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YES WE CAN. And I Just Did.

Posted on Oct 25th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

 

I’m not a very political person. I grew up loathing politics in my country of origin. But as a first generation immigrant and a first time voter here in the U.S., this election is very important to me. I followed it since the primaries. I got to know all the candidates. I watched the debates. I read their web sites. I watched the cable news. I investigated the issues on the internet. I’ve constantly read FactCheck.org. I blogged my heart out on political matters.

As a result, I’ve learned a lot of things in U.S. politics that I never paid attention to before. And for the first time in my life I contributed to a political campaign in exchange for a cool car magnet, and a sense of hope that things will be better than the last eight years of failed G.W. Bush policies and politically brain dead Democratic and Republican parties.

I originally planned to vote on November 4 so I could experience using those hi-tech voting machines at the polls, but I opted to vote by mail instead. I might as well vote early, save gas, and beat the long lines on election day. CONTINUE READING >

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Tagged with: politics, Obama, Biden, election, vote
9 minutes later
Peggy J said

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you got 'da mark' to prove it:):)!!!!

I knew that he was our guy with that first huge speach he gave!!!!!!!

!

20 minutes later
Monk said

There are two paths you go by, well chosen the one you are on.

C.G. : Sacred Vow
about 14 hours later
C.G. said

Thank you, C4!!!

~Matthew : Youthful Maturity
about 15 hours later
~Matthew said

Dude, it's supposed to be a *secret* ballot!  Now, if Obama doesn't win, they can use this photo to persecute you, relentlessly!! 

In any event, this country is a better place now that you're a voting citizen here.  Keep it up!

~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker
about 22 hours later
~C4Chaos said

~Matthew,

in practice, mail-in voting is only weak secrecy. heck, if Bush and Cheney could cast their absentee ballots and brag about it in public then so can i. and i just did :)

~C

Don John : Beyond His Years - Behind The Curve
1 day later
Don John said

Yeah ~C

Nice solid mark!  Nothing outside the lines.  Don't give them any excuses. 

tom : WaterOne
1 day later
tom said

Excellent! But, now I feel like a I'm just following the trend you've set instead of being all 'mavericky!'  ;-)

jodi : community grassroots inspirer
8 days later
jodi said

Your first US vote! woohoooooo! wish I could vote there too. :)

:franc : Rubyist
8 days later
:franc said

Thank you very much, ~C!

Michael : catalyst-producer
8 days later
Michael said

THE most important factor about  this Presidential  Election,  despite ALL of the “political claptrap”,  IS that this vote IS a VOTE for a sense of hope that things will be better,  for everyone of our species on earth and as Matthew has quite rightly said … In any event, this country [world] is a better place now that you're a voting citizen here [anywhere]. 

Keep it up! indeed

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