tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post8898439950861124352..comments2024-02-29T14:00:40.184-05:00Comments on Restonian: News blog from Reston, Virginia, the mauve-colored New Town (tm): Election 2010: Reston Remains Socialist Island Surrounded by Ocean of Tea and Grizzly Mamas, Or Some Similarly Bad Political MetaphorRestonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15519884797760354007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-4678155821606046722010-11-04T17:13:54.744-04:002010-11-04T17:13:54.744-04:00Free Scott Turner!Free Scott Turner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-58187755660342008472010-11-04T13:03:29.607-04:002010-11-04T13:03:29.607-04:00A bit of historical perspective on red vs. blue, f...A bit of historical perspective on red vs. blue, for what it's worth: in the 1980 presidential election, CBS (I always watched Uncle Walter back then, bless his soul) used blue to denote the states Republicans had won. I remember this only because I wrote to a friend overseas that the electoral map had turned a "sea of blue" well before 9:00 p.m. that night as Reagan trounced Carter.<br /><br />Reminds me of when I was on assignment in a European country and we jokingly came up with the perfect color for each local political party -- red for the reformed Communists, pink for the Social Democrats, green for the environmentalists, gray for the pensioners' party, black for the far rightists, brown for the farmers party, (papal) gold for the Christian Democrats, etc.Peasant From Less Sought After South Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-26433640228885793802010-11-04T12:15:32.334-04:002010-11-04T12:15:32.334-04:00Why should anyone care which party gets which colo...Why should anyone care which party gets which color? I can't believe people even have conspiracy theories wrapped around this most inconsequential thing. Is it possible for anyone to behave like a reasonable adult anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-27328711260242643162010-11-04T10:20:38.801-04:002010-11-04T10:20:38.801-04:00The Convict in the Gulag.
This was unilaterally c...The Convict in the Gulag.<br /><br />This was unilaterally changed by the big three networks (you may be too young to remember back that far) during the 2000 election, although attempts had been made earlier by individual networks. <br /><br />It was a successful effort by the liberal media to cloak the socialist tendencies of the Democratic Party in blue. Another case of Republicans being defined by outsiders, and the ineffectual Reps being unable to get their message out.From the Uplands of Restonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412900754136064810.post-77984701525890721522010-11-04T09:11:12.508-04:002010-11-04T09:11:12.508-04:00If the Dems are supposed to be the Socialists, why...If the Dems are supposed to be the Socialists, why is it that the Repubs are RED? Personally, I blame it on Faux News Nutwork.The Convict in the Gulaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530536432165645618noreply@blogger.com