Super Tuesday. Unifying for progress…what is this hippie shit?
I’m biased.
Tomorrow could be one of the biggest days in what will be our generation’s history. I talk about it too much already, so I promised I would keep this one brief (I lied). Also please don’t assume I’m jumping on some sort of endorsement bandwagon here, as I totally don’t care about endorsements outside of entertainment and I think it’s important for everyone to talk about this crap with everyone.
It is important that everyone makes time and goes to their polling place and sticks four fingers into the system that has been fucking up their lives for the past few years. The only way to beat this system is to use it; this is a basic fact of American civics.
I want to also note that it is particularly important for anyone under 25 to get the hell off of their lazy asses and just go to their polling places tomorrow and vote. Look up where it is, stop whining about it, and go do it. If you are an older person that cares about the horrors of government and interact with the 18-25s regularly, inspire them. Make it happen.
As for me, I will be representing my home state and the man whose birthday I stole next week (who understood the concept of inspiration as catalyst) by voting for the guy that announced his candidacy in the same place as some of the most eloquently backhanded speeches ever have been delivered.
I have been talking about this quite a lot over there on the twitter, but it’s not about buzzword bingo or hot shit trends or bandwagon bumblefuck. This is about reform that will relieve the poor of the rich’s burden (without empty leftist rhetoric promises). It is about technology not scaring off the elderly Washington geriatrics. It is about SERIOUSLY TECHNOLOGY IT’S THE FUTURE. It is about taking our country back from companies and stockholders by using it against itself. It is about diversity and proving to Negative Nancies™ that our country really has come this far.
I am a skeptic leaning far into the realm of cynicism. That cynicism is a result of the past seven years, and I don’t consider it permanent. I looked into this guy and the whole behind the scenes mess, and I said fuck libertarianism for a couple years if this will actually improve life. I genuinely think it will, and that is after excessive cynical review. I am much more surprised than I am proud to report that the state of Georgia agrees.
It is time to move on and up. This rutwalking can finally end with thinking positive, and I say that with the most respectably desperate tone possible. I already voted for this guy in Illinois, watched what he did after that, and now I’m going to vote for him again. Thank you for listening.
Supplemental: Here is a very detailed, objective assessment of Obama that I admire.
Tags: , 2008, abraham lincoln, cynicism, election, endorsements, hippies, illinois, lazy young people, obama, old capitol, politics, primaries, progress, reform, skepticism, springfield, super tuesday, tag spam
February 5th, 2008 at 3:44 am
you have such an apologetic/defensive tone here just because you are supporting a democrat. maybe its not so bad after all.
happy voting!
February 5th, 2008 at 3:57 am
Hahah it’s supposed to sound like I’m surprised to still be thinking positive after such a shitty bunch of years and lots of trying and losing. Like it’s ok to not be a cynic because this might actually work type of thing.
February 6th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
then the real question is this: if clinton ends up taking the nomination, who is obviously a very similar candidate to obama, are you willing to get on board with her or will you go to mccain.
February 6th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
The jury is out on that still. I am actually afraid that a large chunk of the country would not vote for her under any circumstances, and I historically pride myself on strategically sound votes.