Why did DC vote over 90% to oust Bush?

[zzzz]

may be they are afraid of another terrorist attack.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Darkstar757

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
They are predominantly black and poor.

STFU YOU TOOL BAG


BLEH

You will say anyhting that comes to your mind

:disgust:

I know. Even after my link proved he was wrong

 

[glugglug]

To those who claim its the "black vote", why did Kerry win in a landslide in Manhattan (ground zero) where it's 54% white?

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
They are predominantly black and poor.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: glugglug
To those who claim its the "black vote", why did Kerry win in a landslide in Manhattan (ground zero) where it's 54% white?

Because they're not political insiders like in DC

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Darkstar757

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
They are predominantly black and poor.

STFU YOU TOOL BAG


BLEH

You will say anyhting that comes to your mind

:disgust:

I know. Even after my link proved he was wrong

Your link only helped prove part of his point.

 

[alphatarget1]

i thought people in DC were pissed because Bush is against giving them congressional representation... basically they feel lefted out when small states like RI gets 2 senators and 1 congressperson (something like that, correct me if I'm wrong)

I don't see why they shouldn't have a voice in congress, they're essentially a state.

 

[jjzelinski]

Originally posted by: glugglug
I have a good idea why (seriously!)

Every time Bush visits NYC, it literally becomes a police state. The streets within 1-2 miles of wherever Bush is get blocked off and lined with 3 rows of police officers with assault rifles in formation, shoulder to shoulder, up and down the street, and black helicopters above every major intersection. Subway lines with stops near him get closed. This is because they KNOW Bush would get assassinated otherwise. It basically shuts down the city for those days, and costs thousands per capita in tax dollars.

I can only imagine what kind of Orwellian nightmare DC must be with him in the whitehouse (when he isn't on his ranch).

Well that is an excellent point! Maybe that's why he spent so much time in Crawford before 9/11! No, wait, the time line doesn't make sense.... nevermind

 

[jjzelinski]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
i thought people in DC were pissed because Bush is against giving them congressional representation... basically they feel lefted out when small states like RI gets 2 senators and 1 congressperson (something like that, correct me if I'm wrong)

I don't see why they shouldn't have a voice in congress, they're essentially a state.

That's pretty confusing.... that's like the city of Baltimore getting a 2 senetors and a congressman. I'm not sure I like that idea, despite the fact that it would likely benefit the Dems. How about abolish the EC and solve it that way.

 

[Luck JF]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: lordtyranus
They are predominantly black and poor.

Yeah right

Link to census data

Are you sure the majority of DC residents are black? Are you sure that there's more poor in DC than the rest of the country? Get your facts straight before you start making baseless claims

Kerry '04!

LOL the link you gave says that 60% of the Distric of Columbia is black and 30% white compared to
12 and 75 respectively int he national average. So yes Washington DC is predominantly black. LOL

 

[Infohawk]

I guess Bush didn't really improve his standing with blacks AFTER ALL. LOL.

 

[alphatarget1]

Originally posted by: jjzelinski

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
i thought people in DC were pissed because Bush is against giving them congressional representation... basically they feel lefted out when small states like RI gets 2 senators and 1 congressperson (something like that, correct me if I'm wrong)

I don't see why they shouldn't have a voice in congress, they're essentially a state.

That's pretty confusing.... that's like the city of Baltimore getting a 2 senetors and a congressman. I'm not sure I like that idea, despite the fact that it would likely benefit the Dems. How about abolish the EC and solve it that way.

Taxation without Representation. It has nothing to do with president elections, they get 3 EVs anyway.

It's not about benefiting democrats. It's about the fact that these people pay their taxes without any representation in congress. I'd be pissed if I was a DC resident and I sure as hell will never vote for some jackass that believes that it's OK for me to pay taxes and not have any representation in congress just because it might damage his party.

My $.02, take it as a grain of salt.

 

[Mursilis]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1

Originally posted by: jjzelinski

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
i thought people in DC were pissed because Bush is against giving them congressional representation... basically they feel lefted out when small states like RI gets 2 senators and 1 congressperson (something like that, correct me if I'm wrong)

I don't see why they shouldn't have a voice in congress, they're essentially a state.

That's pretty confusing.... that's like the city of Baltimore getting a 2 senetors and a congressman. I'm not sure I like that idea, despite the fact that it would likely benefit the Dems. How about abolish the EC and solve it that way.

Taxation without Representation. It has nothing to do with president elections, they get 3 EVs anyway.

It's not about benefiting democrats. It's about the fact that these people pay their taxes without any representation in congress. I'd be pissed if I was a DC resident and I sure as hell will never vote for some jackass that believes that it's OK for me to pay taxes and not have any representation in congress just because it might damage his party.

My $.02, take it as a grain of salt.

I agree, DC residents aren't being treated fairly. However, I also can't see making them a seperate state, as it's just a medium-sized city. Why wouldn't NYC, Boston, and LA get to be their own states as well? It's absurd. I think the fair solution would be to roll DC into Maryland for political purposes, thereby letting DC residents vote for senators and reps with real voting power.

 

[alphatarget1]

Originally posted by: Mursilis

Originally posted by: alphatarget1

Originally posted by: jjzelinski

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
i thought people in DC were pissed because Bush is against giving them congressional representation... basically they feel lefted out when small states like RI gets 2 senators and 1 congressperson (something like that, correct me if I'm wrong)

I don't see why they shouldn't have a voice in congress, they're essentially a state.

That's pretty confusing.... that's like the city of Baltimore getting a 2 senetors and a congressman. I'm not sure I like that idea, despite the fact that it would likely benefit the Dems. How about abolish the EC and solve it that way.

Taxation without Representation. It has nothing to do with president elections, they get 3 EVs anyway.

It's not about benefiting democrats. It's about the fact that these people pay their taxes without any representation in congress. I'd be pissed if I was a DC resident and I sure as hell will never vote for some jackass that believes that it's OK for me to pay taxes and not have any representation in congress just because it might damage his party.

My $.02, take it as a grain of salt.

I agree, DC residents aren't being treated fairly. However, I also can't see making them a seperate state, as it's just a medium-sized city. Why wouldn't NYC, Boston, and LA get to be their own states as well? It's absurd. I think the fair solution would be to roll DC into Maryland for political purposes, thereby letting DC residents vote for senators and reps with real voting power.

Sounds good to me.

 

[Alistar7]

Are these the same DC voters who elected a crackhead into power? So 90% of them voted for Kerry too, does that say more about them, or Kerry, you make the call....

 

[Steeplerot]

How old were most of you when that happened?
Like 20 years ago! people know about crack more now and what it will do to people.
Even worse then a crackhead is someone with sooooooooooooooooo much money they can't even spend it all
and have to get MORE. The wealth-addicted crackheads in power currently are the scariest type of all.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: klah
The same reason they elected a crackhead straight out of prison as Mayor.