EXCELLENT!!! Bravo to him! (Reply #69)

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Mon Oct 27, 2014, 10:56 PM

calimary (61,197 posts)

69. EXCELLENT!!! Bravo to him!

And EXTRA kudos to YOU, demwing, for not giving up on him and insisting!

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78 replies	Author	Time	Post
My son told me that he would not vote [View all]	demwing	Oct 2014	OP
Bravo! The bastards don't want us to vote.	Adrahil	Oct 2014	#1
Here in "R" country, I always vote, even if I won't vote for an "R" candidate	SharonAnn	Oct 2014	#41
I'm in a heavily R district	tabbycat31	Oct 2014	#53
I tell people that don't vote that they have no right to complain.	hobbit709	Oct 2014	#2
While I agree with your sentiment . . .	markpkessinger	Oct 2014	#14
I prefer, 'not voting is lazy'. n/t	Dawgs	Oct 2014	#25
I tell them that not voting is spitting in the faces.....	lastlib	Oct 2014	#51
Russell Brand is a complete putz.	True Blue Door	Oct 2014	#3
Katy Perry would agree. Took her awhile, but she figured out he's a drug-addled nay-sayer with	MADem	Oct 2014	#21
well.. he has many redeemable qualities, in my opinion	Voice for Peace	Oct 2014	#39
Agreed, I like Brand	demwing	Oct 2014	#44
Yeah, I haven't figured out what the big thing is about him. Seems like an annoying jerk to me.	NBachers	Oct 2014	#49
good answer!	procon	Oct 2014	#4
After the debacle that was the 2,000 presidential election I wondered why	Enthusiast	Oct 2014	#5
Because they thought it'd be handy to have when they took charge	Scootaloo	Oct 2014	#30
Glad you brought him back from the brink	JustAnotherGen	Oct 2014	#6
He always has the choice to vote for himself. Certainly HE represents his views.	JHB	Oct 2014	#7
Lol...there was a write in slot for the School Board	demwing	Oct 2014	#24
I can't believe a Florida voter was apathetic	NightWatcher	Oct 2014	#8
I used that argument as well	demwing	Oct 2014	#13
Superb response!	markpkessinger	Oct 2014	#9
Thanks, Im glad it was effective.	demwing	Oct 2014	#20
My son isn't going to vote either.	meaculpa2011	Oct 2014	#10
Tell him to enjoy the Supreme Court that will take away his video games and ensure he has to	MADem	Oct 2014	#15
Gee whiz. Why didn't I think of that? n/t	meaculpa2011	Oct 2014	#18
Good job w/regard to this point, and your OP MADem! NT	pablo_marmol	Oct 2014	#55
I thought the OP did a pretty good job of laying out why not voting is never "for the best," . . .	markpkessinger	Oct 2014	#78
Good for you!! I like Russell Brand but that don't vote message	Heather MC	Oct 2014	#11
Another valid argument: "The next Supreme Court will make decisions that will affect YOU for far	MADem	Oct 2014	#12
"Anyone who can't see that after it is pointed out to them is being willfully obtuse"	demwing	Oct 2014	#16
Well, I'm not suggesting you include that in your pitch--but it's a fact.	MADem	Oct 2014	#17
Ages... well like	Cha	Oct 2014	#22
Tavis thought he was going to strut into the White House with Cornel West, and they'd both be	MADem	Oct 2014	#23
Good on you, demwing! Getting him to come around to see the light after being sucked into	Cha	Oct 2014	#19
Thanks Cha, I saw that thread as well	demwing	Oct 2014	#27
Good dad. Voting IS symbolic. It's THE symbol of a democracy, even if that seems awfully	FailureToCommunicate	Oct 2014	#26
well, see, politicians already don't care what we think	Scootaloo	Oct 2014	#28
Thanks for your concern and your post	demwing	Oct 2014	#31
And there we go.	Scootaloo	Oct 2014	#32
Yes, and there you go.	demwing	Oct 2014	#34
Well, I wouldn't call it chatting	Scootaloo	Oct 2014	#35
Yeah, let's repeat the stupid we did with Young GenX	jeff47	Oct 2014	#42
I appreciate your comments	demwing	Oct 2014	#43
Can you PLEASE pass that wisom on to Brand and the idiots who support his nonsense?	arcane1	Oct 2014	#57
As a Millennial, I check my idealism at the door.	Ykcutnek	Oct 2014	#46
I do the same.	bravenak	Oct 2014	#76
Sounds like captivity. Freedom not big for these Millenial people?	jtuck004	Oct 2014	#77
If my son told me that	pscot	Oct 2014	#29
Would that have encouraged him to vote? /nt	demwing	Oct 2014	#33
Well, violence and exile is a great way to convince a child of how right your position is	Scootaloo	Oct 2014	#38
The nefarious plan of the 1%ers is coming to fruition!	rock	Oct 2014	#36
Thanks! I noticed he wore his "I voted" sticker	demwing	Oct 2014	#40
Welcome to my world, and good for you. Though I can't join her, I hope my daughter does the same.	ancianita	Oct 2014	#37
I wish people like Russell Brand would shut the fuck up.	Ykcutnek	Oct 2014	#45
I had a young person tell me the same thing today	randr	Oct 2014	#47
I started taking my daughter to the polls with me as soon as she could walk.	MoonchildCA	Oct 2014	#48
I have always had my kids with me when I vote	demwing	Oct 2014	#59
Well, at least you finagled him into it this time.	MoonchildCA	Oct 2014	#64
Sparks	demwing	Oct 2014	#66
Next step	tabbycat31	Oct 2014	#50
He actually saw this thread, and commented about it on his FaceBook page :)	demwing	Oct 2014	#71
Russell Brand never said not to get involved.	DeSwiss	Oct 2014	#52
Look at the local dems website for a voter guide....	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2014	#54
I pointed him to the League of Women Voters Guide	demwing	Oct 2014	#62
CNN does that....	Spitfire of ATJ	Oct 2014	#72
Glad you got your son to vote...	CC	Oct 2014	#56
isn't Russel Brand a UK Citizen ? as for your son it sounds more like he is just making excuses	JI7	Oct 2014	#58
that was my first take	demwing	Oct 2014	#60
it was the reasons he gave , it seemed like he was just	JI7	Oct 2014	#61
We live in St Petersburg Florida	demwing	Oct 2014	#63
then you have a good example to give him	JI7	Oct 2014	#65
Actually, my son signed up for Obamacare as soon as it was available	demwing	Oct 2014	#67
Your son is right.	Anarcho-Fapitalist	Oct 2014	#68
Thank you for voting!	demwing	Oct 2014	#70
Me personally	Anarcho-Fapitalist	Oct 2014	#73
Favor it	demwing	Oct 2014	#74
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Oct 2014	#75
EXCELLENT!!! Bravo to him!	calimary	Oct 2014	#69

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