# Official 2008 election day thread
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [November 4, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496 "2008-11-04T04:59:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 6
### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/101 "2008-11-04T21:46:40Z")
> [@Sub 20k what you get v 22 yr old girl](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sub-20k-what-you-get-v-22-yr-old-girl/38580/14):
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> :bowrofl:
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> So it is the lenders responsibility to worry about how much a person can afford? If I go to Circuit City and buy a TV… Should Circuit City investigate to see if I can afford that TV? No, you are your own keeper. It is common sense that if you can’t pay for it you don’t buy it. The problem is people think they “deserve” things. They feel that if there peer can afford a 100k house that they can do the same even though they make less money.
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> kids happen? seriously? kids don’t happen if you don’t have sex. lol
apples and oranges. since when can you go to CC and spend 100k no questions asked?
I support gay marriage, those folks atleast have a kid to choose to adopt 🤣
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### Author:  [@Lazylaser](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lazylaser)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/102 "2008-11-04T21:49:17Z")
> [@Hi, plz read me, k thanks. PS. Free hoodie.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-plz-read-me-k-thanks-ps-free-hoodie/38425/260):
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> I support gay marriage
I wish we still had sigs, this would had been a good one :kekegay:
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/103 "2008-11-04T21:51:28Z")
> [@WTB: Arachnid Dart Board (bar style)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-arachnid-dart-board-bar-style/38555/6):
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> I wish we still had sigs, this would had been a good one :kekegay:
Im comfortable with my heterosexuality to say it 😃
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### Author:  [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/104 "2008-11-04T21:52:23Z")
> [@Hi, plz read me, k thanks. PS. Free hoodie.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hi-plz-read-me-k-thanks-ps-free-hoodie/38425/260):
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> apples and oranges. since when can you go to CC and spend 100k no questions asked?
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> I support gay marriage, those folks atleast have a kid to choose to adopt 🤣
it is a direct comparison… when buying a house there is not a huge process to go through to get financing. They run a credit check and tell you what you can afford… Same thing as getting a credit card to buy that tv. Run a check and they tell you how much you can spend.
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### Author:  [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/105 "2008-11-04T21:56:06Z")
Ive never had a credit card I’ve always paid cash for everything…in some opinoins I am the antichrist
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### Author:  [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/106 "2008-11-04T21:58:32Z")
> [@I want a blob.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-blob/38594/4):
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> Ive never had a credit card I’ve always paid cash for everything…in some opinoins I am the antichrist
makes sense to me!
I have credit cards for an emergency. But cash is the only way to fly. If I can’t pay you today, I should not be permitted to have a product today. It is sick how people max out one card after another.
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/107 "2008-11-04T21:58:42Z")
> [@Mazdaspeed3 goes 12.7](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazdaspeed3-goes-12-7/38584/3):
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> it is a direct comparison… when buying a house there is not a huge process to go through to get financing. They run a credit check and tell you what you can afford… Same thing as getting a credit card to buy that tv. Run a check and they tell you how much you can spend.
Sweet, i’m gonna go get a 250k loan and lose my job a week later.
> [@Bone stock c6 Z06 goes 11.177 @ 125](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bone-stock-c6-z06-goes-11-177-125/38176/93):
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> makes sense to me!
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> I have credit cards for an emergency. But cash is the only way to fly. If I can’t pay you today, I should not be permitted to have a product today. It is sick how people max out one card after another.
cash or no go, I agree.
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### Author:  [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/108 "2008-11-04T22:00:21Z")
> [@Anyone use online journals/blogs etc?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-use-online-journals-blogs-etc/38558/8):
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> Sweet, i’m gonna go get a 250k loan and lose my job a week later.
Is there a point to this comment?
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/109 "2008-11-04T22:02:37Z")
Just be a baller like foxrus
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### Author:  [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/110 "2008-11-04T22:05:00Z")
Sometimes I wonder why I left the reservation
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### Author:  [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/111 "2008-11-04T22:05:34Z")
> [@I want a blob.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-blob/38594/4):
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> Ive never had a credit card I’ve always paid cash for everything…in some opinoins I am the antichrist
i have one card. i never spend more than $500/month on it, and I pay it in full every month. I figure I show a good payment history, and never carry a balance, and it’ll probably help me out.
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### Author:  [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/112 "2008-11-04T22:12:26Z")
It has limited me at times. but in the long run why pay someone to use your money?
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### Author:  [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/113 "2008-11-04T22:21:21Z")
> [@THIS is cool](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-cool/38598/7):
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> It has limited me at times. but in the long run why pay someone to use your money?
makes it easier to get loans if you’ve established good credit.
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### Author:  [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/114 "2008-11-04T23:04:53Z")
> [@I feel...well...wierd just for thinking about this](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-feel-well-wierd-just-for-thinking-about-this/38559/19):
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> All i know is Obama has ohio pretty much wrapped up and mccain needs to hit the western states hard to have a chance. Those who voted for obama should realize that we are now going to get fu%ked tax wise, have third world countries test his abilities and get ready for a very propable race war. So to you who have voted in his favor thank you, thank you for putting this country down the fu8king \*\*\*\*ter. I predict obama gets assasinated within the first yearo f his “ruling” of the country…
we often butted heads but i’m with ya on this one. sad day for the Red White and Blue.
pssst…hey pittspeed…ya you pittspeed… Obama is half white!
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### Author:  [@tksmr2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tksmr2)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/115 "2008-11-05T07:55:15Z")
I’m just happy the republicans are out. But, I don’t agree with helping out lazy people either. I’m lower middle class, and make 49k/year, and single.
I also don’t support the rich taking advantage of the middle class either, and basically ignoring them stating that they can just easily find a job through the newspaper, or Internet. The standards for finding a good job in this country have come down to almost having to have a Masters degree, some experience gained from a family member in a certain field, or just being extremely gifted in a certain area of expertise. Not everyone is fortunate enough to meet one of those criteria. Not all people that work hard, catch all the breaks in life, like republicans seem to think. They think it’s easy to go out and find a good paying job as long as you try really hard to find one.
Take finding a teaching job for example (I’m not a teacher). There are a surplus of teachers out there, looking for jobs. That is their passion in life to be a teacher. The republican point of view would be to say, " boo hoo" you should not have chosen a field that it is difficult to find a job in. Now, is that fair? Not everyone has multiple passions to do a number of things in life like republicans seem to think. To make ends meet people have to work 2-3 jobs sometimes. Republicans think this is always the person fault for not getting a better education, but don’t realize not everyone has the opportunity to get a higher education if mommy and daddy will not pay for it.
They think there are all these opportunities out there. But, with the growing population, it’s getting very difficult to even find a decent job to barely get by (I support abortion). I’m very fortunate that I have a decent paying job, and have the opportunity to go to grad school (almost finished), so that I have a chance to improve myself. But, not everyone is presented with those opportunities, even if they work hard to try and get them.
I support abortion, and freedom of choice. I support gun control. I don’t support taxing the wealthy, but I don’t think it will hurt them either as much as they seem to think. People with power/money can be much more dangerous and corrupt than people that are poor a little extra money. Rich people are more corrupt by nature IMO.
Republicans still jump to the poor, lazy people getting benefits, and skipping the Middle class discussion.
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### Author:  [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/116 "2008-11-05T08:04:51Z")
^ Holy generalization.
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### Author:  [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/117 "2008-11-05T12:31:46Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/38098/74):
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> I also don’t support the rich taking advantage of the middle class either, and basically ignoring them stating that they can just easily find a job through the newspaper, or Internet. The standards for finding a good job in this country have come down to almost having to have a Masters degree, some experience gained from a family member in a certain field, or just being extremely gifted in a certain area of expertise. Not everyone is fortunate enough to meet one of those criteria. Not all people that work hard, catch all the breaks in life, like republicans seem to think. They think it’s easy to go out and find a good paying job as long as you try really hard to find one.
Wrong. Some people just expect to have a good job handed to them. You actually have to work to find/keep a good job. I went to a normal college, worked hard, and sent out resumes for internships every summer. I got internships by going on interviews and applying myself. My internships helped me build a resume and gain experience. This helped me get a good paying job straight out of school. I don’t claim to be the best or smartest accountant in the world, but I worked hard to get where I am. I didn’t “catch a break” when I found my job, I didn’t get experience from working with a family member in the field (which I could have since my dad is an accountant), and I am not exceptionally gifted in finance/accounting. I just worked hard through college and went on lots of interviews to find a job…its something that most people just don’t understand how to do right now because they are spoiled/lazy and expect “the american dream” to be handed to them.
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### Author:  [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/118 "2008-11-05T12:47:33Z")
> [@Sub 20k what you get v 22 yr old girl](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sub-20k-what-you-get-v-22-yr-old-girl/38580/14):
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> kids happen? seriously? kids don’t happen if you don’t have sex. lol
um it did to mary
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### Author:  [@tksmr2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tksmr2)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/119 "2008-11-05T13:32:42Z")
> [@Hello From Clearwater](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hello-from-clearwater/38599/30):
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> Wrong. Some people just expect to have a good job handed to them. You actually have to work to find/keep a good job. I went to a normal college, worked hard, and sent out resumes for internships every summer. I got internships by going on interviews and applying myself. My internships helped me build a resume and gain experience. This helped me get a good paying job straight out of school. I don’t claim to be the best or smartest accountant in the world, but I worked hard to get where I am. I didn’t “catch a break” when I found my job, I didn’t get experience from working with a family member in the field (which I could have since my dad is an accountant), and I am not exceptionally gifted in finance/accounting. I just worked hard through college and went on lots of interviews to find a job…its something that most people just don’t understand how to do right now because they are spoiled/lazy and expect “the american dream” to be handed to them.
Well congratulations… but still… if you work hard, that doesn’t guarantee that you will be sucessful, even if you go about things correctly. You also are taking into account that everyone is extremely outgoing, and confident when speaking to people about interviews, and networking with others in order to find jobs. Which means you are taking into account that everyone has the same outgoing personality.
If you have someone in the family that is an accountant, you are 10 steps ahead. I don’t care what you say about not being gifted in accounting, you have a major advantage, unless your dad didn’t teach you squat about accounting. You make it sound like it’s easy to get an interview.
Even with follow ups, calling everyone in the phone book, Internet, etc… And, even with gettting counseling on how to write up a good resume, does not guarantee you countless interviews. Now, maybe it does for accounting, b/c it’s such a boring career choice IMO, and no one wants to be an accountant. No wonder you got countless interviews.
Also, internships are not like Mustangs, they are not everywhere, and easy to get. So, you can’t expect everyone to be as fortunate as you were to get a good internship, which really aids in getting interviews and finding a good job right out of school.
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### Author:  [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-day-thread/200496/120 "2008-11-05T13:37:56Z")
> [@I feel...well...wierd just for thinking about this](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-feel-well-wierd-just-for-thinking-about-this/38559/39):
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> Now, maybe it does for accounting, b/c it’s such a boring career choice IMO, and no one wants to be an accountant. No wonder you got countless interviews.
That’s why it’s called work. 🙂
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