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ricv64 Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 4:22 PM |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAGylaoBt6M
Enjoy ! |
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ricv64 Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 4:53 PM |
I understand an Anti nickleback measure is on the Austin ballot
Click on it I dare YOU !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n16gC684c6o |
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weirdmom Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 6:20 PM |
I did early voting last week. We took the kids and Aidan asked, "where's the President?" He also later told someone that he voted.
So 2/3 of the delegates are decided by the vote and 1/3 by caucus.
1) WTF?
2) Not sure if I can caucus tonight as I have my first rehearsal for a choir I joined.
I think Brian will caucus though. I am about 95% sure that Obama is going to win in Austin. The city is covered in signs, ads galore. I think I have heard 2 ads for Clinton and I've been specifically looking and not seen a single sign for her. |
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megg_inc Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 6:27 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote: We took the kids and Aidan asked, "where's the President?"
Hahaha. |
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Hanne Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 6:47 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote: I did early voting last week. We took the kids and Aidan asked, "where's the President?" He also later told someone that he voted.
So 2/3 of the delegates are decided by the vote and 1/3 by caucus.
1) WTF?
2) Not sure if I can caucus tonight as I have my first rehearsal for a choir I joined.
I think Brian will caucus though. I am about 95% sure that Obama is going to win in Austin. The city is covered in signs, ads galore. I think I have heard 2 ads for Clinton and I've been specifically looking and not seen a single sign for her.
I just read about this vote/caucus thing in the paper, and according to the journalist, the system is so complicated that it can make grown men cry. |
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weirdmom Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 7:14 PM |
Hanne wrote: I just read about this vote/caucus thing in the paper, and according to the journalist, the system is so complicated that it can make grown men cry.
LOL. Agreed. But people have turned out in record numbers. They've already gotten more votes in early voting than they did total in the last primary! |
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Hanne Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 7:20 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote:
LOL. Agreed. But people have turned out in record numbers. They've already gotten more votes in early voting than they did total in the last primary!
Well I think it's great that so many people vote, no matter who wins. Personally, I think that voting should be a duty instead of a right. But that's just my opinion.
In any case, the more people vote, the more the outcome will reflect on people's opinions. If anyone can see through the election system, that is :oP |
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carlottarocks Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 8:09 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote: I am about 95% sure that Obama is going to win in Austin. The city is covered in signs, ads galore. I think I have heard 2 ads for Clinton and I've been specifically looking and not seen a single sign for her.
From the sounds of it, he will take Texas in general. My sister, in Houston, said that she has seen about 1 Clinton ad to every 10 Obama ads. |
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weirdmom Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 8:13 PM |
Hanne wrote: Well I think it's great that so many people vote, no matter who wins. Personally, I think that voting should be a duty instead of a right. But that's just my opinion.
In any case, the more people vote, the more the outcome will reflect on people's opinions. If anyone can see through the election system, that is :oP
I too am very happy that more people care and are voting. The downside to voting being a duty, though, is the system could be diluted by people who don't care and are just randomly picking names.
I voted but I passed on certain categories because I hadn't researched the candidates and couldn't make an informed decision.
I feel bad that I hadn't but I wasn't planning on voting when we did but we happened to be at an early voting place and I wanted to make sure I did it as opposed to waiting and somehow not voting at all. |
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Hanne Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 9:09 PM |
weirdmominaustin wrote:
I too am very happy that more people care and are voting. The downside to voting being a duty, though, is the system could be diluted by people who don't care and are just randomly picking names.
I voted but I passed on certain categories because I hadn't researched the candidates and couldn't make an informed decision.
I feel bad that I hadn't but I wasn't planning on voting when we did but we happened to be at an early voting place and I wanted to make sure I did it as opposed to waiting and somehow not voting at all.
You're right about the diluting thing. Of course there are always people who'd vote for Donald Duck if they were given the opportunity.
So you happened to be at an early voting place? You don't have to vote a specific poll station? When there are elections/referendums here, we get a voting card that we need to bring. The card states the address and times you can vote. There's also the possibility of letter voting, which you can do up to a few days before the actual election day. Dunno exactly how that works though since I've never made use of it thus far. |
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megg_inc Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 9:13 PM |
Hanne wrote:
You're right about the diluting thing. Of course there are always people who'd vote for Donald Duck if they were given the opportunity.
That reminds me- there were two main candidates in the last elections here in Poland- the first one's name was Donald and the other's last name's Duck. Unfortunately, Duck won (one of the twins). |
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Hanne Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 9:16 PM |
megg_inc wrote: Hanne wrote:
You're right about the diluting thing. Of course there are always people who'd vote for Donald Duck if they were given the opportunity.
That reminds me- there were two main candidates in the last elections here in Poland- the first one's name was Donald and the other's last name's Duck. Unfortunately, Duck won (one of the twins).
You mean kaczynski means duck?? |
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megg_inc Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 9:19 PM |
Hanne wrote:
You mean kaczynski means duck??
You can say so. Kaczka means duck. Kaczynski means...I don't know... duck-ish? Haha, something like that! |
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Hanne Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 9:28 PM |
megg_inc wrote: You mean kaczynski means duck??
You can say so. Kaczka means duck. Kaczynski means...I don't know... duck-ish? Haha, something like that! [/quote]
I'm not sure I can ever take those twins seriously again lol |
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weirdmom Posted Tue 04 Mar, 2008 9:49 PM |
Hanne wrote: So you happened to be at an early voting place? You don't have to vote a specific poll station? When there are elections/referendums here, we get a voting card that we need to bring. The card states the address and times you can vote. There's also the possibility of letter voting, which you can do up to a few days before the actual election day. Dunno exactly how that works though since I've never made use of it thus far.
On election day you have to go to a specific spot and bring either your voting card or just a picture ID. With early voting they have spots set up everywhere (grocery stores, the mall, libraries, etc.) and you can go anywhere within your county and vote (same thing- either voting card or picture ID).
The idea is to be so flex that people have no excuse except laziness and ignorance.
There was just an article I read on yahoo a few days ago about how progressive Texas is with early voting. It's pretty rare that Texas is called progressive!
The early voting place was across the street from where our son's soccer practice was so it wasn't going to get any more convenient than that for us.
To caucus tonight I'd have to go the polling place by my house. |
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