OK, so it's political. But it's NOT PARTISAN. Really!

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OK, so it's political. But it's NOT PARTISAN. Really!

#1 Post by KillerTomato » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:12 pm

I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir, but...

Please vote.

I don't care who you vote for (OK, so I do, but I won't make this partisan!). Just vote.

Remember, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch for the next 4 years.
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#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:27 pm

I dunno, KT. It doesn't seem to stop anybody.

I mean, I think everybody here votes. But I know some whiners who don't vote and are proud of it. "We're not political."

Makes me want to send Guido after them.

OK, not really.
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#3 Post by peacock2121 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:33 am

Not voting is something I can't imagine.

Just like I can't imagine not exchanging gifts at Christmas or not having turkey on Thanksgiving.
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#4 Post by earendel » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:45 am

KillerTomato wrote:I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir, but...

Please vote.

I don't care who you vote for (OK, so I do, but I won't make this partisan!). Just vote.

Remember, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch for the next 4 years.
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#5 Post by ShamelessWeasel » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:36 am

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#6 Post by gsabc » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:06 am

"Vote once. Vote twice. For Bill McKay. You middle-class honky."
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#7 Post by christie1111 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:06 am

I voted!

And have my sticker!
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#8 Post by nitrah55 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:09 am

christie1111 wrote:I voted!

And have my sticker!
But do you have your free coffee, ice cream and sex toy?
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#9 Post by National Apathy Party » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:14 am

KillerTomato wrote:I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir, but...

Please vote.

I don't care who you vote for (OK, so I do, but I won't make this partisan!). Just vote.

Remember, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch for the next 4 years.

Unless you happen to screw up and vote for whoever wins. Then the bitching rights go back to me, because I didn't elect any of those suckers!

I advise everyone to go to their local polling place and have an apathy party! Pull up a lawn chair, a 12 pack of beer, get a grill if it's warm enough, and enjoy life while the more patriotic than thou stand in line for a few hours and watch you in jealousy.... :twisted:
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#10 Post by andrewjackson » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:21 am

KillerTomato wrote:
Remember, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch for the next 4 years.
I'm lifting my moratorium on commenting on politics here to say that I completely disagree with this statement.

Rights, in my opinion, are not contingent on behavior. People either have them or they don't. Privileges are contingent on behavior. You can say that you will disregard any complaining from people who don't vote or even that people who don't vote should not complain but I will defend the right of people to complain whether they voted or not.
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#11 Post by WheresFanny » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:37 am

KillerTomato wrote:I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir, but...

Please vote.

I don't care who you vote for (OK, so I do, but I won't make this partisan!). Just vote.

Remember, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch for the next 4 years.
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#12 Post by gsabc » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:19 am

A cartoon for this thread:

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#13 Post by KillerTomato » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:31 am

andrewjackson wrote:
KillerTomato wrote:
Remember, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch for the next 4 years.
I'm lifting my moratorium on commenting on politics here to say that I completely disagree with this statement.

Rights, in my opinion, are not contingent on behavior. People either have them or they don't. Privileges are contingent on behavior. You can say that you will disregard any complaining from people who don't vote or even that people who don't vote should not complain but I will defend the right of people to complain whether they voted or not.

Um... Maybe I should have made it more explicit that that was meant to be funny.

Believe me Mr. Prez, I am just as big of a supporter of the First Amendment as you are likely to see.
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#14 Post by andrewjackson » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:35 pm

KillerTomato wrote:
andrewjackson wrote:
KillerTomato wrote:
Remember, if you don't vote, you have no right to bitch for the next 4 years.
I'm lifting my moratorium on commenting on politics here to say that I completely disagree with this statement.

Rights, in my opinion, are not contingent on behavior. People either have them or they don't. Privileges are contingent on behavior. You can say that you will disregard any complaining from people who don't vote or even that people who don't vote should not complain but I will defend the right of people to complain whether they voted or not.

Um... Maybe I should have made it more explicit that that was meant to be funny.

Believe me Mr. Prez, I am just as big of a supporter of the First Amendment as you are likely to see.
Sorry. I hear people say that and I don't think they are kidding. I did not realize that you were trying to be funny.
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#15 Post by kayrharris » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:11 pm

Here's something close to this subject:

http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/

Check out the comments....interestingly close to what we saw here. :)
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