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 Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:37 pm
...and watching the debate? blaugh
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:40 pm
It's on in the background. All I know is Dubyah's getting trounced.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:40 pm
I'm looking at pictures on the internet that make fun of Bush and Kerry. That count?
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:47 pm
SB992 I'm looking at pictures on the internet that make fun of Bush and Kerry. That count? I'm sure as long as you watch the Daily Show's recap, you'll get all you need. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:50 pm
My neighbour was gonna watch with a friend but that got ruined when my roommate kinda took over her time with her friend.
sad
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:58 pm
Hah. Why watch the two people voted 'Most Likely To Ruin Our Country' in high school yell at eachother when you can watch something better, like your ceiling fan? Besides, I turn 18 about 2 days before the election, so I really don't think I can vote.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:00 pm
Naaro Yoichi Hah. Why watch the two people voted 'Most Likely To Ruin Our Country' in high school yell at eachother when you can watch something better, like your ceiling fan? Besides, I turn 18 about 2 days before the election, so I really don't think I can vote. *nods* you can, you just have to fill out forms and stuff ahead of time. They may be most likely to ruin the country, but one of them -will- end up running it next year, so I'd rather have the person I think will ruin it slightly less than the other.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:14 pm
Trajedy *nods* you can, you just have to fill out forms and stuff ahead of time. Hmm. I suppose that means, to borrow from Hamlet...to vote, or not to vote? I'll run that one around in my head a few times. Trajedy They may be most likely to ruin the country, but one of them -will- end up running it next year, so I'd rather have the person I think will ruin it slightly less than the other. I didn't know there *was* one who was going to ruin it slightly less xp To be frank, I think we'd all be a lot better off if we did away with this whole 'one guy is the President' s**t and made it 3-5 individuals put there by a meritocracy-style system. If the day comes when we get to vote for something like that, I'm gonna be all over it.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:23 pm
Well, no, I'd rather do something useful, like.. play Ragnarok. xD But! Today we did have a debate on if we should keep the Electoral College or not. I didn't want it. >D
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 8:39 pm
Baphomet Giant d00m Goat Well, no, I'd rather do something useful, like.. play Ragnarok. xD But! Today we did have a debate on if we should keep the Electoral College or not. I didn't want it. >D The electoral college is crap. It's sad that you can win the popular vote, and -still- not be President. That goes against the whole idea of democracy, and voting for who you want. What's it all matter if the person who wins doesn't really win after all?
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 9:57 pm
Trajedy Baphomet Giant d00m Goat Well, no, I'd rather do something useful, like.. play Ragnarok. xD But! Today we did have a debate on if we should keep the Electoral College or not. I didn't want it. >D The electoral college is crap. It's sad that you can win the popular vote, and -still- not be President. That goes against the whole idea of democracy, and voting for who you want. What's it all matter if the person who wins doesn't really win after all? In the electoral college's defense, those people likely know far more than your average citizen about politics. Without an electoral college, I would expect that the presidential election would be little more than a popularity contest...the guy with more charisma always wins, even if he isn't the best man for the job. I went out and watched the debate for a little while...it did little to change my opinion of either guy, but I'd say Kerry won, since a) he found a good way to counter what Bush was saying about him doing the flip-flop IMO, and b) Bush is so completely awkward when faced with public speeches. I'd stack the odds in the Senator's favor right now.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 11:18 pm
Naaro Yoichi Trajedy Baphomet Giant d00m Goat Well, no, I'd rather do something useful, like.. play Ragnarok. xD But! Today we did have a debate on if we should keep the Electoral College or not. I didn't want it. >D The electoral college is crap. It's sad that you can win the popular vote, and -still- not be President. That goes against the whole idea of democracy, and voting for who you want. What's it all matter if the person who wins doesn't really win after all? In the electoral college's defense, those people likely know far more than your average citizen about politics. Without an electoral college, I would expect that the presidential election would be little more than a popularity contest...the guy with more charisma always wins, even if he isn't the best man for the job. I went out and watched the debate for a little while...it did little to change my opinion of either guy, but I'd say Kerry won, since a) he found a good way to counter what Bush was saying about him doing the flip-flop IMO, and b) Bush is so completely awkward when faced with public speeches. I'd stack the odds in the Senator's favor right now. No,no, the electoral college doesn't really have a free choice of who to vote for. They vote for whichever candidate won the popular vote in their constituency. Technically, they don't -have- to, but they're supposed to be representing their constituants. There's very few times in history when a member of the electoral college doesn't vote for the majority in their area. Generally, this works, because it's rare for a race to be so close that this system wouldn't work, but as we saw in 2000, it -can- happen.
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 1:56 am
*isn't even in the US right now, or old enough to vote*
3nodding
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:46 am
GWB was getting eatin alive last night. I dont think he ever even answered Kerry on anything. He just, didnt say s**t. It was sad.
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2004 12:28 pm
To me, Bush seemed like that kid that doesn't really know what's going on, but likes to interject when he happens to know a fun fact to add, and then feels so proud.
He even gives that smug little grin!
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