>>>ACORN seems to have a special place in the hearts of the conservative blogosphere and talk radio. You would think they were running the country. I thought they were a voter registration organization? Even if they are sometimes shady about how they do it, which I am willing to agree they are, let's not get carried away about their importance.
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>>>http://www.gop.com/obamaacorntree/
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>>>It is my perception that the people disrupting town hall meetings on health care reform are notably obnoxious, but maybe I'm biased.
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>>>Yes. I think you are. These people are tire of being ignored, insulted and villified. They are IMHO justifiably angry.
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>>LIke Glenn Beck says in his book, "the politicians can's stand anyone who can understand what they're doing or ask for verification. They are of the mindset that the average American is too stupid to understand and therefore they have to splain it to us.." (paraphrasing)
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>I hate to disagree with you but facts speak louder than your assertions. I do think now that maybe average folk are stupid to understand simple facts. Let me give you an example. In my state last year the majority voted against the state income state repeal. The politicians (mostly liberal dems) kept saying that if we repeal state income tax we will have to increase the price for road tolls and raise sales tax. So, after the state income tax was not repealed, the road tolls will be increased, property tax will go up, and sales tax already went up. I was talking to a business neighbor (professional) right after the elections and he told me that he (despite considering himself a conservative) voted to keep the state income tax. I explained to him as patiently as I could that he fell for the false promises and threats. So he told me as we were parting, “I feel so stupid now that you told me.”
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>Also, how else do you explain that the citizens of this state keep re-electing – term after term – politician like Barney Frank and John Kerry?

Because they are very influential in Washington and will, among other things, be able to do things for their home districts. Pork isn't so bad when it's your guy bringing it to your area. This is completely separate from political philosophy.