you sure you can vote?

[realthog]

In light of the Repugs' fervent attempts to minimize the democratic vote (lower-case initial intentional) in so many states -- by, among other things, illegally expunging people from the electoral register (why in hell aren't these criminals in prison?) -- it's vital that everyone entitled to cast their ballots on November 4 do so . . . if for no other reason than that any party which attempts to betray democracy in such a vile fashion deserves to be doomed.

My pal Todd Lockwood sent me this useful information today:

If you have any doubts whether you are registered to vote, or fear you are the victim of a direct mail "vote caging" scheme, you can find your voter status at this non-partisan site. I checked. It works.

http://www.canivote.org/

Of course, I myself can't actually check it to make sure it works, because although I'm allowed to pay full US taxes I'm not allowed to vote -- sort of like a felon, if you think about it, which I try as hard as I can not to -- but Todd assures me he's tried it and it's valid.

Todd's full of good stuff today, in fact. He also sent me the instructions whereby I can donate as little as $10 to Planned Parenthood and do so in Sarah Palin's name: https://secure.ga0.org/02/pp10000_inhonor has the details. Since the address of Gawd's Own Daughter isn't readily available (and of course shouldn't be), the suggested address to which you might request your "in Sarah Palin's honor" card be sent is:

McCain for President
1235 S. Clark Street, 1st Floor
Arlington, VA 22202

I think I may be spending $10 this evening . . .

Comments

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I've just donated $10 in honour of Sarah Palin to Planned Parenthood"

Me too! Feels good, dunnit! And all for only ten bucks . . .

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

True. I'm certain God's Only-begotten Daughter will feel a deep glow in Her Sacred Heart.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"I'm certain God's Only-begotten Daughter will feel a deep glow in Her Sacred Heart."

Or, perhaps, not. I have a feeling the only hearts she knows about are the wet, hot, throbbing ones she pulls out of the various animals she slaughters.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

That does seem likely, alas.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Don't you think it's incredible that some people take pleasure out of slaughtering (and think it's positively virtuous to slaughter) defenceless animals? Can you imagine the hysteria there'd be if someone went about killing domesticated dogs and cats? Yet, to my mind, there's no difference between this and hunting bears, deer, raccoons, squirrels & chipmunks (yes, we have people like that, and they think themselves brave and manly as they mow down their tiny prey), foxes . . . and, of course, moose. How depraved are these folk?

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Hunting for the pot, as far as I'm concerned is a legitimate activity. I fail, however, to see the sport in hunting an animal that can't shoot back.