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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:01 PM
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If someone told you they weren't gonna vote at all because.......
Edited on Tue Sep-30-03 10:03 PM by jus_the_facts
......they didn't know who was even running....do you think it's wrong to tell them...just GO VOTE and pull the leaver for a DEMOCRAT? What would you say to this person?

on edit.....and in only a minute to say it in...
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:01 PM
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1. Sometimes the end do justify the means
And that's one end I wanna see
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:27 PM
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3. Me too...I just HAD to say that....it's frustrating as hell.....
....to hear...oh I'm not gonna bother...I've not been paying attention and shouldn't make any judgements. :eyes:
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Booberdawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:02 PM
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2. I'd tell them to go pull a straight Democratic ticket!
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:30 PM
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5. I did just that......
....but did include who I'm gonna vote for...for the Governor of Louisiana!;-) GEAUX BUDDY LEACH!! :D
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kayleybeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:30 PM
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4. Just vote for the Democrats
Trust me on this one.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:36 PM
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7. LOL.....yeah.....it was the guy who carried my groceries out today....
.....I told him....PLEASE just go and vote for whoever has a *D* under their name....it's THE most important thing you can do as an American....and us poor folks need the Democrats runnin' our state again! :evilgrin:
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uberotto Donating Member (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:35 PM
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6. Depends on what is important to you...
if all you want is to win, then sure, tell them to go vote democrat. But if you really want to make things better, an uninformed vote is a worthless vote.

What I do is tell them that I like Dean because ...., but they might be more interested in Kerry because ...., or Clark because of his military background and his support for ...., or Edwards because my wife thinks that he's handsome and he supports ...., ( some people are shallow enough to find something like looks important ).

I've found that after I give them just a little information, they will usually become curious enough to investigate more on their own.

I also tell them that Lieberman sucks and so does Gephardt, but that's just my opinion.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:40 PM
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9. Well we were discussing our state Governor's race......
....I told him my choice...and a couple reasons why...and that if he want Bush out...it always helps to start at the state level! :)
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uberotto Donating Member (589 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:46 PM
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10. Good choice, even local...
A mindless drone is never a reliable ally, no matter what (or where) the battle.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:39 PM
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8. I wouldn't know what to say...
I'd prolly be CHOKING on my CONTEMPT....

"I'm not gonna vote, because I don't even know who's running..."

But they can tell you the COMPLETE C.V. of EVERY person thrown off "Survivor" since the first one?

"I'm not going to vote because I want to SEND A MESSAGE..."

I was told that once by a young psuedo-intelectual. You wanna know what I asked him?

"What message is that? That you're a LAZY DUMBASS???"

No Excuses. Vote like your Freedom DEPENDED on it.

Because it Does.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:49 PM
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11. ...yeah the ignorance is always inexuseable....but I'm used to it......
.....honestly....amazing that THE single most important thing you can do to better your life is to vote...yet it's the last thing on anyones minds....sad but true x(
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-30-03 10:58 PM
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12. I'd tell them to write in Anyone They Did want n/t
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