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This morning I got a random email from a PR company representing Cafemom.com, informing me that “the mommy jury isn’t out.” On a poll of 22,000 moms that Cafemom ran recently, 39% planned to vote Obama, 37% McCain, and 12% planned not to vote at all.
I guess it’s possible those 12% are non-US citizens. Or teenagers who watched too much sexy television.
(Like True Blood! For real, are you watching this show? I kind of love it, and holy god is it ever dirty, with almost every episode involving not just smutty human-on-vampire action, but, like, the detailed sort of sex scene where the male actor does a reach-down-and-aim-the-bologna-pony sort of penetration maneuver complete with violent hip jerk to indicate he’s Found the Entrance. The last two episodes alone? Totally responsible for at least fifty teen pregnancies, I’m SURE.)
I just don’t get it, otherwise. Why would you not vote? No really, why on earth would you choose to not vote in this election, or any presidential election? Even if you hate both candidates, surely there is a candidate you hate marginally less than the other? Who can just sit back and not participate, this year of all years? It’s mind-boggling, much like the term “mommy jury”.
If nothing else, people should ask themselves which candidate would best protect the citizens of this country in the case of a zombie infestation. Who would remain calm and strategize a plan of action, and who would succumb to the siren song of brrrrraaaaaaiiiinnss? Personally, I think the answer is obvious.
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Vote damn you!
VOTE!!!!
That photo is hilarious!
I don’t understand how people can stay home. I know I have to vote to at least cancel out my mother’s vote! :)
I actually don’t think either candidate has adequately addressed his plan should zombies attack…
I got the same email and had the same questions. Although, I hadn’t considered the candidates position on zombie infestation, I must admit. I’ll read up on that before I vote tomorrow.
I know! What is up with True Blood? I am totally addicted. I am also not at all a prude but it makes me feel like I am watching soft-core vampire porn, and I might get caught. Like watching sex scenes with your parents, even when I am alone! I mean, I think that it is awesome that cable can get this sort of thing on tv, what in our FCC censored world, but it still makes me blush a little!
oh and DAMMIT VOTE! Why not exercise a right that women got a mere 88 years ago? And a right that many people don’t even have across the world… ARG.
I love True Blood SO MUCH. SO MUCH. Sadly, the only other people I know who like it are across the ocean and my roommates refuse to be wooed by the siren call of vampires in the south. I mean, COME ON.
But on your main point, I don’t understand people who don’t vote. I’m in Canada and one of my roommates didn’t vote in the last election. I honestly lost a lot of respect for him because of that. Our other roommate reamed him out, but he just didn’t seem to care. I don’t get it! IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITIZEN. Graaarrrr.
OMG that photo is priceless!!!!!
Vote people Vote! Speak your mind by casting that ballot!
OK, old woman weighing in here. Don’t vote if you have done no homework. Don’t vote if you choose by name or cuteness or winks or whatever. Vote only if you read something now and then. I have come to believe it should not be a right unless the voter can pass a basic civics test. Sort of like a driver test, administered every decade or so. The thing worse than not voting is voting if you have done no homework.
Well, this is what our son is telling folks (and he is only 4): http://www.flickr.com/photos/crumleydotorg/2991245596/in/set-72157608424327747/
HAHAHA! That photo (and your lead in) is priceless.
I think each candidate should have a “Zombie Plan of Action” in their platforms from now on. Good call!
I agree WHOLE heartedly with Aunt Linda! I am a high school teacher, and jeez, my students are all over Obama (which is amazing, so kudos for stirring buzz!), however, they can’t tell me WHY they would vote for him. Even if you vote for the other team, atleast know WHY!
My mom told me that her friend doesn’t vote, because she’s not registered, because she doesn’t want jury duty. My head about exploded right there in the library parking lot. So that’s why SOME don’t vote, at least.
As for True Blood, I love it. It’s soft-core porn without the bad acting and unrealistic breasts and fingernails of real porn. I must admit, though… The scene where Bill crawls out of the ground and right into Sookie’s hoo-ha really grossed me out. HELLO yeast and bacterial infections!
Vote everybody, vote!
And don’t just vote for whoever you think is trendy to vote for. Do your research!
TRUE BLOOD is so fucking great. I wonder if the actor who plays Jason even bothers to wear underwear.
I’m normally not into vampire stuff, but the soap opera aspect (and all the awesome fucking) keep me coming back for more.
And Bill in that leather jacket last night? I want to take him behind the middle school and get HIM pregnant.
Liz: HAAA, that totally skeeved me out too. SHOWER FIRST VAMPIRE BILL.
As for informative voting, I agree that should be the ideal, but I’m glad I didn’t have to pass a civics test to send in my little absentee ballot. I mean, I’m kind of a mouthbreathing idiot politically speaking, but I still get to take part, you know? Because no matter how stupid I am, I still have to deal with the AFTERMATH of whoever’s elected.
All this True Blood talk has me curious, will have to DVR that mug. I HEART trashy television.
BTW, McCain totally looks as if he is saying, “WHAZZZZZZAH?!?!?”
True Blood is all sorts of awesome.
And I like to think that 12% of the cafemom sample group are convicted felons.
If have been trying to get my older kids involved with politics. Proud of my daughter, she’s out stumping for Obama in Missouri. If you don’t vote you can’t bitch. Nuf said.
If you like True Blood you should really check out the book the series is based on: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_1_8?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=southern+vampire+series&sprefix=Southern
I’ve got every last pornerific one of these on my kindle and they are so much fun! My husband has even read them all and was mildly impressed/amused/turned-on.
On the voting front, living in SC, my Obama vote won’t count for a lot but I’ll feel better going out tomorrow and giving a little fuck you to all the good ole boys that have been running my state since before the civil war.
12% DELIBERATELY NOT VOTING?!?! I’m stunned, our grandmothers fought hard to win us that right . . .
I’m so with you on True Blood. I saw thing at the end about there being “Only 3 episodes left!” and I almost wept. Not sure what I’ll do without my weekly semi-naked vampire Bill fix.
Third on the gross out of Vampire Bill and his dirty covered thang! I mean really?
my god woman, i LOVE the way you describe things. natural comedian, you… i doubt your getting paid nearly enough for making us piss ourselves laughing on a daily basis…
WHO DO YOU THINK THE KILLER IS????
True Blood is so dirty, so dirty, dirty. Literally and figuratively.
Holy crap, that picture of McCain is funny!
I don’t even know what True Blood is. Luckily. I’m hoping to god it’s on HBO and not network TV.
I’m gonna go ahead and throw my husband, the non-voter, under the bus here. He declares that “neither candidate deserves his vote” and no amount of harassment or threat of withholding sex has changed his mind (yet). I do not share his view (and in fact think it’s kind of retarded) and have already voted. For Obama, of course.
Oh man, I get so insane about the “not voting” among us. I can disagree with dear friends and family about who should run the country (unless, of course, they are basing it on Obama’s “terrorist fist jab” or other inane fear mongering propaganda). However, a new friend who’s a college graduate, a teacher, A FORMER POLI SCI MAJOR FOR CRISSAKES!, has NEVER voted for president. EVER. Because, she says, she’s never truly believed in any candidate.
WTF? It’s not like picking a sweater! You will be ruled by one of these people. You owe it to yourself to educate yourself on the issues and chose the one who most closely fits your values and the needs of our country.
OY. Now I’m all sweaty and pissed off. Perhaps I should go watch True Blood?
You think that picture’s bad? Check THIS one out! http://tinyurl.com/54sxhd (Goes to a PunditKitchen.com picture, by the way…nothing bad)
And what about the REMAINING 12%? Undecided? Not available to answer the question because out doing early voting?
Okay, this isn’t about people who won’t vote, but have you read Sedaris’s piece on undecided voters? It’s CLASSIC. http://tinyurl.com/62djuf
What the great googly hell is John McCain doing in that picture? I’ve always thought he looked like a lizard. During the debates I kept waiting for him to lick his own eyeball. Maybe that’s what he’s trying to do in the picture?
I think McCain is a zombie! That is one of my all time favorite pictures. My son and I actually went out and rallied for Prop 8 and he’s only 6. I explained why I’m against it passing (and going to a Catholic school I’m sure he hears all the pubs saying why it’s wrong) and he made up his own mind. Probably doesn’t hurt that his uncle is gay, but still, it’s never too early to take an interest in politics. He also decided that Obama is the better choice on his own. His reason: He looks like a president. The other guy looks like a grandpa.
My husband and I have been talking about how both presidential candidates have said NOTHING about potential zombie outbreaks, and to us, that’s pretty crucial.
PLUS, also, we’ve heard nothing about what policies might be put in place of men were to start menstruating.
I’d also like to know what either candidate plans to do to protect our nation’s treasure, i.e., Rihanna.
I should have moderated one of those debates. I would have gotten to the bottom of the real issues.
LMAF- I love that show- and am hopelessly deperately addicted… and my husband hates it with a vengence… lol I almost pissed myself when I found another person who’s actually seen the show! whoot – whoot!
Delia, LMFAO!!!! Seriously- snorting, donkey braying, knee slapping over you waiting for McCain to lick his own eyeball. Bwahahahaaaaa!!!!
Sooo I’m in the 12%. It’s only because I’m a non-citizen (HATE.that term, though not as much as I HATE.HATE.HATE “alien” – what am I – green? WTF?) Anyway – I sooo wish I could vote in this election, I mean hello? it effects me, so why not? And it drives me crazy that the bf doesn’t… but I’m pretty sure he’d vote for the zombie, so I figure him not voting is as good as me being able to, right? Right??
I have become immune to the sex in True Blood sort of like how you just got used to the swearing in Deadwood.
I also want to add that if you do not like “either candidate,” don’t forget that there ARE other candidates on the ballot!! Even if you know that such candidates will not win, votes for them can help change (hopefully) options for the future.
A strong vote for third-party candidates could (hopefully) send a message that the two party system leaves a lot of people alienated & dissatisfied. We might then, finally, get a viable third party candidate who could win a major election, even the presidency. I believe that then and only then does our country have a chance at any meaningful “change.”
If anyone of you out there know someone who is not voting, please oh please send them this awesome (and hilarious!) video:
http://www.cnnbcvideo.com/?referred_by=11033940-UpmL0Fx&combined=Laura%20S.&first=Laura&name_id=3269005&last=Sicari&id=&nid=d64_SZrhws0AoBwoV2.5TjMyNjkwMDU-
It looks all spammy, but it’s not–you basically customize a news video so it looks like your friend totally blew the election by not voting. Really drives the point home ;-)
True Blood BLOWS MY MIND. It’s dirty as hell, Jason and Lafayette should perform in the nude for the remaining three episodes, kthxbai.
Kalisa – I think the killer is Andy Bellefleur, just a hunch.
I’m excited about voting tomorrow. My polling place should be pretty festive and hopefully the line will move quickly. It’s amazing to see how excited people are for this election. Change is coming!
I’m not an American but if I were I’d vote for Obama. I’m thrilled about your election and many Canadians plan on partying hard if it’s an Obama victory. I don’t understand undecideds at all (especially in this election). The Daily Show did a hilarious sketch mocking undecideds…they grabbed a handful in a room and questioned them…dullest, least tuned in people in the universe, next to right wing wackjobs.
True Blood has definitely grown on me. It’s got everything – freaky frightening vampire voodoo shit, sex, and laughs. Also, I’m highly keen on the smokin’ lead male vampire, Bill Compton played by Stephen Moyer.
I love this show from the opening music to the end credits.
Thank you, Linda and Cara. I was all by myself and close to tears due to anxiety about tomorrow. Those photos made me laugh so hard I almost lost my dinner.
Caitlan, BLESS YOUR HEART. That video is hilarious.
I sure wish more brought up KB’s comment. It’s excellent.
I haven’t seen True Blood but I’ve read all of the books in the series and loveloveLOVE them. Charlaine Harris’ new series is pretty good too!
In regard to voting: my brother’s gf would love to be able to vote but is unable to because of a seriously bad choice when she was 21 (nearly 20 years ago) that landed her under the heading of “felon”. She’s apparently not allowed to vote, from what I understand. Lesson to others: don’t steal a check from your mother and forge her signature!
Anyway, I haven’t really asked anyone around me if they plan on voting. I guess I just figured they would!
Love your writing as usual, Linda. You paint the best mentail portraits.
You are only allowed to complain if you vote. That’s why I do it. I would never ever give up my right to complain.
Hahahaha, it took me a minute to get this, but I find it hilarious:
” I mean, I’m kind of a mouthbreathing idiot politically speaking”
Hardly! You rock and I love reading your thoughts! Good times.
I’m not voting and I don’t feel at all ashamed to admit it. I think that choosing NOT to vote is still making a choice. No, one of them is not marginally better than the other. I loathe things about both of them equally and agree with them equally on some matters. I think that, no matter what, we’re going to be pissed off about who wins the election because “don’t blame me, I voted for Kerry.”
I am just anxious for our lives to return to whatever normal is. I’m tired of people ringing my door that dons a “No Soliciting” sign and having the audacity to ask me who I am voting for. I am tired of our country being so AT ODDS with one another. I have never seen people more divided in my life. Can we not agree to disagree and actually be NICE to one another? Voting for one or the other does not make you a bad person. But that’s how everyone is feeling. I am tired of all the propaganda and the waste of paper all over my front step and in my postal box. I am just weary of it all.
And, I’m not voting. I don’t have the right to complain then? Okay – well if your candidate doesn’t do all of the things that he PROMISED to do – you don’t either. :)
Make a good informed choice for me, y’all – won’t you?
Your commenters kick ass! These are the funniest things I’ve read all day.
That zombie pic is priceless.
LIZ – Even if you are not registered to vote, you still have to do jury duty. I know, because I was not registered to vote earlier this year and I still got called for jury duty.
I voted today, to avoid the lines that are sure to be there tomorrow. I voted on ISSUES as well as president. Living in CA, we can not let Prop 8 pass, so I made a point to educate myself and vote on all of the issues up for vote this year.
I can not believe an adult human being with a smidge of intelligence would not vote. I mean, seriously? That’s just lame. Sub-human. GET OUT AND VOTE. it is our duty as American citizens, and women especially, to VOTE.
I have HBO and I’ve seen snippets of True Blood (my partner loves the show) but I just haven’t been able to get into it. Maybe I should try watching it from the start (HBO on demand) and see what it’s all about since so many people seem to love it…
Last thing, that pic you posted is fucking hilarious. I about threw up laughing so hard.
If you’re worried about dealing with zombies, perhaps this list of the (possibly) greatest zombie kills of all time will help to prepare you:
http://movies.ign.com/articles/922/922696p1.html
Here in Australia, Voting is compulsory, but a good proportion of Australian compulsory votes are donkey votes anyway. On the other hand, there’s that whole argument that US elections only attract the passionate votes, and don’t represent the wants of the middle class average American. And then there’s the argument that millions are wasted on the “please vote” campaigns… it’s a hard one!
@Nikki: I would tell your brother’s gf to look into whether or not she’s able to vote. I am (unfortunately) a convicted felon also, and I am a registered voter ready to cast my vote tomorrow for Obama. You state that her crime was nearly 20 years ago. I don’t know if it differs that much from state to state, but most non-violent crime offenders I think can vote once they’re done with their punishment. Once again I am not a lawyer or an expert, and I know it is too late for this election, but for future elections please have her look into it.
Just the other night a friend told me that not only was she unsure of who she would be voting for she also was unsure as to whether or not she would BE voting.
And then I had to get up to walk around for a bit because how?? How is that possible? I don’t get it.
There is very little incentive for me to vote in my state (MA) because it is so one-sided that it doesn’t make ANY DIFFERENCE. Seriously, most of the state reps. run UNOPPOSED, so it’s not even the lesser of 2 evils. I vote in every presidential election and get the same “losing” feeling every time by doing so, even when the rest of the country goes my way, I look at my little blue state on the map and feel a little blue too (um, I mean violently nauseated and disenfranchised).
So I’m pretty firmly in the camp of, if you are not well-informed about the candidates and issues, please stay home. It’s pretty unfair for someone’s random whim in a battleground state to count, not as much as, but FAR MORE than, a thoughtfully considered opinion in a lopsided state.
I agree this is a critically important election, when I think about the “changes” that are on the horizon, well AFTERMATH just about sums it up.
Hey, I’m a long time reader, sometimes commenter. Anyways, my husbnd just told me about this new show in Britain…. oh crap I can’t remember the name of it, but it’s about Zombies.
The concept is that the world is over run by Zombies and the people locked in the Big Brother House are unaware of this, and so far are safe from harm due to their lock down status…
Sounds like your cup of tea. I’ll be checking it out soon, so I’ll be back with a name and I’m a report telling you how amazing it is.
hahaa great photo
Go Vote all you American citizens. Hell, I would have voted by now if I was American
12% not voting–I hope like hell that is an indication of who actually responded to the poll, and not reflective of the mommy population at large, because that is PATHETIC. Research the candidates, decide on the issues that are most important to you, and VOTE, DAMMIT!
I did. My husband and I packed up our 3.5-year-old son this morning and went to vote as soon as our polling place opened at 6AM ET. My son couldn’t wait to tell everyone there that “We’re goin’ VOTE today!” They even gave him an “I Voted” sticker when we were done.
Oh, and–two more for Obama. I am so friggin’ excited (and part scared), I almost can’t take it. It will be a late night!
Mnerva’s right, Nikki–I heard a story on NPR just yesterday, I think (or Sunday?), about a man who was a convicted felon, but went through a special “re-qualification” program or something to allow him to vote. It took some time, apparently, but he thought it was well worth it–he’s 53 now, and preparing to vote for his FIRST TIME EVER. Go forth & Google! Your boyfriend’s gf may be eligible by the next election. (And Mnerva: good for you!)
I was late for work because I kept staring at the one thing I hadn’t voted on. Most tempting was to do a write in, but “they are all crooks & liars” isn’t really considered a name is it?
I finally made a choice. Do I feel good about it? No. The whole thing left me feeling like puking. Even doing the “who do I hate less” didn’t make me feel better. Do I feel I made the right choice? No, but I don’t feel like there was a right choice. Either way I’m feeling like I should just grab my ankles and hang on for the fucking the world is getting.
I hope people remember that if they don’t vote, they CAN’T COMPLAIN. Sorry if this has already been stated here.
Sort of election-related, definitely zombie related:
Max Brooks came to Indiana University last week and spoke and my husband and I went to see him and get our books signed. He signed WWZ with “Yes, we can (kill zombies)!”
Squeee!
A friend of mine said she’s not voting because she doesn’t care.
:|
I’m voting. I suppose in the end that’s all any of us can do.
OMFG, that picture is totally awesome! HA HA HA HA HA!!
Yeah, I really do NOT understand not voting in this election. But most of all, I do not understand that rather significant percentage of “undecided” voters. HOW THE HELL can you NOT have formed an opinion yet?
voting is not that hard nore does it take long. you do not have to vote for all thoes people on balit. Just vote for the ones who you know about. and if your last name is in the O-Z aria you get in and out quickly (c;
have a good voteing day
That picture is a scream. I also think that it’s a good idea to vote even if you cannot be 100% behind the guy. Make an educated decision or an uneducated one….It’s your right. I’m packing the kids up in a few minutes and taking them with me to vote.
I completely neglected to consider the zombie question! Luckily, I’m confident I made the right choice anyway.
I also love True Blood. Dirty yes, but also so much fun.
I DID NOT consider the zombie question. OMG! But wait – luckily it appears my guy would kick the zombie’s a$$ rather than invite him to tea.
Two things…….
When is the US going to make Presidential Election day a national holiday?
Why can’t we publically flog folks who don’t vote (I don’t include my Canadian neighbors in this, they’re defenseless).
I absolutely agree that everyone should vote – and that you’re forfeiting your right if you don’t.
But I also get a little annoyed with people who ONLY vote in presidential elections – like those are the only elections that matter. Let’s face it – your local, county and state elections are going to have just as much – if not more impact – on your everyday life than the vote you cast every four years. Just saying…
I think it’s an obvious choice too, but I’m with you–how can people actually not vote? I’m in CT and we run deep blue, but I can’t imagine not voting–I love it and it’s a duty and a privilege.
Also, you get stickers. And in Holly’s house (from Nothing But Bonfires), cupcakes. Mmmmmm…cupcakes.
1) Not registering to vote does not exempt you from being called for jury duty: most states use motor vehicle registries for jury duty pools. So this is a piss-poor excuse not to vote.
2) I believe that even convicted felons can vote, as long as they are no longer on parole or probation. Once a sentence is fully served and completed, probation/parole & all, felons may vote.
I voted today and I was only too happy to live in a country where the biggest obstacle to casting my ballot was waiting in line for 30 minutes. People will complain about ANYTHING, won’t they?
My “Will Work for Brains” zombie button arrived in the mail yesterday and made me think of you.
My head also explodes when I hear women say they might not vote…. this set of pictures was circulating here in Canada prior to our recent election…. though I believe they are largely U.S. history. Please everyone, check them out.
http://wordbandit.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/why-women-should-vote/
When my firstborn was two, we walked up to the polling place and I coached him all the way “we’re going to exercise our franchise.” Stupid toddler tricks I know. Then we arrived and he looked around and said…. “Where are the french fries?”
GO VOTE PEOPLE!!
I am soooooooooo addicted to True Blood, I’ve been cruising my local vampire bars so the hubby and I can score some V…
Oh, and the ending of your post, PRICELESS!! Run from the zombie Obama!! He’s BEHIND you!!
UPDATE to my earlier post: I was just told by my brother-in-law that he isn’t voting because he doesn’t like either candidate.
He did agree that he would go but he wasn’t enthusiastic. OK, I’m not enthusiastic about a root canal either but if it’s necessary….
I voted this morning at the Our Redeemers Lutheran Church a few blocks from my house. Prior to that, I took the dog for an hour long run and took all my vitamins. I feel like a saint, lol.
In other news, something you said on your blgo really resonated with me. You wrote about how great it is to make your body your ally not your enemy. That comment really, uh, kind of shook me up, because it made me realize that I have treated my body like the enemy that has to be beaten into submissions. This takes a lot of energy, is difficult to sustain, and makes me unhappy. I can’t say that I’m fully on board with the “self-loving approach to diet and exercise” just yet, or that I actually see my body as anything ut a disappointing failure to look or perform the way I want it to, but I do believe that you actually did succeed in changing your attitude, and that makes it possible for me to believe that I could, too.
I know it’s totally a cliche at this point, but I really DID almost spit out my diet coke when that photo loaded. That is a scream. BRAAAAINNNS.
And also? Free Starbucks and Krispy Kreme when you vote! And stickers! FREE KRISPY KREME, people.
No, seriously — I stood for over an hour in line in my podunk little SC town where my vote theoretically doesn’t contribute to anything anyway, but dadGUM it felt good to press that button (@SART).
Mommy jury? Seriously?
KG – great comment!
I think that it is saying something to not vote if you don’t back either candidate. To me, I GIVE someone my vote, and that means something. I think it would be very interesting if in addition to the write-in, there was a “none of the above” option. That way your vote would say “I don’t want any of these candidates to be president.”
True, you will probably never find someone that you agree with 100%, but if you seriously don’t want any of the candidates elected, you should be able to say so.
A large part of why I almost did not vote? Someone casting a judgment about how or if or who I voted for.
I think, personally, (and I’m aware this isn’t my blog so perhaps my opposing opinion should just go away and if that’s the case then I will) that it is our “right” to vote.
I have the right to have an abortion or not. How would I like it if I were told I HAD to or I was an idiot if I didn’t? I have the right to marry or not. Again, same argument. I have many rights. How is any of it anything to do with anyone else?
If one is pro life one might argue how it is their business. If one is against same sex marriage one might argue that it is their business who I marry. (though I am married to a man so as not to mislead anyone) But is it anything to do with someone who does not agree?
I feel that when we put a “must” on anyone’s rights we ask for imposition on our own.
My brother in law told me when Obama won, it would be “all my fault” and when my property taxes went sky high and I couldn’t afford to live in my house any more he would let me and my children live in the street.
I had another woman tell me that if McCain won and we had WW3 it would be my fault, too. Because he is just Bush the second. Plus Obama is friends with tear wrists.
Why? I wanted to vote third party and that damned their favorite guy to losing, apparently.
And if voting third party is “throwing away my vote” like so many would have me believe? I can see why one wouldn’t vote if I didn’t like the two “big name” candidates.
Now, that said? I did vote. And I don’t think for one second it was wasted. As John Quincy Adams said, “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
I am a fan of your writing so I do not wish to come off hostel. Just trying to offer another perspective. Hopefully it will be met as that. Another perspective. It’s definitely not an attack. As I said, totally a fan.
Oh, and now I know why my husband has been pimping True Blood to me. Dude was hoping to score. hahaha
[...] As I commented earlier in the week at Sundry’s blog, there is not a lot of incentive to vote here in my little blue state, and the lopsidedness leaves me feeling rather disenfranchised. I know my vote doesn’t make a difference here. So in addition to voting, isn’t there something else I could have done? Yes, of course there was, I could have voiced my opinion sooner and more often to more people. [...]
That picture is one of the bright lights that kept me from going over the edge this campaign season. I STILL laugh out loud everytime I see it! I would like to blow it up to a 16×20 (at least) and nicely frame it and send it to John McCain.
This show just keeps on improving each and every episode.