The Glade 4.0

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I have to credit my brother for this one, because I'm not longer very musically adventurous. But this song is just so utterly thematic for this Election Day that I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share it. Spoilered for profanity.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Yeah, that's what helps determine the way I vote, too.

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This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

Abstain.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

I was either going to vote Jill Stein or Gary Johnson, and went with Johnson as I feel he has the best chance to make an impact on the election, as insignificant as it may be. He's also much closer to my beliefs than Obama or Romney, which didn't hurt either.

It's official, I still hate the news in this country.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Fox News just called the election for President Obama. Given the information, and particularly the source, I'd say that's pretty much a lock.

CBS called it first, then Fox, CNN, NBC, and the BBC all followed suit within a minute. There's just that kind of pressure to NOT be the one who doesn't have the headline posted when all the other guys do.

There are some pretty preposterously thin margins in called states with <40% reporting, still. Doesn't mean they're called wrong, but the rush to call the election really disgusts me.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Congrats to those who are happy, commiserations to those who are not.

I hope the next 4 years are good to you all. Be safe & prosperous!

Sell! Sell! Sell!

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

So, as of this post, per CNN, Ohio is at 79% reporting with an Obama margin of less than 1,500 votes.

I'm gonna laugh my *** off if they have to reverse this thing.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Let this resonate with Republicans:

Your old model is dead.  Your insistence on marginalizing libertarians cost your country dearly tonight.  Where do you go?

Ron Paul won tonight.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Also, the GW quote in my sig got airplay [albeit truncated] on the Daily Show.

Suck it.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Talk about wishful thinking.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

The margin in Florida, last I looked, is less than the votes Johnson garnered there.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

I'm convinced Obama will win, but I hope Romney takes the popular vote so that I can make snide comments about recounts and stealing elections.

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

Its looking like it may end up that way.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Word. Plus I want Obama to win.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

As it turns out Nate Silver was factual, and David Axelrod was brilliant is his examination of demographic shifts.

Hold your course and enjoy your eternal marginalization.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Very possible when the last horses to cross the finish line finally roll in, but right now, no.



Edit: well, maybe not.

It's annoying that I can't find any details about the not red or blue candidates.

I'd really like to know how many votes Johnson got in WA.

Edit: Found it.. bah.. only 1%
http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/Pres ... ident.html

That's probably the most discouraging thing about the entire election for me..

Four years ago, Obama was the first black president. Today he's just another incumbent who kept his office. That's not historic. Moreover, voter turnout is down considerably. Current tabulations show Obama as having garnered fewer votes than McCain did in 2008.

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

Third party candidates are pretty useless in the current system. The only thing they do is assure the most similar main candidate will lose to the other main candidate. Our current system guarantees a two party system.

Meh. Let's hurry up and get the next four years over with.

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"It is true that democracy undermines freedom when voters believe they can live off of others' productivity, when they modify the commandment: 'Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote.' The politics of plunder is no doubt destructive of both morality and the division of labor."