JUDE Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I Didn't Vote For Obama Today That's funny, neither did I. Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 i bust your chops for posting articles and stuff all the time, but that was great. not to be corny, but i thought a lot about my kids when i cast my vote this morning...how i don't just want this for me, but (maybe even more so) for them. thanks, joe. Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I thought this was sort of cool - a link from Andrew Sullivan's site: I Didn't Vote For Obama Today November 4, 2008, 9:37AM I have a confession to make. I did not vote for Barack Obama today. I've openly supported Obama since March. But I didn't vote for him today. I wanted to vote for Ronald Woods. He was my algebra teacher at Clark Junior High in East St. Louis, IL. He died 15 years ago when his truck skidded head-first into a utility pole. He spent many a day teaching us many things besides the Pythagorean Theorem. He taught us about Medgar Evers, Ralph Abernathy, John Lewis and many other civil rights figures who get lost in the shadow cast by Martin Luther King, Jr. But I didn't vote for Mr. Woods. I wanted to vote for Willie Mae Cross. She owned and operated Crossroads Preparatory Academy for almost 30 years, educating and empowering thousands of kids before her death in 2003. I was her first student. She gave me my first job, teaching chess and math concepts to kids in grades K-4 in her summer program. She was always there for advice, cheer and consolation. Ms. Cross, in her own way, taught me more about walking in faith than anyone else I ever knew. But I didn't vote for Ms. Cross. I wanted to vote for Arthur Mells Jackson, Sr. and Jr. Jackson Senior was a Latin professor. He has a gifted school named for him in my hometown. Jackson Junior was the pre-eminent physician in my hometown for over 30 years. He has a heliport named for him at a hospital in my hometown. They were my great-grandfather and great-uncle, respectively. But I didn't vote for Prof. Jackson or Dr. Jackson. I wanted to vote for A.B. Palmer. She was a leading civil rights figure in Shreveport, Louisiana, where my mother grew up and where I still have dozens of family members. She was a strong-willed woman who earned the grudging respect of the town's leaders because she never, ever backed down from anyone and always gave better than she got. She lived to the ripe old age of 99, and has a community center named for her in Shreveport. But I didn't vote for Mrs. Palmer. I wanted to vote for these people, who did not live to see a day where a Black man would appear on their ballots on a crisp November morning. In the end, though, I realized that I could not vote for them any more than I could vote for Obama himself. So who did I vote for? No one. I didn't vote. Not for President, anyway. Oh, I went to the voting booth. I signed, was given my stub, and was walked over to a voting machine. I cast votes for statewide races and a state referendum on water and sewer improvements. I stood there, and I thought about all of these people, who influenced my life so greatly. But I didn't vote for who would be the 44th President of the United States. When my ballot was complete, except for the top line, I finally decided who I was going to vote for - and then decided to let him vote for me. I reached down, picked him up, and told him to find Obama's name on the screen and touch it. And so it came to pass that Alexander Reed, age 5, read the voting screen, found the right candidate, touched his name, and actually cast a vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Oh, the vote will be recorded as mine. But I didn't cast it. Then again, the person who actually pressed the Obama box and the red "vote" button was the person I was really voting for all along. It made the months of donating, phonebanking, canvassing, door hanger distributing, sign posting, blogging, arguing and persuading so much sweeter. So, no, I didn't vote for Barack Obama. I voted for a boy who now has every reason to believe he, too, can grow up to be anything he wants...even President.Great article, but what would have happened if young Alexander hit the wrong icon/vote button on the screen? Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 so ction, you really do read my blog? love, poptodd Awesome. I have read your blog before, but in this case I stole that picture from an unrelated source. Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Great article, but what would have happened if young Alexander hit the wrong icon/vote button on the screen? I bet if we all quote the full article we can crash the board. Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 And now the voter board is reading the story and deleting one vote for Obama because underage voting is not permitted. Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Palin:As she waited for her beverages, a local reporter asked the governor how she envisions her role in national politics if McCain loses the election. Palin did not hesitate to muse about a future that might not include being vice president come January. Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I Didn't Vote For Obama Today Andrew Sullivan must write a lot of corny, sappy chick-flicks. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Vote for Lando Calrissian! Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Andrew Sullivan must write a lot of corny, sappy chick-flicks. He didn't write it. Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Andrew Sullivan must write a lot of corny, sappy chick-flicks.It's written by a random dude from Pittsburgh. It's a nice story, me thinks Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 He didn't write it. Some guy Boyd Reed wrote it. Boyd Reed is one cheesy dude. Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Some guy Boyd Reed wrote it. Boyd Reed is one cheesy dude. I'm pretty sure that you're still missing the point. Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I'm pretty sure that you're still missing the point. No, I get it. Boyd is voting for his son. Because Boyd thinks Barack is gonna make this world a better place for his son and for all of his son's friends and family. I think Boyd is taking a few too many Zoloft pills, but I hope I'm proven to be wrong about Barack. Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Some guy Boyd Reed wrote it. Boyd Reed is one cheesy dude. what music makes your ears happy? jakobnicholas "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" - Barry Gibb And correct me if I'm wrong, but are you not the fella who thinks Jay Leno is like, hirarious? Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 According to a woman in my office, God told her that Obama will win the presidency and they will place Palin as his Vice President.* I guess God really wants to see us suffer by giving us the worst of both worlds. (*No I am not joking, and yes, I usually avoid this woman like the plague.) Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 According to a woman in my office, God told her that Obama will win the presidency and they will place Palin as his Vice President.* I guess God really wants to see us suffer by giving us the worst of both worlds. (*No I am not joking, and yes, I usually avoid this woman like the plague.)Holy moly. Also, some early voting polling (not election day exit polling): http://xcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2008/10/ea...emographic.html Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 And correct me if I'm wrong, but are you not the fella who thinks Jay Leno is like, hirarious? I'm flattered you read all my posts. Actually, no, I've never said Leno is "hilarious". I HAVE said I enjoy his monologues and some of the bits he does before the guests come on. Yeah, the story by this Reed dude makes me puke. It's corny as hell. Are you the type that cries when you read that shit? Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Are you the type that cries when you read that shit? Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Good thing we all voted 2 weeks ago, huh? Beat the rush, dude. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Could Third-Party Candidates Be Spoilers This Time? By NATHAN THORNBURGH Nathan Thornburgh Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Some exit poll rumors (like you're not going to look)http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=N...DU2MzU4YWY3YWI=http://gawker.com/5076425/first-state-exit...-recent-polling Drudge is saying the exit polls have Obama up big--and up 15 in PA. Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hey Fidel, STFU! CNN just did a report that McCain/Palin is doing robocalls in S. FLA saying that Fidel has endorsed Obama. Link to post Share on other sites
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