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#101

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 12:17am

There was a group of Kerry supporters outside of where I voted today. They were asking people who they were going to vote for as they walked in. One guy walked by and said "Nader" and they yelled at him and called him a "traitor". Then a guy came by and said "Bush" and they began to berate him and cuss at him, yelling at him. The lady who was in front of me said she wasn't sure who she would vote for when she came walking in. She said that after she "saw the kids outside yelling at that man" she decided to vote for Bush, too. How do you like THAT for voter harassment?
How could Democrats do such a thing? We're the good guys! We don't do anything wrong. We're in it for everyone's best interests. Bull ****. People are people. And there are assholes in both parties. My experience today didn't exactly improve my opinion of Democrats either.
I vote Libertarian. I am a swing voter. You lost me today.

Word. Word, indeed.

#102

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 12:22am

...interesting, BB.

"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."

#103

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 12:40am

Isn't it? I've been an independent voter for six years and the ONLY people who have EVER been antagonistic toward me have been Democrats. I've had cast members yelling at me because I revealed I didn't always vote Democrat. Can you believe that? My experience with Republicans has always been very amiable. If I disagree with them, they say, occasionally angrily, that they don't understand why I would think that way but that it's my prerogative. Meanwhile, my Democratic friends call me a traitor becuase I don't condemn everything Bush does. Or scream exasperatedly that they don't understand why I'm having trouble in this election. This has been the most difficult election decision I've ever had to make, simply because I don't like either candidate. But, I feel like Kerry is the lesser of two evils, and, even if I didn't vote for him, I hope he manages to pull it out. I couldn't vote for him and still look at my self in the mirror with pride. I went third party. My party: libertarian
There you are, Democrats. Feel free to flame away and tell me what a traitor I am. Then pat yourselves on the back for being the party that's claims to be "tolerant".

Word. Word, indeed.

#104

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 12:41am

B.B. that's disingenuous. We lost you long ago, not because of that story. You saw what you wanted to see.

Had you looked around, you would have see what the Republicans continue to do to disenfranchise African American voters. See Bob Herbert's NY Times column from yesterday which I posted on another thread.

#105

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 12:43am

B.B. - I honor your Libertarian vote, and wish to something higher than myself that it actually meant something.

#106

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 1:01am

Once again, to my dismay, a Democrat proves my point. You break my heart, Pal. You really do. Because you don't listen to anyone. Everything is reactionary and defensive. Being unable to listen to anyone else's opinion without a need for quick retribution is a dangerous, dangerous thing.
I hope your life is less contentious than your politics because I wouldn't wish that much unhappiness, stubbornness and blind zealousness on anyone.
I hope your boy wins, Pal. I really, truly, honestly do and, just so you know, there isn't a disingenuous bone in my body. I figured that simple truth would be enough to assuage your vicious, unrelenting anger against anyone who's a non-Democrat. You accuse me of only seeing what I choose to see? Why don't you believe what happened to me today? Because of the very thing you accuse me of. Passion is good. It reminds us we're human. Passion that is untempered leads to rash action. I am afraid of you and afraid for you. Whoever wins this election, take yourself a long, relaxing vacation and don't think about anything political. Purge the system of all that anger. Find your happiness, then come talk to me. I'll probably still be here.
OR, blow me off. Ignore me. Don't listen to me, yet again. i wish I could say that I didn't care, but I do. Please don't respond to this post. At least give me the optimistic hope that you read it and didn't immediately think of it as an attack. That you are thinking about what I say. You may or may not actually be, but please give me that hope.
That's all from me. It's late. And a message board is simply not worth this much emotional investment. For goodness sake, I've never even really met you. Why should I care whether you hate me or not? Whether your happy or not? Whether you'll listen or not? I don't know, but judgin by the length of this post, much to my chagrin, it appears that I do. And now I'm worried that this'll be included under the "meltdowns" thread awhile back.

Good night, Pal. I'll see ya on the boards tomorrow.

Word. Word, indeed.

#107

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 1:15am

When I voted, there wasn't but two people in line ahead of me. I had to use one of those old lever machines. A guy walked in after me and approached the sin-in table and raised a stink because he wasn't registered and theyw ouldn't let him vote. Ummmmm...

amusing note, turns out that my mother was not registered to vote.

#108

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 1:22am

I voted absentee a couple weeks ago. I kind of feel like I missed out of the whole voting experiece since this was my first Presidential election. Oh well...next time, and maybe a better outcome next time.

#109

Poll experience

Posted: 11/3/04 at 5:42am

My mom got some nasty comments from Bush people about the fact that the precinct she was working at was in a Unitarian church. Lovely.

"A little humility wouldn't hurt." --Ellie, Constantine-Hellblazer, "Dangerous Habits"

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