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Friday, October 10, 2008

Posted in 1 by cesco7 on October 10, 2008


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  1. andy said, on October 10, 2008 at 2:35 am

    My favorite part is when he attacks his own foot.

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  2. kouredios said, on October 10, 2008 at 8:56 am

    Actually, now that you mention it, Obama backwards is Latin for “I will love.” Huh.

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  3. Theophylact said, on October 10, 2008 at 9:28 am

    “Amabo” is a word in Latin, and it means “I will love”.

    Verbum sapientibus…

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  4. Jonathan S said, on October 10, 2008 at 10:07 am

    The Mabo case led to a landmark legal decision in Australia acknowledging for the first time that Aboriginal people had title to land that was not automatically extinguished by the British Law. A Mabo, then, wold be a breakthrough for justice.

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  5. Chaim Mattis Keller said, on October 10, 2008 at 10:16 am

    Still bitter about Howard Dean’s flame-out four years ago, are we?

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  6. Jim said, on October 10, 2008 at 10:50 am

    McCain is nuts, Obama is naive. We need more choices. Support a third-party candidate.

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  7. Steve said, on October 10, 2008 at 11:31 am

    Third party candidates don’t just magically win the presidency. If people want more choice at the top level they need to get off their lazy butts and start building support for parties at the local level. Then move up to state level, then get a presence in Congress, *then* try for president. Just pulling the lever for a third party candidate ever four years isn’t just a waste of a vote, it’s also lazy and stupid.

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  8. Zev said, on October 10, 2008 at 12:18 pm

    “Support a third-party candidate.”

    You mean one whose party has absolutely no chance of getting elected or otherwise having any influence whatsoever? The U.S. is a republic, not a parliamentary system like Canada or the UK. Still less is it a proportional representation system like Italy or Israel, where voting for third (or fourth, etc.) parties actually has an effect.

    Voting for a third-party candidate in the U.S. is like writing in T.O.D.D. or TGP, or like just scrawling “I like kitties” on the ballot and getting it thrown out. Hold your nose, Jim, and vote for Obama so you Americans (and the world) at least won’t get four more years of fundamentalists with their gunsights on Iran and who knows where else.

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  9. Howabominable (aka Lindsey ^_^) said, on October 10, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Blegh, I’ve been going back and forth for months trying to figure out who to vote for. I think both candidates have the potential to do some real good for this country, and both have the potential to screw it up. My ballot just arrived so it looks like I’ll have to make a decision today. And no, this comic doesn’t help =P. Darn you, Ces! Your jo as a cartoonist is to tell everyone how to vote!!! At least that’s what I gather, since of the 90 daily comics I read there are usually 4 or 5 making fun of Palin or something.

    Anyway, leaning towards Obama, but I might change my mind by later tonight. With the last presidential election I felt that whether we elected Bush or Kerry, it wouldn’t matter – the country was screwed anyway. This election I feel like who we vote for matters, but I’m still not sure which one is the right choice.

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  10. Jim said, on October 10, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    Zev & Steve, I am supporting third party candidates for smaller offices in my state as well as for the presidency. I hope to build support on a state-wide level, but also on a national level. I really can’t trust Obama or McCain to run the country without screwing us over, so I have to go with someone else.

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  11. Korp said, on October 11, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    There is literally no reason to vote for McCain: http://www.knowmccain.com

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  12. Eric said, on October 12, 2008 at 9:57 am

    Zev –

    Points taken. To add some nauance, though, our elections are not based on direct representation — winner take all when it comes to the Electoral College, as I’m sure you’re aware.

    I mention this because as a third party supporter living in a state that is overwhelmingly in favor of Obama, casting a vote for a third party does not alter the outcome of the elections. My state is going Obama with or without me, and my vote doesn’t affect what happens in the rest of the country.

    By voting for a third party, however, I help the party maintain ballot access, which allows it to focus on campaigning, building ground level and local support, etc. rather than wasting time, money, and other resources on trying to get on the ballot year after year.

    So, while I may have zero hope of altering this year’s presidential election, I will not be contributing toward another Republican win. Further, I help advance (albeit in a small way) alternative voices for future elections.

    (Of course, YMMV if you’re in a contested state. There are certain privileges to being an East Coast liberal…)

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