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View Poll Results: Who will you vote for in the upcoming election? | |||
Still undecided |
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2 | 3.85% |
Bush |
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12 | 23.08% |
Kerry |
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28 | 53.85% |
Other |
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8 | 15.38% |
Why bother? I'm not going to vote. |
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2 | 3.85% |
Voters: 52. You may not vote on this poll |
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#16 |
Syndrome of a Down
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: West Chester
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If I vote for Dubya, I'm voting to keep things the way they are now, and to continue down the same path.
If I vote for Kerry, I'm voting to get rid of Dubya, Cheney, Ashcroft, both Powells, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, a variety of likely judicial appointments, the preemptive-war Bush Doctrine, as much of the Patriot Act as possible, and the current national strategies having to do with Iraq, terrorism in general, the economy, public schools, civil liberties and taxation. Kerry it is. If he gets rid of all of the above, he could spend four years being fed grapes by a legion of Lewinskys and I wouldn't mind. |
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I think this line's mostly filler.
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: DC
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#18 |
still eats dirt
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
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Has anyone ever stopped to consider what might happen if Bush gets re-elected? While he is certainly holding back at the moment on many decisions concerning our government, if he comes in for a 2nd term he'll have nothing to lose. And you thought that Patriot Act parts I and II were bad?
Truthfully, I really, strongly dislike Kerry. But there is no way I could conciously vote for a man who seems to have it in his head that American citizens need to have their rights taken away in order to lead a safe life. Bush's plans for our country are currently being held in check by the need to stay popular with as many people as possible in order to get elected a second time. After that, god only knows what he might do. Patriot Act III? Iran/Syria? Military Draft? |
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Editorial on the legitimacy of polling
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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#23 |
Radical Centrist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
Posts: 31,423
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Voting for Nader is like shooting off a flare nobody can see. Voting for Bednarik is like yelling furiously at the rock.
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Constitutional Scholar
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Ocala, FL
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Voting for Badnarik is like slapping the face of those in the major parties and saying you want change instead of getting more of the same. Voting for a Republican or a Democrat is like saying "I love how you've wrecked the free country we once had. By all means do more of the same."
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#26 |
I am meaty
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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The events that occurred at this year's RNC while Bush was in town are probably the best sneak preview of Bush's second term that we'll get. The story is long, but sobering... and definitely worth the read. Also here.
It's clear that Bush's administration treats the Constitutional rights (and privacy) of Americans to be priviledges, which are subject to dismissal without just cause, or notice. This is evidenced by the Patriot Act, Free Speech zones, the Matrix, his ban on photographing the coffins of returning dead soldiers, et cetera ad absurdum. This is to say nothing of his lies, war-mongering, blatant manipulation of the press (including scripted questions), prematurely abandoning the search for bin Laden, and countless other reasons to get this man and his administration out of power. I really wonder how far he has to go before his supporters start seeing what an unspeakably poor president he is. How many innocent bodies have to pile up? How many rights tdo we have to surrender in the name of safety?
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still eats dirt
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
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I really wonder how far he has to go before his supporters start seeing what an unspeakably poor president he is.
The fun part of the RNC speeches: Bush went right back to talking about invading Iraq as if it were a great blow to terrorism, he spoke as if he's made the United States safer since 9/11, and he declared that they were going to stop the evil doing of the democrats as if they controlled both the House and the Senate. And everyone watching ate every bit of it up. It is as if the past years have been erased, and neither party has taken notice. No WMD? That wasn't the real reason we went. Haven't caught Bin Laden? We don't care to find him at this time. Out of control government spending? That's something only thedemocrats would do! Ask these questions to anyone and they'll dismiss them as old issues, so it really doesn't seem to matter how poor a job Bush does because it has proven so easy to distract the American public. We will never see anyone punished for invading a sovereign nation, no one will ever be held accountable for faulty intelligence reports, and the rights of the people will never be protected for what they're truly worth. In the middle of everything that has happened to us during this term, a smiling George W and John Kerry fight out issues over a battle that took place decades ago, while a war that continues today goes largely unquestioned. Remember 9/11! ...but ensure that you forget every other day since then. |
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I am meaty
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Radical Centrist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
Posts: 31,423
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I voted for Marrou, Paul, and Browne... slept easy at the time but today I wish I had those back. I was wrong, and have moved on to where I am making a better choice now.
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