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[tinhuviel]

Just days away.

Days.

And, as an air of guarded hope begins to settle upon the heavy shoulders of so many of us here in America, my heart is stirred just a little, just enough. Enough to recapture that feeling shared by My Friend Todd and myself when we watched the election results unfold on our TV as we ate pizza, drank beer, and high-fived to the announcement of every state that aligned with Bill Clinton.

The closer we get to Tuesday, the more I hope, and the more I fear. There's still the chance of another "terrorist attack" that will change everything. I can't imagine that the Fascists would let the power they've usurped and built over the past eight years just slip through their fingers without a fight of some sort, or a ploy to rig the outcome of the People's Will.

I can't believe we're so close to finally getting rid of that cock-eyed tyrant who has held our country hostage for so long.

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All I can do is hope that it comes to pass, that Barack Obama will bring some sanity and grace back to this depressed land and her people. I hope that his presidency will persuade the world that Americans aren't a pack of single-minded, Redneck knuckle-draggers and that we're deserving of forgiveness for the transgressions of our so-called leaders. Another hope of mine is that Mr. Obama doesn't follow too closely in the footsteps of JFK, and get himself killed by the Republicans. It's difficult for me to imagine the America we would be living in today, had JFK not been assassinated. I don't think the face of the country would be recognisable. I'm certain it'd have a much happier expression than it does right now. Hopefully, Barack Obama can do something to change it, if left alone by the Fascists to do the job the people want him to do.

Although I'm probably preaching to the choir, I feel it needs to be said. Come Tuesday, go vote. So what if there's a long line and an even longer wait. Can you wait four more years to try to change what will probably be irreversible by then? No. Put in your time and cast your ballot. Even if you're not wanting to vote for anyone, just consider it a vote against the least likely candidate. Just vote. Vote as if your life depends on it because, really, it may just, at least your way of life. Don't let the Fascists and their Dominionist cronies keep us all under their thumb any longer. Eight years is enough. Too much. If the voting isn't rigged, let your voice be heard.

I'm begging you.

Comments

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Vote, vote aged ones, vote like the wind...

I'll be there. No matter HOW long it takes. I will be voting more against than for, but I will go and do. Cause it's my responsibility. Not just my right.

[booraven22.livejournal.com]

The hubster and I are both voting Tuesday morning.
And we're in Indiana. Crossing my fingers here.

[lindsaybits]

Have you checked out fivethirtyeight.com, or if the world could vote?

Those charts and pictures make me happy.

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

Oh aye. Seems to me that the US is pretty much in the minority, being supreme political idiots.

[green-goblin7t.livejournal.com]

I have a long history of voting. So when I go Tuesday can you remember where you wrote in Tinhuviel? I think it'd be cooler if you got 2 votes instead of 1.

But do I have to write "Canadite of the STFU party" underneath it?

[tinhuviel.livejournal.com]

It was the last write-in vote. Thanks for your support! Now STFU!

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

Screw Tuesday! I'm voting tomorrow. As stands it's a 2 hour wait to vote early here! Election day they say to expect 4-6 hours. We have the highest turn out ever for voter registration and we've blown early voting $115K past it's budget and forced new locations to open up due to demands.

That says something.

And?

My state is FINALLY NOT RED. We aren't blue YET, but for the first time in a lot of decades, we aren't RED.

[angstzeit.livejournal.com]

I don't doubt there's dipshits out there who want to assassinate Obama. But that's the last thing the conservative bigwigs want. He would instantly become a martyr.

The worst they could do to him would be a no-win situation like the hostages when Carter was prez.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

I voted.

Now I am volunteering, canvassing, and trying like hell to get OTHER people out to vote for OBAMA.

Because the more people who actually cast ballots for him, the likelier it is that we will have hope.

I got called a hopemonger today. I am still smiling about that. Hee.