tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post4922607886135029789..comments2023-09-02T09:36:56.716-07:00Comments on Cause I Believe in You: Hmm...I Wonder Who Will Win?Cheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-9679472095812086532008-03-05T19:11:00.000-08:002008-03-05T19:11:00.000-08:00I'm with you, Mike. I refuse to NOT vote. A lot of...I'm with you, Mike. I refuse to NOT vote. A lot of us are wondering who's name to mark on election day. Weird. A whole lotta Scotch, huh. ;D<BR/><BR/>Tshs: I vote the best I can because I refuse to be turned away from the privilege. Feels like my vote is worthless as far as effecting any change sometimes, but the act itself keeps me plugged into my country and my freedom. Seems like a small thingCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-66242828839401372822008-03-05T15:25:00.000-08:002008-03-05T15:25:00.000-08:00Me too Mike!!If we don't vote, everybody says we'r...Me too Mike!!<BR/>If we don't vote, everybody says we're too apathetic to vote. This way I don't get accused of being apathetic or lazy. Plus, I can make my own statement about the poor quality candidates we have to choose from.tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-58533383763489037872008-03-05T11:29:00.000-08:002008-03-05T11:29:00.000-08:00I refuse to NOT vote, so none of the above may app...I refuse to NOT vote, so none of the above may appear on my ballot as well. It'd take a lotta Scotch to make me want any of the present choices methinks.Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117271444345617080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-88921233867225458632008-03-04T17:20:00.000-08:002008-03-04T17:20:00.000-08:00None of the above.....now that's an honest vote.None of the above.....now <I>that's</I> an honest vote.Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-37074897554274466972008-03-04T15:21:00.000-08:002008-03-04T15:21:00.000-08:00Nah, he's too honest to be a politician. ;)I've be...Nah, he's too honest to be a politician. ;)<BR/><BR/>I've been known to write in "None of the Above".tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-37436163523340578192008-03-03T14:11:00.000-08:002008-03-03T14:11:00.000-08:00Tony, HA!! Got me laughing now.Tshs: Are you writi...Tony, HA!! Got me laughing now.<BR/><BR/>Tshs: Are you writing in L? ;)Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-31964538018520313872008-03-03T11:50:00.000-08:002008-03-03T11:50:00.000-08:00Mike and Sean beat me to it!I plan on writing in a...Mike and Sean beat me to it!<BR/><BR/>I plan on writing in a candidate of MY choice to show the 2-party system my lack of confidence in them!tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-24054412697572574472008-03-03T10:41:00.000-08:002008-03-03T10:41:00.000-08:00never trust anyone who says they like black sabbat...never trust anyone who says they like black sabbath...........tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-25377751968872751332008-03-03T08:46:00.000-08:002008-03-03T08:46:00.000-08:00All things that concern me, too, Mike. "Who feels ...All things that concern me, too, Mike. <BR/><BR/>"Who feels it more? Those who haven't really known freedom like the Russians, or those like us who have it and are letting it errode through populism and apathy." <BR/><BR/>I know that the eroding freedoms are very apparent to <I>me</I> and I rail against the system. It seems that those who have felt freedom find ways, in their frustrations, to getCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-15963585231769853302008-03-03T06:32:00.000-08:002008-03-03T06:32:00.000-08:00I'm not voting unless they have Guinness, and a sm...I'm not voting unless they have Guinness, and a small chaser, please, and thank you.<BR/>-----------<BR/>Observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said Russia's "democratic potential" was unfulfilled.<BR/>--------<BR/>Nothing has changed in Russia- the Ministeries are now the companies, protected by private malitia who make sure their masters get what they desire Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00505821180248632199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-44406396489683700242008-03-03T01:38:00.000-08:002008-03-03T01:38:00.000-08:00Addendum...it'll take a good single malt Scotch to...Addendum...it'll take a good single malt Scotch to bribe THIS Old Indian Fella!!Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117271444345617080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-49641665722242946952008-03-03T01:36:00.000-08:002008-03-03T01:36:00.000-08:00"objects of power hungry others who use them for t..."objects of power hungry others who use them for their own objectives"<BR/><BR/>Although I generally refrain from political comentary, this made me wonder if Exxon-Mobile, Haliburton, KBR, etc, etc,... aren't just as bad, only different? Granted, we CAN express ourselves pretty freely, but it's frightening to realize that the USA has a percentage of its population incarcerated nearly equal to Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117271444345617080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-91087305935070715702008-03-02T18:50:00.000-08:002008-03-02T18:50:00.000-08:00I agree, Sandy. Hard to believe, but true. I don't...I agree, Sandy. Hard to believe, but true. I don't know who I'm going to vote for either so we are in the same boat there. <BR/><BR/>Cecily, I too feel very bad for the Russian people, objects of power hungry others who use them for their own objectives. It's awful. And frightening.Cheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089859839673632529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-83349806432748124302008-03-02T13:04:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:04:00.000-08:00It's an interesting one, Russia, isn't it. I have...It's an interesting one, Russia, isn't it. I have been feeling very sad (perhaps even more than sad) for the people, for they are unable to see the way they are manipulated. OK, so beer at the polling booth is pretty obvious, but media manipulation is not so obvious when you are the one being manipulated.cecilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944264862462890029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20754923.post-22083679787514017572008-03-02T10:34:00.000-08:002008-03-02T10:34:00.000-08:00Cherie, in today's world you would think life is b...Cherie, in today's world you would think life is better than this. I have such a hard time accepting that there are people running countries in such archaic ways. <BR/><BR/>This is a great post. I must admit, I am enjoying this whole process of the presidential race. I see it through much older eyes now and love the freedom we have to accept, criticize, and ultimately vote for what we believe. Sandy https://www.blogger.com/profile/16963245250258653146noreply@blogger.com