mybenito Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Yup _ When I got to work my cell phone rang and sure enough it was Jeff Tweedy. He was just being my buddy and reminding me that I needed to vote. It felt like I was kinda cool for a second. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Yup _ When I got to work my cell phone rang and sure enough it was Jeff Tweedy. He was just being my buddy and reminding me that I needed to vote. It felt like I was kinda cool for a second. how? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mybenito Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 I think it was through HeadCount. http://www.headcount.org/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 That's certainly a step up from a fear-mongering robocall from Giuliani Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 "If McCain wins, we're gonna put 'Glad It's Over' on our next album, buddy. So vote." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Is it not the biggest waste of time ever for people to call others reminding them to vote?! Any idiot who doesn't know it's election day and has to be reminded to vote shouldn't be voting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Is it not the biggest waste of time ever for people to call others reminding them to vote?! Any idiot who doesn't know it's election day and has to be reminded to vote shouldn't be voting. It's not a reminder because some people don't know or forgot. It's a reminder to get up off your butt and go vote like you swore you would for the last 6 months. It's a kick in the pants, dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PearlJamNoCode Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 It's not a reminder because some people don't know or forgot. It's a reminder to get up off your butt and go vote like you swore you would for the last 6 months. It's a kick in the pants, dude. If you really care and did your research you shouldn't need that kick in the pants. Shouldn't the economy/war/housing market/etc be a kick in the pants enough? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Bob Weir called me yesterday. Headcount. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 If you really care and did your research you shouldn't need that kick in the pants. Shouldn't the economy/war/housing market/etc be a kick in the pants enough? Should be, but for a lot of people it isn't. Social pressure reigns supreme. I think it's good to remind your friends to vote. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 If you really care and did your research you shouldn't need that kick in the pants. Shouldn't the economy/war/housing market/etc be a kick in the pants enough? When you have a job to get to, and a kid, and the lines are 2 hrs long, yes, sometimes you need a kick in the pants. I didn't. I am just offering up an answer to the prior post about how you shouldn't be allowed to vote if you don't know it's Election Day. That's not what those calls are about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 When you have a job to get to, and a kid, and the lines are 2 hrs long, yes, sometimes you need a kick in the pants. I didn't. I am just offering up an answer to the prior post about how you shouldn't be allowed to vote if you don't know it's Election Day. That's not what those calls are about. So, because a singer of a semi-obscure rock band tells you to vote, that's gonna be the kick in the pants you need to rearrange your day? BS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 So, because a singer of a semi-obscure rock band tells you to vote, that's gonna be the kick in the pants you need to rearrange your day? BS.I don't think MattZ got a call from Tweedy and it in turn made him vote. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Why would anyone question reminding people to vote? I've reminded everyone I've talked to for the past week and sent out many mass emails. A lot of people don't pay attention or care, but with a little kick in the butt they will. I don't about you, but I like to at least try to live in a functioning kinda-democracy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 So, because a singer of a semi-obscure rock band tells you to vote, that's gonna be the kick in the pants you need to rearrange your day? BS. Jeez, man. Everyone is doing everything they can to pitch in. Friends of mine got in vans to go to OH and FL this weekend to help get out the vote, and to help get people rides to polling places. If you're too "dumb" to have figured out how to get to the polling place before election day, should you not be able to vote either? What if you live in PA, are undecided, and some college kid from California knocks on your door and convinces you? That ok? People knock on hundreds of doors and consider it a victory if they get 5 people to the polls. Maybe Jeff was doing the same. Either way, who cares? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 "jakobnicholas" is actually a complex vote-suppression algorithm run via a network of zombie computers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 One time I got a robocall from Garth Brooks telling me my videos at Blockbuster were overdue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 One time I got a robocall from Garth Brooks telling me my videos at Blockbuster were overdue.So that's what he was doing while he was "retired." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Uncannily, Chris Gaines called him a month later to remind him about overdue library books. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 This is the first time that I have felt like people are coming together to work for the common good in a long time, and I just don't get how that's a bad thing. In any way, shape or form. Snarky and predictable Radiohead posts, and "whats on your playlist" threads notwithstanding, let me paraphrase Elvis Costello: what the f*ck is so funny about peace, love and understanding (and voting)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 and to paraphrase Elvis Costello Nick Lowe, what the f*ck is so funny about peace, love and understanding (and voting)?Fixed it for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Fixed it for you I was going to do that, but I figured the point would be lost on some folks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 This is the first time that I have felt like people are coming together to work for the common good in a long time, and I just don't get how that's a bad thing. In any way, shape or form. Snarky and predictable Radiohead posts, and "whats on your playlist" threads notwithstanding, let me paraphrase Elvis Costello Nick Lowe Bill Murray: what the f*ck is so funny about peace, love and understanding (and voting)? Double fixed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Double fixed. You're double fixed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 So, because a singer of a semi-obscure rock band tells you to vote, that's gonna be the kick in the pants you need to rearrange your day?BS.Wow, that's harsh...it doesn't even sound like he is telling people to vote Obama..... "jakobnicholas" is actually a complex vote-suppression algorithm run via a network of zombie computers.I sure hope so... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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