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Jun. 30th, 2009 04:23 pmIt's only been fucking forever, but Norm Coleman has FINALLY conceded the Minnesota Senate race to Al Franken.
In our time.
Jun. 4th, 2009 12:39 amI jumped the gun a bit on this one, but gay marriage is now legal in New Hampshire.
The sad thing is, I think the rush of states legalizing it is about to stop. :( It's a losing battle for theepic fail traditional marriage supporters.
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The sad thing is, I think the rush of states legalizing it is about to stop. :( It's a losing battle for the
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BWAHAHAHAHAHA
May. 11th, 2009 11:21 pmAlan Keyes arrested at Notre Dame. For protesting trespassing.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Notre Dame only allows student protesters on its grounds, pending pre-approval. They're not exactly known as a protest-friendly university as a general rule. However, Notre Dame is a PRIVATE, NOT PUBLIC, university, and as far as I'm concerned can make up what the fuck ever rules they want. So spare me the brain bleed about anything constitutional being violated, ok?
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Notre Dame only allows student protesters on its grounds, pending pre-approval. They're not exactly known as a protest-friendly university as a general rule. However, Notre Dame is a PRIVATE, NOT PUBLIC, university, and as far as I'm concerned can make up what the fuck ever rules they want. So spare me the brain bleed about anything constitutional being violated, ok?
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May. 6th, 2009 05:42 pmBeen a big day in Maine and New Hampshire, as Rhode Island is now the lone holdout in New England against gay marriage being legal.
Maine legalizes same-sex marriage.
Followed closely by New Hampshire.
Maine legalizes same-sex marriage.
Followed closely by New Hampshire.
Okay, who's next now?
Apr. 7th, 2009 03:33 pmFollowing Iowa, Vermont has legalized gay marriage.
The governor being a dick wasn't enough to stop it either. :) I was honestly not expecting the veto to be overridden.
From the article:
He had called the issue of gay marriage a distraction during a time when economic and budget issues were more important.
Way to hide what a bigoted self-righteous ass you are behind the shitty economy dude. God knows treating people like human beings is definitely a secondary concern now instead of when things don't suck. /sarcasm
And my portable greenhouse arrived this afternoon. I can use it when that yucky white shit outside goes away.
I need to get some sleep...I didn't watch my caffeine consumption too well yesterday. :\
The governor being a dick wasn't enough to stop it either. :) I was honestly not expecting the veto to be overridden.
From the article:
He had called the issue of gay marriage a distraction during a time when economic and budget issues were more important.
Way to hide what a bigoted self-righteous ass you are behind the shitty economy dude. God knows treating people like human beings is definitely a secondary concern now instead of when things don't suck. /sarcasm
And my portable greenhouse arrived this afternoon. I can use it when that yucky white shit outside goes away.
I need to get some sleep...I didn't watch my caffeine consumption too well yesterday. :\
Gay marriage is now legal in...IOWA.
This is beyond awesome. I thought Michigan or Wisconsin, or possibly Illinois(you know, the more liberal states), would be the first midwestern state to do this. Go Iowa! You are more awesome than I gave you credit for ! :p
This is beyond awesome. I thought Michigan or Wisconsin, or possibly Illinois(you know, the more liberal states), would be the first midwestern state to do this. Go Iowa! You are more awesome than I gave you credit for ! :p
Hey-hey-hey...GOODBYE.
Jan. 20th, 2009 01:07 pmGeorge W. Bush is no longer our president.
I have been waiting/looking forward to this day for damn near six years. I knew after watching Powell sell his soul and know he was selling his soul to the UN that Bush just needed to go. It's been a long eight years.
Thanks to everyone who got me drunk on my 22nd birthday, I needed that. :) Oh, and dinner at The Library, that was good too. :)
I watched some of the inauguration...like, the swearing in. The poems, music and all...while the selection is decent, on the whole, it mostly just reminds me of my high school graduation, and everyone I know had a hard time staying awake through that.
On the whole, I don't really have much to say that I haven't already said.
Except this.
President Obama, do me a huge favor. DO NOT FUCK THIS UP. Oh sure, I expect some things to go wrong or some bad decisions to be made. But in the grand scheme of things...DO NOT FUCK THIS UP.
Oh yeah, and this. =^_^=
With that in mind, I'm going to go retire a few icons that served me well in 2008 and do something moderately productive. Or sleep the day away again. I'm not sure yet.
I have been waiting/looking forward to this day for damn near six years. I knew after watching Powell sell his soul and know he was selling his soul to the UN that Bush just needed to go. It's been a long eight years.
Thanks to everyone who got me drunk on my 22nd birthday, I needed that. :) Oh, and dinner at The Library, that was good too. :)
I watched some of the inauguration...like, the swearing in. The poems, music and all...while the selection is decent, on the whole, it mostly just reminds me of my high school graduation, and everyone I know had a hard time staying awake through that.
On the whole, I don't really have much to say that I haven't already said.
Except this.
President Obama, do me a huge favor. DO NOT FUCK THIS UP. Oh sure, I expect some things to go wrong or some bad decisions to be made. But in the grand scheme of things...DO NOT FUCK THIS UP.
Oh yeah, and this. =^_^=
With that in mind, I'm going to go retire a few icons that served me well in 2008 and do something moderately productive. Or sleep the day away again. I'm not sure yet.
Got another robocall. Starts out "Hi this is John McCain."
And proceeds to repeat this sentence twelve times. I was laughing my ass off! What obsolete piece of shit technology are you using that the fucking thing kept skipping?! I know your campaign is broke, but surely you can afford something invented in the 90's?
Whoever decided to make robocalls legal should be shot non-fatally and left to bleed to death. I am SICK of them. Most are not as funny as this one was. Curious though-did anyone else get robocalled this election? With one exception, every single call was GOP-related. I'd vote against them just for annoying me with the fucking calls if I weren't already such a massive liberal.
Comedy Central is rerunning The Daily Show and The Colbert Report all day. Mom and I are watching the nice satire until election coverage begins at around 5. Took mom to vote. No waits. Of course not. We're in 'real' America. Although I think the longest I ever waited was in South Lyon, MI to vote for Gore in 2000. Well over an hour there.
And proceeds to repeat this sentence twelve times. I was laughing my ass off! What obsolete piece of shit technology are you using that the fucking thing kept skipping?! I know your campaign is broke, but surely you can afford something invented in the 90's?
Whoever decided to make robocalls legal should be shot non-fatally and left to bleed to death. I am SICK of them. Most are not as funny as this one was. Curious though-did anyone else get robocalled this election? With one exception, every single call was GOP-related. I'd vote against them just for annoying me with the fucking calls if I weren't already such a massive liberal.
Comedy Central is rerunning The Daily Show and The Colbert Report all day. Mom and I are watching the nice satire until election coverage begins at around 5. Took mom to vote. No waits. Of course not. We're in 'real' America. Although I think the longest I ever waited was in South Lyon, MI to vote for Gore in 2000. Well over an hour there.
New Hampshire's small town poll results are starting to come in(21 registered voters, 15 for Obama, 6 for McCain. Bradley Effect, eat your heart out).
I? Am not going to sleep at all. I should probably drug myself to sleep, I do need to drive my mom about eight miles round trip tomorrow.
I am just so fucking antsy. My cat just watched me kinda dance around the room like a fool. Now I'm watching Conan O'Brien, mostly because The Decemberists are on. Thanks for the Tarkio addiction,buffyx. :p
Oh god. I'll probably update a lot tomorrow. I picked up chips and salsa, dug out my liquor collection, we have plenty of popcorn, and beer. I am set. I got something else as a surprise. Mom and I will be watching MSNBC, might take a break to watch Comedy Central from 10-11. :p I can't believe this might all be over in 21 hours.
Fuck, I even want to see Christmas ads instead of political ads.
Longest election of our lives. No wonder my drinking game practically guarantees blacking out.
I? Am not going to sleep at all. I should probably drug myself to sleep, I do need to drive my mom about eight miles round trip tomorrow.
I am just so fucking antsy. My cat just watched me kinda dance around the room like a fool. Now I'm watching Conan O'Brien, mostly because The Decemberists are on. Thanks for the Tarkio addiction,
buffyx. :pOh god. I'll probably update a lot tomorrow. I picked up chips and salsa, dug out my liquor collection, we have plenty of popcorn, and beer. I am set. I got something else as a surprise. Mom and I will be watching MSNBC, might take a break to watch Comedy Central from 10-11. :p I can't believe this might all be over in 21 hours.
Fuck, I even want to see Christmas ads instead of political ads.
Longest election of our lives. No wonder my drinking game practically guarantees blacking out.
We just got another robocall, except it was from Barack Obama instead of the Ohio GOP. Not sure if anyone else is getting robo-called to within an inch of their lives, but I'm not even keeping track of the GOP ones we've gotten. Maybe they should rethink their strategy...you don't want to annoy potential voters to your cause by pissing them off with all the fucking robocalls.
Anywho, the reason I'm posting.
ELECTION NIGHT DRINKING GAME: NOV. 4th-IS IT OVER YET
Hey, you may not need one, but fuck it all, I do.
RULES BEFORE PARTICIPATING
1) Get your ass to the polls and vote.
2) Plop down in front of your news source of choice, and watch the results.
Take one drink whenever:
-A state Bush won in 2004 goes red.
-A state Kerry won in 2004 goes blue.
-Your state goes the color you want it to go.
Take two drinks whenever:
-A state won by Bush in 2004 goes blue.
-A state won by Kerry in 2004 goes red.
-Your state goes the color you don't want it to go.
-A swing state is too close to call.
current toss-up states as of Real Clear Politics on Nov. 3rd: Florida(of course), Ohio(of course), Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, North Dakota, Montana, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri(MO and NC are the ones to watch).
Take three drinks when:
-The election comes down to one major swing state. Take another drink if that state is Ohio or Florida. Keep drinking if that state is too close to call by Nov. 5th. Have another drink if you live in that state.
-Obama/McCain loses their home state.
Keep drinking until you pass out when:
-You start to get flashbacks to 2000 or 2004 and need to pass out instead of hyperventilate.
-Your candidate loses.
Take a shot and put on your party hat when:
-Your candidate wins!
I'll be up all night. I've been suffering through this election for the past two years, I'll see it to the end. I seriously hope to have a happy birthday this election year. If nothing else, I'll obviously be very very not sober. :p
Anywho, the reason I'm posting.
ELECTION NIGHT DRINKING GAME: NOV. 4th-IS IT OVER YET
Hey, you may not need one, but fuck it all, I do.
RULES BEFORE PARTICIPATING
1) Get your ass to the polls and vote.
2) Plop down in front of your news source of choice, and watch the results.
Take one drink whenever:
-A state Bush won in 2004 goes red.
-A state Kerry won in 2004 goes blue.
-Your state goes the color you want it to go.
Take two drinks whenever:
-A state won by Bush in 2004 goes blue.
-A state won by Kerry in 2004 goes red.
-Your state goes the color you don't want it to go.
-A swing state is too close to call.
current toss-up states as of Real Clear Politics on Nov. 3rd: Florida(of course), Ohio(of course), Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, North Dakota, Montana, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri(MO and NC are the ones to watch).
Take three drinks when:
-The election comes down to one major swing state. Take another drink if that state is Ohio or Florida. Keep drinking if that state is too close to call by Nov. 5th. Have another drink if you live in that state.
-Obama/McCain loses their home state.
Keep drinking until you pass out when:
-You start to get flashbacks to 2000 or 2004 and need to pass out instead of hyperventilate.
-Your candidate loses.
Take a shot and put on your party hat when:
-Your candidate wins!
I'll be up all night. I've been suffering through this election for the past two years, I'll see it to the end. I seriously hope to have a happy birthday this election year. If nothing else, I'll obviously be very very not sober. :p
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Nov. 2nd, 2008 06:43 pmTwo more days.
I've got six beers left and several bottles of liquor.
Two more days. I'm going to go farking insane. I can't seem to stay away from the online polling sites, and they're starting to give me heart failure.
In dumb news, I spent the afternoon playing Clue while my entire family was doped up on headache drugs. Won three games out of three. I think I honed my Clue skills at Tech. ^_~
I've got six beers left and several bottles of liquor.
Two more days. I'm going to go farking insane. I can't seem to stay away from the online polling sites, and they're starting to give me heart failure.
In dumb news, I spent the afternoon playing Clue while my entire family was doped up on headache drugs. Won three games out of three. I think I honed my Clue skills at Tech. ^_~
Holy shit...
Oct. 31st, 2008 08:53 pmBarack Obama is having a rally on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland Ohio!
I am SO there....maybe...there's a Brown's game at the same time, and that many people downtown will just be a massive clusterfuck. If I make it, great, if not, oh well. I'm not gonna worry about it.
I told my parents about it. I amnot going alone either-my dad wants to go with me, but his broken leg won't let him stand up that long.
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ontd_political, you rock my socks.
I am SO there....maybe...there's a Brown's game at the same time, and that many people downtown will just be a massive clusterfuck. If I make it, great, if not, oh well. I'm not gonna worry about it.
I told my parents about it. I am
ontd_political, you rock my socks.Elizabeth Dole is about to lose her senate seat. She's in North Carolina, I'm registered to vote in Ohio. I could care.
Except...suddenly I do. Not about either candidate running for her seat, but the living fucking proof that in spite of all laws and say-so to the contrary, you need to be an active practicing Christian to hold office in this country. It's a qualification.
I think Colin Powell might well have said the smartest thing while making his endorsement.
"And the right answer is that he's a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is a Muslim? What is so wrong with a 7-year-old Muslim[non-Christian]-American thinking he or she can grow up to be President of the United States?"
Sing it. And I really wish Kay Hagan had said something to this effect, but I'm not surprised that she didn't.
I am not nor have I ever seriously planned on running for office-90% of my entire platform would probably involve shooting lobbyists(the other 10% would go towards furthering the Atheist Agenda and the Gay Agenda...any other agendas that the fundies will shit a brick over that I forgot?). It still seriously pisses me off that how religious you are is a stronger indication of your electability than how good at the job you are. We're not there yet.
Except...suddenly I do. Not about either candidate running for her seat, but the living fucking proof that in spite of all laws and say-so to the contrary, you need to be an active practicing Christian to hold office in this country. It's a qualification.
I think Colin Powell might well have said the smartest thing while making his endorsement.
"And the right answer is that he's a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is a Muslim? What is so wrong with a 7-year-old Muslim[non-Christian]-American thinking he or she can grow up to be President of the United States?"
Sing it. And I really wish Kay Hagan had said something to this effect, but I'm not surprised that she didn't.
I am not nor have I ever seriously planned on running for office-90% of my entire platform would probably involve shooting lobbyists(the other 10% would go towards furthering the Atheist Agenda and the Gay Agenda...any other agendas that the fundies will shit a brick over that I forgot?). It still seriously pisses me off that how religious you are is a stronger indication of your electability than how good at the job you are. We're not there yet.
Postponed political bitching. :p
Oct. 30th, 2008 02:31 pmJohn McCain is going to be in Mentor, OH tonight. I was tempted to go to Borders tonight, but Mentor is one of those special towns where the traffic just manages to suck all the time. I entertained the thought of going for a full twelve seconds to see how small a crowd he draws, but really, my blood pressure probably needs to go down. That and I'd probably get tossed out. :p
I think I'm the only one who didn't watch the Obama informercial last night-my parents and boyfriend did. I chose a rerun of The Daily Show. As much as I'm following political news, I've already voted. I don't need any more advertising. It's too late to change my mind, and I doubt I would anyways. Stewart/Colbert 2008? Maddow/Olbermann 2008? :p The second pair. Those two are making me love them so much this year. :)
Speaking of advertising, I got a huge packet from the Geauga GOP. I doubt Geauga County has a Democratic party chapter. In any case, they wrote a letter saying their candidates are the only clear choice and to vote for them. No reasons given. Also, a list of clear choices. Once again, no reasons given for why their candidates are qualified. Fail. At first I was kinda offended, then I just wished they'd gotten the list to me sooner. I voted a couple of weeks ago, I could have used a list of people to not vote for with me. :p By comparison, the Ohio Democratic Party has sent out a few advertisements and fliers. While they don't necessarily have the room to give a big list of reasons, they do give some, plus they list a bunch of references at the bottom of the flier to back up their plans. I think the Geauga GOP thinks we're stupid...or at least hopes so. Speaking of stupid, we elect our coroners. Why the fuck is that an elected position?! I think I might've left that part of my ballot blank. I don't give a fuck about the party affiliation of the fucking coroner. I want someone who can do their damn job there.
For everyone concerned about the election coming down and Ohio screwing the country all the way over again...as it stands now, we're not the state you need to be worried about. Missouri, Indiana, and North Carolina are much more evenly split than Ohio is. Georgia. Wait. GEORGIA is now a toss-up state. That fact alone should signal the Lions winning the Superbowl next year.
I cannot wait until the next five days are over.
I think I'm the only one who didn't watch the Obama informercial last night-my parents and boyfriend did. I chose a rerun of The Daily Show. As much as I'm following political news, I've already voted. I don't need any more advertising. It's too late to change my mind, and I doubt I would anyways. Stewart/Colbert 2008? Maddow/Olbermann 2008? :p The second pair. Those two are making me love them so much this year. :)
Speaking of advertising, I got a huge packet from the Geauga GOP. I doubt Geauga County has a Democratic party chapter. In any case, they wrote a letter saying their candidates are the only clear choice and to vote for them. No reasons given. Also, a list of clear choices. Once again, no reasons given for why their candidates are qualified. Fail. At first I was kinda offended, then I just wished they'd gotten the list to me sooner. I voted a couple of weeks ago, I could have used a list of people to not vote for with me. :p By comparison, the Ohio Democratic Party has sent out a few advertisements and fliers. While they don't necessarily have the room to give a big list of reasons, they do give some, plus they list a bunch of references at the bottom of the flier to back up their plans. I think the Geauga GOP thinks we're stupid...or at least hopes so. Speaking of stupid, we elect our coroners. Why the fuck is that an elected position?! I think I might've left that part of my ballot blank. I don't give a fuck about the party affiliation of the fucking coroner. I want someone who can do their damn job there.
For everyone concerned about the election coming down and Ohio screwing the country all the way over again...as it stands now, we're not the state you need to be worried about. Missouri, Indiana, and North Carolina are much more evenly split than Ohio is. Georgia. Wait. GEORGIA is now a toss-up state. That fact alone should signal the Lions winning the Superbowl next year.
I cannot wait until the next five days are over.
Come on Ohio, DO IT!!!
Oct. 23rd, 2008 10:29 am*Picks jaw up off the floor.* According to this election polling site, Ohio has gone from sheer toss-up status to leaning blue. By a higher margin than Colorado(which McCain is about to pull out of, as it's a lost cause. Care to leave Ohio? Please?). HO. LEE. SHIT. Yes, I live near Cleveland and we go blue just to turn Ohio into a swing state and piss the rest of the state/nation/world off, but trust me, this is way above my expectations.
Several guesses why this suddenly happened-it was favoring Obama by 2.8%, now it's at 6%
1) The polls are fucked up, and Ohio will regain toss-up status in a few days. A very likely possibility.
2) We're all voting Obama because Joe the Plumber pissed us off by being an easily discredited moron and making Ohio look stupid? We really don't need the help.
3) I strongly suspect the recently released story of Sarah Palin's $150,000 RNC-funded new wardrobe is REALLY pissing off the average working man that they claim to represent. (For anyone who feels compelled to point out that the Dems are spending money to look good too, don't. Unless you've got proof that the DNC's funding them.)
I'm just telling myself I really want to be 26 instead of counting down this fucking election.1213 more days to go people.
Although if I were a comedian, I wouldn't really have to write anything. This entire campaign has just been full of comic gold.
Several guesses why this suddenly happened-it was favoring Obama by 2.8%, now it's at 6%
1) The polls are fucked up, and Ohio will regain toss-up status in a few days. A very likely possibility.
2) We're all voting Obama because Joe the Plumber pissed us off by being an easily discredited moron and making Ohio look stupid? We really don't need the help.
3) I strongly suspect the recently released story of Sarah Palin's $150,000 RNC-funded new wardrobe is REALLY pissing off the average working man that they claim to represent. (For anyone who feels compelled to point out that the Dems are spending money to look good too, don't. Unless you've got proof that the DNC's funding them.)
I'm just telling myself I really want to be 26 instead of counting down this fucking election.
Although if I were a comedian, I wouldn't really have to write anything. This entire campaign has just been full of comic gold.
Fail = WIN
Oct. 20th, 2008 08:56 pmOhio...you made me laugh, and not at you. Thank you. (courtesy of ontd_political, my newest internet addiction)
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I hope to get a job and start inundating this journal with posts of my next boss and coworkers being tools fairly soon.
14 more days, and the longest election of my life to date ends. I bet the next primary starts in January of 2010.
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I hope to get a job and start inundating this journal with posts of my next boss and coworkers being tools fairly soon.
14 more days, and the longest election of my life to date ends. I bet the next primary starts in January of 2010.
