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[quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
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Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.

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[quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
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Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.

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[quote=CA renter]IMHO, in order for a Republican to win, s/he would have to appeal to Independents and centrist Democrats. I don’t at all see Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry winning these voters over. Even though many of us are totally disappointed with Obama’s actions thus far, we’d vote for him again if the only other option was a Bachmann/Perry type.
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Agreed. As much as I am not happy w/Obama and would love an alternative option, Perry will never get my vote. Roemer and Johnson look better to me.

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[quote=davelj]The bottom line is that we all discriminate to some degree on the basis of culture – we like to hang with folks that share a similar value system, and I think this goes well beyond race.[/quote]

Wouldn’t racism be different than discrimination. Racism denotes making judgement solely on someone’s race. Discrimination takes into consideration other factors.

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[quote=davelj]The bottom line is that we all discriminate to some degree on the basis of culture – we like to hang with folks that share a similar value system, and I think this goes well beyond race.[/quote]

Wouldn’t racism be different than discrimination. Racism denotes making judgement solely on someone’s race. Discrimination takes into consideration other factors.

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[quote=davelj]The bottom line is that we all discriminate to some degree on the basis of culture – we like to hang with folks that share a similar value system, and I think this goes well beyond race.[/quote]

Wouldn’t racism be different than discrimination. Racism denotes making judgement solely on someone’s race. Discrimination takes into consideration other factors.

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[quote=davelj]The bottom line is that we all discriminate to some degree on the basis of culture – we like to hang with folks that share a similar value system, and I think this goes well beyond race.[/quote]

Wouldn’t racism be different than discrimination. Racism denotes making judgement solely on someone’s race. Discrimination takes into consideration other factors.

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[quote=davelj]The bottom line is that we all discriminate to some degree on the basis of culture – we like to hang with folks that share a similar value system, and I think this goes well beyond race.[/quote]

Wouldn’t racism be different than discrimination. Racism denotes making judgement solely on someone’s race. Discrimination takes into consideration other factors.

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I think for me it would depend on what they did for employment and/or age, background education, etc. Is he/she a black banker, business man in a suit or a ghetto drug dealer axing me how much the rent is w/marbles in his mouth. But that would go as easily for a white person. If some white guy came w/his hat backwards and his pants dragging below his butt, scrambling to put words together to form a sentence, I’d be reluctant to rent to him, too.

I’ve had good luck w/students (depending on school). I once had a roommate from Turkey and she was really great. I had a female student from Japan and we stayed friends long after we were roommates, attending each others’ weddings. I’ve had some roommates that were not the best. There’s no girls are better than guys. Really depends on their jobs, I think. I had a guy who was great, buyer for a company.

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I think for me it would depend on what they did for employment and/or age, background education, etc. Is he/she a black banker, business man in a suit or a ghetto drug dealer axing me how much the rent is w/marbles in his mouth. But that would go as easily for a white person. If some white guy came w/his hat backwards and his pants dragging below his butt, scrambling to put words together to form a sentence, I’d be reluctant to rent to him, too.

I’ve had good luck w/students (depending on school). I once had a roommate from Turkey and she was really great. I had a female student from Japan and we stayed friends long after we were roommates, attending each others’ weddings. I’ve had some roommates that were not the best. There’s no girls are better than guys. Really depends on their jobs, I think. I had a guy who was great, buyer for a company.

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I think for me it would depend on what they did for employment and/or age, background education, etc. Is he/she a black banker, business man in a suit or a ghetto drug dealer axing me how much the rent is w/marbles in his mouth. But that would go as easily for a white person. If some white guy came w/his hat backwards and his pants dragging below his butt, scrambling to put words together to form a sentence, I’d be reluctant to rent to him, too.

I’ve had good luck w/students (depending on school). I once had a roommate from Turkey and she was really great. I had a female student from Japan and we stayed friends long after we were roommates, attending each others’ weddings. I’ve had some roommates that were not the best. There’s no girls are better than guys. Really depends on their jobs, I think. I had a guy who was great, buyer for a company.

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I think for me it would depend on what they did for employment and/or age, background education, etc. Is he/she a black banker, business man in a suit or a ghetto drug dealer axing me how much the rent is w/marbles in his mouth. But that would go as easily for a white person. If some white guy came w/his hat backwards and his pants dragging below his butt, scrambling to put words together to form a sentence, I’d be reluctant to rent to him, too.

I’ve had good luck w/students (depending on school). I once had a roommate from Turkey and she was really great. I had a female student from Japan and we stayed friends long after we were roommates, attending each others’ weddings. I’ve had some roommates that were not the best. There’s no girls are better than guys. Really depends on their jobs, I think. I had a guy who was great, buyer for a company.

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I think for me it would depend on what they did for employment and/or age, background education, etc. Is he/she a black banker, business man in a suit or a ghetto drug dealer axing me how much the rent is w/marbles in his mouth. But that would go as easily for a white person. If some white guy came w/his hat backwards and his pants dragging below his butt, scrambling to put words together to form a sentence, I’d be reluctant to rent to him, too.

I’ve had good luck w/students (depending on school). I once had a roommate from Turkey and she was really great. I had a female student from Japan and we stayed friends long after we were roommates, attending each others’ weddings. I’ve had some roommates that were not the best. There’s no girls are better than guys. Really depends on their jobs, I think. I had a guy who was great, buyer for a company.

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I’ve been mired w/some unexpected surprises while trying to put in a patio, so I haven’t had the luxury of checking candidates. Not sure whether the person wants the credit, but let’s say I got an email w/information on Roemer and from what I’ve read, seen and heard so far, I like him better than the others. I’ll do some checking on Johnson when I get a chance. Thanks, eaves. I was wondering why there wasn’t a thread about this sooner.

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I’ve been mired w/some unexpected surprises while trying to put in a patio, so I haven’t had the luxury of checking candidates. Not sure whether the person wants the credit, but let’s say I got an email w/information on Roemer and from what I’ve read, seen and heard so far, I like him better than the others. I’ll do some checking on Johnson when I get a chance. Thanks, eaves. I was wondering why there wasn’t a thread about this sooner.

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