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Walton County does have Democrats!

rapunzel avatar
Beach Fanatic
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And I met a whole roomful of them last night.

I know many of you will assume that we burned a flag to kick things off, and then placed our hands upon a copy of Origins of Species and swore an oath to undermine freedom. No! It was just a roomful of smart, thoughtful, and motivated people who are anxious to help get our country going in the right direction again. Here...in Walton County. :clap:

http://www.waltondemocrats.org/

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Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#2
Shocking, isn't it!:lol:

And everyone thought the only Dems around here were on SoWal.com. Gee, who knew?
30A Skunkape avatar
Skunky
#3
I'm calling the cops:eek:
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#4
:blink: I guess I was under the impression that SoWal was mostly Democrats! Are y'all the outcasts of political society down there? (Does this mean that I really could move down there and only be the crazy Conservative freak when I'm online?) :lol:

Either way, you have all given me quite an education over the last year!
tofu avatar
Beach Lover
#5
:blink: I guess I was under the impression that SoWal was mostly Democrats! Are y'all the outcasts of political society down there? (Does this mean that I really could move down there and only be the crazy Conservative freak when I'm online?) :lol:

Either way, you have all given me quite an education over the last year!

I don't know the exact ratio but it's scary how outnumbered Democrats are here.
traderx avatar
Beach Fanatic
#6
Yeah, but are there any Libertarians?
wrobert avatar
Beach Fanatic
#7
Yeah, but are there any Libertarians?


I know one or two. And then there are the Republican Libertarians.


www.rlc.org
Beach Fanatic
#8
Yeah, but are there any Libertarians?

Good question - I intend to research what their positions are to see if I might be one and just didn't know it :D
hnooe avatar
Beach Fanatic
#9
Democrats in Walton.."Lawdy, How did they ever get in?" Seriously, thanks for the link....although after reading A New Earth, I am ready to drop all my egotistical political labels...
hnooe avatar
Beach Fanatic
#10
I know one or two. And then there are the Republican Libertarians.


www.rlc.org

I have recently been listening to and reading about the current Libertarian Presidential race.....from Bob Barr to Mike Gravel--seems like they are "all over the place" as far as some of the big issues on a national level...?

Is a Republican Libertarian really just a Republican with a Libertarian slant?

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Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#11
Shocking, isn't it!:lol:

And everyone thought the only Dems around here were on SoWal.com. Gee, who knew?

we are Lower Alabama, remember. no getting around that one.:biggrin:
wrobert avatar
Beach Fanatic
#12
Good question - I intend to research what their positions are to see if I might be one and just didn't know it :D

Go here, http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html, and take the quiz, then post your score.

Mine was 90,100.
Beach Fanatic
#13
Go here, http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html, and take the quiz, then post your score.

Mine was 90,100.

Well what do ya know - it says that I am a Libertarian. My score was 80,100. I also went to the RLC website and do agree with their basic principals as outlined below.

The RLC Supports:

Lower and fewer taxes
The right to privacy
The right to keep and bear arms
Balanced budgets through spending cuts
Educational choice
Freedom of speech
Protection of property rights
Market-based health care
Alternatives to the drug war
All-volunteer armed forces
Term Limits
Sound monetary policies
Deregulation
Phase-out of foreign aid
Ending federal welfare
Private options to Social Security
Free trade Privatization of government functions
ShallowsNole avatar
Beach Fanatic
#14
I'm calling the cops:eek:

The cops are all Republican, by necessity. :cool:
InletBchDweller avatar
SoWal Insider
#15
Go here, http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html, and take the quiz, then post your score.

Mine was 90,100.

Mine was 50/70

The test told me that I am a centrist...


[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CENTRISTS[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] espouse a "middle ground" regarding government[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]and sometimes support individual freedom of choice.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]tend to oppose "political extremes," and [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]emphasize what[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]they describe as "practical" solutions to problems[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif].[/FONT]​
30A Skunkape avatar
Skunky
#16
The cops are all Republican, by necessity. :cool:

Good. Nothing worse than a hippie with an itchy trigger finger:creepy:
Beach Fanatic
#17
Good. Nothing worse than a hippie with an itchy trigger finger:creepy:

Now that is funny - should be nominated for the "Quote of the Week" thread :lolabove: Apologies to Rapunzel for the thread hijack.
Sandy Pants avatar
Beach Comber
#19
I have been a closet Democrat for years now.... maybe we should organize a march to let everyone else out there know we exist.
Beach Fanatic
#20
I have been a closet Democrat for years now.... maybe we should organize a march to let everyone else out there know we exist.

Congratulations on coming out of the closet - march on :D
hnooe avatar
Beach Fanatic
#21
I am a 60, 60 Centrist. I thought I was a left leaning Liberal--whew, I have been a local here for too long..:D Either that or Sowal.com is responsible! Or, possibly, Andy A. is putting something in my water ! : )

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Beach Fanatic
#22
I am a 60, 60 Centrist. I thought I was a left leaning Liberal--whew, I have been a local here for too long..:D

Who knew - I thought I was a conservative Republican :lol:
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#23
liberal here.:wave:

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LIBERALS usually embrace freedom of choice in personal[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]matters, [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]but tend to support significant government control of the[/FONT]​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]economy. They generally support a government-funded "safety net"
to help the disadvantaged, and advocate strict regulation
[/FONT]​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]of business. Liberals tend to favor environmental regulations,[/FONT]​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]defend civil liberties and free expression, support government action[/FONT]​
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]to promote equality, and tolerate diverse lifestyles.[/FONT]​
traderx avatar
Beach Fanatic
#24
I scored 100% Libertarian which was no surprise. To the question of Republican Libertarians, it is a misnomer. Many seem to believe that Libertarians are really Republicans in sheep's clothing but it is not true. Democrats and Republicans both aspire to have big government. Dems want the governemt to redistribute income and have control over education, healh care, welfare, etc and Republicans want the government to control the social side, or moral side, and require school prayer, the Pledge in class, not allow me to buy booze on Sunday, etc.

If it were up to me, the top tax rate would drop to less than five percent, we would end the silly notion of a corporate income tax and government would be left with the responsibility of national defense and a law enforcement/judicial system and nothing more...

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Beach Fanatic
#25
I scored 100% Libertarian which was no surprise. To the question of Republican Libertarians, it is a misnomer. Many seem to believe that Libertarians are really Republicans in sheep's clothing but it is not true. Democrats and Republicans both aspire to have big government. Dems want the governemt to redistribute income and have control over education, healh care, welfare, etc and Republicans want the government to control the social side, or moral side, and require school prayer, the Pledge in class, not allow me to buy booze on Sunday, etc.

If it were up to me, the top tax rate would drop to less than five percent, we would end the silly notion of a corporate income tax and government would be left with the responsibility of national defense and a law enforcement/judicial system and nothing more...


I agree with you.
Andy A avatar
Beach Fanatic
#26
I don't know the exact ratio but it's scary how outnumbered Democrats are here.
You would never know it from reading this board.

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