Comments on: Reconciled http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/ Welcome to the Machine Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:18:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Agi http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12148 Agi Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:44:21 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12148 Obama will win California. Hence, I'll vote for whoever I damn please. Obama will win California. Hence, I’ll vote for whoever I damn please.

]]> By: Frederick http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12147 Frederick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:38:37 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12147 A slight correction, while I've had people I knew closely die in Iraq, I've never seen anyone die in combat. If I don't point out that distinction it will surely be used against me in the future. A vote for a third party isn't a throw away vote, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election%2C_1912" rel="nofollow">it wasn't in 1912</a> and it isn't today. Barack Obama will win New York whether I vote or not. At least I'm voting. A slight correction, while I’ve had people I knew closely die in Iraq, I’ve never seen anyone die in combat. If I don’t point out that distinction it will surely be used against me in the future.

A vote for a third party isn’t a throw away vote, it wasn’t in 1912 and it isn’t today. Barack Obama will win New York whether I vote or not. At least I’m voting.

]]> By: Fallenmonk http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12146 Fallenmonk Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:14:39 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12146 While I respect your attitude and resolve in not supporting the two party system by voting for a non viable 3rd party candidate I don't agree that your vote is something you should use to make a statement, no matter how noble the cause. As an American citizen you are enfranchised with the right to cast a vote for the President of the United States. Regardless of your feeling about the two party system and regardless of your intent to support a third party candidate your right to vote is not and was not meant as a tool for you to use as an abstract political statement. You owe it to your comrades in the military and your fellow citizens to take your "cherished" right and vote for the candidate you feel, above all others, deserves the privilege of serving as your president. Casting your vote for anyone less, as a vote of protest or political statement is a dereliction of your duty as an American citizen which is to vote for who you believe will be the best for the country. You can support a third party with money, canvasing or blogging, whatever. Casting your cherished vote as a political protest is not why I served in the military, not why my father, grandfather and on and on and on served. We and you served to preserve the right of Americans to chose their government and that means taking it all deadly seriously. You of all people, who have seen your comrades fall in the sands of Iraq should know how important your right to vote is. Again, I am denigrating your resolve or well deserved disgust with the Democratic party. I share your disgust as you well know. I just want to feel my vote counts as much as it can. While I respect your attitude and resolve in not supporting the two party system by voting for a non viable 3rd party candidate I don’t agree that your vote is something you should use to make a statement, no matter how noble the cause. As an American citizen you are enfranchised with the right to cast a vote for the President of the United States. Regardless of your feeling about the two party system and regardless of your intent to support a third party candidate your right to vote is not and was not meant as a tool for you to use as an abstract political statement. You owe it to your comrades in the military and your fellow citizens to take your “cherished” right and vote for the candidate you feel, above all others, deserves the privilege of serving as your president. Casting your vote for anyone less, as a vote of protest or political statement is a dereliction of your duty as an American citizen which is to vote for who you believe will be the best for the country. You can support a third party with money, canvasing or blogging, whatever. Casting your cherished vote as a political protest is not why I served in the military, not why my father, grandfather and on and on and on served. We and you served to preserve the right of Americans to chose their government and that means taking it all deadly seriously. You of all people, who have seen your comrades fall in the sands of Iraq should know how important your right to vote is. Again, I am denigrating your resolve or well deserved disgust with the Democratic party. I share your disgust as you well know. I just want to feel my vote counts as much as it can.

]]> By: Randal Graves http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12134 Randal Graves Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:38:02 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12134 Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others. I'm voting Obama because we can't afford McCain. And that's enough of a reason. Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.

I’m voting Obama because we can’t afford McCain. And that’s enough of a reason.

]]> By: Frederick http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12118 Frederick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:14:59 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12118 I'm more of a Kang man in that sense. <img src="http://www.hondosbar.com/images/Kang__Kodos.gif"/> I’m more of a Kang man in that sense.

]]> By: Agi http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12117 Agi Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:06:31 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12117 I'm voting for Kodos. I’m voting for Kodos.

]]> By: Adorable Girlfriend http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12116 Adorable Girlfriend Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:45:14 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12116 I am a Hillary supporter, but will vote for Obama because McCain is a scary alternative! I am a Hillary supporter, but will vote for Obama because McCain is a scary alternative!

]]> By: Frederick http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12115 Frederick Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:34:30 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12115 Maybe just a classic case of talking past one another. Maybe just a classic case of talking past one another.

]]> By: Bryan http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12114 Bryan Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:26:42 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12114 Maybe I'm not making myself clear enough, but I don't care about the candidates, they aren't the problem. My problem, the problem that a lot of Floridians have, is with the DNC and the arbitrary manner in which they "enforced the rules". The games that the DNC played have helped the Florida GOP screw us over again, and the only way of showing that they really, truly stepped over the line is by not donating, dropping the party registration, and not voting for their candidates. Until they figure out that they lost Florida by messing us over, nothing is going to change. There aren't that many Democrats on the Panhandle any more, and after this year there are many fewer. The games they played in their recent backroom deal in DC, already confirmed what many suspected, this was about helping a candidate win, not counting Democratic votes. Well, now they have fewer votes to count. There is nothing anyone can say to me that will convince me to vote for anyone approved by the DNC. I'm not a forgiving kind of person, Maybe I’m not making myself clear enough, but I don’t care about the candidates, they aren’t the problem. My problem, the problem that a lot of Floridians have, is with the DNC and the arbitrary manner in which they “enforced the rules”.

The games that the DNC played have helped the Florida GOP screw us over again, and the only way of showing that they really, truly stepped over the line is by not donating, dropping the party registration, and not voting for their candidates. Until they figure out that they lost Florida by messing us over, nothing is going to change.

There aren’t that many Democrats on the Panhandle any more, and after this year there are many fewer. The games they played in their recent backroom deal in DC, already confirmed what many suspected, this was about helping a candidate win, not counting Democratic votes. Well, now they have fewer votes to count.

There is nothing anyone can say to me that will convince me to vote for anyone approved by the DNC. I’m not a forgiving kind of person,

]]> By: Josh http://mccs1977.com/2008/06/10/reconciled/#comment-12113 Josh Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:26:05 +0000 http://mccs1977.com/?p=1323#comment-12113 I stopped considering endorsing/voting for a democrat when Kucinich was dropped from the race, Edwards would've been nice, but I still prefer Nader to Edwards. And the Democrat party has been such a disappointment over and over and over again. I will not use my vote to support such a party. (Although Kucinich and Wexler redeem the party somewhat - http://cspanjunkie.org/?p=158 ) I live in Florida, however as a MA resident, I can vote however the hell I want. I stopped considering endorsing/voting for a democrat when Kucinich was dropped from the race, Edwards would’ve been nice, but I still prefer Nader to Edwards. And the Democrat party has been such a disappointment over and over and over again. I will not use my vote to support such a party. (Although Kucinich and Wexler redeem the party somewhat - http://cspanjunkie.org/?p=158 )

I live in Florida, however as a MA resident, I can vote however the hell I want.

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