Political Views

11/4/2008

From the Obama team

from me

Thank you Barack Obama, thank you for running. America, thank you for voting him in.

11/3/2008

To steal from Craig Ferguson

If you don’t vote, you’re a moron

“…Do you know what bothers me? Every election year, as well, you get the voter registration drives aimed at the young people–”Rock the vote, the vote’s crack-a-lackin’!”…are we so lost that we have to be sold our own democratic right? What the hell is wrong with, what is going on? We have to “sexy up” the vote for young people?…

…Here’s what I’m saying to you–if you don’t vote, you’re a moron. I know what you’re saying–”well, not voting is a vote.” No, it isn’t. Not voting is just being stupid.

Voting is not sexy, voting is not hep, it’s not fashionable, it’s not a movie, it’s not a video game, all the kids ain’t doin’ it. Frankly, voting is a pain in the ass, but here’s a word, look it up, it is your DUTY to vote.

The foundation in this democracy is based on free people making free choices, so, young people, if you can’t take your hand out of your Cheetos bag long enough to fill out a form, then you can’t complain when we end up with President Sanjaya.

Listen, I’m an American. This country, as it is, at war, right now–Americans in foreign lands wearing uniforms representing this country are losing their lives. Americans here in this country are losing their homes. We have two patriotic candidates, right? They both love this country, they have different ideas about what to do with it. Learn about them, read about them, question them, listen to them. Then, on election day, exercise your sacred right as an American, and listen to yourself.”

crossposted from my daily blog 9/30/2008

NPR did a piece on Biden yesterday and Palin today in preparation for the upcoming debate.

They killed me with one line.

“American women are thrilled to have a woman running that represents them.”

My brain froze, my stomach rolled, my blood boiled. I literally shrieked in my car, “This women does not represent me!!!!” I yelled this at the top of my lungs, gripping my steering and rocking in my fury. (luckily I was stopped in bumper to bumper traffic)

An hour has passed and my stomach is still upset and honestly my head is killing me. This women is the antithesis of almost everything I believe in. She is exactly the kind of woman I do not like.

Sarah Palin.. I do not like you. You do not speak for me. You do not represent me.