Oprah Supporting Obama for President

[Wattle]

    We have just had an election for our new Prime Minister down here in the land of OZ.

A new Government led by the Leader of the Australian Labor Party, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, was sworn in by the
Governor-General on 3 December 2007.

It is compulsory to vote here. Unless you want to receive a nice fat fine in the post... you need to pay attention and choose the lesser of two evils.

[glitter]

    We have just had an election for our new Prime Minister down here in the land of OZ.

A new Government led by the Leader of the Australian Labor Party, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, was sworn in by the
Governor-General on 3 December 2007.

It is compulsory to vote here. Unless you want to receive a nice fat fine in the post... you need to pay attention and choose the lesser of two evils.

now see, I do not agree with anything being compulsory- you should be free to NOT vote if thats your choice.

[thegrammalady]

    We have just had an election for our new Prime Minister down here in the land of OZ.

A new Government led by the Leader of the Australian Labor Party, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, was sworn in by the
Governor-General on 3 December 2007.

It is compulsory to vote here. Unless you want to receive a nice fat fine in the post... you need to pay attention and choose the lesser of two evils.

and that's the main difference between the united states and every other country, we can CHOOSE not to participate.

[oswald]

Nicely said Glitter, the key is to vote (that is the key) for someone who will hold the line on taxes (a true conservative will do that) be effective on national security (the democrats and our house leaders Palosi and Reed) have shown their not or will not. He must try and balance the budget. He must appoint conservative supreme court justices to keep various laws in place. He must not lie. He must not cheat. He must have foreign policy knowledge and He must understand the economy....Boxman

Ditto, Boxman!

[okarol]

Get Out The Vote ... If You Care

Sept. 26, 2004(CBS) The following is a weekly 60 Minutes commentary by correspondent Andy Rooney.

Every four years, at election time, a lot of organizations like to act public-spirited by telling people to vote.

They associate their effort to get out the vote with whatever their product is. They hope we'll think more highly of it because they're in favor of voting.

One of the biggest radio stations in the country, WFAN, owned by Viacom, which also owns CBS, is running a Get Out The Vote campaign.

The Credit Union National Association puts out a message saying it wants people to vote.

There was a sign on the West Side Highway in New York that I passed every day driving to work. It said "100 million votes made a huge impact on the last election. They didn’t vote." That was followed by the name of Kenneth Cole, the company selling shoes that paid for the sign.

In Nevada, someone is trying to talk former prisoners into voting: Now that you’ve done your time, it's time to vote.

Of the 200 million eligible voters in this country, only a little more than half of them voted last time. It's a disgrace, but do you think WFAN, Kenneth Cole Shoes, or the Credit Union really gives a damn whether anyone votes or not?

I know I don't care. As a matter of fact, I have a message for the 100 million Americans who didn't care enough about our democracy to vote last time. Good! And, please, do us all a favor. Don't vote next time, either. If you don't care enough about the issues, I don't want you canceling out my vote with your vote.

I'd be willing to bet that it's the dumbest people among us who are least likely to vote too, and that's fine with me. I don't want anyone dumber than I am voting.

If you don't know the names of your two senators, don't vote.

If you don't read a good newspaper, don't vote.

If you're a new citizen, wait another four years until you understand English well enough to know what the candidates are talking about before you vote.

So, if you people watching tonight have some dumb friends, do yourself a favor and encourage them not to get out and vote.

This message was paid for by the people who watch 60 Minutes - most of whom are smart enough to vote or they wouldn't be watching 60 Minutes. They'd be home watching wrestling on television.
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[oswald]

Get Out The Vote ... If You Care

Sept. 26, 2004(CBS) The following is a weekly 60 Minutes commentary by correspondent Andy Rooney.

Every four years, at election time, a lot of organizations like to act public-spirited by telling people to vote.

They associate their effort to get out the vote with whatever their product is. They hope we'll think more highly of it because they're in favor of voting.

One of the biggest radio stations in the country, WFAN, owned by Viacom, which also owns CBS, is running a Get Out The Vote campaign.

The Credit Union National Association puts out a message saying it wants people to vote.

There was a sign on the West Side Highway in New York that I passed every day driving to work. It said "100 million votes made a huge impact on the last election. They didn’t vote." That was followed by the name of Kenneth Cole, the company selling shoes that paid for the sign.

In Nevada, someone is trying to talk former prisoners into voting: Now that you’ve done your time, it's time to vote.

Of the 200 million eligible voters in this country, only a little more than half of them voted last time. It's a disgrace, but do you think WFAN, Kenneth Cole Shoes, or the Credit Union really gives a damn whether anyone votes or not?

I know I don't care. As a matter of fact, I have a message for the 100 million Americans who didn't care enough about our democracy to vote last time. Good! And, please, do us all a favor. Don't vote next time, either. If you don't care enough about the issues, I don't want you canceling out my vote with your vote.

I'd be willing to bet that it's the dumbest people among us who are least likely to vote too, and that's fine with me. I don't want anyone dumber than I am voting.

If you don't know the names of your two senators, don't vote.

If you don't read a good newspaper, don't vote.

If you're a new citizen, wait another four years until you understand English well enough to know what the candidates are talking about before you vote.

So, if you people watching tonight have some dumb friends, do yourself a favor and encourage them not to get out and vote.

This message was paid for by the people who watch 60 Minutes - most of whom are smart enough to vote or they wouldn't be watching 60 Minutes. They'd be home watching wrestling on television.
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Don't usually care too much for what Rooney has to say, but he may actually have a point here 

[Sluff]

My opinion is if you don't get involved and vote for the best candidate then you really give up your right to complain. Our country was founded on the right to freedom of speech but I think you understand what I'm trying to say.

If change is what you want then you have to make change to get change. You are either part of the problem or you are part of the solution and it is your choice to make.

[oswald]

My opinion is if you don't get involved and vote for the best candidate then you really give up your right to complain. Our country was founded on the right to freedom of speech but I think you understand what I'm trying to say.

If change is what you want then you have make change to get change. You are either part of the problem or you are part of the solution and it is your choice to make.

OSWALD'S Wife:  You go SLUFF!    Tell it, man!!! 

[Mimi]

I will not vote for any candidate because a certain entertainer or celebrity supports him.  I have  about as much sense as any of them and more than some of them.  I've already decided that a few of them I could never vote for(including
Obama and Hillary).  I'm watching them all closely to help me decide who will be the lesser of the 2 evils.  Voting is
a God given right.  Many countries do not have that right.  The one I decide on may turn out not to be any better than the others, but at least it was my choice not Oprah's or Kenneth Cole's or any other celebrity.

God Bless tjhe USA!!!
 

[oswald]

I will not vote for any candidate because a certain entertainer or celebrity supports him.  I have  about as much sense as any of them and more than some of them.  I've already decided that a few of them I could never vote for(including Obama and Hillary).  I'm watching them all closely to help me decide who will be the lesser of the 2 evils.  Voting is a God given right.  Many countries do not have that right.  The one I decide on may turn out not to be any better than the others, but at least it was my choice not Oprah's or Kenneth Cole's or any other celebrity.

God Bless tjhe USA!!!
 

Go Mimi! 

[angellady07]

I used to vote religiously. Now forget it. Show me a candidate worth voting for and maybe I'll change my mind. In the meantime, I'm not holding my breath.

[kellyt]

Go MiMi! Go MiMi!         It's your birthday....       

I agree.

[goofynina]

I used to vote religiously. Now forget it. Show me a candidate worth voting for and maybe I'll change my mind. In the meantime, I'm not holding my breath.

Angelladys got my vote