right reasons?Barry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-1149783152077166422006-06-08T12:12:00.000-04:002006-06-08T12:12:00.000-04:00One of the great issues in electing somebody to be...One of the great issues in electing somebody to be a public service man/woman is the people don't know what they do or did.<BR/><BR/>Here in Mexico were going to the pre-election environment and a bunch of us are hesitating between this candidate or the other one...<BR/><BR/>As I was talking to a group of people recently, the reasons they gave me to vote for candidate X was "not good enough" (to my eyes (ears?) anyway) and were based in how they look like or even more subliminal: the way they perceive the candidate is...<BR/><BR/>Making the analysis of each candidate proposals is a way to know who is your favorite candidate.<BR/><BR/>Which could bring me to the issue of voting for a person not for the party they represent...<BR/><BR/>Julio CesarPermadothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655564144928284234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-1149550161878621592006-06-05T19:29:00.000-04:002006-06-05T19:29:00.000-04:00Yes: I'm sorry if my complaint seemed to imply tha...Yes: I'm sorry if my complaint seemed to imply that I think Christianity (or religion) is the only inappropriate criterion. Some Jews will vote for Senator Lieberman just because he's Jewish, some blacks will vote for Senator Obama just because he's black, and so on, because the candidate is female or gay or Latino or Irish or has blue eyes or a nice smile or whatever. It's just that <I>that article</I> was pointing out the Christianity connection, and Bush plays to that. The broader point was, indeed, that <I>whatever</I> the improper reason is, it's <I>improper</I>: we should be supporting people based on what they <I>do</I>. Thanks for making me clarify that.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I do <I>not</I> think all Christians agree with Bush, or support him. I know he doesn't speak for all of you! (Sorry for the "Christian-in-Chief" moniker; I meant it to be sarcastic.)Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-1149546185246364302006-06-05T18:23:00.000-04:002006-06-05T18:23:00.000-04:00I wouldn't single out Christianity as a dubious re...I wouldn't single out Christianity as a dubious reason to vote for someone. There are lots of people who vote for candidates because they're Republicans (or Democrats), because they're good looking, or any number of other reasons. Nevertheless, I agree that people don't need <I>another</I> dubious reason to vote for someone.<BR/><BR/>It troubles me to see the social-conservative agenda equated to Chriatianity, as though those of us that don't agree with that agenda aren't true Christians. Please, don't call him the Christian-in-Chief because he's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com