tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post8175736336749157469..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: Michael5000 Tells You What to Think!Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-78111344241600924852008-10-28T09:49:00.000-07:002008-10-28T09:49:00.000-07:00@annie: Well OK then!<B>@annie: Well OK then!</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-56546077824487118122008-10-26T09:24:00.000-07:002008-10-26T09:24:00.000-07:00A rousing NO on 65!!!While minor party and indepen...A rousing NO on 65!!!<BR/><BR/>While minor party and independent candidates all too rarely are elected, they are where many fresh and challenging ideas come from that the major party candidates have to address during the all too freakin' long haul to the election. <BR/><BR/>Also - with a voters pamphlet lacking people who list as a qualification that they've attended a Mary Kay Cosmetics conference (I kid you not - she's in Redmond), where would the entertainment factor come in?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604545939234145698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-34405217659286954632008-10-24T18:10:00.000-07:002008-10-24T18:10:00.000-07:00Good God, what is it with you Oregonians and your ...Good God, what is it with you Oregonians and your ballot measures anyway? Aren't these the kind of thing you elect your legislature for? What are they doing to earn their paycheck?DrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-75299139558989143382008-10-22T19:01:00.000-07:002008-10-22T19:01:00.000-07:00I'm NO on 65. I've never had a problem with the pa...I'm NO on 65. I've never had a problem with the partisan nature of the primaries. I registered as a Democrat when I was old enough to vote, and I never have understood the whole "I'm Independent I don't want to be pinned down it isn't fair I can't vote in the primaries" whinging. If you believe there is a difference between the two parties and want to help shape what one of them stands for, then you join it. And if you want to support third-party candidates, you don't vote for a measure that will only allow two candidates to run in the general election. <BR/><BR/>And Measure 63, from the perspective of someone in the residential building trade? Sucks in every way. But if I go into it now I'll be late to meet with someone about their remodeling project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-84531540468144179752008-10-22T13:06:00.000-07:002008-10-22T13:06:00.000-07:00Measures 57 and 61: I believe we can still vote B...Measures 57 and 61: I believe we can still vote BOTH of them down--am I wrong? I think the only question of which would take precedence applies only if they both win. Unless I hear otherwise, I will be voting against both of them.<BR/><BR/>I too am torn about 65. On the one hand, it seems like the parties should be allowed to choose their own candidates. However, I am intrigued by the idea that an open primary might lead to the demise of our current, contentious 2-party system. That would allow a broader spectrum of Americans to have a voice in government, which I think would be a good thing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your thoughts on these issues!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415787787176723318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-10048905666047813152008-10-22T09:00:00.000-07:002008-10-22T09:00:00.000-07:00But Rebel doncha know that McCain and Palin have G...But Rebel doncha know that McCain and Palin have God on their side, Obama is a terrorist and if you don't belive me all those weapons of mass destruction they found in Iraq should be proof enough for you that the Republicans would never lie. Plus doncha know that Obama is an Arab. Plus Palin is a woman, you are a woman, therefore you must vote for McCain and Palin. Really it is simple, just like the peopele who will be voting for McCain and Palin.Yankee in Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801047649293188238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-89534172369769554122008-10-22T08:57:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:57:00.000-07:00In future years, this election - perhaps this past...In future years, this election - perhaps this past decade - will be written as The Tragedy of John McCain. Going from America's most popular political figure in 2000 - one with a real opportunity to go Independent (Mavericky!) and change the political landscape of the country (I think McCain / Powell, for instance, could have won in 2000) - to this sad shell of a man in 2008 who has aligned himself with people and a strategy that even he clearly has no respect for. It's his own damned fault, but I still find it sad. You get killed by a dirty campaign, turn around and then hire the guys who ran that dirty campaign ... and it blows up in your face? Squandering your honor in pursuit of personal glory - That's Shakespearean.<BR/><BR/>I am genuinely afraid there will be actual violence on election day. Some voters will not take kindly to being heckled and taunted by the racist lunatic fringe, who are already lining up across the street from polling places with their Obama = Muslim = Communist stickers and what not. <BR/><BR/>I am glad to see sensible Republicans saying "uh, no," en masse. Heartening. I'm just hoping my dad is one of those Republicans. I'm afraid to ask.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-76443898144366325572008-10-22T08:34:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:34:00.000-07:00This is an incredibly helpful post. I just printe...This is an incredibly helpful post. I just printed out my electronic ballot and was planning on filling it in tomorrow - but without the voters guide I was a bit unsure how to vote on the measures.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Personally I think anyone who can look at the state of the country, and the world after 8 years of Republicans in power and *still* vote for McCain should be checked into a state institution and put on suicide watch because seriously-- how much worse would you want things to get???<BR/><BR/><BR/>Um... sorry, I mean uh... I'll be voting for Obama.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-44606240514864358422008-10-22T08:07:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:07:00.000-07:00Don't tip the goat over....Don't tip the goat over....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-4272190696405075472008-10-22T00:44:00.000-07:002008-10-22T00:44:00.000-07:00I opened up my voters pamphlet and got about 1/2 w...I opened up my voters pamphlet and got about 1/2 way through the 1st page (!) and got interrupted. I thought, oh good, I can go do something else now.fingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-83744324863420939332008-10-21T23:16:00.000-07:002008-10-21T23:16:00.000-07:00I voted yes on 65 on the "hey the same person came...I voted yes on 65 on the "hey the same person came up with this that came up with vote-by-mail and I love vote-by-mail, I'll give it a go" tip, and then instantly regretted it but not enough to go down to the county office and try to get a fresh ballot. Don't know what to tell ya. Otherwise I might as well have slavishly followed your dictates, with the exception of 57 which I just couldn't make myself vote for. Irrational morality again.Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-38751088745365762002008-10-21T23:00:00.000-07:002008-10-21T23:00:00.000-07:00Yay Obama! Yay Biden! Yay TMBG!Boo 18+ voting re...Yay Obama! Yay Biden! Yay TMBG!<BR/><BR/>Boo 18+ voting requirement!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475862386179357634noreply@blogger.com