I voted today, and didn’t even have to hold my nose to do it.
Not that Texas is exactly up for grabs, and my McCain vote will have zero impact, but when you spend months blogging about an election and yelling at people to vote against the socialist, you kinda have to vote. So I did. For McCain/Palin. And I didn’t feel even the tiniest twinge of disgust or horror or anything bad at all.
At this point, it’s like you’ve put in front of me a bowl of liquid bird shit and a plate of turnips and I must eat one or starve. I really dislike turnips; they are gross and taste bad and I’d never choose to eat turnips on my own. But either I eat the plate of turnips, or it’s bird shit buffet for me. No problem. I will wolf down those turnips like they’re chocolate cheesecake as long as it means you keep that bowl of bird shit soup out of my face.
I know it’s racist to call Obama bird shit soup. You could call him “not very handsome” and it would be racist. “Possibly not perfect” - racist! “Maybe not my favorite person on earth” - RACIST!
I met Texas State Rep Bill Zedler while I was there. He was outside the early-voting facility along with lots of other campaigning-type people, including one dipthong with a giant “NO ZEDLER!” sign. I shook his hand and we had a short chat wherein I informed him I would be voting for him. He thanked me. He’s the first elected representative I’ve ever met and it gave me a frisson of POWER. You know? Voters employ these people. I felt like his boss or something.
After voting, I proceeded to the Taco Bell drive-thru to reward myself for doing my civic duty. Even though it was racist of me to vote the way I did, against the Lightworker Chosen One of Hope, but whatever. I deserved tacos.
Also because I got an A on my biology test. Ignorant redneck that I am.
Fun!
And yes, you most certainly DO deserve Taco Bell.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:54 pmAn A! Yeah! I know that feels good. Congrats!
I looove biology and totally aced it, but chemistry was my downfal. No matter what I just couldn’t do better than a B on a chemistry test. At a community college. If it had been at a decent school, well, I’da been happy with the B’s. But at community college? oh the humanity. I’ve been in a shame spiral ever since. That must be why I’ma gonna vote for McCain. Yeehaw!
October 30th, 2008 at 6:02 pmGo Rachel! Congratulations on the A.
I voted for McCain/Palin last week with no regrets. Given the choice between these two candidates for President, I found that I do have a clear preference. Voted against most of the incumbents in the other races. (It was painless because most of them were Democrats.) I also voted against any projects, mill levies, etc., that would cost taxpayers more money.
Wish I would have thought to reward myself with Taco Bell afterwards.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:11 pmYes, you did!
Turnips over bird shit every time — bird shit, as any good student of biology knows, can be a big, steaming pile of zoonotic pathogens!
October 30th, 2008 at 6:19 pmYou ate Taco Bell? Racist!
Actually, I’ve always loved Taco Bell, but my brother used to say “It’s great mexican food, as long as you remember it’s neither mexican, nor food.”
Then again, he’s probably a racist.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:24 pmSpeaking of institutions of higher learning, hubbie has posted a in which he ranks such places according to how anti-American they are. Not surprising that Columbia University, University of Illinois-Chicago and University of Chicago are right up there near the top…
October 30th, 2008 at 6:25 pmSo did my Wife and I, first thing this morning. Got there at 7 am, done and out the door by 7:15. Like you, we both “know” that McCain has Texas wrapped up, but if enough people think that and don’t vote because of it? - Very bad things will happen.
I’m seriously hoping that a similar thing will happen in Obama “sure thing” states…. I’d giggle myself senseless
October 30th, 2008 at 6:53 pmHave you had their Beefy Cheesy Melt? It’s a mouthful of heaven!
October 30th, 2008 at 6:55 pmApparently calling Barack Obama’s speech “articulate” is racist too. Compliment a black man for being able to say “ask” instead of “aks”, and you’re racist. Closed-caption a black person speaking English because they can’t be understood, and you’re “racist”.
“Racist”, the new “wolf!”
October 30th, 2008 at 7:02 pmDang. I love turnips. And dog humping.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:15 pmAlso because I got an A on my biology test.
Did the test have a question as to whether police dogs are “equipment”?
October 30th, 2008 at 7:26 pmCongrats on the A, sweetie!!! You’re awesome!!!
Hey, get in touch either via email or phone. I have something to discuss with you real quick. Pleez.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:27 pmI too will vote for McCain/Palin, and my vote will also have no impact, but in the bad way. Nevertheless, I will vote, if for no reason other than to maintain my bitching rights.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pmI knew you could do it Rachel - getting that A and eating the turnips.
At least you didn’t drink the Kool-Aid.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:32 pmRachel,
Actually your vote does count towards the national popular vote. As you are probably aware some states give their electorates to the winner of the national vote so voting even in safe ‘red’ states still counts overall.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:37 pmI voted this evening in Brooklyn so that I can spend the weekend in Pennsylvania shilling away for Governor Palin and the other fella on her ticket.
I was kind of sorta shunned at the Brooklyn Board of Elections, though. The woman who handled my application for an absentee ballot made a point of elaborately explaining to every other voter personally how to properly fill out the ballot, where to sign it and what to do with it.
On the other hand, when it came time to deal with me. She sort of shoved a ballot at me and stalked off without saying a word.
I can’t help thinking that my Republican registration might have had something to do with that. But who knows, right? Everyone else got courtesy, attention and instruction. I got nada.
I really hope McCain pulls this off, because I want to drink that woman’s bitter, bitter tears on Tuesday night!
October 30th, 2008 at 7:42 pmI know what you mean about that frisson of POWER. I got the same feeling when I got a personal letter from my state rep after e-mailing to encourage him to vote no on the bailout. He totally wants my vote. Since he was such a good boy and did as I asked, I may give it to him.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:49 pmSomething occured to me last night after chatting with the leader of my daughter’s Girl Scout troop. Because of my job (at-home medical transcriptionist) I don’t interact with a lot of people in general. But, for the past 3 or 4 months I have been involved with this campaign where I have met many people who see things the way that I have come to see them. Then, of course, I interact with more people with the same thoughts here on this blog and a few other blogs that I post on. Lastly, my husband and I don’t go a day without discussing politics, comparing notes on information we both have found.
So when chatting with this troop leader last night it occured to me what a small percentage of the voting population we really are. I wasn’t entirely sure which way this woman was leaning politically, so I tried to be tactful and chatted her up a bit. I finally figured out that she votes Republican “when or if” she votes at all. She actually said “I don’t pay much attention to all of this political stuff, have very little knowlege of what is what, and honestly am considering NOT voting just so I won’t get picked for jury duty.”
Quite a few of my family members and friends have the same point of view. I suppose I am the oddball what with my girl-crush on Sarah Palin, my willingness to plant my McCain-Palin sign on my front lawn, and all my volunteering for the campaign.
But seriously, it JUST occurred to me that maybe 2% of the voting population share our views. That’s just a shot in the dark as I am far from being any kind of statistician
On one hand I am really proud to be associated with the people who post here on Rachel’s blog. I have learned so much from all of you. Thank you for that. On the other hand, when I go to vote tomorrow morning, I think I’m going to feel a bit like Alice in Wonderland who swallowed the pill of enlightenment (which includes a good sprinkling of terror) while everyone else around me goes about their business in their haze of contentment, not even aware that our very country could be changing forever, and not in a good way.
Am I way off base here?
Oh well, by tomorrow afternoon I will have eaten the turnips. Maybe then I will have less anxiety, since that is all that any one of us can really do…vote.
October 30th, 2008 at 7:59 pmRachel ignore (if any) critics. Heartfelt congratulations for your “A,” for your excellent voting taste, and tacos.
“…it’s [only] racist to call Obama bird shit soup” if you’re specifically talking about, say, crows like the ones that hang around the neighborhood here and crap all over my car.
Vote McCain Vote McCain Vote McCain.
Not an irrational outburst. Vote McCain means you can either take credit or avoid blame. OShit will take the Country down the crapper given a chance.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:00 pmSo let me get this straight: you voted for Palin and whashisname and you punished yourself with Taco Bell? Oh wait, you like Taco Bell. So do I, but I thought that it might be a crime in Texas to not eat genuine Mexican food. Or so some Texas transplant at work snootily tells me.
Since I’m voting for Palin, I’ll be okay, despite my misgivings about McCain. Here’s hoping that the Obamanation loses.
BTW, Erica Jong says that we’ll have a second civil war if Obama loses. I keep wondering one thing: how the fuck does the left think that they can win a fight when we’ve got almost all of the guns? Are they that stupid? Check that; rhetorical question.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:04 pmI live in VA so it might actually matter if I voted, but I just can’t do it for either one (though I certainly understand those who do). I guess for me the bird also crapped on the turnip.
Congrats on the A!
October 30th, 2008 at 8:08 pmCongratulations on the A! You do indeed deserve tacos for that.
Glad to hear you early voted; I voted for McCain/Palin last week. I did it in the spirit of “we don’t need our very own Fidel Castro/Hugo Chavez here, with his national internal security force”. The polling place was packed. Loooong lines. It seems that Republicans are turning out for early voting in record numbers here in Florida, and are outpolling the Dems so far. (And some of the Dems are voting for McCain/Palin). No wonder the Big O has been spending the whole week here in Florida. The Cuban-Americans are particularly alarmed. Some are having strong deja vu; one guy said it reminds him of Cuba in 1960.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:16 pmDon’t think of it as voting for the lesser of two evils, but voting in favor of defending the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:22 pmI got a call today about Saracuda coming to Raleigh, and can we count on your vote, and I was glad to say “you already got it” … NC is supposed to be in play, but I don’t believe it, in spite of living in a freaky leftist ‘hood.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:34 pmCongrats on the A.
I, too, voted today. You know turnips aren’t so bad with gravy. Sarahcuda gravy, that is . After I voted, I bought a rifle. It felt so good to be in a free country (Texas). Well, we’ll find out sometime next week if it will stay that way.
If the false messiah and hair plugs lose, maybe there will be riots in Detroit and LA. Maybe. I think it’s emotional blackmail (no pun intended) to get white people scared to vote against the Chicago Machine candidate.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:38 pmI’ve got my ballot on the coffee table and just have to fill in a few more local positions. Not that it matters who I vote for in the presidential race since I live in the bright freaking blue socialist state of Washington. But my vote for govn’r just might count. He only “lost” (after three counts) by less than 120 votes. Here’s hoping he beats the recounts this time!
October 30th, 2008 at 8:43 pmI once voted for a Democrat because I knew her and liked her. Her husband fixes our cars, and I cannot tell you how many mouse nests he’s pulled out of exhaust intakes for me…oh, I guess that makes me some kind of hillbilly.
Seriously though, politicians seem a lot more human if you’ve met them.
In other news, I can’t believe I live in a swing state now.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:49 pmI hope you also voted for any other Republicans on your ballot, so as to help reduce the number on Obama’s side if he gets in. Every little bit adds up.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:49 pmMcCain Palin ‘08
Obirdo shit sucks commie hair plugs!!!
Is that racist?
October 30th, 2008 at 8:52 pm1911 … when I lived up in Mecca (Bergen County, NJ), I used to go into NYC. When the OJ verdict was coming down, post Rodney King, Harlem rooftops were ocvered with cop snipers with the good stuff. They fully expected some “civil disobedience”. You are likely correct that some segments of society will celebrate or express frustration after this election with some acts that could merit home defense. More if the One doesn’t win …
October 30th, 2008 at 8:52 pmAw crap! I just remembered that I forgot to go get my free taco on Tuesday. Because someone stole a base in the World Series, everyone in America could get a free taco at Taco Bell between 2-6 p.m. last Tuesday. I really meant to do that, but it slipped my mind.
/wait till next year
//as a Phillies fan, I don’t have to say the above phrase in regards to baseball. Heh.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:55 pmI don’t understand the concept of early voting. It’s a little like opening my presents on December 20th.
I’m looking forward to voting on Tuesday, Election Day. And I’ve got a bottle of champagne on hand, just in case.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:03 pmCongrats on the A. I, too, went back to school later in life; I was a 40 year-old freshman after I got out of the Navy.
I married into a hard-core liberal family. My wife was also, until about 4 months ago, an at-home medical transcriptionist. She hasn’t decided how she’s going to vote this year, but her parents have decided they’re just staying home. Her brother supports Obama and is voting for him because he’s “eloquent”.
1911man prompted this post. My wife and I almost divorced when I acquired a handgun from a friend. It was a cheap Saturday night special that I eventually threw in the trash to appease her. She now says that if Obama wins, she WANTS a gun in the house.
Now I strapped a .44 to my hip every 4 days for years in the Nav, but I’m not sure that a pistol is what I’d want for home protection. I’m leaning towards a shotgun, but was wondering what others might recommend.
BTW, Sunny reminds me of my best dog ever, Bear. He was a cross between a Chow and a Dachsund. I had to put him down this time last year; I cried for days. We now have a doberman (she still has a tail!) and a toy fox terrier, both “rescues”, and a half doberman/half border collie we picked up at a flea market. (We count him as a rescue too…).
Been dropping by here for a few days now, and like the site. Keep up the good work!
I wish you luck with chemistry. It’s the only course I flunked in high school, and I dropped it twice during my middle-aged college career because I was flunking it then, too. I ended up going with geology to satisfy the science requirement for my Computer Science Major.
Oh, and, Landshark Lager on election day here!
October 30th, 2008 at 9:12 pmJohn, you live in Chapel Hill? I feel for you.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:19 pmWhat??!! Obama isn’t your favorite person on earth?
Redneck
I’ve been called a bigot, racist, anti-gay, and anti-environment by foaming-at-the-mouth Obama supporters, *most* of whom don’t know two things about me:
one, my father is a homosexual, as are many of my close friends; two, I do clean energy research.
I work at a university and I think I present myself as not a raging-lunatic (blog not withstanding), in fact, we as staff members were just issued a cautionary memo to keep mum on our political oppinions (how f***d up is that), but as soon it is discovered that I don’t worship Barry O, it’s like, “Hey republican, where’s your white sheet?”
Uhhhggggg….oh, and the reason I said *most* people who don’t know two things about me? My own mother was the one who accused me of not caring about the environment or whether my father has the right to marry his partner. My own mother!
October 30th, 2008 at 9:25 pmGood for you, Wachel, on all counts!
There’s no early voting option in my state (unless it’s a true absentee ballot), so I am dreading the crowds and terrible parking. If I didn’t live on a busy street w/o sidewalks, I’d walk. . . and probably get in to vote faster. Either way, I like the reward idea. It should involve booze.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:26 pmSung to the tune of “I am Ninja”:
I am Racist,
We are Racist,
You are Racist, too.
I am Racist,
We are Racist,
And I be-lieve that you are Ra-cist, too.
The term Racist has been so diluted as to no longer have any real meaning to most people.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:55 pmI just put a “I voted” sticker on Rachel’s lapel.
And our family loves Taco Bell but we are cheap so we buy the Grande Meal, 10 items for $10. (hard/soft tacos, bean burritos in any combination)
No cooking, best dinner ever.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:41 pmHey. I tol you yesteday I started drinkin already. More champagne. An amareto while I watched Jeperdy. An tonit I had some pepermint shnaps. An now I’m gonna go over to Taco Bell an have some turnip tacos. HA HA HA HA!!!1!
October 30th, 2008 at 10:53 pmThe talk of a plate of turnips made me think of Rachel’s post from around the beginning of October when she gave us the word picture of John McCain’s balls. Somehow I can’t seem to erase the thought of a plate of boiled McCain’s . . . . . .
October 30th, 2008 at 11:19 pmRachel, my Dad just turned 90. When he was eighty I made and framed a list of the “Things I learned from my Dad” and gave it to him as a present. Many were humorous and most were family memories edited to one sentence. He loved it, it was awesome. It actually included many valuable life lessons.
Your Dad carries a copy of the constitution (which is pretty damn cool) and from reading his comments I think during your youth he taught you a lot of the things that make up your philosophy as an adult. I would love to read a “What I learned from my Father* post from you sometime.
*I have told my mother in numerous conversations with her how she effected (affected?) my role as a mother/wife many, many times. She knows I could not be the mother I am today without her example of selflessness and determined love. And, she was a committed Republican her whole life.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:31 pmRachel,
No matter how you voted, the fact that you voted is so very important, I can’t even put it to words. We only really get to affect our government twice, once when we vote, and once when we pay our tax bill.
The former is supposed to affect the latter. Let’s hope this year enough people realize that a trillion in new spending won’t just pay for itself, WE will pay for it through higher taxes, and it will hurt us in countless ways.
Thanks for voting Rachel. A good many people died for our right to pull that lever, let’s hope that everyone cherishes it as much as you do. I sure do.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:53 amTexas must be too big a state. You’ve never met one of your representatives face-to-face before? They spend half their time trying to get in front of you. When I lived in Vermont (it was less than a year) I met Sen. Pat Leahy twice and saw Bernie Sanders walking by on the street once. My boss was with me, and he called out: “It doesn’t work, Bernie!”
“It” referring to socialism, of course. (It was clear in context, you probably had to be there.)
October 31st, 2008 at 1:02 amHey, Tuesday — get your ass over here! I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE!
This election is exactly like throwing up. The actual act of puking isn’t the worst part — it’s the queasy feeling that precedes it, and the anticipation of how much worse that feeling will get — and how long the buildup will drag on — before your stomach finally reaches the tipping point.
For Obama supporters, it’s more like an orgasm. The exquisite, drawn-out build-up must feel mind-blowingly fantastic by now, but when they finally climax on November 4, all they’ll have is a giant mess to clean up.
Unless McCain wins, in which case they will have the bluest balls ever.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:19 amCongratulations on the A and welcome to the Early Voter ranks. No matter what, a vote is still a vote and one more is always welcome and desirable.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:22 amI voted early because my family took the weekend to research everyone and everything on the ballot - judges and all. Decided it was best to do the research, vote, and get it done.
Steve … you nailed it, and I voted in Carrboro!
The upside is that living around a bunch of hippies and faux-enviros convinces me that Republicans don’t always wear the politics on their sleeves, they just vote. I’ve never missed showing up for an election.
Heheheehe.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:31 amRachel,
I found this very interesting!
EVERYONE should read it.
It is no second sourced yet, but damn if it does make sence and has a ring of truth to it!
October 31st, 2008 at 5:16 amSee if that works.
Sorry Rachel
October 31st, 2008 at 5:18 amTouched with love by moderation! LOL.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:19 amTurnips over birdshit? That’s an A in Biology right there.
October 31st, 2008 at 5:50 amSo Obama is eloquent. Well, the human race has produced eloquent speakers on all sides of all issues for a couple of thousand years now.
But you know why people don’t die of smallpox, polio, or diptheria any more? Because some people got A’s in biology … and used them.
Congratulations, r*A*chel!
October 31st, 2008 at 7:41 amIn these trying times the much debased tag of racist should be worn as a badge of honour.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:55 amOf course you got an A. Duh. Biology is your bitch.
The wife and I both voted yesterday evening. About a 15 minute wait, so not too bad. I don’t care much about McCain and would have voted against Teh One anyway, but it felt good to actually vote FOR Palin.
And my new favorite Taco Bell gluttony is the Big Box Value Meal. 1 Volcano Taco, 1 Burrito Supreme, 1 CrunchWrap supreme, Cin. Crispas and a big drank. $5.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:11 amDearRachel,
1. My teenage daughter said over dinner the other night that a classmate told her she was racist because she did not support Obambi. I said that a good response would be “Yep. So what?” I no longer care if anyone calls me racist because so many completely BS things are now supposedly proof of it.
2. Every morning I walk by the building where McCain lives. Every now and then I’d catch him leaving the building and wave to him. He’d wave back. How’s that for a political thrill? And, after last election, I told him to “hang in there and try again” and he seemed to appreciate it. So you have me, personally, to blame that McCain is this year’s Republican candidate.
v/r
October 31st, 2008 at 8:31 ammike
Yay for the A!
I got my absentee ballot yesterday, now I’m reading up on the local stuff. Early voting is on the ballot, and I want to vote No, but also in the same measure is absentee voting. So I don’t know if voting No would do away with absentee voting. I’m all for doing what it takes to get as many (legitimate) voters to turn out as possible, but early voting just doesn’t seem right. Aside from the fact it’s unconstitutional. I support 100% mail-in votes, but that would only work if we could count on people to just do their fucking jobs of matching up addresses (and names) with the ballot. Failing that, I want to be forced to show ID at the polling place. I don’t trust electronic voting boxes, because it just introdices more possibilities for problems (hacking, breaking, expense). I think it boils down to everyone’s (not mine) expectation of getting the results the same night. If we went to paper mail-in ballots, sure it would take a week to count, but we would have more trustworthy results I think.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:46 amAll this talk of TACO BELL has led me to decide that I will be dining there this very day. I will try the Beefy Cheese Melt, too.
Is it RACIST to eat at Taco Bell? I think it might be. Just typing in “Taco Bell” looks racist, doesn’t it? Yes it does. It’s not that OVERT racism. It’s that subliminal, masked, undercurrent of racism that pervades our society. Taco Bell. There, I did it again. Now that I’ve pointed it out, you can clearly see why this is offensive.
October 31st, 2008 at 8:51 amVote Early. Vote Often.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:13 amI voted the other day…who knew I could use my pregnancy as an excuse! muhahaha
1 vote for McCain/Palin
1 vote for Jim Gilmore
1 vote for Mark Ellmore
I felt so proud,and left that building quite sad Messiah supporters weren’t there so I could say some really nice,smartass comments to them.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:20 amJohn — good for you! That’ll show those smelly hippies!
Here’s a thought for tonight. Go to Franklin Street dressed as John McCain and count the liberal heads that explode. Good for a laugh.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:56 amI can just hear my Obama-lovin’ son and daughter-in-law shrieking “Racist!” They believe he is the better man by virtue of being black “because it has shaped him into someone who understands the people and issues better.” God help me. I think I’ll round up the rest of my (redneck, racist, republican) family after voting on Tuesday and celebrate at Taco Bell. Even though my guts will hate me for it.
Congrats on the A!
October 31st, 2008 at 10:01 amHey an “A” is awesome! Way to go. And I’ll be eating the turnips too.
October 31st, 2008 at 10:11 amI can haz Halloween dog pictures? You promised!
October 31st, 2008 at 10:55 amBowl of birdshit vs. turnips. I happen to like turnips myself. here is a to Thomas Sowell talking about the choice between disaster and catastrophe.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:00 am> Also because I got an A on my biology test. Ignorant redneck that I am.
Keep it up, Rachel, and you may become a believer in Evolution, after all.
Now if only we could figure out a way to evolve libtards up from the slime which spawned them, that would be a fine to do.
Can you work on an Evolvo Ray in your copious spare time, Rachel? Thanks, you’re a doll.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:02 am> BTW, Erica Jong says that we’ll have a second civil war if Obama loses. I keep wondering one thing: how the fuck does the left think that they can win a fight when we’ve got almost all of the guns? Are they that stupid? Check that; rhetorical question.
PG, I pointed that out somewhere (probably not here) about a month ago. Not taking any credit, I’m sure I wasn’t the first with the idea, either — just saying it’s far from a unique thing to consider.
I suppose one could ask if the brothers with criminal records had guns… but that would be racist.
:^p
October 31st, 2008 at 11:08 amOh, and PhysicsGeek, they don’t eat mexican food in Texas, they eat Tex-Mex.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:18 amAs for the civil war question, “BTW, Erica Jong says that we’ll have a second civil war if Obama loses. I keep wondering one thing: how the fuck does the left think that they can win a fight when we’ve got almost all of the guns? Are they that stupid? Check that; rhetorical question.” the liberals believe the Government will step in to save them.
When you vote, pretend you are driving, keep to the right.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:41 amI guess I’m a traditionalist. I’m going to vote on Election Day.
Of course, I work nights so it’s easier for me to get to the polls after I get off work. It’ll only be 9am, after all…
October 31st, 2008 at 11:49 amHey, congratulations on avoiding the birdshit soup, and on the A! Good work on both! Thought you might like to know that I in my random Friday Roundup.
October 31st, 2008 at 11:56 amVote for McCain early and often.
October 31st, 2008 at 1:19 pmMy state’s not in play either, but you can bet your ass I’ll be voting on Tuesday. In Illinois, state workers get the day off so we can drive around and vote our little hearts out. That’s where Brak got the idea btw. It works for Chicago, right? MFCS’s
I’ll be voting for my state rep too, one of the few that voted against the crap sandwich both times! Great guy, West Point grad, very conservative.
And I get to vote against that lying, slandering POS Dick Turban.
I need to buy some scotch.
October 31st, 2008 at 1:26 pmCongratulations on the *A*, Rachel!
I don’t recall having the option of voting early all the years I lived in SoCal, and now that I have it in Texas, I’m still waiting ’til Election Day. I’m also one that doesn’t pay any attention to crowing from the media about turnouts or early trends. Fuck ‘em. They’ve been wrong before (what’s the frequency, Kenneth?) and they’ll be wrong again.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:26 pmSo THAT’S what Britain’s problem is!
October 31st, 2008 at 2:28 pmI never met any politicians either until moving to the flyover states. I’ve met several of my home state politicians because of the Saturday town halls they hold at the library. This corp is one of the largest employers of the state across the river and during elections politicians will sometimes hang outside the exit doors to glad hand us. Plus, I met a lobbiest and then REALLY began meeting some famous folks, e. g., the Newt, the governor of Nebraska, several state senators and so on. I’ve only actively supported one Dim, because she’s the epitome of what’s great about this country although we are at 180 degrees about all issues. She’s a local black woman, graduate of a prestigious Eastern University, worked for the past governor ['Pub] and is now self-employed. Very energetic, intelligent and hilarious. She beat out seven or eight other Dims to run in the general election against the ‘Pub.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:23 pmHello from a first time poster. Found this site from a post-link at lonestar times (info not a plug)
To the selective voters out there. I heard of a talk radio in Houston yesterday about something K. Bailey said to the announcer. In the last election she won by 51% because folks voted for her. Down ballot people (reps) lost because in her words, Republicans vote for people they support, either side. The Democrats tend to vote straight ticket which caused down ballot republicans to lose. Think about judges, sheriffs, school board members et al. A straight ticket vote could make a difference.
Just a thought
October 31st, 2008 at 3:27 pmSomeone says that you’re racist for not voting for Obama? Tell ‘em that they are sexist for voting against Palin, for the man who trounced Hillary to get the nomination.
If Obama is bird turd and McCain, turnips, does that make Gov. Palin the chocolate cheesecake that you get after the turnips, or is that objectifying her?
October 31st, 2008 at 3:39 pmDave Walker Says:
“I’m not sure that a pistol is what I’d want for home protection. I’m leaning towards a shotgun, but was wondering what others might recommend.”
Dave, this subject is a bit more complicated then it might first seem, but here are some questions you should ask yourself before you make a decision:
1. Will your wife be using the gun as well?
2. If yes to 1. Are either of you unusually slight of build?
3. Are there currently any children in the dwelling or are any planned?
4. Do you live in a house or condo/apartment?
5. If house, how far is it to the nearest neighbor’s house
6. What are the walls constructed of?
7. How much time are you (and any other users) be willing to spend on practicing?
8. How much are you willing to spend?
9. For the average user a long gun, either a shotgun (12 or 20 gauge) or semi-automatic pistol caliber carbine (9mm, 40 S&W, 45 ACP) is easier to shoot under high stress situations then a handgun.
I live in a condo and over-penetration is a MAJOR concern, so for me a 12 gauge pump loaded with Federal Personal Defense (it is loaded wth #4 shot I believe) was the only responsible choice.
One other note, unless the 20 gauge shotgun is built on a 12 gauge frame/receiver it is NOT going to kick less and there are more ammo options in 12 gauge.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:13 pmNo voting often - that’s a democrat tactic…
October 31st, 2008 at 11:14 pmJust got done with early voting myself. If I didn’t do it tonight, there was no way it was going to happen - I work an hour out of town, so by the time I would have made it to my polling place, it would have been closed.
Voted for McCain, or, rather, voted against Obama. If I wasn’t in a swing state, I would have taken a look at Barr, but a little too much is at stake here for that. Unfortunately, I couldn’t bring myself to vote for Heller - his positions and Derby’s were close enough where I felt justified in punting and voting for the Libertarian for that one, if only as a protest vote. Yeah, I know that does nothing to help against the Democratic supermajority, but, frankly, I’m not entirely convinced Heller would’ve done much there, either.
November 1st, 2008 at 12:00 amHey, Don’t knock the turnips! Find a middle eastern recipe for pickled turnips. Uses cut up turnips, vinegar, red beets, and those little Texas Pete peppers for some kick. Kinda like making lemonade when you have been given lemons!
November 1st, 2008 at 5:38 pmTwo days from now, bright and early, I’ll get up from my lodging in Minnesota (a state silly with Obama love) and proudly cast my vote for McCain/Palin.
Right now its about giving a proverbial middle finger to the collectivist hacks who runs things in this state where nothing is allowed, four years from now when the economy has tanked even farther and a bewildered boy-man has resurrected the ghost of Jimmy Carter I’ll have that same vote as an “I told you so…”
Viva la revolution!!!
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:53 pm