For those voting in the US...

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:32 am

...ah...

While I'm tired of Florida, sometimes...there's nothing like living in the south...

Post by **Auleliel** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:54 am

All we have in my area is free transportation from school to the voting place, and that's only during a few hours. I hope the lines aren't too long tomorrow or I may miss a class or two.

Post by **lurch** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:40 am

Well.. its official..I just recieved,, well, my answering machine just received, its 200th Political phone solicitation for this season. I told Cindy McCain that I had already voted and that for an aging woman she looked pretty darn good. But she kept yammerin away like I wasn't even there.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:09 pm

Warmark wrote:
Well, I do tend to think that if you don't vote you don't have any right to complain if your president (or in our case, prime minister).
What if they are all equally useless liars?

I think you can drop the "what if" from that sentence.
And Seareach, I don't think you got enough of a taste of America if you don't realize our capacity of being able to complain. I think it is listed in the constitution somewhere that we always have the right to complain no matter what actions we take. You will need to return to America to complete your education about America.

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:16 pm

I sent my absentee ballot in a while ago. And I roasted, ground, and brewed my own darn coffee this morning by candle light!! God bless America, I sure miss it sometimes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:26 pm

lurch wrote:Well.. its official..I just recieved,, well, my answering machine just received, its 200th Political phone solicitation for this season. I told Cindy McCain that I had already voted and that for an aging woman she looked pretty darn good. But she kept yammerin away like I wasn't even there.

I heard about Krispy Kreme on the radio this morning, Menolly. <drool>

Our firm gives us two hours of admin leave to vote, so I'm going to leave early this morning. The commute in was a breeze this morning -- so many people were standing in line at the polls that traffic volume was like a holiday....

Post by **[Syl]** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:42 pm

forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?threadid=989221

Up to and including free adult... stuff.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:05 pm

I voted. I don't care if I get anything for free. I even dragged Jorge, my building supervisor down to the polling place and made him vote.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:34 pm

I'm going to jump in on this bandwagon.

I'll give a free burp over the phone to anyone who voted.

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:50 pm

Don't do it, Cag -- somebody might arrest you for it:

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/a ... id=topnews

That said, now we *all* get free coffee and doughnuts! Is this a great country or what??

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:37 pm

Seareach wrote:Well, I do tend to think that if you don't vote you don't have any right to complain if your president (or in our case, prime minister) isn't doing what you want him to do.

On the contrary, by voting, you tacitly agree to abide by the outcome, whether you like it or not. It's your way of telling the government that you accept their system.

--A

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:48 pm

Hey, it's almost like Avatar is some kind of purple mohawked anarchist... who would have imagined that?

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:14 pm

Syl wrote:forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?threadid=989221

Up to and including free adult... stuff.

*whoa*

Thanks Syl!!

Post by **wayfriend** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:14 pm

Av is only half right, and Sea is right. Voting is controlling the way you're governed but doing so within the framework provided for making such changes. You're keeping "the system", but changing it's implementation. Which is sufficient to tell your elected leader he sucks like a hoover, and preferable to torches and pitchforks in most cases.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:54 pm

I'm getting ready to go vote around 5:30pm. I only hope that I don't have to wait several hours in line. . . but I will take reading material just in case.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:07 pm

I had to wait just under an hour this morning. I just learned something interesting. George from next door was just telling me that Russian tv has been endlessly pimping Obama because they are afraid that McCain hates the Russians from the days of the cold war and his prison camp experiences in Vietnam. Very interesting.

Post by **High Lord Tolkien** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:21 pm

Cameraman Jenn wrote:I voted. I don't care if I get anything for free. I even dragged Jorge, my building supervisor down to the polling place and made him vote.

I voted the opposite of you so your vote doesn't count.

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:22 pm

Yes, you cancelled me out BUT I dragged Jorge to the polls this morning and nagged my work guys to vote so I am four up on you still....

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:08 am

NBC is projecting Kentucky for McCain and Vermont for Obama.

Post by **Queeaqueg** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:35 am

I heard West Virginia is McCains

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