Presidential Election

MRS Palin, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!

First – a link to the Article in the NY TIMES:
If you read this article, you’ll realize what I want to re-iterate:
That article concluded that “the two men do not appear to have been close. Nor has Mr. Obama ever expressed sympathy for the radical views and actions of Mr. Ayers, whom he has called ‘somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8.‘
As If that weren’t enough:
And YET – yesterday (10/04/2008) PALIN has the NERVE to say of Obama :
“This is not a man who sees America as you see it and as I see America,” Palin said today. “We see America as the greatest force for good in this world. If we can be that beacon of light and hope for others who seek freedom and democracy and can live in a country that would allow intolerance in the equal rights that again our military men and women fight for and die for, for all of us.”

She then continued, “Our opponent though is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect that he’s palling around with terrorists who would target their own country.”

Folks – this is YET another of the typical Republican SCARE TACTICs that they’re so known for. This goes on the list of
– Iraq (we must remove Saddam Hussein because he was somehow responsible for 9-11),
– the Patriot Act (we can spy on anyone without a warrant; and you can be tossed in jail under the charge of being a terrorist with NO trial – even without any miranda rights) which we had to pass because anything else would be unpatriotic
-the 700 Billion dollar bailout (wait – it’s not a bailout – it’s a “rescue plan”) for wall street that *might* trickle down to the economy that McCain said was NOT in trouble just a few days before he “suspended” his campaign…and which was originally proposed with NO OVERSITE or CONSEQUENCES by the Bush Administration.
– Healthcare (we can’t let the government choose which doctor / hospital you go to – yet we can let people go untreated b/c they don’t have health insurance or their insurance doesn’t pay for the doctor/hospital that is closest to them) Don’t get me started – b/c I live in a socialized healthcare system and trust me – this IS NOT HOW IT WORKS when government is involved.
and that’s just a few. I seriously don’t understand how people can believe these things – nor how they can vote to continue the scare tactics instead of looking at the positive future, equality, and programs / policies that Obama offers.
No, Mrs. Palin, I don’t see the world as you do. I’m glad.
You know why? Because I’m NOT SCARED. Not scared to get on with my life, not scared to travel and meet the real people on the planet. Not scared to tell you YOU ARE WRONG, DISTORTING THE TRUTH, AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED of YOURSELF.

For all Mrs Palin’s wanting to “focus on issues” – that’s what her criticism was to Katie Couric’s interview – she is now trying to avoid those issues…and fan the flames of Fear for Votes.

BOO.

You know what I am?

I’m ANGRY. ANGRY that you think that I’m STUPID ENOUGH to fall for it. ANGRY that YOU think that the AMERICAN PEOPLE are dumb enough to hear these LIES and BELIEVE them and GIVE you VOTES. ANGRY that you PERSIST in SHOWING SMOKE AND MIRRORS instead of FOCUSING ON THE ISSUES.

How about your HEALTHCARE PLAN?
How about your PLAN FOR LEAVING IRAQ / AFGHANISTAN?
How about your PLAN FOR FURTHER ASSISTING THE VETS?
How about your PLAN TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES?
How about your PLAN FOR THE ECONOMY?
How about your PLAN FOR EDUCATION?
How about your PLAN FOR BRINGING BACK JOBS / CREATING JOBS IN THE USA?
How about your PLAN TO HELP SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVE IT?

Oh wait….. That’s not what it’s REALLY about, now is it?

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I Voted – ABSENTEE!

I’ve been waiting for my ballot. Everyone else had theirs last Friday – and I was getting concerned that maybe there was a problem with my absentee ballot. I printed out an emergency ballot, filled it out and had it ready to go in case my ballot didn’t get here by October 1st (it has to be mailed by Oct 8 to get there in time.)
Why why was I worried? Because I’m voting absentee from abroad, and I want to make sure I have enough time to get my vote mailed and counted.
The good news is that my ballot for Georgia got here yesterday. YEAY!
I filled it out, and sealed it up. I went to the post office – and because the ballot is oversized, and I’m sending it from Germany – back home to the USA
it cost me 4 EUROS (that’s almost $8) to mail it back.
But – despite it all, I did it.

I VOTED.

Now, for those of you in the USA –
~I know it won’t take you two weeks of wondering if your ballot was is going to get your house.
~It won’t cost you $8 in gas to go to the poll or to mail your ballot.
~I know it won’t take you a month of wondering if it got there, or if once the ballot gets there it will be counted….
So, to my view, there’s No EXCUSE.
If I can VOTE from Germany, and do all that – just to make sure MY VOTE makes it on time and that I HAVE A VOICE ….
ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008
I EXPECT NO LESS OF YOU. I don’t care who you vote for.
JUST VOTE.
Update –
Twenty-five states, including nine swing states – Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, – have registration deadlines in the next two weeks.

Voters in the following states (who have not yet registered and/or requested their ballots) must ensure that their FPCAs are sent in NOW!

Oct. 4 – Illinois, Nevada, South Carolina

Oct. 5 – Alaska, Mississippi

Oct. 6 – Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming

Oct. 8 – Missouri

Oct. 10 – Idaho, New York

All of these states except for NY and WY will accept faxed FPCAs.

Please use the following US fax number: +1-703-693-5527 (the toll free numbers in many parts of the world do not work). All faxes are received in Virginia by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. The FVAP will log in the date and time that the fax was received and then forward it on to your local election official.

For deadline purposes, your form is deemed received when it arrives on the FVAP’s fax machine, but you still must MAIL the original form to your local election official.

Exceptions: NY and WY do NOT accept faxes. The only way to meet the deadlines for NY and WY is to ensure that your original FPCA arrives in the local election office by mail no later than the deadline. (NY and WY will also accept FPCAs by commercial courier.) NOTE: FPCAs need NOT carry a foreign postmark!

Later Deadlines:

The other states have later registration deadlines.

Check them here: http://democratsabroad.org/registration_dates and watch for our forthcoming Voter Alerts.

To check the status of your registration, check http://democratsabroad.org/registration_links.

If your state is not listed, contact your local election official. You can find this information at www.Votesmart.org/voter_county_election_offices.php

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