tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post2180384937341770665..comments2023-10-15T10:48:01.870-04:00Comments on Roxie's World: Nerves of Jell-ORoxie Smith Lindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-54762598316780443772008-10-27T16:09:00.000-04:002008-10-27T16:09:00.000-04:00YES. If McCain "wins," you can all come...YES. If McCain "wins," you can all come over to my house with pitchforks and torches and I will serve you a gourmet meal, complete with bread and wine. And my partner will make you laugh the whole damned time. We'll laugh (since we always remember the importance of having fun), and then we'll start our seminar: "What Does 'Winning' in US Elections Mean?" <BR/><BR/>Let's see. . .we've had two presidential elections in which the "winning vote" was more than debatable, and then in this primary season the Democratic Party joined the Republican Party and said, "We don't care if 500,000 more voters cast their lot with one candidate, the other REALLY WON (you've got to count the delegates, not the votes)." Why did the Dems not stick with the "principle" they invoked to enfranchise Florida in 2000 in order to disenfranchise Florida & Michigan in the first place? Beats me. That stand would have been far more respectable than what they did, which amounts to, "OK, HRC won the popular vote. We don't like that. So we are going to invoke RULES officiously and you are going to like it. . .or at least accept it." Had they stuck with their "principles," I would respect them. . .but this? This is at best laughable and, if Nov 4 produces any weird "what counts and what doesn't" voter franchisement, the Dems have ceded all credible objections. One-person-one-vote, the principle on which they used to stand? The Dems primary process said resoundingly, on May 31, "*that* don't mean shit. You've got to follow THE RULES, man."<BR/><BR/>May Nov. 4 produce a result in which that disregard for the will of the majority will NOT matter. Any ambiguity? The Dems have absolutely no ground to stand on, and the Repubs know that. . . .<BR/>--GooseMartha Nell Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066686045532002283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-51257731928433356872008-10-27T13:56:00.000-04:002008-10-27T13:56:00.000-04:00So if McCain wins this election, can we all form a...So if McCain wins this election, can we all form an angry mob and come over to Martha's house with pitchforks and torches? Because that sounds like fun. Plus a lot of good exercise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-48652476646010365772008-10-27T10:20:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:20:00.000-04:00Whoops -- this is the article itself:Your Neighbor...Whoops -- this is the article itself:<BR/><BR/>Your Neighbors Could Find Out, So You'd Better Vote<BR/><BR/>By Shankar Vedantam<B><BR/>Monday, October 27, 2008; A06<BR/><BR/>Recollect and paste this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/<BR/>wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/26/<BR/>AR2008102601937_pf.html</B>Katie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901518232103073849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-62612613416827335942008-10-27T10:11:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:11:00.000-04:00Be sure to read this article from tody's Post:"Was...Be sure to read this article from tody's Post:<BR/><BR/>"Washington Post staff writer Shankar Vedantam, who writes the Department of Human Behavior column, will be online Monday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. ET to discuss a new technique to boost voter turnout.<BR/><BR/>In Monday's column he writes that researchers found that if they sent people mailers telling them whether they voted in the last election and which of their neighbors did and did not vote last time -- and also a promise to do the same thing after the current election, turnout soared."<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/10/24/DI2008102402225.html<BR/><BR/>KatieKatie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901518232103073849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-39540718975576073682008-10-26T22:29:00.000-04:002008-10-26T22:29:00.000-04:00WAY too funny. I just about wet myself.WAY too funny. I just about wet myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-73484978969617424572008-10-26T13:48:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:48:00.000-04:00Am I good or what? --GooseAm I good or what? <BR/>--GooseMartha Nell Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066686045532002283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-16362565020753177902008-10-26T13:29:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:29:00.000-04:00Goddamn you, Martha Smith! You always ruin everyth...Goddamn you, Martha Smith! You always ruin everything! BOO!Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357719173715772046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-80089824092148303502008-10-26T13:18:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:18:00.000-04:00Are you thinking of The Truman Show? Great flick....Are you thinking of The Truman Show? Great flick.Roxie Smith Lindemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455529922082930949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-28320975426775297372008-10-26T13:05:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:05:00.000-04:00Martha I always knew you could swing an election a...Martha I always knew you could swing an election all by yourself! Glad to have this finally confirmed. <BR/><BR/>And just forgetting! Think -- this means every single other person in the country who was eligible to vote did!<BR/><BR/>Wasn't there a movie sort of like this? I seem to remember everyone watching his life unfold on their TVs....<BR/><BR/>Love, KatieKatie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901518232103073849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-26498548976324651242008-10-26T13:04:00.000-04:002008-10-26T13:04:00.000-04:00(insert Phyllis Diller laugh here)That is so funny...(insert Phyllis Diller laugh here)<BR/>That is so funny.qtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907222771263313661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23938076.post-37058289344346447392008-10-26T12:45:00.000-04:002008-10-26T12:45:00.000-04:00I have always enjoyed power, Rox. Thanks for lett...I have always enjoyed power, Rox. Thanks for letting people know just how far my influence indeed extends.<BR/><BR/>Always your,<BR/>GooseMartha Nell Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066686045532002283noreply@blogger.com