Don't Vote
There are people all around my campus promoting the need to vote. On every corner there are student advocates with clip boards asking us if we can vote.On top of that, students are sent to classrooms before sessions start to try to get people to register.
Now I just watched the "Don't Vote" video on collegehumor and I have something to say.
WE ALL VOTED FOR BUSH, AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!!
All these people are acting like if we don't vote, then there will be no president, global warming will get worse, and terrorism will spread.
Very few people know who John McCain and Obama REALLY are. And I mean, stuff that comes from their hearts, their true feelings. We don't know that. You know what we are voting off of? Pre-written speeches and media commercials going back and forth about how the other guy is stupid.
"Don't vote, because this is just the biggest financial crisis in history."
"Don't vote, because we shouldn't care about our kids education."
This left me speechless. Your kids education? The smartest kids learn things on their own. Ever watch good will hunting?
My point is, we can't predict what either of these dudes are going to do. I'm just now old enough to vote, so this is the first time I've remotely paid attention to the polls and people running, but seriously, do we really know?
I'm a fan of Obama.. But why? I can't give an intelligent answer for my reasoning. But what I can say is this: The majority of us have no clue what McCain and Obama really are going to do, we just can't know. The only way to fully guess meaningfly would be to empty off your kitchen table, and lay out every single vote or anything either of the candidates have ever done, then from there, you can compare to how those issues of back then deal with today's issues, such as the way terrorism and education have changed.
Has anyone done that? No.
I'm tired of hearing about how important voting is. I know it's a right and privilege to be able to do so... But, after Bush, I can only keep repeating to myself how we cannot predict to any significant degree what either of these fucks are going to do.
I also realize that there are differentiations between Republican and Democrat, things they've voted on in past legislations, but still, are they even THAT different these days? Would it be like a republican would save the world while the democrat would support terrorism?
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Great rant!
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If you vote, you have no right to complain!
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Agree with op, it's like trying to pick the lesser of two evils
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I agree with #2 and #3. Vote or shut up!
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If you adopt the mentality that you should vote, then that gets you motivated to start learning more about the issues. That is why groups hold these voter drives. Unfortunately there will be a lot of uninformed (or misinformed) people out there pulling the levers in November.
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^As usual.
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I've had this battle going on with the Demotard posting how much Repubs suck.
There is little difference between the 2 parties. Neither are in your corner.
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What happens if you don't vote? I would at least consider which candidate is for what you are for, at this stage of your life. Don't waste your vote.
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^ Find a candidate you agree with most and vote for him/her.
Even if you KNOW they're not going to win. 1 voice out of 10 thousand is louder than 1 voice in 50 million.
Be a part of the solution and get this country back in the PEOPLES hands.
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You are incorrect that "we all voted for Bush"... A very slim majority voted for Bush and actually, in 2000, not everyone voted for Bush.
You are absolutely correct though in us 'not knowing what Obama or McCain will do'... I mean, if you are rooting for Obama and he wins the White House, great for you and great for him. But if the Congress is a Republican Majority then all the great ideas and policy desires in the world won't change the fact that they might not be able to agree.
Great rant. . . I actually did my Masters Thesis on voting. If you look at the statistics used in political polling, they use about 3000 people get poll the entire nation. It is pretty scientific and, for the most part, accurate.
Statistically, if enough people vote in each state (about 3000 people) there is going to be a 'standard curve'... Pretty much meaning the difference between 3000 people voting in a state and a million people voting may only alter the percentage of the vote for either candidate by about 1%. Wicked-crazy huh?
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#10... Thanks for pointing that out. I am taking a stats class now, and my professor actually stopped our governor from starting online voting (because, I guess he realizes the threat, and the older people that came up with the idea doesn't know what "hacking" means.
But, I never thought about voting in that standard curve mentality... I'm actually just sitting here thinking about it. I wonder how many people realize it that way????
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OP stated: "I'm a fan of Obama.. But why? I can't give an intelligent answer for my reasoning."
I think he hit the nail on the head.
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Good job #12!
I once found a typo in my physiology book. I brought it to the professor and said I should be exempt from the test since that one typo represented its concept in entirety.
And I'm sure you, whoever you're a fan of, can give me completely original reasons on why he's fit to be president. "Because I watched CNN and...."......
there you gh, that's what I was talking about. That's my point. THe only difference between you and me is you watched their teleprompter reading and are going off of media, not their past life history.
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What happens if you vote? NOTHING
What happens if you dont vote? NOTHING
Has anyone heard about the electoral college?
Its not the popular vote that counts people!!
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#13... #12 here.
One of my reasons for supporting Senator McCain, if I choose to vote that way, is that I would prefer someone with documented and proven experience in the military be the Commander-in-Chief of the US armed forces. It just makes sense from a practicality standpoint, especially as our military is conducting ongoing operations in various theaters throughout the world.
Another reason would be the fact that Senator McCain has dedicated his adult life to service to this country. Not rhetoric here, but proven track record.
A third reason is that Senator McCain is more moderate than most right-wing conservative Republicans, and has a lot of experience in working with both sides of the aisle to get things done. I think that given this track record, he stands a better chance of working WITH Congress to get things done.
A reason against Senator Obama, is that he has pretty much toed the Democratic Party line, and not reached across the aisle himself.
In simple practicality, it appears that John McCain would be the more effective chief executive.
I, for one, am tired of ineffective government.
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Great rant!Posted 1 month ago | Report
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If you vote, you have no right to complain!Posted 1 month ago | Report
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Agree with op, it's like trying to pick the lesser of two evilsPosted 1 month ago | Report
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I agree with #2 and #3. Vote or shut up!Posted 1 month ago | Report
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If you adopt the mentality that you should vote, then that gets you motivated to start learning more about the issues. That is why groups hold these voter drives. Unfortunately there will be a lot of uninformed (or misinformed) people out there pulling the levers in November.Posted 1 month ago | Report
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^As usual.Posted 1 month ago | Report
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I've had this battle going on with the Demotard posting how much Repubs suck.There is little difference between the 2 parties. Neither are in your corner.
Posted 1 month ago | Report
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What happens if you don't vote? I would at least consider which candidate is for what you are for, at this stage of your life. Don't waste your vote.Posted 1 month ago | Report
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^ Find a candidate you agree with most and vote for him/her.Even if you KNOW they're not going to win. 1 voice out of 10 thousand is louder than 1 voice in 50 million.
Be a part of the solution and get this country back in the PEOPLES hands.
Posted 1 month ago | Report
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You are incorrect that "we all voted for Bush"... A very slim majority voted for Bush and actually, in 2000, not everyone voted for Bush.You are absolutely correct though in us 'not knowing what Obama or McCain will do'... I mean, if you are rooting for Obama and he wins the White House, great for you and great for him. But if the Congress is a Republican Majority then all the great ideas and policy desires in the world won't change the fact that they might not be able to agree.
Great rant. . . I actually did my Masters Thesis on voting. If you look at the statistics used in political polling, they use about 3000 people get poll the entire nation. It is pretty scientific and, for the most part, accurate.
Statistically, if enough people vote in each state (about 3000 people) there is going to be a 'standard curve'... Pretty much meaning the difference between 3000 people voting in a state and a million people voting may only alter the percentage of the vote for either candidate by about 1%. Wicked-crazy huh?
Posted 1 month ago | Report
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#10... Thanks for pointing that out. I am taking a stats class now, and my professor actually stopped our governor from starting online voting (because, I guess he realizes the threat, and the older people that came up with the idea doesn't know what "hacking" means. But, I never thought about voting in that standard curve mentality... I'm actually just sitting here thinking about it. I wonder how many people realize it that way????
Posted 1 month ago | Report
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OP stated: "I'm a fan of Obama.. But why? I can't give an intelligent answer for my reasoning."I think he hit the nail on the head.
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Good job #12!I once found a typo in my physiology book. I brought it to the professor and said I should be exempt from the test since that one typo represented its concept in entirety.
And I'm sure you, whoever you're a fan of, can give me completely original reasons on why he's fit to be president. "Because I watched CNN and...."......
there you gh, that's what I was talking about. That's my point. THe only difference between you and me is you watched their teleprompter reading and are going off of media, not their past life history.
Posted 1 month ago | Report
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What happens if you vote? NOTHINGWhat happens if you dont vote? NOTHING
Has anyone heard about the electoral college?
Its not the popular vote that counts people!!
Posted 1 month ago | Report
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#13... #12 here. One of my reasons for supporting Senator McCain, if I choose to vote that way, is that I would prefer someone with documented and proven experience in the military be the Commander-in-Chief of the US armed forces. It just makes sense from a practicality standpoint, especially as our military is conducting ongoing operations in various theaters throughout the world.
Another reason would be the fact that Senator McCain has dedicated his adult life to service to this country. Not rhetoric here, but proven track record.
A third reason is that Senator McCain is more moderate than most right-wing conservative Republicans, and has a lot of experience in working with both sides of the aisle to get things done. I think that given this track record, he stands a better chance of working WITH Congress to get things done.
A reason against Senator Obama, is that he has pretty much toed the Democratic Party line, and not reached across the aisle himself.
In simple practicality, it appears that John McCain would be the more effective chief executive.
I, for one, am tired of ineffective government.
Posted 1 month ago | Report
