NationStates Jolt Archive

So, apparently tomorrow is election day around here, if I didn't know that from the hundereds of reminder post cards I recieved over the last few weeks, I might know from the calls I have recieved all day long.

Calls from candidates for every office, calls for "friends of" every candidate, calls about sexual scandle, tax cuts, illegals, calls of people opposed to the state questions, calls for people for them, calls from homeschool advocacy groups, calls from the teacher's union, calls from the fraternal order of police......... and then, when I am sitting down to work on my novel just before I turn the ringer off on the phone I get a call.

"Hello, this is president George W. Bush, and I am calling to remind you to get out to the polls tomorrow and vote republican"

:eek:

so.......do democrats get these calls? because I might just change my affiliation if it means I don't get spam phone calls for hours on end every freaking November.

EVERYONE gets those calls. Except me, because I don't vote & I don't answer "Unknown" calls.

"Hello, this is president George W. Bush, and I am calling to remind you to get out to the polls tomorrow and vote republican"


Either that was a prank call or the Republicans figure that you are very gullible. :rolleyes:

Probably, they both have the same top priority, getting elected.

EVERYONE gets those calls. Except me, because I don't vote & I don't answer "Unknown" calls.

I lack caller ID :(

Either that was a prank call or the Republicans figure that you are very gullible. :rolleyes:

it was def. a recording, it sounded like him.......

I registered as a green. not a spam phone call in my life.

oh, incidentally, I worked for two days as one of those political calling people for the new york state independant not-exactly-party. they get your names from databases and how you're registered - they don't just call everybody period.

I registered as a green. not a spam phone call in my life.

I have to choose dem or repub. or I can't vote in the primary elections. :(

it was def. a recording, it sounded like him.......

I would *love* if they had professional Bush impersonators calling people, though.

I have to choose dem or repub. or I can't vote in the primary elections. :(

grr. I thought someone told me if you registered independant you could vote in the primaries for either party - you had to pick one each year, but you could do it. maybe I'm mis-remembering though. *shrug*

I would *love* if they had professional Bush impersonators calling people, though.

I think I am going to go record it on my laptop from the answering machine so you guys can hear it! brb.

We don't have to have any party affiliation up here. I got a call from somebody involved with the New York Times. I'm assuming they were doing polling, but I hadn't had remotely enough coffee at that point to want to speak with people.

Other than that I wasn't harassed all day. Of course, my district seems to be very safely for my Representative Dave Camp (R) and my Senator Debbie Stabenow (D). I'm kinda surprised that I didn't get any calls from the Governor candidates because that has been a bitterly contested fight for months and the polls are extremely close.

Oh, and I did get a call from the Fraternal Order of Police, but they just wanted money.

grr. I thought someone told me if you registered independant you could vote in the primaries for either party - you had to pick one each year, but you could do it. maybe I'm mis-remembering though. *shrug*

depends on the state. Here we have closed primary elections so if someone in your party isn't running you can't vote. It's a pain in the you know what for a third party to get on the ballot here, we are already finding that out and hubby isn't running until 2008.

it was def. a recording, it sounded like him.......

It IS a recording. Someone I know was woken up about 6 weeks ago by "Bill Clinton" & soaked her panties right through.

It IS a recording. Someone I know was woken up about 6 weeks ago by "Bill Clinton" & soaked her panties right through.

I hope she washed her panties instead of holding onto the stain like Monica did for some odd reason.

the recording! (http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=1388309783.wav)

really big so nobody misses it haha

sorry for the recording quality, I had to do it via the remote feature on the phone because listening to it out loud via the machine woke up my 3 year old and she was crying so I decided not to do that again.

It took me a good 3 minutes to convince her that the president really wasn't at our house so she could sleep. ;)

I don't rightly know.

the recording! (http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=1388309783.wav)

really big so nobody misses it haha

sorry for the recording quality, I had to do it via the remote feature on the phone because listening to it out loud via the machine woke up my 3 year old and she was crying so I decided not to do that again.

It took me a good 3 minutes to convince her that the president really wasn't at our house so she could sleep. ;)

What are you doing with 9 old messages? :p

It took me a good 3 minutes to convince her that the president really wasn't at our house so she could sleep. ;)

Mommy, I can't sleep, i'm afraid George Bush is going to get me.

We've all had those nights kiddo....we've all had those nights.

It took me a good 3 minutes to convince her that the president really wasn't at our house so she could sleep. ;)
This says alot of about the current poltical situation in the US, really. :p

Don't feel bad Smunkee, I actually got a couple of peices of poltical mail this year all the way in Japan. They must be really desperate.

At least you haven't gotten any 2 AM phone calls... they've been going around some districts with machines calling people at the very late hours. The recordings start off with their opponents name... so you wake up, listen to the name, and hang up, associating that candidate with the call.

What are you doing with 9 old messages? :p

I saved all the funny ones for my husband, he left at 6pm and the calls started at 6:30, it's 7:50-ish and I have recieved 10 calls so far this evening.

Mommy, I can't sleep, i'm afraid George Bush is going to get me.

We've all had those nights kiddo....we've all had those nights.
LOL, she is terrified of him, ever since she saw him at a fund raiser, she is just scared, he scowled at her......evil man indeed, scowling at a 6 month old. :(

This says alot of about the current poltical situation in the US, really. :p

Don't feel bad Smunkee, I actually got a couple of peices of poltical mail this year all the way in Japan. They must be really desperate.

haha, must be.

That's pretty crazy. The most we've ever got in the run up to an election is a flyer from each of the candidates a few weeks beforehand.

I just can't get over how petty and desperate US elections seem to be....

depends on the state. Here we have closed primary elections so if someone in your party isn't running you can't vote. It's a pain in the you know what for a third party to get on the ballot here, we are already finding that out and hubby isn't running until 2008.

What? How does it work, having elections where you're not actually allowed to vote?

What happened to democracy?

That's pretty crazy. The most we've ever got in the run up to an election is a flyer from each of the candidates a few weeks beforehand.

I just can't get over how petty and desperate US elections seem to be....

I recieve about 10 post cards a day from both parties, each of them saying the other is lying about their record.

Not that I can get a straight answer out of any of them as to what they believe on anything anymore. I just got a call from a real person:eek: :eek:

"can I count on your vote for <guy I haven't heard much from> for judge?"
"who is he?"
"<his name>"
"why should I vote for him?"
"he is a father and has two children one of them is going to graduate from Harvard this year"
:rolleyes: yeah, ,that's why I vote for people, because of things their kids do.

maybe my husband can use my kids in his campaign.........

I might have received one or two leaflets, but that's it. The elections are pretty much decided over here -- I think the Republican candidate has an over 20% lead currently. I guess I missed out on some pretty amusing calls -- that was a hilarious message from the president.

What? How does it work, having elections where you're not actually allowed to vote?

What happened to democracy?

it's a closed primary, it's been around forever. If you aren't republican or democrat and nobody else is running they just tell you it's a closed primary and you can't vote.

anyone who is registered can vote in the general election.

Does anyone know if Moveon.org really did give Larry Kissell (a Democrat candidate in NC) some money? I really hate these attack ads, I mean comon, why don't people just tell us where they stand on the issues? Why is it always mud slinging?! I tell you, I will vote for every candidate that actually restrained from mud slinging.

Does anyone know if Moveon.org really did give Larry Kissell (a Democrat candidate in NC) some money? I really hate these attack ads, I mean comon, why don't people just tell us where they stand on the issues? Why is it always mud slinging?! I tell you, I will vote for every candidate that actually restrained from mud slinging.

it's easier to get someone to vote against someone than it is to get them to vote for you, anger runs on the surface now, make them mad and get their vote, you can't expect people to think for themselves.

"can I count on your vote for <guy I haven't heard much from> for judge?"


You guys elect judges? :confused:

You guys elect judges? :confused:

yep. Some of them, not like the state supreme court, but like distric judges and stuff.

You guys elect judges? :confused:

Yeah, and that's why Harris County (where I live, a place called Houston) has some of the most unscrupulous judges in the entire nation.

These "conservative" judges like to throw out appeals like they throw out their hamburger wrappers. They also dislike giving needy people disability, and instead giving it to minorities who aren't even disabled.

I can't exactly say that I'm for voting in judges...

yep. Some of them, not like the state supreme court, but like distric judges and stuff.

Surely then they just make decisions based on what's popular, so that they can keep themselves in a job?

That's crazy.

Surely then they just make decisions based on what's popular, so that they can keep themselves in a job?

That's crazy.

Nope, they're just like any other judges.

One of the recently-elected judges, Ted Poe, wanted to throw out appeals completely. He also tried to pass a law that if any convicted person was later found innocent, they would have to carry out their sentence in full.

Even if they were given the death penalty. And people voted for this jerk-off.

Surely then they just make decisions based on what's popular, so that they can keep themselves in a job?

That's crazy.

I am pretty sure it's one of those things most people don't pay attention to, my local district judge said all sorts of stuff to get elected and until about a week ago I didn't even check to see what he was up to. I will probably vote for him again just because he didn't do anything overtly messed up.

yep. Some of them, not like the state supreme court, but like distric judges and stuff.
Unless you're in Nevada, in which case any judge that's not federal is elected, including the Nevada Supreme Court.

it's a closed primary, it's been around forever. If you aren't republican or democrat and nobody else is running they just tell you it's a closed primary and you can't vote.

anyone who is registered can vote in the general election.

...I still don't understand that.

Seems like there's way too much room for abuse there.

Maybe it's because I'm not American, but... Huh.

Unless you're in Nevada, in which case any judge that's not federal is elected, including the Nevada Supreme Court.

Wow.

...I still don't understand that.

Seems like there's way too much room for abuse there.

Maybe it's because I'm not American, but... Huh.

Oh no, your worries are well-founded. There's a lot of abuse that comes out of this ridiculous judicial system.

I don't think I 'get' the US at all.

Not that I can get a straight answer out of any of them as to what they believe on anything anymore. I just got a call from a real person:eek: :eek:
Tell me about it. A month ago when I was filling out my ballot I found that half of the canidates didn't have anything beyond a "I'm nice!" as a web page. No talk on what they believe, no talk on where they stand, nothing on what issues they think face Nevada...

And based upon this I'm supposed to vote for them. :rolleyes:

...I still don't understand that.

Seems like there's way too much room for abuse there.

Maybe it's because I'm not American, but... Huh.
The idea being that the primaries are a party caucus only, it's not, technically, an election as it means nothing beyond being the party's annointed one in the general.

This would make MUCH more sense if the general elections actually came to more than a choice between republicans or democrats though.

it was def. a recording, it sounded like him.......

Heh, the guy that came up with that whole recording thing is running for govenor here, apparently he actualy found enough people to be put on the balot by petition, although who would nominate someone so obviously evil as to come up with that shit is beyond me.

Thankfully that doesn't happen here in Canada during election time. Tee hee hee! :p

Thankfully that doesn't happen here in Canada during election time. Tee hee hee! :p

Of course not that would require phones...and electricity, not moose and hockey;)

I hand wrote some of those postcards. Several minutes of volunteer time go into each one.

...I still don't understand that.

Seems like there's way too much room for abuse there.

Maybe it's because I'm not American, but... Huh.

We have open primaries in my state, so it doesn't happen that way here. Of course, that means that Republicans can vote in the Democratic parimary and vice verse so they can attempt to choose a weaker candidate for the other party.

I don't think I 'get' the US at all.

I think that's largely because there isn't a single "US" to get at all. At election season we're reminded that we're a union of fifty states with fifty different systems.

I have to choose dem or repub. or I can't vote in the primary elections. :(

But..........why?

Never get political calls. Indiana doesn't require you to register by party.

I hand wrote some of those postcards. Several minutes of volunteer time go into each one.

Your fault.

So, apparently tomorrow is election day around here, if I didn't know that from the hundereds of reminder post cards I recieved over the last few weeks, I might know from the calls I have recieved all day long.

Calls from candidates for every office, calls for "friends of" every candidate, calls about sexual scandle, tax cuts, illegals, calls of people opposed to the state questions, calls for people for them, calls from homeschool advocacy groups, calls from the teacher's union, calls from the fraternal order of police......... and then, when I am sitting down to work on my novel just before I turn the ringer off on the phone I get a call.

"Hello, this is president George W. Bush, and I am calling to remind you to get out to the polls tomorrow and vote republican"

:eek:

so.......do democrats get these calls? because I might just change my affiliation if it means I don't get spam phone calls for hours on end every freaking November.


Meh... as long as he doesn't show up on your doorstep.
Last time there were elections here, Berty Aherns himself rang at about 7 at night a week before the elections. And neither my housemate nor myself are even allowed to vote :D

Convicted Felons?

Meh... as long as he doesn't show up on your doorstep.
Last time there were elections here, Berty Aherns himself rang at about 7 at night a week before the elections. And neither my housemate nor myself are even allowed to vote :D

It seems our politicians have lots of spare time on thier hands. I wonder if Mary Hanafain will show up at my digs......

It seems our politicians have lots of spare time on thier hands. I wonder if Mary Hanafain will show up at my digs......

I'm guessing he was just paying a visit to the Avon Lady down the street. I hear he's much into cosmetics these days. :D

I'm guessing he was just paying a visit to the Avon Lady down the street. I hear he's much into cosmetics these days. :D

Yeah, about 200 euro a day into them. I'd wager that's easily more than his ex-wife and 2 daughters.

Yeah, about 200 euro a day into them. I'd wager that's easily more than his ex-wife and 2 daughters.

It would explain why the Avon Lady's looking for a bigger house now. ;)

the recording! (http://www.supload.com/sound_confirm.php?get=1388309783.wav)

really big so nobody misses it haha

sorry for the recording quality, I had to do it via the remote feature on the phone because listening to it out loud via the machine woke up my 3 year old and she was crying so I decided not to do that again.

It took me a good 3 minutes to convince her that the president really wasn't at our house so she could sleep. ;)

ahahaha, I cry at night when I think of george bush, too.

At least you haven't gotten any 2 AM phone calls... they've been going around some districts with machines calling people at the very late hours. The recordings start off with their opponents name... so you wake up, listen to the name, and hang up, associating that candidate with the call.

dastardly!

What happened to democracy?

party politics. instant death, really. a one party system is a dictatorship...a two party system is more like having two quibbling dictators vying for your affections...not remotely democratic.

:mad:

Grrrr.... I hate election day! :mad:

The party (both sides of it) tries to votewhore by handing out leaflets, calling random people, and airing completely bogus commercials on TV. :mad:

It's very annoying. The party tries to gerrymander, votewhore AND mudsling EVERY DAMN YEAR! If I ever get elected for anything, I'll make sure to get a law passed that would make this bull crap illegal.

For the sanity of the public of course....

And have you ever noticed that you never see independent candidates? It's the party.....


(I call both parties one party because the Democrats are just liberal-minded Republicans! :mad:)

But..........why?

I advise Smunkee to get the hell out of Oklahoma, if that's the way the Party does it over there. :mad:

So, apparently tomorrow is election day around here, if I didn't know that from the hundereds of reminder post cards I recieved over the last few weeks, I might know from the calls I have recieved all day long.

Calls from candidates for every office, calls for "friends of" every candidate, calls about sexual scandle, tax cuts, illegals, calls of people opposed to the state questions, calls for people for them, calls from homeschool advocacy groups, calls from the teacher's union, calls from the fraternal order of police......... and then, when I am sitting down to work on my novel just before I turn the ringer off on the phone I get a call.

"Hello, this is president George W. Bush, and I am calling to remind you to get out to the polls tomorrow and vote republican"

:eek:

so.......do democrats get these calls? because I might just change my affiliation if it means I don't get spam phone calls for hours on end every freaking November.

Yes. Democrats get these calls, but we tend to get them from Republican push-pollers trying to encourage us to be apathetic. The big one these days is to start by talking about the Democrat, and then call back automatically when you hang up so that you think you are being harrassed by the Democrat's campaign.

In 2004 I recieved a call supposedly for the Bush campaign, asking me if they could count on my vote. I told the caller I'd sooner vote for Satan. The caller cracked up laughing and I recognized him as my uncle. He thought it was a great joke.

Either that was a prank call or the Republicans figure that you are very gullible. :rolleyes:

lmfao...too bad its too late to do something like that for me...