I'm glad that Obama won, especially considering the dirty politics that the republicans put out there at the last minute.
They sent a message around to cuban immigrants stating that Fidel Castro (along with Noriega and others) supported Obama.
Someone connected to them(not known who) sent text messages around stating that, because of long lines, Obama voters would have to be handled on wednesday instead. Its not known who was behind that one, probably because its voter fraud and that person could go to jail.
Then there were polling place problems....
"Jacintha Johnson, a senior at the historically African-American school, told CNN that she got in line at 7:30 a.m. and voted at 6 p.m. She said the precinct had only five voting booths to accommodate up to 3,000 people."
""We started the line at about 10:30 a.m., and we did not get done until 3:30 p.m.," said Jessica Edwards, who voted in Norfolk."
"Some voters in Georgia said they were turned away when informed somebody using their names had already cast ballots in early voting."
"In St. Louis, Missouri, Lisa Foreman said she went to vote in her precinct where improperly calibrated machines would only select Republican John McCain for president. She said workers there were trying to fix the problem."
"At least three cases of possible voter suppression at election sites around Virginia will be investigated by state police, according to Virginia election officials."
"Officials in Dona Ana County, New Mexico say they are having problems with absentee ballots. But it's unclear just how many voters may not see their vote count."
"At least three polling locations in Kansas City's 5th Ward have the wrong registration books, said Board of Elections director Shelley McThomas. She said cover jackets indicating ward, precinct and sequence numbers were mixed up when the books were assembled at the Board of Elections."
What does it take to do this right? These systems and rules and so on have been around for years. Why is voting made so difficult? How can they not solve these problems?
It is good to see Obama do so well in Florida though, despite things like those phone calls the republicans sent around.
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I just back from having my eyes dilated, so I don't wanna type too much before I go nap, but. I think the whole thing (the complications that everyone is STILL having when we try to vote) is really absurd.
But I guess that's part of it.. :'D It wouldn't be voting time if it wasn't Hell to go through.
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And ... you got rid of all your pictures....and journals 0.o
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"Life is like playing a violin in public, but learning as time goes on." - SBY
"The ornament of a house is the friend who frequents it." - Emerson
"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." - Frost
Also, haha, yeah. None of them were very good! I've been meaning to get out and take some more, but I can't afford a decent camera at the moment. It looks kinda barren, but just 'cause of circumstance. (That and I don't like keeping more than one journal here at a time. I'm weird.
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