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BigBearJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 01:29 AM
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A question from my 11 year old nephew I will never ever forget
Hey Uncle Johnny...

How come our country can put a man on the moon
but we can't have an accurate, fair election?

The logic is inescapable.
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Left coast liberal Donating Member (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 01:31 AM
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1. See, there's hope for our future yet! Love them kids! n/t
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buddysmellgood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:22 AM
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2. Kids cut right through the bullshit.
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KaliTracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 02:24 AM
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3. State? Context?
Edited on Sat Jan-01-05 02:25 AM by KaliTracy
I'm sure this came out of the blue, but just wondering if issues were being discussed around him.

BTW: Kudos to him!
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BigBearJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 05:07 PM
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8. Context
My nephew has heard me discussing the vote fiasco
with my family. I have to admit, the kid is very
logical. He is a problem solver. Then, out of the
blue, he shakes his head and asked me the question
about us being able to land a man on the moon but
can't figure out how to tally a nation's vote.
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 06:56 AM
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4. well, we haven't put anyone on the moon lately
but didn't * want to?
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 09:40 AM
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5. And we can't do exit polls either.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 09:42 AM
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6. Children are so unpretentious and wise!
O8)
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BR_Parkway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 12:01 PM
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7. As someone put it to me - "Week after week after week after week
Edited on Sat Jan-01-05 12:02 PM by BR_Parkway
all year long, all these states can sell and track lottery tickets, and figure out the winning number - apparently without any of these "glitches".

Can you imagine the headlines? Computer Glitch Falsely Awards $38 Million Lottery

on edit: I guess if it was a "Glitch" then it would be awarded to Shrub, since that's what all computer glitches do.
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bemis12 Donating Member (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 05:20 PM
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9. My 6 year old
Edited on Sat Jan-01-05 05:21 PM by bemis12
why the other kids in kindergarten believe in Santa. I told her that that's what their parents taught them.

When they're young and impressionable, they'll believe anything that older people that they respect tell them.

That is to say, if you thought Bush was just the greatest, so would he. It takes time to discover who you are politically.
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spooked Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 05:37 PM
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10. You don't believe in Santa?!
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AtLiberty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 06:07 PM
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11. If we can put a man on the moon...
...why can't we put the entire Bush Administration on the moon?
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BigBearJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-01-05 11:55 PM
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12. I 2nd that idea! But why stop there? Why not all the repugs?
Misery enjoys company
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