I just voted.
Have you voted yet or are you all too busy standing in front of the polling place wearing berets?
Consider this an open thread for any voting stories.
by DougJ| 315 Comments
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I just voted.
Have you voted yet or are you all too busy standing in front of the polling place wearing berets?
Consider this an open thread for any voting stories.
This post is in: Election 2010
I’m headed to the airport just as soon as the sitter gets acclimated to the critters, but I want to make sure you all go out and vote. The weather here is beautiful- sun is out, there was a frost on the ground and a brisk cool air, so maybe that will help with the GOTV. I’m not looking forward to the results tonight, but we’ll just have to deal with them and move forward with what we get. We’ve done what we could- lot of people have volunteered, donated up to 80k, and done many things to help the Dems out, but there is still a ton of stuff to do. Maybe the one silver lining in today’s vote is that Prop 19 will pass. Cross your fingers.
And yes, I know I am a ginormous flaming hypocrite when it comes to this, but let’s try to wait a couple days before we start the circular firing squad. The results will be in tonight and tomorrow, but a full analysis of who voted where and why will not be available for a while. And, as much as I love crafting fancy strawmen, sitting around railing about “firebaggers” v. “Obots” ain’t going to help anyone, although I would be remiss if I didn’t note that I am really sad Ben Nelson is not on the ballot this election.
So keep your head up, your drink full, and think positive. It is going to be war- make sure you are shooting in the right direction.
This post is in: Black Jimmy Carter, Election 2010, Open Threads, Manic Progressive
What the Fvck Has Obama Done So Far?
(h/t commentor Martin)
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Open Thread: Too Good Not to Front-PagePost + Comments (110)
by $8 blue check mistermix| 84 Comments
This post is in: Election 2010
If you’re really still thinking about not voting today, watch this video, check out what the fuck Obama has done so far, and vote. If you don’t know where to vote, find your fucking polling place.
This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads, Pet Rescue
From commentor Tony S (continuing yesterday’s story):
We purchased our house in 1999. It was an estate sale–the owner was hardly cold before the place went on the market. She had been a beagle lover all of her life. Although one dog passed away soon after she did, another pup, Gypsy, survived, although she had a stroke soon after her owner passed. We actually insisted Gypsy come with the house–which made us golden in the eyes of the executrix of the estate. Gypsy had 16 years of vet records and was probably a couple of years old when she herself was rescued. She lived for another two years.
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Even while Gypsy was still around, we decided to make a practice wherever we could of adopting elder dogs. A total of 10 pups later, seven of whom have passed, we’re still doing it.
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Knowing our weakness for senior beagles, a friend of my wife brought in a flyer she’d found at her laundromat in Brooklyn about two elder beagles that needed a home. The poster had been put up by a wonderful young woman named Elin who has her own ad-hoc organization for difficult to place pups. The two dogs had found a place–but Elin had another dog who might be in need of a home. He was a hound collie mix, and, although he got along with other dogs, he tended to view cats as potential snack items. This made the dog’s current placement rather problematic.
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A few weeks later, Elin called and said that, yes, Snarls was available. We arranged a pickup in deepest Brooklyn at a doggie day care center. We’ve always given our dogs fun names. One of our favorite canines was named “Woofgang I’m a Dogus Muttsound,” and went by the name of Woofy. My wife, Celine, saw the new dog’s picture and immediately decided on Snarls Barkly.
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Snarls had had a pretty rough time. He’d been left in a crate in front of a police precinct in the South Bronx at 4:00 am on the morning of February 10th, one of the coldest days of the year. He was in a state the ASPCA described as “filthy.” He also had never been fixed, had a freshly broken tail and a big tumor on his leg, and could definitely be described as emaciated. Our vet later said he was about nine years old. His cloudy eyes definitely speak to that age. As soon as the ASPCA got Snarls, they “fixed” (hate that phrase) him and removed his tumor. So when I met him, which is when the first picture was taken, he was wearing an Elizabethan Collar and an expression that mixed bemusement, waryness and fear. At one point I tried to pick him up, touched his tail, and got a nip to let me know to be more careful next time.
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We had three dogs at home when we got Barkly. We dog sit our friends pups a lot, and, given that we have seniors, our current pack is both used to four-legged comings and goings and quite accepting of new friends. Barkly pretty much ignored them. We view our dogs as both heating accessories and family, so they sleep next to us on the bed. We had to build a little nest on the side for Barkly, because he refused to get up on the bed for weeks. Instead, he would go out in the back yard, build a pile of leaves, and lie down in it. Though he would sometimes lie on his side, his favorite position was a sort of frog-like pose with his legs stretched out straight back that would allow him to move into action in the quickest way possible.
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Eventually, Barkly figured out that it was OK for him to get in the bed. Since then, he’s spent 85% of his time in the exact same space, curled up between our two pillows. He is a very quiet dog who still doesn’t seem to quite understand why he’s actually being allowed inside.
Early Morning Open Thread: Snarls BarklyPost + Comments (41)
by Dennis G.| 22 Comments
This post is in: Election 2010
It is late.
I left Baltimore early this morning and headed up to Montgomery County out side of Philly. Time has past and I’m just getting settled for a little sleep after hours of knocking on doors, phone calls, data entry and then helping to prepare GOTV walk packets for the morning. In a few hours I’ll be back at it.
I met and spoke to quite a few voters today and there is a lot of support for Joe Sestak and thousands of calls and contacts were made from the office I was working at today. The GOTV effort is pretty intense. I will not be surprised if the good Admiral comes from behind to win and yet again leaves the gasbags sputtering in surprised guttural sounds.
If you’ve a free moment to call some voters on Tuesday (this calling tool makes it easy as pie) or get out and do some door knocking–that would be great. While I’m working in PA, there are races that matter in every state. There is a lot of work to do and you could help. Even just fifteen minutes of calling could make a difference.
Now is the time to act.
Cheers
dengre
This post is in: Open Threads, Sports
Because some of the Left Coasters asked, and we live to serve. Jeff Danzigers’ website.
May the Giants’ hard-earned success portend similar results for the Good Guys in the political stadia tomorrow…