POLL: Who gets your vote for President?

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by amber

Omigod, i'm glad you didn't get stuck with that, too! And no, I meant worse jobs than your job. Sleeping is never worse than anything, IMO, and often better than most things!
Amber "Napper" G.

gotcha...haha....I'm a big fan of the sleep...I do in constantly

Anyway - I'm on the air for two more hours - then I get dinner the I head to the dems...should be fun - except I'm nervous as hell because I"ve never done any live coverage like this...but gotta be a first time for everything I guess...hopefullY I won't mar all of our local election coverage...

[amber]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

gotcha...haha....I'm a big fan of the sleep...I do in constantly

Anyway - I'm on the air for two more hours - then I get dinner the I head to the dems...should be fun - except I'm nervous as hell because I"ve never done any live coverage like this...but gotta be a first time for everything I guess...hopefullY I won't mar all of our local election coverage...

It's just live radio, not visual, right?

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by amber

It's just live radio, not visual, right?

We're a dual licensee meaning WXXI has a television and radio station - we we'll have both TV and radio...I, however, work only on radio - so yeah - not visual at all...I'll be interviewing people - or even simply handing them a phone while our talk show host interviews them....

As the time nears I grow more and more nervous...

[Bella Figura]

Nixxxed says

I don't know what the hell he's thinking. Just because a state gets a Kerry majority doesn't mean we have "chosen to make peace" with him. Still, not good news for those of us in "red" states. Although the local news is abuzz with stories of the highest early voter turnout EVER. In many counties, early voting this year surpassed total voting for 2000. Is it wrong for me to pray that Texas goes blue? (ohpleaseohpleaseohplease)

Why didn't Bin Laden think of this four years ago??? New York is usually a blue state...

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Bella Figura

New York is usually a blue state...

And it will be this year, too.

[gldstwmn]

Okay. I'm off to take my 18 year old to the poll to vote.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Okay. I'm off to take my 18 year old to the poll to vote.

Tell her congrats on her first presidential election!

[estranged4life]

see how the last 15 elections have been accurately predicted by the outcome of the Washington Redskins last home game before an election?

Seems that it the Redskins win the last home game before an election the incumbent wins. But if they lost that home game the incumbent has lost the election...

Hmm, Maybe that is why John Kerry was shown on ESPN thanking the Green Bay Packers for the win over the Redskins this past Sunday

Brian j.

[Sugar]

Hey all, sorry I haven't been around, I 've been having some password issues...

ANYWAY...I voted today around noon and it wasn't bad at all! I went with my best friend and his 18 yeard old stepson and we all voted for Kerry. My husband went later and he voted for Kerry too.

And I must admit, everything was very civil, which surprised me a little here in heavily Republican Bucks County, PA!

Here's to hoping!

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by Sugar

Hey all, sorry I haven't been around, I 've been having some password issues...

ANYWAY...I voted today around noon and it wasn't bad at all! I went with my best friend and his 18 yeard old stepson and we all voted for Kerry. My husband went later and he voted for Kerry too.

Thank you!

[Johnny Stew]

There was quite a line at the borough building today, which I wasn't thrilled about, and had a bit of an anxiety attack while waiting... but I rode it out and was able to cast my vote.

One of my co-workers took the day off to work the election, and one of our patrons got there just as I was leaving. She said she was thrilled to see the "library folk" out doing their part for democracy. *hehehe*

Tonight was our board meeting at the library, which was business as usual. But after the meeting adjourned and patrons had left, the board members (all ladies, ranging in age from 45-78) were discussing the election, and Bush and Kerry.

I was EXTREMELY impressed when one of our members (who actually graduated with my mother) said she can't understand why Dick Cheney would even want to be on the same ticket with Bush, and questioned how he can "sit back and keep his mouth shut when the president descriminates against gays."
She said, "I love my kids with all my heart, and if one of them were gay, I'd be their loudest cheerleader. I certainly wouldn't support someone who wants to keep them from getting married."

I didn't say anything, as I was working and wasn't part of the conversation, but I was really moved by what she said. She definitely gained a million cool points in my eyes.
The other ladies all agreed with her, and added their thoughts... ranging from "two adults who love each other should be allowed to marry" to "they need to keep religion out of politics."

I also got a kick out of the way they blasted Bush for his drug & alcohol abuse and his "shady past," and they said he had no business telling anyone else how to run their life.

For the record, each of these women is "church-going," and three of them actually hold office in their church organizations... so the whole conversation was very impressive.

Anyway, I just wanted to share that.
Now I have to figure out how I'm going to afford sending massive fruit-baskets to each of our board members this Christmas!

(Wanted to add that one of the ladies said she wishes Bill Clinton was still in the White House. "I'd vote for him every election if I could. I don't care if he is a womanizer." )

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

There was quite a line at the borough building today, which I wasn't thrilled about, and had a bit of an anxiety attack while waiting... but I rode it out and was able to cast my vote.

One of my co-workers took the day off to work the election, and one of our patrons got there just as I was leaving. She said she was thrilled to see the "library folk" out doing their part for democracy. *hehehe*

Tonight was our board meeting at the library, which was business as usual. But after the meeting adjourned and patrons had left, the board members (all ladies, ranging in age from 45-78) were discussing the election, and Bush and Kerry.

I was EXTREMELY impressed when one of our members (who actually graduated with my mother) said she can't understand why Dick Cheney would even want to be on the same ticket with Bush, and questioned how he can "sit back and keep his mouth shut when the president descriminates against gays."
She said, "I love my kids with all my heart, and if one of them were gay, I'd be their loudest cheerleader. I certainly wouldn't support someone who wants to keep them from getting married."

I didn't say anything, as I was working and wasn't part of the conversation, but I was really moved by what she said. She definitely gained a million cool points in my eyes.
The other ladies all agreed with her, and added their thoughts... ranging from "two adults who love each other should be allowed to marry" to "they need to keep religion out of politics."

I also got a kick out of the way they blasted Bush for his drug & alcohol abuse and his "shady past," and they said he had no business telling anyone else how to run their life.

For the record, each of these women is "church-going," and three of them actually hold office in their church organizations... so the whole conversation was very impressive.

Anyway, I just wanted to share that.
Now I have to figure out how I'm going to afford sending massive fruit-baskets to each of our board members this Christmas!

(Wanted to add that one of the ladies said she wishes Bill Clinton was still in the White House. "I'd vote for him every election if I could. I don't care if he is a womanizer." )

Thank you Johnny Stew.