What does it say…
November 4, 2008 
What does it say about Obama’s campaign that his supporters think it’s a good idea to vote for him “a couple of times”… and what does it say about CNN that the reporter replies, “I think that’s against the law but it’s okay.” ??? And how exactly can we have confidence in the vote counts coming out of these areas where this is happening?
I’m also wondering at what point the Black Panthers appointed themselves the Obama campaign’s official security force (standing guard in front of a polling station)… and is this what Obama was talking about when he said we need a “Civilian National Security Force”?
Today Is The Day: Make The News, Don’t Watch It
November 4, 2008 
This day has been too long in coming! (I swear if the pundits start talking about 2012 tomorrow I will scream…) But it is finally here – it’s time for the talking heads to shut their traps and let the people speak for once.
I voted this morning and it was like voting for the first time because I’ve been voting absentee in WA state for so many years and things are rather different here in Virginia. But the line wasn’t bad at all and everything worked properly and I was proud to see so many people turning out to exercise their right to vote. Have you voted yet? If not, go do it now – trust me, it’s better to go earlier in the day than later. But whatever you do, don’t let the day go by without voting – especially if you are voting for McCain! 
And a little reminder: The media that is head over heels in love with Obama is not going to suddenly go all “objective reporter” on us today. No, they are going to do what they can to suppress the McCain vote and declare Obama the winner as soon as they can. (case in point: “Obama wins in landslide (in tiny New Hampshire towns)” … reality check: That town has voted with the country exactly 50% of the time… in other words, the result no more predict the final outcome than a flip of the coin would.) The media is going to start putting out the results of exit polls and likely it will look like Obama is winning. Don’t fall for the hype. Exit polls have been shown to be extremely unreliable.
Also, as a former West Coaster I personally don’t think the news should be allowed to announce any results until ALL the polls have closed – nationwide. I know with Alaska and Hawaii being significantly behind everyone time-wise that’s not realistic to expect, but it would be nice nonetheless. I can’t tell you how annoying it is to be sitting in Washington state, polls still open, and hear the media calling the election. Talk about feeling like your vote is meaningless! (but of course you Washingtonians know this year nothing could be farther from the truth – vote McCain! And don’t forget Dino Rossi!) Anyway, I believe we won’t know TRUE results until very late tonight – or perhaps tomorrow, or heck it might even be next week depending on the types of shenanigans we might see today…
So my point is: Turn the TV/Radio OFF. Don’t listen to those “early results” – they mean nothing. Go and VOTE. And then relax, and enjoy a day of peace and quiet. Trust me, you’ll be glad you did.
