tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post3326127156464996896..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Stupid Is As Stupid VotesThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-45523976825371405702009-07-26T10:44:54.281-04:002009-07-26T10:44:54.281-04:00Many years ago, the crooked Irish mayor of Boston ...Many years ago, the crooked Irish mayor of Boston James Michael Curley was convicted of mail fraud but Curley continued to run the government of Boston from his prison cell.<br /><br />Voters (predominantly Irish) over the years when asked why they would vote for a known crook answered "We know he is a crook, but he only steals a little bit and gives the rest to the poor people."<br /><br />As in Providence with the large Italian populace, ethnic groups are very much more forgiving of their own.<br /><br />We will probably see this same phenomenon play out in the people’s view of the president.Smoothfurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141131580433212173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-81388372650038013692009-07-26T10:11:17.714-04:002009-07-26T10:11:17.714-04:00I'm surprised that in their reporting of the r...I'm surprised that in their reporting of the recent sting in NJ that the state run media failed to mention that one of those arrested was a Republican.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com