tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post3031362098942760893..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Elections. Yeah, Right...Kim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-80517885762539729472009-06-08T10:56:10.254+01:002009-06-08T10:56:10.254+01:00Barman - OK, you've got it!Barman - OK, you've got it!Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-10253122398140893082009-06-08T10:26:40.659+01:002009-06-08T10:26:40.659+01:00all i can say is give me your vote.
yes, vote bar...all i can say is give me your vote. <br />yes, vote barman, its the only way forward. <br />i probably wont change your life, i probably wont make a difference, i probably will fiddle expenses.<br />if it helps i`ll kiss babies, srtoke dogs and help old grannies across the road.The Brokendown Barmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729499535859152598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-8458098614227394082009-06-07T22:38:52.120+01:002009-06-07T22:38:52.120+01:00Jeff - it's never going to be easy when all th...Jeff - it's never going to be easy when all they tell you is what they think you want to hearKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-68893230890803432162009-06-07T22:11:48.196+01:002009-06-07T22:11:48.196+01:00well I hope things go well there...after a few day...well I hope things go well there...after a few days in DC last week I am more unsure thenever what the heck is going on or who is in charge. <br /><br />PeaceJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243079362504708235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-64346181865917899852009-06-07T20:27:11.642+01:002009-06-07T20:27:11.642+01:00Jimmy - Glad you're back with us :)
Savannah ...<b>Jimmy</b> - Glad you're back with us :)<br /><br /><b>Savannah</b> - Group sigh...<br /><br /><b>Hope</b> - That's a powerful demonstration of what happens when we leave it to others to vote. <br /><br /><b>Eryl</b> - the problem is we wouldn't get a situation where no one voted. Instead we'll end up in a situation where the only people who vote have particularly unsavoury views. Et voila, enter the BNP into power.<br /><br /><b>FLG</b> - there is no "none of the above" option, although I wish there was. But you're right, either they are corrupt before they join, or the system corrupts them.<br /><br /><b>Mapstew</b> - you should tattoo "left" and "right" on your knuckles and cover the full political spectrum :)<br /><br /><b>Charlie</b> - true, true...<br /><br /><b>Pat</b> - can't say I blame you<br /><br /><b>Debra</b> - another group sigh...<br /><br /><b>Mary</b> - we so <i>want</i> to believe, don't we?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-18573974111108513652009-06-07T09:39:29.034+01:002009-06-07T09:39:29.034+01:00I've got to side with Hope here and pat you on...I've got to side with Hope here and pat you on the back for going to the trouble. Still, there are times I wonder why the hell I bother to go through with voting myself. If Obama really stands up to Israel instead of going along with the program and doing what he's told, I'll be over the moon.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-79974112135257726852009-06-06T19:16:18.586+01:002009-06-06T19:16:18.586+01:00Systems seem to exist to perpetuate themselves, an...Systems seem to exist to perpetuate themselves, and elected officials are the same. sigh...debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-50481525740815282322009-06-06T10:15:44.129+01:002009-06-06T10:15:44.129+01:00For better or worse - this time I didn't. So...For better or worse - this time I didn't. Sorry girls.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-73448062061931810932009-06-06T03:11:09.976+01:002009-06-06T03:11:09.976+01:00Politicians are merely puppets of the real people ...Politicians are merely puppets of the real people who run governments: banks, oil companies, insurance companies, and whoever else has an agenda and a gazillion bucks.<br /><br />The guy who is truly upstanding and for the people, as Fat Lazy Guy notes, learns very quickly how the game is played.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-61556890902900594082009-06-06T01:50:59.632+01:002009-06-06T01:50:59.632+01:00Jimmy got there before me.Jimmy got there before me.mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-61026406143176179372009-06-06T00:52:10.230+01:002009-06-06T00:52:10.230+01:00Is there a "No Confidence" option?
I fi...Is there a "No Confidence" option?<br /><br />I find that even the most upstanding/for-the-people politicians soon quickly cave to the pressure/spoils of the game.Apex Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831580250709824079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-90725318673813376372009-06-06T00:38:22.485+01:002009-06-06T00:38:22.485+01:00If everyone didn't vote what would happen? Non...If everyone didn't vote what would happen? None of the buggers that run for election represent me in any way.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-43484517714149133332009-06-06T00:12:08.189+01:002009-06-06T00:12:08.189+01:00I've been Director of Elections in my hometown...I've been Director of Elections in my hometown and politicians are not, by definition,lovable.<br /><br />When I spoke at area high schools, I'd stand the whole class up, then whittle all the popular kids away with excuses as to why they were too busy to register or vote. I'd leave one nerd and the smart kid standing. Then I'd explain that in the US, less than 50% of those eligible even registered, about half of those bothered to vote, but it only took a little over 33% to elect a candidate. I would smile at the 2 kids standing and say,"You stay home, these people decide the future for you."<br /><br />The room would be buzzing at that point! :) It wasn't an insult to the 2 kids left [most thanked me for letting them be the last standing instead of first out of the game] but an eye opener of who actually decides the future when you're too busy to bother.<br /><br />I'm glad you weren't too busy. Good for you!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-59736738705547931012009-06-05T21:26:56.540+01:002009-06-05T21:26:56.540+01:00i know exactly what you mean, sugar! *sigh* xoxoi know exactly what you mean, sugar! *sigh* xoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-62090810690984627782009-06-05T20:38:30.920+01:002009-06-05T20:38:30.920+01:00"The idea we live in a democracy is quite lau..."<i>The idea we live in a democracy is quite laughable. What we actually live in is an elected dictatorship, which is quite different.</i>"<br /><br />There is nothing more I can add to such eloquent wisdom.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.com