11-01-2004, 05:44 PM
The reading tests that they used to administer in the 1800s in an attempt to prevent newly freed slaves from voting has some merit. Not from a racist standpoint obviously, but in order to prevent people who don't know anything from mucking up the results. The American populace is largely unfit to govern themselves. Everyone is stupid and reactionary and so weakminded that their vote will be decided by which of the candidates they hear from last.
I bet Michael Moore or some of his minions get arrested (and rightfully so) for interviewing/harrassing people waiting to vote and election officials.
The "record turnout" will be muted because of the insane lines and people not willing to waste a day to cast a vote. I read they are expecting 3-hour lines in Florida. 19-year old kids aren't going to waste 3 hours to vote. Ditto for lazy idiots. Or poor people who get paid by the hour and can't afford such a break. All of whom tend to vote democrat. However, old people don't have anything better to do with their time, and so they'll wait. And old people tend to vote Republican.
The stock market will go up on Wednesday no matter who is elected. So many people just assuming that there will be recounts and we won't know the results for months. I think it's very improbable that we'll have a repeat of 2000, and so if we know who's going to be President after Tomorrow, the market will treat it well.
I really don't like Bush and like Kerry a little less personality-wise. But I honestly don't really care if either one wins. They won't affect my day-to-day life that much one way or another. The only reason I want Bush to win is because there are so many people who just DESPISE Bush that it will make them want to kill themselves if he wins. And anything that brings misery to others makes me feel good.
I bet Michael Moore or some of his minions get arrested (and rightfully so) for interviewing/harrassing people waiting to vote and election officials.
The "record turnout" will be muted because of the insane lines and people not willing to waste a day to cast a vote. I read they are expecting 3-hour lines in Florida. 19-year old kids aren't going to waste 3 hours to vote. Ditto for lazy idiots. Or poor people who get paid by the hour and can't afford such a break. All of whom tend to vote democrat. However, old people don't have anything better to do with their time, and so they'll wait. And old people tend to vote Republican.
The stock market will go up on Wednesday no matter who is elected. So many people just assuming that there will be recounts and we won't know the results for months. I think it's very improbable that we'll have a repeat of 2000, and so if we know who's going to be President after Tomorrow, the market will treat it well.
I really don't like Bush and like Kerry a little less personality-wise. But I honestly don't really care if either one wins. They won't affect my day-to-day life that much one way or another. The only reason I want Bush to win is because there are so many people who just DESPISE Bush that it will make them want to kill themselves if he wins. And anything that brings misery to others makes me feel good.