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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:37 PM Original message |
Was I a jerk for doing this? |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. you were not unreasonable and she was unprofessional you should have |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I should have gotten her name. I felt sort of intimidated by her. |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good Job....I would have called the police myself. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. No. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. No, Ma'am: You Were Sensible |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. You absolutely did the right thing. In fact, report the woman. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. You have every right to be suspicious. If it's a lockbox, why have a person there? |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I think maybe they were emptying the box. It must be filling up pretty fast. |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. You did the right thing. I would have done the same. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. In a well armed society, she would not have bothered you that much. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. No, what you did made sense |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. You did the right thing, and she should have know that! |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ya done good - I hope EVERY Dem voter is that careful! |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
14. At the very least, she could've ID'ed herself. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Exactly. I have her a look that was like: "Who the eff are you?" |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Call, then I certainly cannot hurt. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. You took the only reasonable course of action |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. No one in their right mind would have handed them over. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. This whole thing is really needling in my brain now. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Even if they tell you that she was doing her job,explain that you |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Exactly. Even when I vote in person, I'm the only person who handles my ballot |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. You did the right thing. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. Magnetic Stickers on a plain white van do not an Official Vehicle make... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. I would have done the same thing. |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. No - she should have let you 'cast' your ballot and then picked everything up |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I'm gonna drive over there at the same time tomorrow to see |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. No, you aren't a jerk. If she was not wearing anything to ID her as an election |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
27. Just curious- do you have any identifying bumper stickers on your car, like an Obama one? |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. No. I don't put that kind of stuff on my car |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. No doubt. You did the right thing, I think. |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. I'd take a digital camera... |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
29. You did the right thing |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
31. You ABSOLUTELY did the right thing. |
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iamahaingttta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. Personally, after putting my ballot in the box... |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
33. You were right and she was probably violating election laws |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
35. You were normal |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
36. Not at all. Don't forget that some Republican |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. No,it doesn't sound unreasonable and even if you had wanted to hand |
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Lady-Damai (756 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
38. No, you were being too nice. She would have heard a good earful from moi. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
39. I not only would not have given her the ballots, |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
40. Not at all. Why didn't she just explain who she was? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
41. In point of fact, had you handed your ballot to her, it would have WASTED her time, for she STILL |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
42. No. Election officials are supposed to be wearing valid ID |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
43. No, you were not a jerk for doing that |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
44. Not a jerk at all! |
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crossroads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
45. You did right! She was wrong to even ask for your ballots! |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
46. You weren't a jerk! |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. I'm in Olympia, WA. |
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FLyellowdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
48. Scary. |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
49. She was either impatient, ignorant, or up to no good. You did good. |
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Top Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-22-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
51. Smart move.... She probably was going to steal your vote |
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