…but this random email that came from i don’t know where is just really well written. and says just about everything i’d want to say on the subject of fear and terrorism and this country and this election. so, i’m taking the night off, and you click on more, and read all about it. here ’tis:
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Category: politics
lifelong democrat (?)
always. always. straight ticket.
except once. one vote for a republican, just once. it was for sheriff of alachua county, gainesville, fl. i was talked into it by a woman i carpooled with–her husband was on the force, she knew both candidates, and swore she wasn’t steering me wrong.
well the republican sheriff must have worked out fine–at least he never arrested me, so that’s something right there.
otherwise, all democrats. every time.
but now i’m wondering.
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love trumps hate
from a wall street journal article headlined “victory suggests rightward move by the electorate”:
“i always thought love would trump hate,” says bush strategist matthew dowd. because it did, mr. bush’s 51%-48% popular vote edge precisely matched mr. dowd’s pre-election forecast, even as national polls pointed toward a much closer race.
yes indeed. love trumped hate. how exactly did love trump hate? let’s see.
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(red, white) and (blue)
so much for optimism.
not only did bush win, but he won due partly, or perhaps even mainly, due to the vast turnout generated by the gay marriage bans, all of which passed by huge margins. even in oregon, which has so successfully beat back these amendments for so many years.
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busy busy busy
this will be quick, as i don’t want to miss the news etc.
but
it’s looking pretty good.
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thanks to the packers
it’s all over but the shouting. the packers won yesterday. the quote of the day from the cnn website:
“the packers’ 28-14 victory over the redskins yesterday, which, as you’re sick of hearing by now, means you don’t need to vote tomorrow, because kerry has already won.”
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cautiously optimistic
ok…two days to go. and this article on evangelical voting makes sense and is making me feel a bit better.
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getting nervous
nervous, jittery, second-guessing, whatever. bob novak has an interview with zogby, the pollster, who is now saying that “the president is more likely to be re-elected because he has reinforced support from his base, including married white women.”
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vote and win!
remember, you heard it here first. or second.
the latest idea to hit the electoral fan is a movement afoot to make voting into a free lottery.
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when i die
i made a little joke about this subject this weekend, in conversation. i’ll throw it in somewhere. but, especially on a cold rainy-ish monday, i have to tackle this biggest of subjects sometime. plus, my opinions should be down in black and white, in case someone needs to see it. my will has all the legal stuff, but this is the cool stuff. so here goes.
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jamie endorses
i’m not going to ramble as usual. getting right to the point. focusing. omitting needless words. strunk would be proud of me. as george bush the elder said when reading the notes to the speech rather than the speech itself, “message: i care.” and i do. about you, my dear reader. and about this great land of ours.
so no wasting your time when it comes to something this important, something so crucial as my official endorsement of a presidential candidate. if you’re undecided, click “more” and read on.
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my vote count?
i’m gonna vote. i always do, even in the little elections where you go and have no idea who all these judges are that no one is running against. but i’m really not convinced that it all gets added up correctly. after all, the people running the voting are just human. and pretty stupid humans at that.
i voted for president in 2000. here’s my story.
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from my political inbox
well i’ve gotten a bit past yesterday’s satirical nihilism. but i have to rant a bit today about high-tech preaching to the converted.
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p-p-paralyzed
daisy in “the great gatsby” was p-p-paralyzed with happiness. my inaction, though, is a more garden variety paralysis. why am i not doing more to work for a kerry victory?
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good saturday morning
just scanned the headlines online and no mention of mary cheney. so maybe i can calm down a bit. time will tell…i’ll check the sunday morning talking heads for the final verdict. which is in itself an interesting subject…having watched those talking heads since i was a teenager.
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now this is a story?
michael rogers/blogactive.com on mary cheney
two news cycles later, on what is evidently a slow news day, we now have this as a story? try to tell me that the media is controlled by liberals. please. blogactive has the perspective right, though. as usual.
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post-debate
grrrr.
how in the world do the cheneys look at themselves in the mirror in the morning? more specifically, mary cheney really needs to either have a long talk with mom or she needs to get off her silent ass and tell us all what she really thinks.
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first blog
ok. i know i’m following a trend instead of setting one, but i haven’t set a trend for at least fifteen years anyway. so here’s my blog.
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