Stupid Reasons to Vote

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2004-11-03 01:27pm

The dumbest reason for voting I've heard so far was, "I don't wanna get drafted!" I heard several people at school say this is the reason why they were voting anti-Bush. Anyone else hear of asinine reasons for voting?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-11-03 01:30pm

"I don't want to get drafted" is a damn good reason to vote, assuming you're stupid enough to believe there is in fact a chance of your getting drafted.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2004-11-03 01:33pm

But that's the point! There isn't going to be a draft, ever. So using that as your primary reason for voting is ridiculous.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-11-03 01:39pm

any reason involving religion in a country that's supposed to be secular.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-11-03 01:39pm

Yeah. That's pretty dumb.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2004-11-03 01:41pm

I concur. Voting to mix religion with government is dumb.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-11-03 01:45pm

I got a few great ones from friends of mine. I asked him why he didn't support Kerry, I got the usual "He's a flip-flopper" response. I called him on it and asked what Kerry flip-flopped on "The war." I pointed out to him that Kerry fell for the lie as we all did and that changing your mind after being lied to isn't a sign of weak will it's a sign of "Oh shit, I fucked up. My bad." He then said he's gonna vote for Bush because he's a gun-nut. And the fact that he's also a psycho fundie wasn't going to change his mind. Then there is my other friend who, when told about the job loss said "It's a lie by Kerry."... .... .... You'd be amazed how much willpower I had to put into not smacking him.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-11-03 01:47pm

"Bush looks like a monkey." Yes, that's a real reason.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-11-03 01:48pm

Because Bush is the only person who can deal with terrorists... after all, look what he did in Iraq! He got rid of that evil al-Quieda conspirator.

IRG CommandoJoe · Post by **IRG CommandoJoe** » 2004-11-03 02:25pm

fgalkin wrote:"Bush looks like a monkey." Yes, that's a real reason.

Ah, yes. How could I forget that one? Someone in class back in September stated, "He looks like a chimp."

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-11-03 02:31pm

fgalkin wrote:"Bush looks like a monkey." Yes, that's a real reason.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Bush is a monkey. Specifically, his thinking is very similar to chimpanzee social behaviour. Chimps are famous for being tender and compassionate within their own clans while simultaneously being incredibly ruthless and cruel to those outside their own clans. That is George W. Bush: a man with the social attitude of a chimp. It must come from having the brain of one.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-11-03 02:38pm

My born again friend and I on the phone last night.

"Voting for Kerry means there's going to be abortions left and right in this country and that's horrible."

"Aside from the fact that it's the law of the land so there will be abortions left and right if Bush gets elected Bush also has over 1,000 dead soldiers and 20,000 wounded ones over a lie of a war. Isn't that as morally bankrupt as abortion?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because the war is God's will."

*Seething now.*

"And that's why you're voting for him - abortion."

"Yes. Otherwise we will be a corrupt and immoral nation."

*cannot hold back any longer, physically ill by the stupidity I decide to launch a too cruel counter.*

"Weren't you in the abortion clinic a few months ago before you changed your mind at the last minute?"

"I don't feel like discussing this anymore." CLICK.

The song of all so called moral people. Do as I say not as I do. What the FUCK does morality have to do with the party of small government and minimized interference with people's lives??

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-11-03 04:20pm

Any justificiation given by your average high schooler. That guy who proposed lowering the voting age to 14 and counting minors as a fraction of a vote in California a while back has obviously not tried talking to a 14 year-old about politics.

Bugsby · Post by **Bugsby** » 2004-11-03 04:25pm

Stravo wrote:The song of all so called moral people. Do as I say not as I do. What the FUCK does morality have to do with the party of small government and minimized interference with people's lives??

Absolutely nothing. But that doesn't matter. Karl Rove's political strategy has turned the Republican party on its head. No one stands for small government anymore. The Republican party is full of the new wave of religious fanatics who think that Bush is the second coming and can do no wrong, who are bolstered by the old guard who missed the memo that the Republican party now isn't the Republican party they fell in love with in 1980.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-11-03 04:52pm

I've heard "I don't think it's a good idea to change leadership in the middle of this whole Iraq issue" as a reason to vote for Bush.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-11-03 04:54pm

Durandal wrote:I've heard "I don't think it's a good idea to change leadership in the middle of this whole Iraq issue" as a reason to vote for Bush.

Unfortunately, that comes from Abraham Lincoln, who coined the "it's unwise to change horses in midstream" argument for his own campaign.

It's really too bad that the RNC had to go in the direction of George W. Bush rather than John McCain.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2004-11-03 04:59pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Durandal wrote:I've heard "I don't think it's a good idea to change leadership in the middle of this whole Iraq issue" as a reason to vote for Bush.
Unfortunately, that comes from Abraham Lincoln, who coined the "it's unwise to change horses in midstream" argument for his own campaign.

It's really too bad that the RNC had to go in the direction of George W. Bush rather than John McCain.

If Lincoln had followed his own advice when it came to his choice of generals, then I might give a damn. Of course, he would have lost his war if he didn't change horses, which just lends further weight to the 'elect someone else' argument.

Dark Hellion · Post by **Dark Hellion** » 2004-11-03 05:03pm

I think I may have had the stupidest reason to vote.
Living in IL it didn't matter who I voted for because the Chicago Political Machine is gonna vote for me, so.... I voted to save 20% on my next Warhammer 40k purchase. Now you can all point and laugh.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2004-11-03 05:29pm

My reason for voting was that I was for social progression and a refusal to be a pawn in Bush's Imperialist agenda.

Lindar · Post by **Lindar** » 2004-11-03 05:43pm

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:But that's the point! There isn't going to be a draft, ever. So using that as your primary reason for voting is ridiculous.

Actually...My friend that only does politics(basicly) is worried about the draft thing...and i wouldn't say that it's an impossibility.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-11-03 05:52pm

Lindar wrote:
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:But that's the point! There isn't going to be a draft, ever. So using that as your primary reason for voting is ridiculous.
Actually...My friend that only does politics(basicly) is worried about the draft thing...and i wouldn't say that it's an impossibility.

the draft may as well be an impossibility though. america simply doesn't have the resources to maintain one, and it's so unpopular it would never get passed. despite the fact that every year one or two nutters tries getting it approved.

Korvan · Post by **Korvan** » 2004-11-03 05:53pm

Dark Hellion wrote:I think I may have had the stupidest reason to vote.
Living in IL it didn't matter who I voted for because the Chicago Political Machine is gonna vote for me, so.... I voted to save 20% on my next Warhammer 40k purchase. Now you can all point and laugh.

I know how expensive that stuff is so I ain't gonna laugh. Hell, make it a 30% savings and I'd probably vote for Saddam himself.

Lindar · Post by **Lindar** » 2004-11-03 06:06pm

Darth_Zod wrote:
Lindar wrote:
IRG CommandoJoe wrote:But that's the point! There isn't going to be a draft, ever. So using that as your primary reason for voting is ridiculous.
Actually...My friend that only does politics(basicly) is worried about the draft thing...and i wouldn't say that it's an impossibility.
the draft may as well be an impossibility though. america simply doesn't have the resources to maintain one, and it's so unpopular it would never get passed. despite the fact that every year one or two nutters tries getting it approved.

Okies.*shrugs* I just think that it shouldn't be forgotten, even if it is unpopular it is possible...

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2004-11-03 06:09pm

"Because he looks confident" was one my Writing teacher gave me in FOAF fashion today - which is rediculous, given the way he looked when confronted with an actual challange during the debates and his numerous blundered bits of idiocy that have become the latest catch-phrases of the day.

Of course, I also heard during a debate in class today the usual smattering of draft and terrorist concerns, as well as arguments from people who said that it didn't matter that Bush had lied about what he had said to gain support for war, that he hadn't done a single thing for several minutes on 9/11, and that Kerry had flopped back and forth on issues, the raiser of which subject I immedietly trounced.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2004-11-03 06:18pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Durandal wrote:I've heard "I don't think it's a good idea to change leadership in the middle of this whole Iraq issue" as a reason to vote for Bush.
Unfortunately, that comes from Abraham Lincoln, who coined the "it's unwise to change horses in midstream" argument for his own campaign.

Yes... and Kerry was too dumb to counter that with FDR's "If the horse you're riding can't swim, you either change horses or drown."