Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
chicago's motto is "Vote early, Vote often"
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
chicago's motto is "Vote early, Vote often"
stuart in mn wrote: There are 35 people running for mayor in Minneapolis today - why not, it only costs $20 to file for office. Among them is a guy who had his name legally changed to Captain Jack Sparrow, and he runs around town dressed as a pirate. His party affiliation is "count all rankings", whatever that means. Ironically, he's not affiliated with the Pirate party, their candidate is some other guy named Kurt Hanna.
I'll see your pirate and counter with Basil Marceaux.
In reply to Brian:
That's also Detroit's motto......or is theirs "Vote 15 times before lunch and your welfare check arrives before dinner"?
You have a choice: Vote Stupid or Vote Evil. The people mentioned above are being led to vote Evil. Unfortunately, the Evil party has strong techniques to keep the dumb berkeleys voting Evil. So:
In 2016, Stop Evil, Vote Stupid!!!
stuart in mn wrote: There are 35 people running for mayor in Minneapolis today - why not, it only costs $20 to file for office. Among them is a guy who had his name legally changed to Captain Jack Sparrow, and he runs around town dressed as a pirate. His party affiliation is "count all rankings", whatever that means. Ironically, he's not affiliated with the Pirate party, their candidate is some other guy named Kurt Hanna.
i had to look up the Jack Sparrow guy and see if it was the same guy that's been stalking a friend of mine- but it's not. it's just some old guy in a pirate hat...
Will wrote: I'll see your pirate and counter with Basil Marceaux.
OK, here's another one of the candidates in MInneapolis, a fellow named Jeff Wagner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dr9XwKxT4
Don't blame me. I voted for Kang
For my fellow sane independents here is your choice
Oh E36 M3. I forgot to vote. This is the first election I have missed since I registered in 2004. That said, the only contested race was for DA, and NY had an expanded gambling proposition.
stuart in mn wrote:Will wrote: I'll see your pirate and counter with Basil Marceaux.OK, here's another one of the candidates in MInneapolis, a fellow named Jeff Wagner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dr9XwKxT4
Pretty good. We had this happen in the senate primary last year:
"Clayton won the Democratic nomination with 30% of the vote, despite raising no money and having a website that was four years out of date.[3] The next day Tennessee's Democratic Party disavowed the candidate over his active role in the Public Advocate of the United States, which they described as a "known hate group". They blamed his victory among a slate of little-known candidates on the fact that his name appeared first on the ballot, and said they would do nothing to help his campaign, urging Democrats to vote for "the write-in candidate of their choice" in November."
The central events of the Athenian democracy were the meetings of the assembly (ἐκκλησία, ekklêsia). Unlike a parliament, the assembly's members were not elected, but attended by right when they chose. Greek democracy created at Athens was direct, rather than representative: any adult male citizen of age[specify] could take part, and it was a duty to do so. The officials of the democracy were in part elected by the Assembly and in large part chosen by lottery.
In reply to Will:
LMAO, all political parties need to disappear.....
yamaha wrote: In reply to Will: LMAO, all political parties need to disappear.....
they useful... but people need to get past the idea that there are only 2 parties that they can vote for.
I went to vote. They swipped my license and told me nothing applied. I guess there was only one issue and I'm in the wrong school district for it. Thats what I get for not checking what would be on my ballet so I could research it.
When I was assisting a friend run for alderman, one of the plans was to bus more people in. At least the people who would vote for him.
My favorite response when asking "Can we count on your vote?" was "Aw, sorry dog, I'm a felon, but I'll tell my friends."
I voted yesterday and was the only car in he parking lot. The only race was to vote for five people for school board. There were five names on the ballot. 
spitfirebill wrote: I voted yesterday and was the only car in he parking lot. The only race was to vote for five people for school board. There were five names on the ballot.
Did you write five people in? 
N Sperlo wrote:spitfirebill wrote: I voted yesterday and was the only car in he parking lot. The only race was to vote for five people for school board. There were five names on the ballot.Did you write five people in?
Actually there was a place to write in five names, the only option. If I had thought about it earlier, I would have done so. I didn't even realize there was an election until Monday.
I voted yesterday, on some state Constitution stuff. Boring issues for the most part. The biggest one was about dipping into the rainy day fund for some water projects.
The list of acceptable photo ID was interesting. It included concealed handgun licenses. Well, they ARE state-issued photo ID, and required a background check ...
I voted third party! He got slaughtered. Guess I wasted my vote. sniff
I've voted at every election (for which I was eligible) since 1970 … but it's getting to the point that I don't care anymore … there hasn't been someone running for pretty much any office that I'd trust to take out my garbage … much less run the country/state/county/city … etc … the last few elections I've just voted for the Libertarian candidate … even when I knew nothing about them … yeah, very bad … but I KNEW that I couldn't, in good conscience, vote for either of the major parties candidates … and that I "at least" voted … knowing that it was a throw away vote … but I'm really reaching the point of not bothering any more
I can't believe I just typed that…. but it's true … what is someone supposed to do if there's no one worth voting for ? 
In reply to wbjones:
Run for office!
mad_machine wrote:Mitchell wrote: What do you guys eat, moose pies?better than cow pies
Lets be reasonable about this...everyone knows canadians put bacon (aka ham to the rest of the english speaking world) in their pie...because they put it in everything
Will wrote: "Clayton won the Democratic nomination with 30% of the vote, despite raising no money and having a website that was four years out of date.[3] The next day Tennessee's Democratic Party disavowed the candidate over his active role in the Public Advocate of the United States, which they described as a "known hate group". They blamed his victory among a slate of little-known candidates on the fact that his name appeared first on the ballot, and said they would do nothing to help his campaign, urging Democrats to vote for "the write-in candidate of their choice" in November."
There's a legend about some person who legally changed their name to None Of The Above, and then ran for office hoping they would get voted in. I don't think it's true but it's still a good story. 
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