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Remember how I said "There's always someone worse"?
Kerry just picked Edwards for his running mate.
Fuck.
Just to set the record straight for all the non-NC residents...
Edwards was a big trial lawyer down here who "fought for the little people"... for a big check. Pro bono? his firm never did *any* that anyone's been able to confirm.
He then ran on a platform for Senator that he'd "fight for the little people". Guess what happened? A poor voting attendance record, and then only partway through his *first term*, he essentially abdicates to run for President. He walked out on the job because something shinier was dangled in front of him... and didn't have the decency or balls to just quit and let the 'little people' of NC choose a replacement. Nope, we got stuck with a do-nothing.
In my opinion he's a fraud, a fake, and a self-serving egomaniac with not enough political experience to run for governor, much less VP.
Now he's the Dem VP nominee... and suddenly I really don't want to vote for Kerry. What if Kerry takes a bullet? This Breck Boy bubblehead and power tripping maniac could ascend to the Presidency... he'd be like Bush, without any political experience at all. Oh gooooood.
Bottom line: Edwards let down the people of NC. He's a sham. And he'll do it to the rest of country, now that he's been given a chance.
Kerry, I am so utterly disappointed in you it isn't funny. You went for glitz over substance, and turned the Democratic nomination into a soccer-mom-vote popularity contest. Shame on you. You had my vote locked in until this... but now?
How's Nader looking? *sigh*
Fuck.
Just to set the record straight for all the non-NC residents...
Edwards was a big trial lawyer down here who "fought for the little people"... for a big check. Pro bono? his firm never did *any* that anyone's been able to confirm.
He then ran on a platform for Senator that he'd "fight for the little people". Guess what happened? A poor voting attendance record, and then only partway through his *first term*, he essentially abdicates to run for President. He walked out on the job because something shinier was dangled in front of him... and didn't have the decency or balls to just quit and let the 'little people' of NC choose a replacement. Nope, we got stuck with a do-nothing.
In my opinion he's a fraud, a fake, and a self-serving egomaniac with not enough political experience to run for governor, much less VP.
Now he's the Dem VP nominee... and suddenly I really don't want to vote for Kerry. What if Kerry takes a bullet? This Breck Boy bubblehead and power tripping maniac could ascend to the Presidency... he'd be like Bush, without any political experience at all. Oh gooooood.
Bottom line: Edwards let down the people of NC. He's a sham. And he'll do it to the rest of country, now that he's been given a chance.
Kerry, I am so utterly disappointed in you it isn't funny. You went for glitz over substance, and turned the Democratic nomination into a soccer-mom-vote popularity contest. Shame on you. You had my vote locked in until this... but now?
How's Nader looking? *sigh*
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Well said, but...
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Voting mechanisms.
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I'm fully in support of voting reform, (http://www.livejournal.com/users/georgedorn/103418.html?nc=6) I even voted for Nader in 2000 (I was in a safely Democratic state) but voting for a third party this election isn't the way to make it happen.
Voting for a third party in the upcoming election to send a message that you want voting reform is a bit like refusing the help of an attorney when you're on trial for you life, on the grounds that you have a beef with the way the court system operates. The court (i.e. reality) doesn't give a rat's ass about your principles, you're just going to get fried.
Want election reform? Start locally. If there's still time to get a referendum on the November ballots, now's a good time to start. The more people see run-off voting in statewide elections for lower offices, the more open to reform everyone will be.
Yet another reason to vote for Kerry: in 2000, Gore won the popular vote. Big deal, it was by a pretty narrow margin anyway. This year, Bush could still win while Kerry also wins the popular vote. If the popular vote margin is even bigger, such as, say 10% of the vote, there's going to be a whole lot more talk about voting reform. So even if you're in a solidly Democratic state, it's still pretty damn important to vote that way.