The GOP has to do more to win my vote than come up with somebody who simply isn’t Obama.

I am voting third party.

has entirely too much fun dissecting a CBS poll. For your information, Mr. Smarty Pants, they didn’t just sample voters to get this result; they also relied on statistical magic fairy dust, which has terrific predictive value…….

But I’m following the election very closely because the world seems to be at a tipping point, precariously balanced on a peak. On one side of the peak lie Capitalism and freedom, on the other side lie socialism and misery. The next president of the US will determine the direction the US takes, and let’s be honest, with a democrat controlled legislature, a president Obama could ram full-blown socialism down the world’s throat in less than a year. I’ve lived in a socialist country. Socialism destroyed my country for 45 years after we gained independence. But the last decade and a half, we’ve moved towards capitalism and free markets, and I’ve seen it work with my own eyes.

If the US gives up on free-markets, the world will follow suit. The US has been a beacon of freedom (economic and otherwise) for decades, and has served as an example for nations around the world. This election is about people who want to snuff that beacon. This is for the soul of the world.

I see many people here feeling despair at every little thing McCain or his campaign does. I see people here who scream that the media is in the tank, but accept that Obama is inevitable with the very next breath. I see people cribbing about holding their nose and voting for McCain, as if they’re doing others a favour.

WHAT THE FREAKING HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

If you’re giving up right now with two days to go, shame on you! You don’t deserve to be a pimple on George Washington’s behind!

And then I see people like ManlyRash, rallying the troops, so to speak. I cannot estimate the effect hotair has on the elections – nobody can, but understand this. The effect is very much there. I’ve learned more about Politics from this site (and Captain’s Quarters before that) than from all the major newspapers combined. And if you’re affecting my opinion all the way here in India, think of the effect you guys are having in your own country.

Don’t give up hope. Don’t sit idle in despair. Get up, get up, get up and fight with the old bastard. He’s suffered boatloads for you all. Do this to respect his sacrifice. Do this to respect those 5 years of freedom he gave up to fight for yours. I would be proud to vote for a man like him.

I’m going to repeat what ManlyRash has been saying for ages now – McCain’s going to win, and win big! Get off your butts and drag him across the line. Play your part in saving the world’s soul.

If everyone had the same reaction I had to obama when i first saw him (revulsion to a swarmy, phoney, shuck and jiver), he wouldn’t be in the race at all. I got a womanly rash from just the sight of him ;=). – Christine on November 2, 2008 at 5:16 PM

LOL. Take care of that womanly rash and I’ll take care f my manly rash. In the meantime, fight. Stand up and fight. Fight like this is the battle of our lives – because it is. Call your family, your friends, your neighbors. Tell them to vote for McCain and vote for America.

Make it happen, Christine.

If that wasn’t the truth, if all the polls were correct. Then why would there be a need for a 30 minute spot on all the networks.

Because he could, and his ego demanded it. It’s not like he spent his money for it.

Since pretty much every poll is showing Obama up, he probably is. But the only poll that matters is the one from November 4. Telephone votes don’t count. Make sure you and everyone you know gets out and votes the right way. The odds are against us, but it ain’t over yet.

If everyone had the same reaction I had to obama when i first saw him (revulsion to a swarmy, phoney, shuck and jiver), he wouldn’t be in the race at all. I got a womanly rash from just the sight of him ;=).

Obama 46%
McCain 52%
Other 2%

Of course this is when all the dust finally settles from the recounts and legal wrangling in Ohio…

Makes me smile…

Enjoy the trip down memory lane……

I think that Daylight Savings may be screwing up the posting order here, btw.

CK MacLeod on November 2, 2008 at 12:55 PM

Man, I thought my cheese had slid off my cracker, I didn’t know what was going on. heh

J.J. Sefton on November 2, 2008 at 1:26 PM

The AOL poll pretty much confirms my theory. This poll has zero hang-ups, and therefore leans heavily toward McCain, even though their demographics are (typically) heavily Democrat.

I think this will be a blowout for McCain!

James OK on November 2, 2008 at 12:39 PM

That was an excellent post! God bless you, James, and keep up the good work.

Let’s make it happen for McCain, folks! Let’s make it happen!

’nuff said.

:-)

-Dave

J.J. Sefton on November 2, 2008 at 1:26 PM

The AOL poll pretty much confirms my theory. This poll has zero hang-ups, and therefore leans heavily toward McCain, even though their demographics are (typically) heavily Democrat.

I think this will be a blowout for McCain!