{"id":426,"date":"2008-11-01T20:04:07","date_gmt":"2008-11-01T09:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/?p=426"},"modified":"2008-11-01T20:58:22","modified_gmt":"2008-11-01T09:58:22","slug":"vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batrock.net\/?p=426","title":{"rendered":"Vote! ’08"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It has come to my attention that there is an election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Now, I can’t vote in it because I’m either not an American citizen or I am a convicted felon. I can’t quite remember which.<\/p>\n

The point is, this is a very important moment in history. It’s important every four years and, unlike Australia, it’s not compulsory for Americans to vote. I think that apathy is a dangerous weapon, and that a nation should not end up with a leader that it doesn’t want because you can’t be arsed to vote. It should be fairly clear who I would like to win this election, but that’s neither here nor there: the point is that you should go out there and let your vote be counted. There should be no “oh, Candidate X is going to win anyway, I don’t need to go out and vote”, because if everyone thought like that no one would be elected and they’d go for the default president option, a machine called “Presitron 1800”, which was built in case Washington chose not to take up the post way back in 1789. A 219 year old robot is not<\/I> the right choice to rule the “greatest force for good in this world”.<\/p>\n

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If I wanted to be more partisan on you, I’d post in big bold letters “A vote for Barack Obama is a vote for Osama Bin Laden<\/B>“, or I’d say “Obama\/Biden – Osama Bin Laden … coincidence?”
\nWell, crap, looks like I’ve been beat:<\/p>\n

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A FOX News watching source seems to indicate this image is a fake. It may well be, and if so I’m sorry (and don’t think I’ve forgotten when that first example happened to Kerry in 04).<\/p>\n

So, Americans, go out there, and exercise your democratic right and all that. Or vote for a third party candidate, throw your vote away! Wahahaha! Seriously, though, the American Presidential elections are weighted such that they have a direct impact on the future of the entire world. Remember, no matter which candidate you vote for, things are going to change.<\/p>\n


\nSarah Palin pancakes courtesy of Dan Lacey<\/a><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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