http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/20...lgap-usat_x.htm

But another number from the surveys conducted over the past two weekends is giving Democrats hope and Republicans heartburn. Asked who they're likely to vote for in 2004, 47% said Bush and 41% the Democratic nominee, whoever that turns out to be.

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and if so what is the alternative?

this will be my only political comment on oprano, so i'll make it a good one.

i think america is a great place with great people but a fucked up government that is getting worse by the day.

with the arrival of touch-screen voting i think the end of democracy in america has arrived. when the ability to make changes with the ballot is over the only option will be the bullet.

i've lived outside of the US on two different occasions, and i'm making arrangements for my third, this time quite possibly for good.

take care

:bwave:

I am short sighted I am sure. I know I am ill informed, but voting for G W just seems like the stupidest fucking act a pornographer could make for christ sake. Unless of course your a person who has more interest in mainstream type of ventures away from the porn, voting for this close minded seriously hung up grinning fool with his posse of blushing boys just seems rediculous.

spaz

I am voting for Bush primarily due to his Foreign Policy and stance on the war on terrorism. If we get a democrat, the war on terrorism will face a MAJOR setback, which will lead to more Americans dead through out the world , and a longer war.

People forget that this is INDEED a war, one unlike any others.

Knocking out 2 countries in the middle east during the his first term is what I call a GOOD START!! If Bush wins a second term, I would not be sleeping to well if I was Assadd in Syria! :D

The arguement that Bush is worth for the porn business then a democrat, falls on death ears. Over 3 years and the vaunted "ashcroft/bush/nazi crack down that all the chickne little liberals spout off about has NOT happened. Sure a few people have been prosecuted, but with their extreme videos I beleive they deserve to be prosecuted. The Bush admin has let porn flow just like the Clinton admin ( and they have not sent tanks to kill children - waco!)

Real business people, which what porn people SHOULD be, understand that TAX cuts is what has been turning the economy around. A strong economy is better for business in the long run..... strong for ALL business!!

To make the decision even easier, the group of Democrates running is a HUGE joke.... I do not think one of them is fit to run Baskin Robbins much less the Country.

Bush has done a good job... I was not a fan of his early, but I am now.

Do you think that's because he doesn't want to or because 9/11 took his attention away from it?

I agree with MikeAI.

There will be some more guys on the fringe busted, some that perhaps deserve it for running their business so wide open.

They arent going to try to bust hundreds of webmasters. Thats a fairy tale, scare tactic.

The bigger threat to the adult industry is Visa and flimsy patent holders. Acacia is only the first. There are others out there with half assed patents that watched companies like CE and Hustler welcome acacia with open arms and take the sweet deal and then sit back and watch their competition fucked with.


So I would say Bush is going to win. The only reason his father lost is because a conservative independent, Perot, took alot of the vote. Clinton won with only 41% or so.



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Do you think that's because he doesn't want to or because 9/11 took his attention away from it?[/b][/quote]


Does it matter? I make decisions on realities, not speculation.

However, knowing Bush's past, he was a party kind of guy, a frat boy, a member of skull and bones.... his daughters are party girls. I would imagine that Bush has nothing against good old fashion porn for the most part.

But again, what do I know? I know the past 3 years have not been different then the previous 8 as far as federal crackdowns on Porn.

Excellent points!

Amazing how webmasters will demonize Bush ( especially foreign webmasters), but won't look in our own backyard for the REAL threats to the industry.

Does it matter? I make decisions on realities, not speculation.

However, knowing Bush's past, he was a party kind of guy, a frat boy, a member of skull and bones.... his daughters are party girls. I would imagine that Bush has nothing against good old fashion porn for the most part.

But again, what do I know? I know the past 3 years have not been different then the previous 8 as far as federal crackdowns on Porn.[/b][/quote]
Why wouldn't it matter? If the only reason Bush didn't get to prosecute was because other larger issues popped up, he may very well get the opportunity in the next 4 years if things calm down.

Bush may not have anything against porn personally, but a large group of people in the religious right do. He may not dislike porn personally, but do you think he'll alienate a powerful group in his party to stick up for porn? I would tend to believe he wouldn't, but I could be wrong.

I do not know who I will vote for, except that as usual, I will not vote for a democrat. That is all I know right now.

Why wouldn't it matter? If the only reason Bush didn't get to prosecute was because other larger issues popped up, he may very well get the opportunity in the next 4 years if things calm down.

Bush may not have anything against porn personally, but a large group of people in the religious right do. He may not dislike porn personally, but do you think he'll alienate a powerful group in his party to stick up for porn? I would tend to believe he wouldn't, but I could be wrong.

I do not know who I will vote for, except that as usual, I will not vote for a democrat. That is all I know right now.[/b][/quote]


You have fallen victem to the "religious right boogeyman". The religious right does not have NEARLY the power people think they have. It is a strawman set up by liberals and democrats to demonize Republicans.

Sure it does exist, but their pwoer is waning - and Bush knows this, plus they are like the left kooks.... who else are they going to vote for?

The terrorist thing is not going to be cleaned up in 4 years, it will probably take out entire lifetimes.... but it is something we need to do. If fighting this war properly means giving up the porn business, then I would sacrifice it to beat those bastards. Of course I do not think they are mutually excluisve.... I think the terrorists are against porn too - so by keeping porn on the net, I am doing my little part! :D ( this last part was a joke, so laugh and don't take is seriously!)

This is why I like you so much, Mike :okthumb:

Mikey, mikey, mikey ... Waco was about killing children? That's pretty fucking off base, even for you. I expect that kind of idiocy out of someone who displays his/her copy of the Turner Diaries directly underneath their shrine to Koerish and McVeigh and Weaver.

I give that arguement just about as much validity as I would a leftist moron arguing that Iraq was about killing Iraqi babies.

Knocking out two countries in the Middle East? Really? If you believe we have actually accomplished much to date, you've got somebody blowing happy smoke up your ass. Buff is a professed anarchist - I could understand why HE might find what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan attractive - I didn't know you swung that way too. I know that I feel much safer knowing that the world is safe from the vast quantities of WMD that the U.S. and its lackeys have uncovered in Iraq; and I'm damned glad that it's probably uncomfortable to be al Qaida or Taliban in Kabul.

If Bush wins a second term I wouldn't sleep well if I was the parent or significant other of American military personnel.

And if you take the fact that there have been no moves against the industry so far as evidence that the liberals were lying about the degree to which GW kneels in front of the cock of the religious right, you could become the next poster child for the Denial Society. Reverend Ashcroft has been very busy - but like any good whore, he's gonna dance with the fella that got him to the soiree.

Bobbleheads for Bush ...

It seems the longer GW is in office the worse off the US dollar becomes. I just hope (no matter who is in office) that this situation will spin around.

Mike, you may agree with his foreign policies (and he has done a good job of protecting Americans at home and abroad given the recent terror climates in the world) but much of the world still views GW as a bully and a thug. Even (maybe especially) those who politically support him.

It's a tough call for the next four years. If a Democrat gets in, I don't think you need to worry about any slack in foreign policies given the global situation. Whoever gets in next needs to prioritize jobs, the economy, education, and healthcare just as importantly as defense.

Oh, and recind the Patriot Act.

I would like to think that any demorate elected would have to follow Bush's lead on the war on terror, but I know that won't happen.

As far as jobs, and the economy - look around every economic indicator is UP - WAY up! Including jobs.

The dollar has been purposely dropped.... I know being Canadian being paid in dollars it sucks, but its good for the US right now.

I do agree about the Patriot Act. It is overbroad, something I could live with if and only if it was being applied to Terrorist or those directly supporting terrorist. However, it is now being applied to average US citizens on cases that have NOTHING to do with terrorism! It need to be modified IMMEDIATELY!!

See Chris, we do see eye to eye on something! :D

You have fallen victem to the "religious right boogeyman". The religious right does not have NEARLY the power people think they have. It is a strawman set up by liberals and democrats to demonize Republicans.

Sure it does exist, but their pwoer is waning - and Bush knows this, plus they are like the left kooks.... who else are they going to vote for?

The terrorist thing is not going to be cleaned up in 4 years, it will probably take out entire lifetimes.... but it is something we need to do. If fighting this war properly means giving up the porn business, then I would sacrifice it to beat those bastards. Of course I do not think they are mutually excluisve.... I think the terrorists are against porn too - so by keeping porn on the net, I am doing my little part! :D ( this last part was a joke, so laugh and don't take is seriously!)[/b][/quote]
I had written a big long winded reply to this, but in keeping with Serges 'No one reads anything longer than 5 lines' approach I will say this.
Bush (and all conservative republicans) gets a huge amount of money from the far right.
That money buys them a lot of influence (he will be needing it again in '04)
The recent crackdown on the extreme side of our business is 'Just The Start' and at least one federal prosecuter has said that even playboy could be considered obscene.
It's great that I can have a completely opposite view as someone else in this business, and still respect them as a person. I sure wish the religeous right felt the same way

spaz

12cliches gonna call you a liberal pretty soon ...

Fortunately we live in a nation where the opinion of Federal Prosecutors does not matter. There have bee na few obscenity cases that have been LOST because the Country is ready for porn.

Porn is mainstream now.... at least the normal old fashion porn. ( skat, pissing, beastie, rape, things like this will still get Federal attention).

The cat is out of the bag - HARDCORE porn is broadcasted to almost every house in the US through cable and Sat, it is in every hotel room in almsot every county in the Nation.

You guys need to find a new boogie man!

my opinion on the current admin could land me in prison.

You have fallen victem to the "religious right boogeyman". The religious right does not have NEARLY the power people think they have. It is a strawman set up by liberals and democrats to demonize Republicans.

Sure it does exist, but their pwoer is waning - and Bush knows this, plus they are like the left kooks.... who else are they going to vote for?

The terrorist thing is not going to be cleaned up in 4 years, it will probably take out entire lifetimes.... but it is something we need to do. If fighting this war properly means giving up the porn business, then I would sacrifice it to beat those bastards. Of course I do not think they are mutually excluisve.... I think the terrorists are against porn too - so by keeping porn on the net, I am doing my little part! :D ( this last part was a joke, so laugh and don't take is seriously!)[/b][/quote]
I agree with almost all your posts usually, but while I don't think the religious right is incredibly powerful, I do think it does have some influence. Even if Bush just wants to toss them a bone, the porn industry is a good one. Appease the right, and bleat about "protecting the children" to the general public like all anti-porn people do to make themselves look better.

And with very exceptions, no one will stand up for porn. The only help this industry would get would actually be from the far left kooks like the ACLU. ;)

Fortunately we live in a nation where the opinion of Federal Prosecutors does not matter. There have bee na few obscenity cases that have been LOST because the Country is ready for porn.

Porn is mainstream now.... at least the normal old fashion porn. ( skat, pissing, beastie, rape, things like this will still get Federal attention).

The cat is out of the bag - HARDCORE porn is broadcasted to almost every house in the US through cable and Sat, it is in every hotel room in almsot every county in the Nation.

You guys need to find a new boogie man![/b][/quote]
I will find myself a new boogeyman when Ashcroft (a Bush appointee)takes down that rediculous toga on Lady Justice
and Bush stops approving press releases on things like "Pornography Awareness Week", you may view it as nothing. I view it as a portent to what is inside of his mind. Where his priorities are. Porn is Mainstream to open minded people who believe in personal freedoms, not the most powerful and richest lobbying group in our great nation
The Christian Coalition.

spaz

Why not? If it remains a primary concern for the nation, then shouldn't it remain an important priority for whomever is in power?

Not even close. AARP is much larger and more powerful. So is the NRA, and a few dozen other special interests.

Do you not think that ANY professional politician would trade going after Porn companies in return for getting elected. Democrates are just as bad.

Face it, NO politician is going to say they are pro-porn, or support peoples right to porn. We are OUTLAWS to all of them.

Call up any of the HQs for the democratic candidates, ask them what their posistion on porn is.

And those aren't damn near the same thing? Ask a majority of AARP members if they attend church regularly. I know, speculation, but just what do you seriously think the answer would be? & in what percentages? The NRA I doudt would care at all about an issue of pornography. Their agenda is pretty clear, and they are vocal about their issues. Personally if I owned guns I would be a card carrying member of the NRA, unless they decided to move away from their core issues.
Ok, I accept it MikeAI, you and I strongly disagree on this issue and neither of us is going to change the others minds with our points, counter points debate. I am just glad we are able to have one.
I know when I am asked, I tell people the following about my political views. I am a fiscal conservative and a social moderate..........I am an independant.

spaz

And those aren't damn near the same thing? Ask a majority of AARP members if they attend church regularly. I know, speculation, but just what do you seriously think the answer would be? & in what percentages? The NRA I doudt would care at all about an issue of pornography. Their agenda is pretty clear, and they are vocal about their issues. Personally if I owned guns I would be a card carrying member of the NRA, unless they decided to move away from their core issues.
Ok, I accept it MikeAI, you and I strongly disagree on this issue and neither of us is going to change the others minds with our points, counter points debate. I am just glad we are able to have one.
I know when I am asked, I tell people the following about my political views. I am a fiscal conservative and a social moderate..........I am an independant.

spaz[/b][/quote]


Funny cause I consider myself a fiscal conservative, and a social moderate. I am of course Hawkish on Foreign policy as well.

BTW AARP a majority of the time throw their support behnd Democrats, and thier candidates.

Do not confuse people who go to church, or who consider themselves Christian with the Christian Right. I consider myself Christian, attend church from time to time and so do a VAST majority of this nation.

It is the small group who wants to tell everyone how to live who the problem lies with - and its not just Christians, but lots of other groups as well.

well so far according to the above poll the dems would win the vote

well atleast until they count the votes in florida

:yowsa: :agrin: :lol:



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the christian coalition has a TON of power and sway but not nearly as much money as people think

they just think they have god on their side

In my opinion, as far as prosecutions of the porn industry go, it's not who's elected president that is the concern - it's who is running the DOJ. The job of the President covers far far far more than what the DOJ is up to - you have to be more concerned with who actually has the time to run that particular show.

Ashcroft is bad news. Even Phyllis Schlafy said he was 'uptight' - now that's saying something!

verry true but the more conservative the president the more conservative the nomination for the position

that scares me

voting for a party not a person

Well, if you'd had a "too early to tell" option in the poll, I wouldn't have voted for the Democrats in this poll.

AARP and the NRA, among others, are definitely bigger than any single organization shilling for the Christian mullahs. Whether they are bigger than the network of organizations dedicated to "taking America back" from gawdlessness is a completely different question.

I also agree that only a moron would conclude that everyone who is a Christian is a member of the religious right (who are no longer just limited to Christians). Oddly enough, I have never seen that particular moronic generalization around here.

I'm a fiscal moderate, social liberal, and fairly hawkish on foreign policy myself.



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I just have two simple points to make.

1. The downturn in the economy was due directly to the short-term 10 year bonds that Clinton used during his term. Those bonds came due during George's term, as they were supposed to; making the following president "look bad" when compared to Clinton. (It's all about the legacy, after all.)
Bush did a fantastic job of turning that around despite the odds and despite the incredible hit that the country took from 9/11. The economy is up, the housing market is up, the job rate is up.

2. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Porn has no friends in any party. It's not a Republican thing, it's not a Democratic thing, it's a PORN thing. I still have yet to find one person who can get a Congressman or Senator from either side of the aisle to stand up publically and say that he wholeheartedly supports porn, or that he'd be happy to find his daughter getting boned in the ass by Max Hardcore. It's just not going to happen.
You seriously need to take the blinders off if you think that having a Democrat in office would make your position as a pornographer any safer.

Good post Carrie. I agree with both points!

i must say im surprised by the polling results here

i would have thought G.W. would have been more heavily voted on

Oh, gawdamitey I knew the "Clinton did it" crowd would have to get into the act sooner or later ... :rolleyes:

Carrie, you left off the part in the Clinton plot to make his successor look bad where he had a secret contingency plan to avoid doing that if he was succeeded by Hilary - get your conspiracies correct. If you're going to post claptrap like that, you really ought to be careful about accusing ANYONE of a political opinion based on fantasy - it appears you live out there where Torone and 12cliches hide from the liberal conspiracy microwave transmissions. :ph34r:

As far just exactly who is wearing the blinders is obviously a subject of debate.

Just because neither party is "pro" porn doesn't mean that the threat is equal. Last time I checked there wasn't a significant portion of the core constituency for ANY of the Democrats currently in the field who consider porn a threat equal to al Qaida. I realize that I'm guilty of getting some of my news from CNN and NPR, but I'm hard-pressed to think of when exactly Janet Reno convenied a group of U.S. Attorneys for a brainstorming session about taking on the porn industry. But hey, that's okay - maybe I'm just worried about what would happen if they decided to make me the target of one of their show investigations/prosecutions.

Of course, I suppose if I were a conservative Republican I'd be much more safe.

No one thinks anyone will stand up and say they are pro-porn.

But if faced with a choice of people who don't care and don't think prosecuting porn sites is a priority or people who are so scared of nudity they have to cover up statues with drapes and do things like create "Pornography Protection Week", the former is a safer choice.

collage kids would turn out in force for this

not a bad idea

:okthumb:

Well said.

PD, you need to check your facts instead of going straight to the "it's a conspiracy". Clinton did take out the short term bonds, knowing that they would come due on the next Pres. I could be wrong, but I don't think that Hilary planned on running for Pres for at least one term after Bill, so he didn't care who the bonds came due on. He just wanted him-self to look good. Every Pres wants to make a lasting good impression on history, it's just the way that they go about trying to do it that bugs me.

Actually, Clinton won with less than 25% of the eligible voters. Less than half voted, less than half of those voted for him.

BTW, Mike almost had it right. The 'attack on porn' IS just a scare tactic. Look at who has actually been prosecuted and why. I am surprised that so many of you just buy it. You can't show one instance where the Democommies have stood up and told the truth since Florida 2000...In fact, it is rapidly becoming more than a joke that you can tell if a Dem politician is lying simply by watching his/her mouth (if it's moving, he/she is lying). :biglaugh: