Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Today's the Day

Vote... if you haven't done so already. This election is too important to stay home.
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26 comments:

  1. Flag Gazer04 November, 2008 05:51

    I voted!
    I voted FOR our country!
    I voted to remember those who gave us the right to vote.
    I voted to honor our warriors who risk their lives for us.
    I voted to give them a CINC they deserve.
    McCain - Palin!

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  2. Anonymous04 November, 2008 07:36

    I voted. Got in line at 5:55am and was on my way to work by 6:30am. It was a very empowering feeling.

    Because - and I know this will be shocking - it's my first time. Voting.

    Yes. As political as I am, it's my first time.

    You see, I grew up in a religion that forbid it (long story). By the time I left organized religion, it was 1998. So I registered to vote in 2000 - then had to be on a business trip on Election Day that year, without enough advanced notice to send in an absentee ballot. On vacation in 2004 and same thing, came up suddenly and no time to file the absentee ballot.

    So - for the first time in my life I voted today. I got a frisson of exciting energy as I filled in my little oval.

    It was reminiscent of taking the SATs - with more pressure.

    McCain/Palin - save our Republic.

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  3. Jenny04 November, 2008 09:00

    Would you believe there were 5 people at the Floyd Community building voting when I came in. I had to sit at a table instead of one of the two booths! LOL! As of 8:20, 33 people had voted in Floyd this morning.

    Go McCain-Palin!!

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  4. Alison04 November, 2008 09:34

    I voted! Had to wait in line... a very unusual occurance... but one I was glad to do... it meant that more of my fellow Americans exercised their rights today; more than I've seen at the polls in the last two elections! I'll be watching the boobtube tonight to see the results... talk about a white knuckle day!

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  5. Anonymous04 November, 2008 09:57

    More than 150 in line when the poll opened in my home town.
    Hope springs eternal that the republic can outlive whatever challenges we face.

    God Bless America

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  6. Bag Blog04 November, 2008 10:36

    I voted in Velma, OK, this morning. My friend Mary was manning the polls at the First Baptist Church - yep at the church. That may seem wrong to some of you, but it is just a building in a small town to the rest of us. At 9:30, 83 people had voted. No lines, but all of the little card-board hidy-holes were taken. So, I voted right out in the open.

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  7. Laurie04 November, 2008 11:47

    I will be voting after I get out of work tonight. I hope there isn't a whole big line. I hate waiting, some people see to take so long in the voting booth. Like, please make up your mind before you go in there. We have these nifty machines and you have to pull the lever to make the curtain close. I always thought that was fun, used to go in the booth with my mom or dad.

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  8. Buck04 November, 2008 13:13

    Cynthia sez: I voted to give them a CINC they deserve.
    McCain - Palin!

    Truer words... never spoken! Good on ya, Cynthia!

    Kris sez: I voted. Got in line at 5:55am and was on my way to work by 6:30am. It was a very empowering feeling.

    Because - and I know this will be shocking - it's my first time. Voting.

    Wow! Who knew? Well, you, of course. But what a GREAT time to cast your first-ever vote, Kris... even tho you live in one of the bluest of the Blue states. But... hope springs eternal, eh?

    Jenn sez: Oh ,I wish I could !

    Me, too, Jenn... as in "wishing you could."

    Alison sez: I voted! Had to wait in line... a very unusual occurance... but one I was glad to do... it meant that more of my fellow Americans exercised their rights today; more than I've seen at the polls in the last two elections!

    I'm thinking this will be a record turnout, and that's a good thing (hopefully).

    SantaJim sez: More than 150 in line when the poll opened in my home town.
    Hope springs eternal that the republic can outlive whatever challenges we face.

    MORE good news!

    Lou sez: At 9:30, 83 people had voted. No lines, but all of the little card-board hidy-holes were taken. So, I voted right out in the open.

    83 people sounds like a lot for Velma... but I don't really know. Voting out in the open ain't all that bad, is it?

    Laurie sez: I hate waiting, some people see to take so long in the voting booth. Like, please make up your mind before you go in there. We have these nifty machines and you have to pull the lever to make the curtain close.

    I used to carry a cheat-sheet with me to the polls when I voted "in person," which minimized my time in the booth. And I miss those old lever machines! We had the same machines in Perinton where I voted when I lived in New Yawk... I loved the clanky sort of sound the machine made when you pulled the master lever and opened the curtain...

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  9. Anonymous04 November, 2008 13:45

    Buck - you are right, CT is one of the bluest states for sure. I've never made a secret of the fact that I live in a liberal wasteland.

    What can I say - I love a challenge.

    Go Maverick!
    Go Sarah-cuda!

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  10. Towanda04 November, 2008 14:55

    Hooray -- it's great reading about all of you who voted today!

    We voted this morning at the elementary school in my neighborhood. No lines. They told us many people had already voted in the early voting.

    Kris - I am so PROUD of you voting for the first time. It's a pretty heady experience, isn't it?

    We used paper ballots here; I haven't used those in years. In Kansas, we always used the old fashioned voting machines with the curtain and the lever - I love those.

    Now comes the nervous time -- waiting for the results tonight.

    I've got my chili cooking on the stove ... and I'm ready.

    Hoping for a good outcome....

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  11. Knit and fall back in it04 November, 2008 15:41

    My favorite yarn store gave me a 10% discount because I was wearing an "I voted" sticker. Is this a great country or what?

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  12. Buck04 November, 2008 15:52

    Kris sez: What can I say - I love a challenge.

    I can only hope there are MANY more like you in CT, Kris.

    Ash: Good On Ya, Girl! You're my heroette! (But I think ya knew that...) ;-)

    Sharon sez: I've got my chili cooking on the stove ... and I'm ready.

    Hey! Can I come over? I'll bring some great beer... ;-)

    Amy sez: My favorite yarn store gave me a 10% discount because I was wearing an "I voted" sticker. Is this a great country or what?

    re: your last... The BEST! And a 10% discount ain't nuthin' to sneeze at!

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  13. PRH04 November, 2008 16:43

    15 minutes, and would have been quicker but for 2 idiots in front of me(clueless and no doubt Obama supporters), who had no clue which ward they lived in.

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  14. JimmyT04 November, 2008 16:54

    I just returned from my Polling station. I walked there from my home, its in the local fire house maybe 1/2 mile away. I walked right up to the sign-up sheet (there were maybe 6 people in line in the A - R line, no one in the S - Z), got my "Ready to Vote" tag and proceeded immediately to an open, unoccupied machine. I was done in maybe 30 seconds and on my way home.

    The interesting item is that I was voter # 1597 in my little district of New Hanover (Montgomery County, PA) and that is a VERY high number as there are only 2200 registered voters in this district. I don't know how many more voters are actually out there in this jurisdiction, I expect there are not many!!!

    And Yes, I pulled the lever for the Palin/McCain ticket. That is twice in the same year I voted for a woman, and I voted for a Female congressional candidate too. I wonder if this means I am "Wipped"!!!! LOL!!!

    BT: Jimmy T sends

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  15. Buck04 November, 2008 17:24

    Thanks for the updates, Jimmy and Pat. And...

    And Yes, I pulled the lever for the Palin/McCain ticket. That is twice in the same year I voted for a woman, and I voted for a Female congressional candidate too. I wonder if this means I am "Wipped"!!!! LOL!!!

    Not at all... it's the "best person," innit? ;-)

    We're ALL gonna be watching both PA and Ohio with eagle eyes. I'm not sure if a huge turnout is good or bad; a lot of these "new" voters seem to be Obamanons, if the Talking Heads are correct. My fingers are crossed...

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  16. JimmyT04 November, 2008 19:09

    I'm afraid its lost. They are calling NJ for the Obamanation and he is 6 points behind McCain right now. And PA is going his way too- so they say with only 2% of the vote counted. The media is amazing and they might be the biggest disappointment in this whole election.

    BT: Jimmy T sends.

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  17. Buck04 November, 2008 19:18

    Yeah... sucks, don't it? I'm gonna stay with it until the polls close (way) out west. Fox News just called NM for the Obamanation. That sucks, too. :-(

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  18. Anonymous04 November, 2008 19:50

    DN2 voted today for the first time... she voted for Palin (McCain just happened to be on the ticket too, she says.) Bitter sweet, this election day. At this point I'm hoping the Rupublicans can keep at least 40 seats in the Senate, otherwise Obamanation may go un-checked. Sad.

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  19. Towanda04 November, 2008 19:56

    Pretty much everything sucks tonight. There is so little good news for our side that I am in shock. I guess I am glad for a few retained GOP Senate seats. I agree that all I am hoping for now is that they don't reach 60 seats in the Senate.

    Obamation will pretty much go unchecked anyway.

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  20. Towanda04 November, 2008 19:56

    Pretty much everything sucks tonight. There is so little good news for our side that I am in shock. I guess I am glad for a few retained GOP Senate seats. I agree that all I am hoping for now is that they don't reach 60 seats in the Senate.

    Obamation will pretty much go unchecked anyway.

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  21. Towanda04 November, 2008 19:56

    Sorry for the double post.

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  22. Buck04 November, 2008 20:10

    Sam sez: DN2 voted today for the first time... she voted for Palin (McCain just happened to be on the ticket too, she says.) Bitter sweet, this election day. At this point I'm hoping the Rupublicans can keep at least 40 seats in the Senate, otherwise Obamanation may go un-checked. Sad.

    That's funny about Amanda, LOL! She's not alone, from what I read/hear...

    Looks like the Dems ain't gonna get their super-majority, pending any REAL big surprises.

    Sharon sez: Pretty much everything sucks tonight. There is so little good news for our side that I am in shock.

    I'm not exactly in shock, although I AM severely and deeply disappointed in my fellow Americans... BIG sigh, here.

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  23. phlegmfatale05 November, 2008 05:13

    Smeg.

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  24. PRH05 November, 2008 09:45

    Open up the windows, let some fresh air in....after last night we are going to need it.

    It appears Al Franken is beat(recount coming though),and the Dems will have no more than 55 in the Senate(depending on Minnesota)....so, all is not totally lost.

    Take a deep breath, and chin up.

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  25. Susan05 November, 2008 11:45

    I talked to my mother today and it may be her vote (and a couple others) that denied Franken a seat. I was able to convince her to vote for one Rep. for the first time in her 75 years of life.

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  26. Buck05 November, 2008 12:21

    Phlegmmy: I take it that's a snort of disapproval? ;-)

    Pat sez: Take a deep breath, and chin up.

    Yep. That's about all that can be done at the moment.

    Susan: GOOD on ya, and Good on your Mom, too. I read this morning Franken is gonna ask for a recount. I hope the results remain as they are today... if only so Minnesota won't be the laughingstock of the nation.

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