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I called my mother in Wisconsin last night.
"Did you vote? Who did you vote for?" I said.
"No, I didn't vote."
"What? Howcome?"
"Oh. Well,"
Oh my God, I thought. She's going to tell me she's registered as a Republican.
She said: "I couldn't decide between Kerry and Edwards."
"Oh," I said.
"Gilmore Girls is on," she said.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about central time," I said. "I'll call you later in the week, we'll chat."
"Okay, bye."
People, I'm really really really concerned that my parents, or my in-laws in Ohio, or, God forbid, both, will vote for Bush this year. I already know, though I don't want to, that my in-laws voted for Bush in 2000. I need to understand what would make a person do such a thing. I need to understand what would convince a person that this country and this world will be vastly better off with almost ANYONE else leading. I need to be able to convince people like my in-laws, my cousins, my aunts and uncles, to turn this nation from the dangerous political and economic track it's traveling by ousting our current dangerous administration in the safe, legal way we are guaranteed by our constitution - by voting, once.
And, I would like our elections overseen by the UN. But that's another concern.
"Did you vote? Who did you vote for?" I said.
"No, I didn't vote."
"What? Howcome?"
"Oh. Well,"
Oh my God, I thought. She's going to tell me she's registered as a Republican.
She said: "I couldn't decide between Kerry and Edwards."
"Oh," I said.
"Gilmore Girls is on," she said.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about central time," I said. "I'll call you later in the week, we'll chat."
"Okay, bye."
People, I'm really really really concerned that my parents, or my in-laws in Ohio, or, God forbid, both, will vote for Bush this year. I already know, though I don't want to, that my in-laws voted for Bush in 2000. I need to understand what would make a person do such a thing. I need to understand what would convince a person that this country and this world will be vastly better off with almost ANYONE else leading. I need to be able to convince people like my in-laws, my cousins, my aunts and uncles, to turn this nation from the dangerous political and economic track it's traveling by ousting our current dangerous administration in the safe, legal way we are guaranteed by our constitution - by voting, once.
And, I would like our elections overseen by the UN. But that's another concern.
