Or when did you become interested in politics?
2006-12-10 11:08:08 · 21 answers · asked by John 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Owning my own business. Having to deal with the crap I do, makes we a big time conservative.
2006-12-10 12:13:42 · answer #1 · answered by GOPneedsarealconservative 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It was during the 2000 election. I am 50 years old and had voted a number of times without putting much effort into it. I decided it was time to inform myself before voting. What I found was an appalling look at party politics. I was amazed to see how many people just voted for their own party regardless of the issues or the qualification of the candidate. From that time on, I have insisted that my kids be informed before voting and to urge others to do the same.
2006-12-10 19:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me, I gained the most interest in politics when I read George F. Will's book, published in 1987, "The New Season."
2006-12-10 19:19:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I turned 21 in basic training in 1966. I went to Vietnam in 12/67. I've never voted for a Republican in my life, and never will. All Democrat, all he time. The neocons are not conservative. If they were, we wouldn't have an 8.5 trillion dollar national debt. They are all about Capitalism. Clinton was more conservative than Bush. That's a fact.
2006-12-10 22:30:13 · answer #4 · answered by huduuluv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The economic collapse of the US during the 1980s.
2006-12-10 19:19:06 · answer #5 · answered by Christy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I followed it off and on starting with Clinton's impeachment (gawd, I was young then....) and really started following it in 2000 with the election.
Now I'm older, wiser, and keep a copy of the Constitution around and know it front to back, along with the Declaration and Articles.
2006-12-10 19:12:10 · answer #6 · answered by The Big Box 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Birth. My family has always been active in politics. If you don't serve your country on any level, you really don't have the right to the freedoms our country allows you to have.
2006-12-10 19:42:59 · answer #7 · answered by Teacher 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Birth. Dad's job depended on elections and he always fostered my involvement. I love campaigns and elections, presidential and midterm election years are my favorite times. It's like Christmas for me. Yeah, I know I'm warped beyond reason.
2006-12-10 19:13:39 · answer #8 · answered by J 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I was in school and Bush Clinton and Perot were running for office and I saw how hypocritical the people at my school were. They wanted Bush to win for the one reason that he was against abortion.No more thought to it than that. I thought that was wrong.
2006-12-10 19:14:38 · answer #9 · answered by Perplexed 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When I was eighteen and the Viet Nam war was going on and I got my draft number.
2006-12-10 19:33:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I been beat up my whole life by NEOCONS for things like wearing my sisters clothes when i was a kid,all the way up to where i was trulley gay.So to be able to sit at my purter being the coward i am and to say NEOCON and insult fellow Americans on here everyday, while trying to convince people im a nice tolerant liberall, just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside :)
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2006-12-10 19:23:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋