erectlon DAY!

[themadscientist]

I meant "election day" fooled ya!

Anyhow, just in case you reside under a rock, today is the day for American voters to go to the polls to vote in the congressional mid-term elections. Before you roll your eyes and start looking for the latest edition of learned, ponder this.

Whether you are politically active, regardless of if you think your vote doesn't count, these people trying to win control your very lives! I know most people don't think about it, but it's true. Why on earth wouldn't you take an hour of your day to get involved in deciding who passes the laws that constrict or expand your freedom. Why wouldn't you want to dictate who gets to spend YOUR tax money? People die around the world for the chance to do what is scheduled today. Take a moment to appreciate the awesome power at your fingertips and exercise it.

If you don't you have effectively stifled your own voice.

[PEZi]

actually... for us here IN america..... TOMORROW is election day

jus' sayin'

[themadscientist]

I'm a man ahead of his time plus 11th hour people need as much time to googlate the candidates as possible.

[alms24sebring]

everyday is erectlon day for me, sometimes I vote twice

[RCA]

everyday is erectlon day for me, sometimes I vote twice

[Bubba1]

Another way to look at it is he has a throbbing desire to excercise his digits while thinking about his favorite candidates and what they might do for him.

[IBCoupe]

I'm going to exercise my right not to vote!

...only because I forgot to re-register to vote when I moved.

[Bubba1]

I'm going to exercise my right not to vote!

...only because I forgot to re-register to vote when I moved.

Booooo.

[IBCoupe]

I was kinda bummed that I only learned that I wasn't registered two days past the last day to register and still vote.

[HashiriyaS14]

Voted this morning

[audtatious]

Glad this crap will be behind us soon......

[RobPaulson]

filling in any bubble that has republican next to it...

[themadscientist]

I voted over a month ago.

[Jesda]

LONG line this morning, going out the door at the Jewish temple where I do my voting.

I try to discourage people from voting -- its an important decision and most voters are unqualified to make a reasoned choice.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I promise that when I take over the world and sit at the world's comfiest Imperial chair, I'll allow everyone to continue pretending to vote for or against me. Ballot results may be skewed by cookies arriving in the mail to pro-Emperor voters the following day.

I try to discourage people from voting -- its an important decision and most voters are unqualified to make a reasoned choice.

I'm on the same page here. I'd rather have people afraid of, intimidated by, or simply too lazy to vote for the most part. Most people are idiots. Their votes do no good regardless of how they cast them. They're just diluting the pool. "Blind" voting is far more harmful than not voting at all.

[Bubba1]

[quote="Jesda"]I try to discourage people from voting -- its an important decision and most voters are unqualified to make a reasoned choice.[/quote


LOL. A nice advantage of living in a small town is there is rarely a crowd when you vote. I had just one person in front of me this morning.

Is it me or have the attack ads this season gotten much much uglier.

In a deep voice with sinister music:

Michael X kicks little puppies.
Jonathan Y abandons underage children and senior citizens

[Encryptshun]

Is it me or have the atttack ads this season gotten much much uglier.

In a deep voice with sinister music:

Michael X kicks little puppies.
Jonathan Y abandons underage children and senior citizens

THIS

Luckily, local newspapers still bother to ask candidates to fill out a questionairre geared at disclosing their beliefs, their voting record (if applicable), and their platform. Reading their responses, in their own words, is the only way I know of to really educate myself on what's behind the B.S.

As most depend solely on commercials for their "education", it's no wonder so many people b**** about who is in office but then never go out and try to participate in the political process.

[IBCoupe]

Is it me or have the atttack ads this season gotten much much uglier.

In a deep voice with sinister music:

Michael X kicks little puppies.
Jonathan Y abandons underage children and senior citizens

THIS

Luckily, local newspapers still bother to ask candidates to fill out a questionairre geared at disclosing their beliefs, their voting record (if applicable), and their platform. Reading their responses, in their own words, is the only way I know of to really educate myself on what's behind the B.S.

As most depend solely on commercials for their "education", it's no wonder so many people b**** about who is in office but then never go out and try to participate in the political process.

+1. Before I discovered I wasn't registered to vote, I went to the local paper's website and built my ballot off of the questionnaires on there. Came up with a mix of parties (and non-parties).

[themadscientist]

The candidate shook my baby and kissed my wife!

[Encryptshun]

Now that would be a candidate I could support.

[audtatious]

I've done my civic doodie today

[marlin29311]

Glad this crap will be behind us soon......

This, and:

Is it me or have the atttack ads this season gotten much much uglier.

In a deep voice with sinister music:

Michael X kicks little puppies.
Jonathan Y abandons underage children and senior citizens

I'm so tired of the ads, and not to mention the ones that are twisted wrong...ie attack ads that talk about stem cell research, but fail to discuss whether it's embryonic or adult, or anything else like that. People that are even trying to make an informed decision can't sometimes because of all the slander and garbage the media puts out.

[AppleBonker]

People that are even trying to make an informed decision

When has politics ever had anything to do with informed decisions?

[mmkeller]

Rule number 1; people will say anything to get elected
Rule number 2; you can't change rule number 1, it's called freedom of speech.

[IBCoupe]

Ha! Reminds me of MASH.

[The Count]

Part of my deciding criteria on voting is the crap I get (through ads, flyers, ect) from a candidate. Sorry, but if you have to fill up my mailbox, run an ad twice a commercial break, and leave s*** on my door every damn day, you've now pissed me off. I love voting and our republic, but I detest all of the crap that goes along with election season.

[numbnuts240]

filling in any bubble that has republican next to it...

i love you and all, homie, but linda mcmahon? really?

[Dattebayo]

filling in any bubble that has republican next to it...

most voters are unqualified to make a reasoned choice.

[Jesda]

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/25 ... etail.html

Comcast: 'Massive' Amount Of Political Calls Lead To Phone Outages

[IBCoupe]

i love you and all, homie, but linda mcmahon? really?

I like that she had a wrestling match turned campaign rally.