Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P - New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard
Men's Apparel Jerseys Hats Novelties Throwback Women's Youth
 
REGISTER FOR PATSFANS.COM

Welcome to PatsFans.com. Do you have an account? If not - please take a moment to register for our forum and experience a much smoother experience with fewer ads, along with no longer having to see this notification. Also learn about how you can receive a free Patriots T-Shirt from the Patriots Official ProShop by CLICKING HERE. Please enjoy your stay here, and Go Pats!


Go Back   New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard > Off Topic Forums > Political Discussion
Forgot Password? Join PatsFans.com!
Register Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Arcade Mark Forums Read Chat Room

WELCOME TO OUR FORUM HERE AT PATSFANS.COM!
ARE YOU NEW HERE? NOT LOGGED IN? PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT AND LOGIN TO REMOVE THIS WINDOW

Welcome to PatsFans.com. Do you have an account? If not - please take a moment to register for our forum and experience a much smoother experience with fewer ads, along with no longer having to see this notification window. Also learn about how you can receive a free Patriots T-Shirt from the Patriots Official ProShop by CLICKING HERE. Please enjoy your stay here, and Go Pats!

Like Tree9Likes

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 05-12-2012, 11:04 AM   #1
Moderator
 

Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,072
My Mood: Fine
Default Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

Like the Vietnamese boat people and refugees from Castro's Cuba, people who suffered under communism know what it smells like and avoid dems....guess they would agree with Allen West.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/ny...pagewanted=all

Quote:
Anatoly Alter immigrated from Kiev, Ukraine, in 1978, worked as a machine operator in Manhattan’s fur district and now owns one of the fur emporiums on Brighton Beach Avenue, a shop lush with mink, sable and ermine coats. In his view, Democrats like Mr. Obama have introduced “a socialist mentality,” which is why he prefers Republicans. “Too many people want to rely on free money and socialist institutions, and they want businessmen to pay for it,” Mr. Alter said.

.....

“Having been seared by statism, they see Democrats as drifting toward statism and see that as dangerous for themselves and for the country,” said Fred Siegel, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute’s Center for State and Local Leadership.
__________________
"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."
patsfan13 is online now   Reply With Quote
FEATURED ADVERTISEMENT
DONATE TO PATSFANS.COM
RECEIVE A FREE PATS T-SHIRT AND SAVE 15% OFF WHEN YOU BUY FROM THE OFFICIAL PROSHOP!

Free T-Shirt & Save 15% Off!
Like Our Site? Please help support our site and server costs by DONATING TO PATSFANS.COM and receive a FREE PATRIOTS T-SHIRT and SAVE 15% off EVERY purchase you make from PatriotsProShop.com. You'll also receive added benefits to your account
including Removing All Ads During Your Experience Here At Our Forum.

NEEDED YEARLY SITE DONATIONS: 345 | CURRENT # OF SUBSCRIBED SUPPORTERS: 98

Updated 07/08/11

Help Us Reach Our Goal!

Old 05-12-2012, 11:11 AM   #2
All Pro Poster
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 11,056
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

... or they just want lower taxes and don't really think or care about the rest
Patters likes this.
chicowalker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 11:31 AM   #3
Second Team and Threatening Starter's Job
 

Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,410
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

They're use to authoritarian governments, it feels like home.
shmessy likes this.
Hebeill is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 11:46 AM   #4
Moderator
 

Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,072
My Mood: Fine
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

Quote:
Originally Posted by chicowalker View Post
... or they just want lower taxes and don't really think or care about the rest


Sure just like the Vietnamese and Cubans..... or are you bigoted against immigrants who aren't interested in living on the welfare plantation?
__________________
"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."
patsfan13 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 11:57 AM   #5
Football Atheist
 
Nikolai's Avatar
 

Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: CT
Posts: 4,653
My Mood: Bored
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hebeill View Post
They're use to authoritarian governments, it feels like home.
Amusing. Ignorant, but amusing.
__________________
We get what we deserve.

------------------
“On a day when they could have had impact players David Terrell or Koren Robinson..they took Georgia defensive tackle Richard Seymour, who had 1 sacks last season in the pass-happy SEC and is too tall to play tackle at 6-6 and too slow to play defensive end. This genius move was followed by trading out of a spot where they could have gotten the last decent receiver in Robert Ferguson and settled for tackle Matt Light, who will not help any time soon.”
-Ron Borges
Nikolai is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 11:59 AM   #6
PatsFans.com Supporter
 
DarrylS's Avatar
 

Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: In a very special place
Posts: 36,163
My Mood: Psychedelic
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

A guy makes a comment, and it becomes some type of trend????
__________________
"Being the best doesn't mean you always win. It just means you win more than anyone else".. tweet from Kurt Warner to Tom Brady.
DarrylS is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 12:36 PM   #7
All Pro Poster
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 11,056
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

Quote:
Originally Posted by patsfan13 View Post
Sure just like the Vietnamese and Cubans..... or are you bigoted against immigrants who aren't interested in living on the welfare plantation?
Either you don't know what the word "bigoted" means or your horrible reading comprehension has struck again.
chicowalker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 12:38 PM   #8
All Pro Poster
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 11,056
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nikolai View Post
Amusing. Ignorant, but amusing.
I assume you're saying that he's minimizing how bad the regimes they came from by comparing the GOP to them? If so, I'd agree -- but the same goes for comparing the Dems to them, too, wouldn't you say?
DarrylS likes this.
chicowalker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 01:20 PM   #9
Moderator
 

Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 22,072
My Mood: Fine
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

Quote:
Originally Posted by chicowalker View Post
Either you don't know what the word "bigoted" means or your horrible reading comprehension has struck again.


And I am sure these refugees from communism know a lot more about tyranny than you.
__________________
"Some guys play in all-star games, some guys don't. I don't know who picks all those all-star teams. In all honesty, I don't know who picks the combine, for that matter," Belichick said. "How does (Miami-Ohio offensive lineman Brandon) Brooks not get invited to the combine? How did Vollmer not get invited to the combine? I don't know. We can't really worry about that. We just have to try to evaluate them the best we can."
patsfan13 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 05-12-2012, 01:32 PM   #10
All Pro Poster
 

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 11,056
Default Re: Among New York’s Soviet Immigrants, Affinity for G.O.P

Quote:
Originally Posted by patsfan13 View Post
And I am sure these refugees from communism know a lot more about tyranny than you.
and now you've "responded" with a non-sequitur

Try to conduct a conversation like an adult, 13.
DarrylS likes this.
chicowalker is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Sponsored Links



Thread Tools
Display Modes


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Former Soviet Citizen confronts Occupiers KDPPatsfan85 Political Discussion 9 05-11-2012 11:06 PM
The Cuban Missle Crisis (Soviet Perspective) TheSolderKing Political Discussion 8 06-06-2011 05:36 PM
Afghanistan Campaign Hits Soviet Milestone.. DarrylS Political Discussion 14 11-30-2010 07:48 PM
The Soviet Story PonyExpress Political Discussion 3 10-02-2008 11:11 AM
Kerry’s Soviet Rhetoric patsfan13 Political Discussion 34 07-06-2006 06:09 AM



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:45 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2

© Copyright 2000-2012. PatsFans.com Is a Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties.
The opinions posted in this forum do not necessarily reflect the opinions of our staff at PatsFans.com or USA Today.
We are not affiliated with the New England Patriots™ or the NFL™. The Photo Used In the header was taken by Ian Logue.

This site is owned and operated by I&K Internet Design Enterprises, LLC