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Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
Okay, so congratulations are in order to all those with common sense who helped us step further out of our past’s shadow of racism, oppression and shame. It was so empowering to see the diverse faces in the crowds of Chicago, Atlanta, New York and Washington last night on TV. And Obama’s shout-out to the gays right in his speech?
A new day has come.
(Enter: Debbie the Downer)
US Election 2008 | Comments (4)No pressure, though.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
Can’t you just feel the entire planet holding its breath, hoping we do the right thing?
US Election 2008 | Comment (0)The Time is NOW.
Posted by Sara in Editors US Election 2008.
I will be the first to tell you, I’m not a morning person… I’m the person the “snooze” button was invented for and it’s assumed I will be at least 15 minutes late for whatever function I’m attending. So I was not particularly thrilled when my husband nudged me out of bed around 6 a.m. this morning. And although the thought DID cross my mind to just not get up, I got over myself and I did it.
Why?
‘Cause today is THE day. Today I voted.
Editors, US Election 2008 | Comment (1)Race or Sex: Which is the winning card?
Posted by Keanan in US Election 2008.
We are no longer growing closer and closer to the 2008 Presidential Election by the month, week, day; we are growing closer by the hour, minute, second. It’s less than a week away now, and still we are debating and arguing over points that seem less than important to the whole picture.
So what, you ask, will make or break this election for either party? What could and probably will sway this election more than any other factor? No, it’s not that McCain will suddenly come out as a Muslim, or that Obama will admit that he’s actually a socialist - either way those two are arranged, they’re both false…
US Election 2008 | Comment (0)Why I refuse to be an early voter.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
I’ve never heard of so many people going to the polls in the weeks before the election. And I think it’s silly.
Here’s why.
For openers, I’m a total procrastinator. Since I started getting homework in first grade, this has been a problem for me. I’m not sure what causes it, but it’s become chronic at this point (thank GOD I’m out of college). I just…can’t do much of anything on time, unless I’m completely in love with it. Then again, I fall out of love with most stuff before I finish it. So, yeah, as a last-minute gal, I won’t be voting until after work on Tuesday. This is probably MOST of my reason. However, there is another.
US Election 2008 | Comments (3)Um…we invaded Syria?
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
Thanks to Rachel Maddow for pointing out this little fun fact tonight on MSNBC.
What happened to countries having borders? Does that just…not apply to Team America, World Police?
From where I see it, this is happening for one of two reasons.
- Desperate ploy for votes. We all know how much the GOP loves to court your inner fear and “inherent” racism (they’re almost banking on the idea that this is true). In an effort to get more people to vote Republican, Bush and his bonehead buddies are screwing shit up in the Middle East so badly that we’re scared into voting for McCain…instead of trying to convince us that conservative policies will work in this time of crisis in our country. Totally the best idea they have, unfortunately. That whole “policies” thing hasn’t been going so well. (Give us ONE, John. ONE thing you’d do differently from Dubya!) Hm…still don’t think I’d vote for a guy who crashed seven planes and had a problem with authority.
- Bush is a poor sport. Think back to when you were a kid. Weren’t there times when you were losing at “Candy Land” or you were in debt up to your ears to your brother in “Monopoly” that you just wanted to flip the damn board over? Well, I think Bush feels the same way about the Middle East. This whole “invading Syria and taking hostages” thing is his way of saying “I don’t wanna play anymore. YOU clean it up!” But even little kids have sense enough of the world of win-and-lose to know that just because you make a mess doesn’t mean you won.
(Eight-year) Long story short: Bush is a massive, massive tool who has yet again put our country in serious danger. But scaring the crap out of us isn’t going to work this time, guys. “A” for effort, though.
US Election 2008 | Comments (2)The beautiful, beautiful carnage.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
I’m not even going to dignify that Ashley Todd bullshit with a response; I’ll leave that to John McCain, if he has any decency left in him after these past few days on the campaign trail trainwreck.
In other news: the Republicans’ carefully-constructed, highly-funded think tanks have unraveled and are making my evening television hour a whole lot more fun.
One thing Republicans have always been good at is uniting behind a candidate. Streamlining their message and making sure everyone is nodding along to the same tune. Now, they can’t even hold it together for 8 days?
It’s just…beautiful. All of this discord from a party that all have the same ideals: stay away from my money. And we, the Democrats– the mongrels of politics, the mixed-bag of minority constituencies, the land of misfits–are united in one resounding chorus of “yes, we can.”
Everything we thought we knew about politics in America has shifted. Democrats outspending Republicans. Republicans arguing amongst themselves. Democrats leading in states like Virginia. Republicans trying to pander to the middle and lower classes!
Our country has been turned upside down, and it’s never looked better.
US Election 2008 | Comment (0)Liberals Always Win.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
I’m not even going to mention the debate last night, as it was merely Old Man River lying and Obama having to correct him. Not much new or interesting was said…except for the “That one!” comment, which is exactly what McCain and Voldemort needed to pull their campaign out of the toilet. Their new slogan should be “dig, baby, dig.”
In an effort to raise our spirits, let’s chat about why, in the end, liberals will always win.
US Election 2008 | Comments (2)Newbie. Be gentle.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
So, this is my first blog on Lucy. I suppose I could do an intro blog, but who reads them? Not me. I think you’d all get a better idea of who I am through interpretive dance a head-first dive into the pool of crazy that Election ‘08 is rapidly becoming.
When Palin said she was proud that America had such wonderful women’s rights, I nearly vomited all over my television: a knee-jerk reaction that is becoming more common as the weeks pass. Note to self: buy more Tums. After suppressing the bile, I scratched my head and pondered to what rights exactly she was referring in that little buzz-word-laden ramble.
I can’t imagine why she pluralized “rights.” In regards to women’s rights, she seems only to agree with America’s stance that, yes, in fact, women ARE humans and deserve the right to vote. Other major advances, such as Roe v. Wade and comprehensive sex education seem to be as relevant to her as evolution.
But for funsies, let’s step into our time machine and see what “women’s rights” would mean in a Palinocracy, where man and dinosaur co-exist and everyone speaks in tongues.
US Election 2008 | Comments (4)Joe Rum-and-Coke?
Posted by Jill in US Election 2008.
She has little knowledge of foreign policy or Supreme Court cases. She bounced between four relatively unknown colleges before finally getting a degree in communications. She enjoys shooting wolves from helicopters. Yes, Sarah Palin is JoAnn Six-pack, your average American who understands what it’s like to be you, to raise a your family and your seventeen-year-old daughter’s family, to be criticized and scrutinized by those out-of-touch elites because you’re an “outsider,” to be regarded with contempt because others just don’t understand that you’re a maverick, doggonit!
US Election 2008 | Comments (2)