It is well known that the youth vote, which tends to vote in an overwhelmingly thoughtful and selfless way compared to older voters, favors the democrats. So it isn’t exactly shocking that most voting places are in no way prepared to handle the overwhelming number of students expected to vote this year. In some places those who have registered to vote have been told they could lose their ability to be considered an independent of their parents and could lose financial aid. This isn’t true, but who cares? Right? The goal is to scare people from voting. And make it excruciating to do so. In California it never took me longer than five minutes to vote. And why should it? California is going to go democratic no matter what. No, the places that are the most excruciating to vote are the battleground states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida. To vote there you have to be willing to stand in line for hours on end long into the night. And a lot of brave and patient people do. But not the kids. They take one look at a six mile long line and turn around and go home. That’s why it’s important to realize just how crooked and duplicitous this current administration is. Racists have no problem voting. They merely check their sheet at the door and go pull the lever. Students and minorities and those who have the power to right the ship have to stand in line and listen to false terrifying voting rules that make voting sound as appetizing as shoving a snapping turtle down your pants.
So vote now if you can! Many states let you vote early. If you know who you’re voting for, go ahead and do it already. Save yourself having to deal with thugs and incompetents. My guess is this year will be particularly ugly. The GOP is already crying foul. Which means they are planning something repugnant. It’s on page 32 of the GOP master play book of criminality. Accuse your opponent of what you are about to do.
So vote now! Go!
It’s really insane what’s going on.
Idk if you saw, but McCain is challenging all the voters that ACORN brought in, accusing them of all sorts of insane fraud. Funny enough, McCain and ACORN were buddies not too long ago. Heck as late as 2006 they were cosponsoring events together.
Check it out here
http://revmanny.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/super-hypocrite-john-mccain-attacks-acorn-2-years-after-he-co-sponsored-an-event-with-them/
Great post. Keep em coming.
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So, the thoughtful and selfless kids are not willing to wait in line like the rest of the voters? What, they have something better to do? It has taken me anywhere from 2 minutes to 1 hour to vote in the past and even when it’s an hour I wait. Not because I’m a part of any GOP conspiracy, but because I’m no better than anyone else.
As for the current administration … they didn’t cause the long lines. Long lines are caused by a HUGE voter turnout. How is this a bad thing? Look, Bush did SO MUCH wrong that we don’t need to make up accusations or blame him for all of our problems. That’s how we lose credibility. Just blame him for the problems that he actually caused. History will take care of the rest.
I really hope that scaring the younger voters is not a widespread practice, but it wouldn’t surprise me. I seem to recall a Democratic candidate trying to invalidate the absentee ballots – mostly military and mostly Republican.
My point is that they ALL do it. Let’s not pretend that we’re voting for a saint. Obama is a politician, just like McCain. Either one will do whatever it takes. Let’s look past the nonsense and just vote with your gut.