The Coffee House

[limr32 1]

Fight the good fight, Gary! I've never been involved in a campaign but I always vote. I missed the '88 presidential election by just a few months - didn't turn 18 until March of '89 - but I've only missed one national election since '92. I missed the entire '00 Gore/Bush debacle because I was living overseas and somehow screwed up my application for an absentee ballot. Never got one. Since recently, I've never stayed in one place to feel invested in local politics, but for the past 8 years or so, I also vote in all local elections.

The voter turnout in this country is disgraceful.

 

[terri37 8]

Have to go into work for readings this afternoon, and then I have to go make hell in the registrar's office or counselor's office or whatever for still not awarding me my paralegal certificate. I found out yesterday that one of my classes is not being credited to the certificate requirements so they are saying I have to take one more class. I will be telling them a very emphatic hellz no.

That sucks!!! Give 'em hell - hopefully it's something that can be worked out.

 

[sm4him]

Fight the good fight, Gary! I've never been involved in a campaign but I always vote. I missed the '88 presidential election by just a few months - didn't turn 18 until March of '89 - but I've only missed one national election since '92. I missed the entire '00 Gore/Bush debacle because I was living overseas and somehow screwed up my application for an absentee ballot. Never got one. Since recently, I've never stayed in one place to feel invested in local politics, but for the past 8 years or so, I also vote in all local elections.

The voter turnout in this country is disgraceful.

I've only missed one presidential election, must have been 88, because I got horribly ill with food poisoning the night before the election. I'm pretty sure my mother or one of my brothers--all of whom are of a different political bent than I--must have poisoned my food to keep me from getting to the polls.
Nearly missed it in '84--I got married in Jan. of that year, and then the ex- and I had moved from Atlanta back to my hometown in East TN in October, but too late in the month to change my voter registration. But I just took the day off, drove down to Atlanta and voted, had lunch with a friend, and drove back.
My ex, on the other hand, hadn't even bothered to change HIS from a year prior when he was still living on the West Coast. His apathy about it should've been a sign…

 

[Designer]

I've volunteered for several campaigns, was a delegate to county, district and state a few years, served on committees, put up yard signs, passed out flyers, worked a booth at the fair for years, showed videos at the public library, and all seemingly for naught. Nobody I ever worked for ever got elected. I could LOL here, but I don't much feel like it.

 

[sm4him]

Fight the good fight, Gary! I've never been involved in a campaign but I always vote. I missed the '88 presidential election by just a few months - didn't turn 18 until March of '89 - but I've only missed one national election since '92. I missed the entire '00 Gore/Bush debacle because I was living overseas and somehow screwed up my application for an absentee ballot. Never got one. Since recently, I've never stayed in one place to feel invested in local politics, but for the past 8 years or so, I also vote in all local elections.

The voter turnout in this country is disgraceful.

some of just dont like our options. The candidates we would vote for never make it through the races, often aren't even getting to them and the larger elections pretty much comes down to dem vs. republican. None of that falls into my belief system. so i hope the government just goes under so i can call it a day. last person i voted for was ron paul, years ago. And of course he will never win. But at the time he was about the only candidate i even remotely liked and wasnt even a huge fan of him. so let us not waste our time yes?

I do understand that sentiment, and I agree that unfortunately, the "best" candidates rarely make it to the actual election. In fact, I daresay the best ones never end up running in the first place. I've said for many, many years that I think actually WANTING to be POTUS should automatically disqualify a person for the position.

But I do persist in voting; I vote in the primaries, I vote in general elections and I vote in the local elections. ESPECIALLY in the local elections. People get that backwards--the numbers are always much higher in a presidential election than in the locals, but the local elections are the ones far more likely to have a direct, immediate impact.

And yeah, I get fed up sometimes at the choices we sometimes have (let's see, shall I vote for Bozo for Prez, or Bozo's evil twin brother?), but I vote because I still can. Far, far too often lately, I do find myself voting AGAINST someone instead of FOR someone, but at least I vote. And then, when my guy/woman loses, at least I have the right to moan and complain for another 2/4/6 years depending on their election term.

 

[minicoop1985]

You know what I like? Turtles. I like turtles.

 

[sm4him]

You know what I like? Turtles. I like turtles.

But I don't care much for turtle soup. Turtles are better to look at than to eat.

 

[sm4him]

Speaking of voting…I'd like to vote that we quit mucking about with how TPF looks. It's gone from just fine to wonky to ridiculous to nearly unreadable in less than a year's time now.

 

[limr32 1]

Yes, that was weird...

Anyway, the good news is that I not only got my graduation info sorted out, but I also got a lead on a part-time job! We are loving this new director

She's also gorgeous. Seriously, it flustered me for a second or two when I first walked in. Good thing I'm having a good hair day

 

[pgriz]

Yes, that was weird...

Anyway, the good news is that I not only got my graduation info sorted out, but I also got a lead on a part-time job! We are loving this new director

She's also gorgeous. Seriously, it flustered me for a second or two when I first walked in. Good thing I'm having a good hair day

Of course, after that we want pics so that we can decide which one of you is more gorgeous.

Not that we're swayed by appearance. No siree.

 

[Designer]

Yes, that was weird...

Anyway, the good news is that I not only got my graduation info sorted out, but I also got a lead on a part-time job! We are loving this new director

She's also gorgeous. Seriously, it flustered me for a second or two when I first walked in. Good thing I'm having a good hair day

Now I'm curious. Pictures or she doesn't exist.

Same damn emoticons, though.

 

[bribrius]

You know what I like? Turtles. I like turtles.

turtles are really cool

 

[snowbear118 49]

She's also gorgeous. Seriously, it flustered me for a second or two when I first walked in. Good thing I'm having a good hair day

No candle to you, hon.

Glad you didn't have to go postal on their sterns.

 

[limr32 1]

She's also gorgeous. Seriously, it flustered me for a second or two when I first walked in. Good thing I'm having a good hair day

No candle to you, hon.

Glad you didn't have to go postal on their sterns.

Awwwww!

Yes, it was nice that I didn't have to cut a beeyotch.

 

[snerd]

Yes, it was nice that I didn't have to cut a beeyotch.

heehee........... an oft-quoted saying on another forum............. I would have bladed!