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Showing posts with label presidential election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label presidential election. Show all posts
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Favorite Election night/Nov. 5 facebook statuses:
These are real statuses from some of my 694 facebook friends (yeah, I’m that popular), but names have been changed so they don’t get mad at me. I have as many liberal friends as conservative ones, but the messages from the right are funnier, which is why there are more listed here—most of the Probama messages just say things like “Gobama,” etc…
John Doe, socialism, get the f*ck out of here, John McCain suspsended his f*cking campaign to complete a 700 billion dollar bailout proposed by the bush admin, socialism.
Jane Doe, for all those people who want to leave the country now...you are silly...also where are you going to go? The whole world loves OBAMA!!!
John Doe- is everyone ready for socialism?
John Doe is saying don't blame me, I voted for Mike Ditka.
Jane Doe is moving outta America! ASAP.
John Doe, all right time to put your money where your mouth is Obama.
Jane Doe, democracy, liberty, and unyielding hope ... that's the beauty of America. It's about time we lived up to this. Obama 08.
More After the Jump
John Doe, is Ross Perot 2012!
Jane Doe is available once more for dancing in the streets.
Jane Doe had a historical night. Obama won (!!!!) AND I saw Michael Phelps in the flesh @ Publix. No, seriously.
Jane Doe is loving everyone's statuses ..... and hopes she still has internet access to read them when her plane lands in some remote area of Canada.
Jane Doe wants a recount.
Jane Doe is all "Yes We Did!!!".
Jane Doe is wondering what happened to the American people? Costa Rica here I come!
Jane Doe thinks Levi is off the hook now...
John Doe is looking for jobs in the Caribbean.
Jane Doe, We're screwed.
John Doe, at least there will still be a filibuster.
John Doe feels bad for small business.
Jane Doe don't worry my friends '76 w/ Carter was the reason for Reagan in '80!
Jane Doe Buckle up, America. We're in for QUITE a ride.
John Doe can't wait to share the wealth!!!!
Jane Doe can't wait to stand in line for bread.
UPDATE:
I'll be updating this post throughout the day, because I keep seeing great ones...
also, follow girl woodie's example and leave some in the comments!!
John Doe is anticipating Palin's next career move: replacing Hasselbeck on "The View".
Jane Doe feels like the United States of America just won the superbowl.
John Doe is going to colonize northern Antarctica. Penguins and capitalism!
John Doe, hold on to your property people, because one day the government might think they are better suited to manage it than you.
Jane Doe has 46 remaining Gap, Inc. Friends and Family invitations for 30% off at Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, and Piperlime. Email me if you want one!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Whoever Wins, We Lose
This short from College Humor shows us what the future will look like when either Obama or McCain wins the election... according to their opponents.
"Dad who married a box turtle" gets me every time
When Is a Vote Not a Vote?
So I went to go vote today and was told by the volunteers at my polling station that my names weren't on the roll. This was my first election since I registered in New York State. Up until now I'd always voted absentee from my home state of South Carolina. I had checked repeatedly on the New York Board of Elections website to see if my registration had been added and I even attempted to call to talk to a representative there last week to see what the hold up was, as I'd sent in my registration weeks before the deadline. I spent 30 minutes on hold on my cellphone before I gave up.
I went to the polling station with an ungodly amount of ID on hand. I had my Driver's License, my passport, a recent utility bill with my name and address clearly on it. And because of the Board of Elections failure to post my registration to their rolls I had to cast a provisional ballot. Assuming the Board of Elections can eventually verify that they received my registration... it will be counted.
According to one commentator on The NY Times Cityroom blog:
"People that registered on time, but at the last minute (myself), were not put into the system. There are approximately 200,000 people this happened to according to the NYC board of elections representative i spoke to. I called on friday to check on the status of my registration and was told that “due to the backlog, they wouldn’t have time to enter everyone in the system”. When i asked the extent of the problem, i was told 200,000 people. I don’t understand 1) how this could happen and 2) how the NYT could not think this warrented a story. I called the city room at the New York Times on Friday to report this problem. The editor(s) didn’t think it warranted a call back nor a story. In short, i was forced to fill out a provisional ballot."
It's amazingly disappointing that after taking the time to register in New York because it felt important to me to vote in person for this election, my vote may not count at all. I feel like I did my civic duty today but sadly I don't feel like I voted.
Lando '08
When you go out to the polls today... consider Lando.
"Admiral Ackbar says, 'It's a trap!'"
Monday, November 03, 2008
Election Night Tools
For those of you who'll be obsessively watching elections night coverage like it's the super bowl (i.e dorks like me), here's some Election Night tools.
A map of poll closing times in EST
And here are links to live prediction market results and the most recent polls map where you can create your own electoral college map on Real Clear Politics.
Starbucks Gets Out the Caffeine Junkie Vote
According to this commercial, Starbucks is giving away a free tall cup of brewed coffee to those that vote tomorrow. All I want to know is... will they give me a soy latte if I vote for the candidate of Starbucks' choice? 'Cause I am so there. Yum!
Puppies vs. Kitties
Natalie Portman and Rashida Jones are at it again, encouraging people to vote... for kitties. Not to long ago, they were saying the answer to the global financial crisis was puppies. Which is it ladies?
We here at Pop Cultured try to stay out of these kinds of divisive politics but I'm going to have to take a stand. Puppies '08! If puppies throw Karen Filippelli on the ticket I am even more there.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Don't Blame Me I Voted for Kodos
So Facebook has put up a free gift today... McCain and Obama '08 buttons and like all gifts they show you who's been giving them to who and what they say. So far I've seen tons of people giving the McCain pins to liberals and the Obama pins to Conservatives and then listing all the reason their political opinions should be different. This is officially one step more annoying than using your facebook status to spout your political opinions. Which brings me to my question... who are the ad wizards that came up with this one? Is there anything more annoying than sending someone a message whose purpose is just to tell them that they're wrong about an election? The only thing more pointless would be if Facebook put up religious icons and people started sending one another "You really should be a Christian, you're damed if you don't." and "Don't you think it's time you considered becoming a Unitarian Universalist? No you don't? Oh that's cool. Seriously we totally respect that."
Also,I'm defriending anyone who gives me one of these things as an attempt to legitimately convince me to vote for a particular candidate.
Oh and here's some Kodos and Kang action that summarizes everything I think about politics:
Citizen Kang
"Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others."
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Hey Celebrities, STFU!
It's our policy here at Pop Cultured to try to ignore the Presidential Election as much as possible, which is difficult because every day my facebook newsfeed, thanks to the work of my many friends, assaults me with petty accusations and talking points. What happened to adapting Wham lyrics as clever facebook statuses guys? As frustrating as that can be and it's REALLY annoying, there's an even more insidious trend going 'round the interweb right now... celebrities posting "funny" videos telling me who to vote for. These videos are popping up every day now and not only are they not funny at all, they're smug, annoying, and I'd argue they're working against their intended effect.
The Cast of Gossip Girl wants you to talk to your parents about John McCain
"Voting Republican even once can have disastrous effects that last for years." Because Republicans bad, Democrats good. *sigh* Thanks for the ill informed partisan nonsense. Regardless of who you think should be president isn't talking to potential voters as if their entire belief system is evil a pretty crappy rhetorical strategy? Also it's the cast of fucking Gossip Girl!
More videos and commentary after the jump!
More videos and commentary after the jump!
Hayden Panettiere
This is the commercial which finally pushed me to post about this phenomena because Hayden's delivery of this mishmash of reverse psychology and random outrageous claims is so obnoxious. Hey, Hayden, why would I want political advice from a 19 year old who left school in the 7th grade? Also, Heroes Season Three is seriously awful.
Leo, Halle Berry, Natalie Portman, and Courtney Cox don't want you to vote.
I'm gonna take a stand right now and say I am definitely voting after listening to these douchenozzles. Oh that's what they wanted? But if I don't vote I'm doing what they told me to do. Fuck it I'm just going to vote for whichever candidate would make Halle Berry cry.
Hope, It Could Happen to You
This isn't so much a celebrity endorsement as it is Amber Benson and Rider Strong just acting in an Obama commercial. So this is what they're up to...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The Real Debate
Tonight at 9pm, Americans have a decision of great importance to make. One wouldn't be amiss in describing this decision as impossible. The third presidential debate and the second half of the Project Runway finale will be airing against one another. Personally, I'm thanking the TV Gods for TiVo.
Monday, October 13, 2008
If there really is a bear...
I miss good old fashioned political campaign ads. Instead of slinging mud or talking about boring policy, candidates would confuse the crap out of voters with extended metaphors that made no sense until, eventually, the voting population would just give up. Take for example the following Reagan ad from '84 where he talks about how dangers bears are, because... bears attack people for honey or something? Maybe they're not really dangerous, the ad posits.Maybe they don't exist at all?!? After all some people can't see the bear. Invisible metaphor bears people! (Stephen Colbert would love this ad.)
Ronald Reagan: Stronger Than Possibly Imaginary, Invisible Bears
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Political endorsements!
It can be tough trying to wade through the bias and spin offered up by the mainstream media. In attempting to select a candidate, we considered the opinions of celebrities like Betty White, who called Palin "One crazy bitch." When we read that John McCain was endorsed by Wilford Brimley and Dean Cain while Barack Obama had the support of LeVar Burton and Brandon Routh, we were torn. How could so many, united by obscurity and irrelevance, fail to come to a consensus?
After much consideration and deliberation, we here at Pop Cultured have decided to endorse a candidate for President in the upcoming election...
DAVE '08!
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