Diatribe: Voting
I went to a friend's house today to watch a movie. I set my hippie, pinko-commie purse down, and she saw my buttons and exclaimed "Oh my GOD. Get out of my house"...this in response to my proudly displayed "anybody but bush" button.
Of course she was kidding, but she seemed in complete shock that I am a LIB.
So maybe my hippie pinko commie image isn't as obvious as others have pointed out. (refer to previous post on hippie-wear=liberal...obviously)
I proceeded to regale her with tales of my pseudo-activist activities that include the recent trip to Crawford and the time I protested Bush's inauguration in Dallas ( I was on TV! ) hehehe
Of course, she's acting shocked and appalled that I am not voting for Bush, but at the same time tells me she's not "that political and not even registered to vote"
Maybe I'm missing something, but at first she was incredibly surprised that I was not a Bush supporter but in the same breath saying she's not even voting....Sounds a bit crazy to me. O_o
If I supported a candidate for president (which I do) then I would be making my voice heard by exercising my right to vote! My consolation though is that there is a Bush supporter out there that won't be voting. Yeehaw!
I just wish more of the Shrub-lovers were as complacent about their right to vote. ^_^
Ahh I am in danger of sounding like a hypocrite, I think everyone should vote, even people who disagree with me. Here's my thoughts..
If only 30% of the population votes, and then only...say 2/3 of that voting population elects a candidate, then that candidate was not REALLY elected by the majority....
That actually makes a very tiny percentage of the population...roughly 20%.
And of course, when certain people..not naming any names...toss out certain votes (which happen to be in favor of the candidate who was REALLY elected in the last election) Then how many people ACTUALLY chose the president? 5 maybe? hmmmm
Food for thought for the evening...or maybe just ranting from a pinko-commie. You decide.
Of course she was kidding, but she seemed in complete shock that I am a LIB.
So maybe my hippie pinko commie image isn't as obvious as others have pointed out. (refer to previous post on hippie-wear=liberal...obviously)
I proceeded to regale her with tales of my pseudo-activist activities that include the recent trip to Crawford and the time I protested Bush's inauguration in Dallas ( I was on TV! ) hehehe
Of course, she's acting shocked and appalled that I am not voting for Bush, but at the same time tells me she's not "that political and not even registered to vote"
Maybe I'm missing something, but at first she was incredibly surprised that I was not a Bush supporter but in the same breath saying she's not even voting....Sounds a bit crazy to me. O_o
If I supported a candidate for president (which I do) then I would be making my voice heard by exercising my right to vote! My consolation though is that there is a Bush supporter out there that won't be voting. Yeehaw!
I just wish more of the Shrub-lovers were as complacent about their right to vote. ^_^
Ahh I am in danger of sounding like a hypocrite, I think everyone should vote, even people who disagree with me. Here's my thoughts..
If only 30% of the population votes, and then only...say 2/3 of that voting population elects a candidate, then that candidate was not REALLY elected by the majority....
That actually makes a very tiny percentage of the population...roughly 20%.
And of course, when certain people..not naming any names...toss out certain votes (which happen to be in favor of the candidate who was REALLY elected in the last election) Then how many people ACTUALLY chose the president? 5 maybe? hmmmm
Food for thought for the evening...or maybe just ranting from a pinko-commie. You decide.
posted by Liz at 12:20 AM
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