I Want It All, And I Want It Now.

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When I walk 20 doors, I want 20 Obama supporters all in one fell swoop. I want it all and I want it now.

I want everyone I talk to to say, "Jeez, haven't we had enough?" I want every Republican to admit their party left them long ago and get down on their knees and beg me for a voter registration form. I want Libertarians and Greens to grow the fuck up and stop dicking around with "I can't go with Obama because _________ "(fill in the blank). (No offense to Democrats here with green or libertarian leanings, as I can relate to that.)

I want Joyce next door to register to vote and actually vote. My God. She's a single mom with two draft-age kids. Isn't she paying attention?! It doesn't matter that she's on a single income and stressed to the max from working two jobs and hiding from her abusive ex, does it? (If a single mom works two jobs, is that considered a 'single income'?)

I want Hugh the middle-aged pot head down the street who still lives with his mom to get rid of his 'Rush Is Right' bumper sticker and stop calling Democrats dirty hippies. My God. The 60's came and went, Hugh. With similar conviction, I want the loud-mouthed, bloviating bloviator who stopped by the voter registration table to gloat to the women working there about "Palin, She's so Hot" to stick it up his ass, sexist pig.

I want the kind old lady one block over, the one with the walker and whose husband is now on oxygen, to trust me when I say, "No, the McCain ad is false. I promise, Obama won't raise your taxes." I want Ms. Stewart, a registered Democrat, the 60-year-old hospice worker who thinks Obama is as much of a mudslinger as McCain, to turn off Fox News and read one of Obama's books. Books? Who has time for those?

I want the 19-year-old college kid with the beer bottles in the front yard, the one with the McCain bumper sticker (who has those these days?), to fucking get his ass over to Iraq. If you're gonna talk the talk, then walk the walk, chicken-hawk.

I want all the Non-Partisans to stop being non-partisan and join the Democrats in taking out this regime once and for all. I want the Independent Americans (IAs) who think they are registered Independents to trust me when I say they belong to one of the most extreme in-bred, right wing, homophobic, anti-choice groups in town (Google Nevada+Hansen+Eagle Forum, you'll see what I mean), except perhaps for the occasional IA who really is an in-bred, right wing, homophobic, anti-choice voter.

I want Mr. and Mrs. Meeks across the cul-de-sac to realize that just because they are registered Republicans doesn't mean they have to vote Republican. Can we say Right Wing Authoritarian FOLLOWER?

I want my other next door neighbor, Ted-the-complainer, you know, the one who keeps signing up as a volunteer for the Obama campaign but never shows, to actually show up and volunteer. Didn't you ever read The Little Red Hen, Ted?

I want the M$M to start calling repukes on their shit. Every time they allow Republicans and their talking head surrogates to spew their shit, it's at the expense of the TRUTH, which is why my neighbors don't know who the fuck to vote for or against.

Think I'm asking for too much here?

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[FrenchieCat]

1. Well after all of the suffering, we deserve being able to ask for stuff.....

just doesn't mean that we are going to get it all. But all we need is some of it, and you still have 60 days. :)

btw, Great rant!

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2. Then I'll take what I can get, and keep asking for more.

Thanks, Frenchie. I'm off to bed now. Tomorrow is laundry day. ;)

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4. In case anyone is wondering, these are real profiles of voters in my area

Of course, their names have been changed.

They are friends, acquaintances, strangers -- ordinary folks like me who are busting their butts just to pay the bills. Some are overwhelmed with their lives, too stressed for obvious reasons. I get frustrated, however, because they always, always find a reason to vote AGAINST their best interest. They're too busy trying to make it day to day. Too busy to stay informed. Too gullible. Too afraid. For whatever reason, they aren't paying attention. Not my usual rant, I know -- a little harsh for me, cathartic still, but, it's my current reality. And I will recontact many of these people -- some are culled from my list -- as the GE comes closer. This year, I will make a concerted effort to knock on that door one... more... time. It may make a difference.