Final Plea
Okay, America, I'm begging you. Please vote for Kerry this Tuesday. We can't afford another four years under Bush. All that has been accomplished with Bush's preemptive war is that the terrorists have been energized to greater hatred and violence than before. We've lost over a thousand soldiers, and we're less safe now than we were four years ago.
Bush sees things in cartoon terms, which is why he had no problem taking unsubstantiated claims of weapons possession and using them to justify invading Iraq, even though no links had been established between the attacks of 9/11 and Saddam Hussein's government (and still haven't). Kerry, on the other hand, sees the world as a complex place. He understands that you'd better have a damn good reason to go into another country with your guns-a-blazing. You'd better have a damn good reason for sending your sons and daughters into harm's way.
No matter your party affiliation, please please please vote for Kerry this Tuesday. People's lives are at stake. If you're a Republican, and you want to vote for a true conservative, Bush is not your guy. Your guy isn't running this time. Just think of your country—of the safety of the troops and your fellow citizens—and check the Kerry box on your ballot. Then you can go right back to voting Republican and no one need be the wiser for it. I won't tell anyone.
(Extra motivation: if Kerry wins, I'll continue to fill your lives with fanciful anecdotes and observations about our crazy planet. If Bush wins, I'll probably be lost in an existential fugue for months, during which I won't be able to write anything but maudlin prose and dirges. Keep this in mind when making your decision.)
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1 Nicholas said January 14, 2010 at 9:37 p.m.
You pinko-hippy-communist!
2 Dave said January 14, 2010 at 9:37 p.m.
Yes. America, please please please listen to Karen, for all the reasons she has given. If bush goes back for another 4 years, "USA" and "America" run the risk of officially become swear words in a lot of countries.
And believe it or not, but the majority of the world doesn't really want that to happen.
3 Karen said January 14, 2010 at 9:37 p.m.
I think you're right, Dave. I love this country and I hate the reputation we've gotten worldwide as a result of the past 4 years. We can do so much better.
(By the way, pay no attention to that Nicholas guy. That's just my husband trying to provoke me.) :)
4 Dave said January 14, 2010 at 9:37 p.m.
Looks like hope has faded.
What's with the announces that bush wins, kerry admitting defeat... When, from what I understand of the electoral vote system, he still has a chance to win?!
"Monde de merde."
5 Karen said January 14, 2010 at 9:37 p.m.
Well, Kerry needed to win Ohio, and although there were a number of provisional ballots left to be counted, it wouldn't have been enough to catch up to Bush (even if every single one of them had gone for Kerry). The states that have not provided full results yet wouldn't be enough, and Bush has already surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed. The early exit polls in Ohio and Florida (which gave Kerry the lead) were misleading because a lot of people lied about who they had just voted for. That's right, they were embarrassed to have voted for Bush, so they lied and said they'd voted for Kerry.
Almost everyone I know is devastated about the result. I don't understand how so many people could vote for a man who has lied to us and sent people to die for no reason. Many of the people who voted for Bush claimed that "moral values" was their top concern, and I'm afraid that what we're seeing is yet another step down the dangerous path of religious fundamentalism. It's a scary thought.