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quote for the day...11.9.2004

"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously." -Peter Ustinov

they want us to believe everything will be alright. the puppet-masters most commonly known as 'senior advisors' put the lies into a context that Bush, and the rest of the hillbilly's, yuppies, and social ingrates could understand. and on November second, he stared directly into those cameras and lied to your face. he said he understood the political segregation that is happening. and the majority spoke. i am appalled at the gullibility of the american people. much like some of my compatriots, i pondered the idea of moving to another country. the problem i found was the fact that finding a country that doesn't hate americans right now comes few and far between.

then i had an epiphany. i'm not sure if it would work, or if it's even practical. and unlike those in the seats of power, i would appreciate any constructive critisism you would like to give. the buck does not stop here. those of you who were determined to be in the minority on last tuesday, hell, even some of you in the majority, need to take a stand. with all of my dissappointment this past week, i made a statement to a couple people:

"they told us to vote so that our voice may be heard. the act of voting takes about five minutes, and about one minute for someone to acually count said votes. so, i belive that my voice had been heard for somewhere between one and six minutes. the republicans won, and the fact that i am not a republican shows that those in power are not making decisions based on my opinions along with the rest of us who don't support republican fascist ideals. thus, my voice will not be heard again for another four years..."

i then went on to rant about how lies and fear have fueled this administration, and that i did not buy into that fear. moms prompted me to write our congressman, to tell him about my feelings toward the government, and to ask him what can be done so that i can get some results. we now have a responsibility to use our right to disagree, protest, and be heard at the highest level of power. i know this will be tough, since it seems that republicans hate to be critisized, but i think it's worth a shot. what's the worst that could happen? they could either do something about it, or they could simply say 'no'. then again, they could always just attack Sweden. not to offend any swedes out there, but with the way things seem to be going, anything could happen.

the thrill is gone...

when i went to bed last night, i had hope. i had the hope that i would wake up today to a government i could finally put some faith into. as we all probably know by now, this is no longer possible. as i sit here watching him give his victory speech, i cannot ignore my own feelings of distrust, misfortune, and disappointment in the outcome of this election. it is a reality to me now more than ever, that this administration, and its followers have built this campaign on lies alone.

it is my belief that i am not alone in my feeling of anger, and apprehension toward the coming four years. i can only hope that the president can understand the type of segregation that is going on in the country, and find a means to end the fear, hate, mistrust, and greed that we have witnessed during his first four years in office.

i am now more fearfull of our government than i have been at any other time in my life.


PS: Jen sent me the link to a movie that not only expresses a lot of my feelings toward the government and i think you all need to watch it. here's the link:

http://www.sharedvoice.org/unamerican/

blinded by the light...

with nothing else seeming to be worth a good god damn on tv at the moment, i have been watching the election coverage on CNN, MSNBC, and local news networks. i found myself becoming entirely frustrated and simply had to get away for a few moments, which i think would be a great opportunity to voice my opinion regarding this whole circus.

the media has shed a cloud of grey over the black and white facts with this election. i don't understand how a tv network, no matter how much i may enjoy their brand of reporting, can determine the decided winner of a given state with only an average of 3-4 percent of votes counted so far, and in some cases less than 5 percent of voting precincts which have reported said numbers. i wish i could get hold of wolf blitzer on the phone right now and explain this to him. any given state, with less than 50 percent of the total ballots counted, including absentee ballots, can go either way right now. it's almost like calling the winner of the world series in the top of the first inning. i have no problem with these reporters giving their projected opinions of who may win in a given state, but saying that a candidate has already won in a state where only a minimal number of votes have been counted is ludicrous to me. for instance, MSNBC and CNN have already stated the winner of arkansas. how can that be? the polls in arkansas have closed only less than a half hour prior to me typing this post. there is no way possible that all of the ballots in arkansas could have been counted already. i'm coming to the brink of reverting to my old feeling of disdain, and mistrust for the media.

quote for the day...11.2.2004

"If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost." -Aristotle

i had a really great time last night. accordingly, Steve, Dave, and i went downtown for the Democrat's final major rally before the election. i was actually amazed at the number of people that attended. if you know anything about Cleveland, the stage was on the lawn in front of city hall. and the crowd consisted of a sea of people standing shoulder to shoulder from the stage all the way back to pulic square. for those of you who don't know Cleveland all that well, i will give you a better picure: a shitload of people standing practically on top of one another, in a huge fucking place. i have never seen so many gathered together for a single cause up close and in person before. last night i got that chance thanks to Steve for scamming us some blue tickets to get us within about 500 feet of the stage. the only thing i can really complain about is the pain we all endured whilst standing on concrete for a few hours, and some douchbag who was probably a republican that snuck in, calling us assholes for bulldoging our way in front of him. needless to say, he lost. i think it was Steve's persistant nipple rubbing that finally made him leave. anyhoo, after 3 hours of standing, no longer unable to feel my knees, the speeches began. Mayor Jane Campbell, John Glenn, Eric Fingerhut, and a version of Dennis Kucinich that the world has never seen, just to name a few. the Boss played a few songs, and John Kerry gave a pretty good speech. i would have used a quote from him for today, but there were so many good ones i couldn't decide.

ok, on to today's festivities. i voted in a major election for the first time in my life. and, i must say, it feels kind of good to have done so. even if the actual end result is determined by the bullshit electoral college. but that's a different rant for a different time. i will say however that i cannot agree with using a system of election which is outdated by about 20 years.

enough for now. i need to eat.