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Post by Lissa on Nov 4, 2008 9:06:33 GMT -5
I don't care who you're voting for.
I don't care why you're voting for them.
But if you're American and over 18 (and haven't already done so via absentee ballot)
Go Vote!
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Post by Al on Nov 4, 2008 11:12:59 GMT -5
Pushy, much? Geez.  ::shuffles off to vote:: grumble, grumble |
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Nov 4, 2008 12:02:11 GMT -5
The power of Lissa compels you!!!!  I just voted. Took me about, oh, 15 minutes. YES! Apparently I can go get a free coffee from Starbucks now.  |
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Post by StarOpal on Nov 4, 2008 14:16:04 GMT -5
*shows off nifty 'VOTED' hand stamp and sips free, yet patriotic and civic duty rewarding, Starbucks*
EDIT: Not to take away from the importance of voting, but - 2,000th post!
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Post by Head Mutant on Nov 4, 2008 14:18:21 GMT -5
See, we have freedom and tolerance in this country until it comes to voting day... then you're not free to skip the vote and non-voters are not tolerated!
Peer pressure is a pushy force.
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Post by Lissa on Nov 4, 2008 14:23:12 GMT -5
I just stood in line for an hour to vote with a two year old and holding a nineteen pound baby. Sue might be off the hook, but anyone else had better have one heck of an excuse  |
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Nov 4, 2008 14:42:56 GMT -5
and holding a nineteen pound baby. No stroller? I'd be all up on some stroller action. But sometimes they're more of a hassle to get through a crowded area. |
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Post by Lissa on Nov 4, 2008 15:27:03 GMT -5
Well, the crowds are part of it. But T2 is also only content in the stroller if it's moving, which it wouldn't be standing in line. And then, when I took him out because he was fussing, Ducklet would be trying to climb in. It would have been a much bigger pain than it was worth!
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coccatino
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whose baby are you?
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Post by coccatino on Nov 4, 2008 18:02:59 GMT -5
holding a nineteen pound baby. only 19lbs? My little guy is 24! He got to vote 2x today, once with motherinlaw who babysat him, and once with Husband and I after work. Also- I'm jealous of anyone who got an "I voted" hand stamp or sticker... we got nothing. Well, nothing but the glorious sense of peace that comes with the sound knowledge that you've done your civic duty. |
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Post by pfrsue on Nov 4, 2008 20:18:03 GMT -5
Sue might be off the hook, but anyone else had better have one heck of an excuse Sue had chemotherapy today, but voted via absentee ballot yesterday. Just a little note to add to the guilt burden of any slacker who didn't make it to the polls because they were...like busy, or had a hangnail or something. |
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Post by duckie on Nov 8, 2008 0:14:20 GMT -5
I did the absentee ballot as well... was in Detroit on election day. Couldn't find that combo liquor store / PC repair shop, though... ;D
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Rett Mikhal
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Shorten your stream, I don't want my face burned off!
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Nov 8, 2008 23:39:46 GMT -5
I gave blood and ended up collapsing after going into debt by buying a dinner for my sister, who shares her birthday with election day (EVERY YEAR, FANCY THAT!) Does that count as a good excuse? Before you ask, the collapsing was because the nurse took my blood and rushed me off the table, not because of the dinner.
Also, I hate coffee. Why can't we just beam our decisions in from our minds at one given point in time? Then I would have been able to vote despite the nurse mishaps (she didn't bother checking on me as I was laying on the floor, being checked on by ANOTHER nurse, either. I guess her nails were more important because she sat in a corner looking at them.)
If I had voted, however, I would have voted the same way I have every year; for myself.
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