Posted on 10/30/2002 12:29:05 PM PST by backhoe
When I was a little boy, I recall a whole series of books sitting on my Dad's shelves:
Boat... and be D@mned!
Golf... and be D@mned!
Fish... and be D@mned!
...and I even recall one of the Ten Commandments of Boating:
"Spit ye not, even windward
for such shall return to plague thee..."
These books were a tongue-in-cheek effort to lampoon hobbies of the day, and as a kid I found them quite humorous... but there's nothing funny about the upcoming elections. The course our country takes at the beginning of the new century is going to be set by this event, and we all need to participate.
But whether it's the vote-fraud stories breaking out, the attempt to silence the Right, the deification of Senator Wellstone... whatever "issue" you choose to focus on- it should be apparent the Left is trying to highjack these elections.
We all need to get busy, get energized, get activated, and get out and vote. Voting is the bottom line of a particapatory, representative government. Try to convince your spouse, friends, relatives and co-workers that this is a crucial election, and that they need to go out and vote, and get others to go, too.
There's another thing, too-- data I have seen indicates that voter turnout will be near historical lows...
Don't be fooled by the lamenting of the Jackal Pack Press about how awful this is- they only chatter to hear themselves talk, anyway-- what it really means in practical terms is that everyone who bothers to vote has their vote leveraged-- it counts for more!
If take only one thing away from this essay, remember that. Your vote will mean more.
And just for further inspiration, I'll leave you with some links:
-Need Vote Fraud articles, stories, and evidence? Here's a source--
I suspect tomorrow will be part Chinese Fire Drill, part 3-ring Circus, and a bad remake of some of the Marx Brothers' movies...
I don't know how it will translate to state or national level, but people I talk to here- south Georgia coast- seem fed up with arrogant, pretend-royalty politicians who keep jacking up every tax they can, whine about how they still don't have enough ( of our ) money, and claim they are doing it "for the children's sake..."
Politics is a corrupting process... there's a school board member here ( where 75% of the tax demands originate, and yes, we are #50... ) who ran as a reformer... now he's just another one of the "we don't get enough taxes" crowd, and I will proudly vote for his opponent. I would do so if the Devil Himself were running, for he is at least reputed to keep his word...
-The Swift Grey Fox- John Kerry versus the Swift Boat Vets--
-60 Minutes to Infamy- those forged memos and The Shot Heard Round the World--
-Pajamahadeen Rule... rise of the New Media--
-The Prince of Tides- Bush ads, Kerry ads, the Tides Foundation, and so much more--
-Kansas City Kerry- "The Phoenix Project"--
-The Clark Effect- another Leftover from The Decade of Frauds--
-John Kerry- some selected, informative links...--
-Hillary Clinton- archives, comments, and opposition research --
Countdown bump ^
A "to the wire" bttt
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