Alan Grayson: GOTV

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GOTV

by Alan Grayson

So, why should people bother to vote? Oh, I don't know. But here are a few thoughts that come to mind:

If the idea of national bankruptcy appeals to you, don't vote.

If you want Sarah Palin to be the next President, don't vote.

If you have a strange fondness for the Dark Ages, don't vote.

If you want endless war, don't vote.

If you think that if you can't afford health care then you deserve to die, don't vote.

If you think that children can educate themselves, then don't vote.

If you view life as the war of all against all, then don't vote.

If you favor cheap labor, don't vote.

If you think that the sick, the hungry and the homeless are really annoying, then don't vote.

But if you believe in JUSTICE, EQUALITY, and PEACE, then you have to vote. And bring ten people to the polls with you.

Truth,

Congressman Alan Grayson

[xiamiam]

1. if you have a strange fondness for the dark ages, dont vote..GO GRAYSON

I really like Grayson.

[avaistheone1]

2. I strongly support Grayson.

I am a huge fan.

k&r

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7. Maybe Grayson

should have posted this here.

[polichick]

3. Is this a TV ad too? Should be! nt

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4. It's a very good message. n/t

[Turborama]

5. K&R & Offf to the Greatest

Grayson ROCKS!

Thanks for posting.

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6. Stupidity

Lee Stranahan

Why The Democrats Deserve To Lose

It's fitting that Halloween and Election Day are only a few days apart. Both days use the iconography of fear to help gain treats and both leave a sort of sickening aftertaste.

The Republicans definitely don't deserve to win this election season but it's clear that the Democrats absolutely deserve to lose. The fact that the GOP is poised to win the House and will clean the Democrats clock in the Governor's races should be a big, fat warning to the Democrats that they have screwed up badly and should try to stand for something that people actually want to vote for. Instead, Democratic leaders want to blame the base for apathy.

Not voting can be apathetic and cynical but so can voting. For many of us, the best option seems to be to not play in the rigged game. Yes, yes, I've heard the clichés -- if you don't vote you can't complain and all that other nonsense. Truth is, voting is just one form of political action. Writing and speaking against a corrupt system is another one. Running for office is another. Protests are another.

The Democrats and the Republicans want to point fingers at each other and hope you don't see the real systemic problems that neither party actually wants to fix.

When Barack Obama was elected there was a moment there were it seemed like the Democrats might actually stand for something and buld long term political success. Obama won because he was different and not part of the same tired political machine that people like McCain and Hillary Clinton both represented. He vowed reform of the lobbying system that has kept real change from happening.

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