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Celebrities Telling You To NOT VOTE!!! F them Bitches! I'll Show Them!
Hey folks, Harry here... Fucking Celebrities! Telling me not to vote, unless I care about some sort of issue... Who do they think they are? I'll show them, I'm going to vote - dispassionately. Yeah, I'll vote just cuz, why the fuck not? It certainly won't be because the world is on the brink seemingly. Who cares! I ain't hurting! I've got ALTERED STATES in HD and FORCED UNLEASHED on Wii! And a Cinnamon Roll Candle going. What could I possibly need? I just want that awesome "I VOTED" sticker - cuz that's the best status symbol I know! I remember at elementary school and dentist visits I got STICKERS - but as a grown up... it's the only thing I can think of that I get to do, that I get a sticker for!
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Look at my ass! It swirls!
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All anyone is going to remember from this ad are the words, "Don't Vote" - repeated ad nauseum. The whole thing feels pretty condescending to me, and people who don't vote are going to walk away from it even more determined to stay out of the process.
Hollywood, Just Stop. -
The thought was there and that's what counts... :)
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It's good that they're doing this, because if you lot are apathetic about the upcoming election, and if you don't bother voting, then the Republicans will probably get in, and that means that the crazy woman with the glasses will press the nuke button.
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Diddy register?
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That's a pretty unfunny and patronizing piece of reverse psychology, electioneering. Are there people out there it will work on?...probably and maybe that's a good thing, but I wish we could vote on which celebrities had careers or not.
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and vote for the OAP or the dude who probably describes himselve as an african american even though he's never been to africa except for that one time, at band camp...
Seriously though. Vote. Vote because if you don't the government will use your vote anyway to vote for the dude you probably wouldn't have voted for. The guy with Blackwater stock. The Halliburton dude. The warmongerer. The Old dude.
I have no investment in the US election. Oh, except my future... -
And you may even get to poke Courtney Cox.
Is it just me or is she looking mad hot in this ad?
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This is the ONE time that I wish I was a U.S citizen, so I can be able to take part in this historic election.
Vote. -
I get the point, and the ad is fine; but after about 1.5 minutes, I'm looking, going "this thing goes on for another 3+ minutes??"
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Sarah Silverman loves poop TOO MUCH.
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As with any recent election, rock stars came out telling us who to vote for. Alice was quoted on this topic. I think his quote applies to celebrities, too..
"If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal." - Alice Cooper -
This phrase sums up how the Howard Liberal government stayed in power for 12 years in Australia. Simply put, their opposition was either crap or same-blokes-different-haircuts, or both. So we stuck with the devils we knew. For 12 years.
Now we have the Rudd Labour government. The devils we knew got so boring and out of touch the populace decided to give them the boot and try the untried. So we have new government, and what's changed? Said sorry to the Aboriginies. Our Prime Minister can speak fluent Mandarin. But otherwise the public health system is still suffering, teachers striking, workplace relations in turmoil. We can't even get decent broadband.
So I ask you citizens of the US: Which devil do you think you know better? Because either way, you're going to vote for one. Unless of course, you don't. -
sho nuff
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Seriously. Go watch MTV instead.
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Anyone worried about online not being a secure venue to register your personal information. Anyone...
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No matter who get in there is not going to be a big change. Gas isn't going to go down to 1.25 a gallon, terrorists won't lay down their guns and start singing John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance, and Dogs and Cats won't start getting along just because a person of a different political party is in place. The only single person that can make positive change in your life is you...by getting an education, by getting a good job, by staying away from crack and gangs, by saving your money instead of spending it before you make it, by exercising and eating well, etc...etc. You have much better control over the quality of the life you live than Obama or McCain ever will.
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Oct 02, 2008 3:58:15 AM CDT
I'm a liberal and I still found that insanely annoying
by industrykiller!
What the fuckw as that and who in the blue hell would taht sway? Reverse psychology so obvious and cloying and meta that it will go full circle and convince people not to vote just despite it.
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Oct 02, 2008 4:01:04 AM CDT
We cant afford to assume it will turn out that way Amy Chasing
by industrykiller!
Despite this sad celbrity display we can't afford to not vote just despite it all. Did you see the latest Palin interview? We are dealing with one of the biggest morons to ever show its face on the political landscape. She makes Dan Quayle look like Stephen Hawking.
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Maybe you're joking but other parts of the world do have an interest in American politics. Like, countries you're either allied with in a war / may go to war with or countries whose financial systems are crumbling due to a world wide recession caused by selling off American housing market debts. So, it will be interesting to see how YOUR election turns out. Personally, it would be nice to see America return to being known as the most positive and friendly nation on earth, that has always been my experience of the U.S and it's people. P.S Napolean is an Italian name
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by ColWTH:
I'll ask another empty headed "actor."
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kinda like it ... but they cover the oh so important URL with their own logo ... perfect shot in knee effect ...
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Although it may have sounded that way in the end. No, it's just you have the democratic right not to, unlike in Australia's democracy where we get fined if we don't. So if you choose not to vote, you're exercising your democratic rights, which is what they're there for and no one should say you're "wrong" for making that legitimate choice. In fact to do so would be by definition: undemocratic. ;)
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...turned on the computer and see this fucking video EVERYWHERE!
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I would, if I would be an american citizen.
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this american bloke came on an australian variety show (i think it was the glass house) he was good humorly making fun of our political system and in an outraged voice yelled 'it's ridiculous, if you don't vote you get a fine!' to which dave hughes, in his dry australian monotone said 'yes, but when you don't vote, you get george bush'
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I wasn't going to vote.... until fucking USHER turned up on my screen.. Now I'm gonna vote...
And I'm not even American... I care about celebrity self importance so much that I'm gonna just fucking vote under the name Winthrop McBisonStrapper the 3rd, just so I can continue to get these sorts of commercials on the interwebs... VOTE BITCHES!! VOTE WITH GUSTO!!! -
"...or Obama."
"...or McCain."
"...or Dion."
"...or May."
"...or Harper."
"...or Layton."
Pretty witty line actually.
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A resident of America's Hat™ -
Seriously annoying video but the message is still relevant.
So vote.
geez.
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A resident of America's Hat.™ -
Oct 02, 2008 5:03:41 AM CDT
When people tell me to vote, it makes me not want to vote
by mattmanreturns
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Say what you mean you pussies. VOTE FOR OBAMA! You want Flabby McDumbfuck to vote for Palin? You want Adolf von Childrapist to vote for McCain? Just saying vote is almost as bad as saying don't. Stand up for your opinions. And btw celebrities can say whom they are voting for - it's up to you to listen. Live free or die lying in a house made of poop.
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vote, but never for democrats or republicans. Same dog with different necklace. Don't choose the lesser evil.
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I need'z to see all of these actors getting Pissed On Digitally. Dave Chapelle would do it. R. Kelly would do it. Han Solo would do it, only he would casually dodge it first and fure his fron under the table. Today we celebrate our "In D (digitaly) Pee Dence Day!"
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... that the character you want to claim as your own has an Italian name. It's sort of against your closed door approach to all things un-American. He's named after the eurotrash you despise and that's sort of funny. Also, I was speaking from experience. I'm married to an American, my kids have dual citizenship and I spend a lot of time there. The positivity in your country is it's greatest asset, call it the American dream if you like but I've yet to meet an American as negative and as bitter as you want to be perceived.
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...pretending to be an angry, stupid, xenophobic "American". Oh...it's not an act?Yes folks, don't wait for some pretty face like Amy Adams to tell you...GET OUT AND VOTE!
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FOAD.
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she was in that video like twice for like 2 seconds...NOT FUCKING ENOUGH. she is still the hottest and sexiest girl on the planet! just listening to her voice makes me giddy.
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Harry and his typically inane blathering. As for the main thrust of his article - There is no point in voting for the presidential election in any but about 20 states. If you live in a state that is a foregone conclusion one way or the other - its pretty pointless. Thank you - I'll exercise my right NOT to vote and tell you to mind ya goddamn bidness.
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The only reason all of these Liberal celebrities want people to vote so bad is because they know if someone watches a video and votes because celebrities said so, they will vote for Obama. Why don't they just come out and say vote for Obama instead of saying just go out and vote. They obviously think that voting for Mccain will doom us all so why all the bullshit? There is a reason you don't see Bruce Willis or Sylvester Stallone in any of those ads. How is being uninformed and voting better than not voting? Better to just brainwash the uninformed into voting for Obama right? There is no way a clueless person would be persuaded to vote for Mccain if all they listened to was popular culture. I think that's pretty sad.
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if you can't throw in a blank vote. Personally, I think it's a great idea.
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But foreigners would only want to vote if Ashton Kutcher told them to do so in a viral ad campaign anyway. ;)
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That's pretty bad, hence this little movie
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do you mean "the news" or "the words out of McCain's mouth"? But seriously folks, people who don't intend to vote shouldn't be persuaded to. Not unless they're also persuaded to become INFORMED voters. We don't need people just voting for shit at random just because they can.
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I vote many times on election day so I guess I care more.
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They're making me feel guilty for the fact that I won't be voting in the US election.
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that should be left up to impartial people, like church groups.
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alllrrrgggghhhhhhhhh
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come to the UK, you'd be lucky if 56% could name the prime minister.
I think turnout for our last elections was hovering about 35%, and Gordon Brown wasn't voted in he merely succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the Labour Party. Whilst technically this is sound Brown was all set to hold an election early in his reign to serve as a reinforcement of his mandate - until a poll showed he would lose, at which point he delayed it until for a few years up to the legally required longest point.
Apathy is a dangerous regard, however there is a legitimate argument that it would make little difference which man in suit from Labour, The Conservatives or Lib Dems ran these small isles. -
Oct 02, 2008 7:24:46 AM CDT
IDunno, Alucinor has some merit to his statement
by shut the fuck up donny
I think a lot of the 18-25 year olds they're trying to appeal to with this ad ARE more likely to be more immersed in pop-culture-laden media than straight news sources. When I was in college, people talked about the Daily Show, Family Guy, et al--not what was on Meet the Press.
So if you take those who are generally apathetic about voting, and persuade them to vote, the odds are good they're going to vote based on what they know about the issues based on this pop culture. And last time I checked, pop-culture doesn't tend to celebrate conservatism/republicans. Case in point, last week Family Guy wasted 3 minutes running a "Laura Bush killed a guy" gag into the ground. No joke, really, just Seth McFarland and Co. repeating it over and over just to let you know.
Now, do I think the ad is a little petty and insulting to a lot of people in that demographic that truly care about politics? Yes. But I don't think we should totally dismiss Alucinor's observations on the ad's method of attack. -
Yeah, that'll get the average person to vote.
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. . . if you don't vote. Worst thing is pussies who bitch, moan and gripe about it all and then say they didn't bother voting out of some lame ass excuse. Register. Vote. Dammit.
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its the kind of bitchy boring retarded bullshit small minds bother themselves with..the evil liberals with lots of money expressing their views
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obvious selling tricks like (obvious ie honest!) reverse psychology is to be fucking expected
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.... If you happen to be a liberal dunce. That's what I gleamed from this ad. Is anybody else tired of being lectured to about voting every election cycle? I've got a choice between full blown socialism and socialism-lite, excuse me while I wet my pants with excitement.
Meanwhile Ohio is voting 37 days early and busing in truckloads of homeless men and degenerates, telling them to vote for the welfare candidate, and by the time my little electorally irrelevant state even opens up it's polls the election will be decided by media pundits and political operatives. This whole process is a sham. I'd love to have my voice heard on election day, so whens the revolution? -
Apathy is dangerous, but is actually a symptom of a seriously fucked democratic process. As someone above said, if you live in a state that is a foregone conclusion then there is no incentive to vote. Ideally, no state should be a foregone conclusion, but the sadly blind party allegiance means that it is. And if you are unlucky enough to live in a state that is overwhelmingly against you, then unlucky. The inexplicable popularity of Palin proves this- it doesn't matter how badly the Republicans have fucked the country, and how obviously inappropriate she is, you'll all turn out in droves to vote for them because that's your party. Sigh, it's the same everywhere. Tom, athough attendance in the UK was staggeringly low last time, I reckon it will be very high this time- too many people hate Nulabour.
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Americans, always over the top about things that are just pure common sense..!
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funny and a little awkward courtney?
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I swear it irks me that these celebrities get on the band wagons. I think it does more harm than good. Like we should listen to people who get paid millions to dress up and play pretend for a living! USE YOUR OWN BRAINS! VOTE OBAMA!!!!!!
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...and I found that thing to be extremely annoying.
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i mean come on, Djimon Hounsou isn't even American. and what's with saying "the world is on the brink", are you nuts? have you seen how well the asian markets are performing? your (america's) world maybe on the brink but leave the rest of us out of this mess.
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Fact: It doesn't really matter who the fuck you vote for! Things won't change dramatically, permanently. And, don't for a second pretend we wouldn't be in the same mess with Al Gore. Presidents are usually inbred, rich, stupid cocksuckers (and the two candidates now aren't any different). We've had bad presidents and good presidents. What matters is who you put in Congress. And, if you're gonna respond "we can't afford to assume," please kindly remove yourself from the gene pool. I'm not saying you have to die. Just try birth control or keep masturbating. And, Harry, you've said some stupid things through the years and I never called you out (this week) but wtf? "I just want that awesome 'I VOTED' sticker - cuz that's the best status symbol." It is? Maybe if you're lucky they'll give you an 'I'm a Jackass" sugar-free lollipop, too. Just kidding, Harry, we love you.
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The get out the vote campaign is retarded. Both parties are chock full of fuck-ups. You haven't figured that out by now?
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and often!
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In all seriousness, the only person who shouldn't vote is me. Why? That's another story...
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... when their Liberal dreams come true and things don't get better. Ock Fubama.
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I think that's essential.
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Not a whole fucking lot. Pretty convenient that the economy took such a steep nosedive months before election time.
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...to love my country. Here, when you turn 18 you are legally required to vote, none of this 'don't have to vote' nonsense. It means that even only for one day every (approximately) three years, people have to care about the political process. We don't need to be told to care, because if we stay home, a nice letter from the electoral commission arrives with a fine notice attached.
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Geez, Harry. You're better than this.
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consisted of a close up shot of a a womens naked feet, pulling back slowly to reveal a completely naked Megan Fox with one finger on her clit, one rubbing her nipples, an orgasmic look on her face with, and as she shivers from pleasure, she moans "VOTE"
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You CAN vote for nobody. Ask for a pencil, and write in a candidate. Only, leave it blank. That'll show 'em. . . . Who? You know, "them." Those guys. Those bastards that are hurting Uh'Merica.
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Really, that's how big a difference there is between the two parties. McCain & Obama both support the criminal bailout that just passed. McCain & Obama both believe in the "War on Terror"... the Federal Reserve system... big money election campaigns... negative campaign ads... and on and on. All the big issues - no difference. Minor, petty issues... faux debate. Wake up, people.
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Seriously, it stopped being cool to say "Fuck Society!" voting doesn't work right after that attitude got dickbiters Bush and Cheney into power, and look where the fuck we are now. Remember how a couple months ago you guys were saying "We're not in a recession"... guess what assholes! We're now bordering on another Great Depression! And if you're going to say "We're not bordering on a Great Depression." Think about what you said about us being in a recession. But..if you're planning on voting for McDouche and Pale-ass, then please....don't vote.
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Celebrities,
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Stupid assholes. Sarah Silverman and Ellen are fucking hysterical by the way.
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Isn't she snorting heroin in a gutter off Hollywood Blvd. by now? Seriously.
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A real insight into the contempt Hollywood-types have for their fans/audience/people who pay their wages. Let's face it, most actors/actresses are uneducated and morally 'flexible', twits lucky enough to be born with attractive features and not particularly adverse to using blowjobs to get where they want. I love Amy Adams but Darfur, really?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Electoral_College
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...the government always gets in.
I'm not American so I'll just sit back and see how this plays out. -
...thanks for inspiring me.
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Oct 02, 2008 9:47:06 AM CDT
I kept waiting for Barack Obama's voice over at the end...
by banzai rootskibango
..."I'm Barack Obama and I approved this message..."
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Oct 02, 2008 9:47:59 AM CDT
The more I see famous people telling me who to vote for...
by banzai rootskibango
...the more I'm going to vote for the other guy. I hate celebs when they start talking about politics.
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Vote for Barack Obama! That's what they want...it's what's clearly implied by all of these douche bags.
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...fuck you.
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...fuck you too. Sick of your stupid shit.
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...Fuck you as well...I like "global warming," it allows me to go in the pool during December.
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Yeah yeah yeah, celebrities can be annoying and self-righteous. But to say you're gonna vote for the other guy because of THAT? Riiiight, what an intelligent fucking decision. Let me guess, you like Sarah Palin because she's "a mom."
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...no, I like Sarah Palin because I wanna fuck the shit outta her.
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I swear I could give a shit who you want in the white house. Seriously, your political opinion ranks right up there with the Lindsey Lohans of the world. If you want to talk comics or movies i'm more than willing to bend my ear but i'm so sick of this Obama is God crap. Neither one of these bastards have our best intrest at heart. All they care about is themselves,and all we can hope for is that they don't encourage the rest of the world to hate us any more than what they do already. I say Bono for president of the World. Atleast that guy wrote "With or With out you" and he seems to give a shit about people suffering around the world.
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I've never done shit on drugs...except play Halo 2. Classic.
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Oct 02, 2008 9:56:11 AM CDT
what if you care about weed, masturbation and comic books?
by irrelevntelefant
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At the end, with Hoffman. Girl was fiiiiine. I'll vote to get a date with her, unless Hoffman got his scruffy paws on her first.
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would be an unborn fetus,a man who recently was converted back from being gay, and a hockey mom with the $49 lenscrafter specials urging you to vote or the boogeyman will kill you in your sleep? of course as opposed to the plain white background in the celebs video, instead we would see the planes flying into the towers from multiple angles (on a loop)
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this election season is comedy gold--from both the extreme left and extreme right.
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You bring up an interesting point about the candidates not having our interests at heart. The thing is, those best suited for leadership are those who would never actively seek it. People want to be President because they want power, first and foremost. And I'm including both candidates in that. But Obama does seem to want to help people, and he does seem to want to restore our standing with the rest of the world. Will he succeed? I don't know, but I sure as hell know McCain won't.
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...universal health care is officially dead. Credit the bailout for that one. So...what else can Obama check off of his list of things to "help" people?
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fuck YOU jerkoff
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...Don't vote.
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Oct 02, 2008 10:10:53 AM CDT
VIC MACKEY KILLS COPS! But at least he is registered to vote.
by darth bauer
You should be do.
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about anything even slightly pro-Obama. can't blame them, though. They're losing...BADLY, and they're gonna get trounced and they know it. and that pisses them off
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Oct 02, 2008 10:16:15 AM CDT
Almost 85% of Republicans secretly HATE Palin as VP pick
by shiftyeyeddog2
...and this is from a survey done by a Republican publication! Republicans see just how bad she is, how she's completely unqualified, and she's making HUGE blunders that are further hurting their chances. Oh, they'll defend her to others and try to spin things to say why she's a great pick and qualified, but behind closed doors they're like "McCain...WTF did you do??!!!?"
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I live in San Francisco, and we are voting on Proposition R, which will legally rename the San Francisco Sewage Plant to the Geroge W. Bush Sewage Plant.Seriously. That is a great reason to vote.
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Biden sticks his foot in his mouth (think his 7-11 remark) or Palin gives a SNL skit worthy answer?
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Ummmm no... republicans aren't "losing badly". Also, to call that ad "slightly, pro-Obama" is ignorant. Evryone knows where all of those outspoken twats stand politically. Guess what, most republicans are responsible enough to vote without being begged by movie stars. All of those ads are clearly to win votes from the barely legal crowd who is influenced by everything they see on MTV.
Harry, stick to movies. Noone cares about your ignorant, trendy political views. I'm not a huge fan of McCain, but fuck Obama. -
Not only would that ad *not* make me vote, but it would make me go out, buy a rifle, camp out in a building and pick off the people who *were* going to vote.
Megan Fox is not hot. Why am I the only person to realize this? -
http://72.2.118.90/index.html?videoID=kristen_bell (mind the spaces); it's for The Gap.
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Then put Shia naked in the ad, what ever floats your boat....
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Reps ARE "losing badly." Way to live in denial. National polls currently put Obama 5-7% ahead, but if you look at the Electoral Map (the one that counts), current trends have him with 259 votes, McCain 163, and 116 are toss-ups:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/
Don't like maps, okay how abot plain poll data?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/latestpolls/index.html
p.s. - Darkman - I also don't get the drooling over Megan Fox. She's not UNattractive, but she's not hot. -
on Megan Fox's hottness...
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I can't emphasize that enough.
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Look at that GQ story, with her 'Nikita' GF and wanting to do the nasty with Olivia Wilde and then tell me Brian Austin Green may not realize what he's truly in for.
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...if they would have just come out and said, "hey..I'm Jonah Hill, I want you to vote for Obama". I think that would have been fine with me...the condescending tone of the whole thing is what's offending people. The other point I think people are making is that if this video is what makes you want to vote, one way or another, just stay home. Vote because you should...not because anyone tells you you should.
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Hey you stupid hick non-celebrity... you do know you have to register to vote? You do know that right retard? Yes, you the drooling mongoloid watching this myspace video, did it ever absorb through that massive skull of yours that you have to register?
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Unless you live in a swing state (Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina) your vote doesn't mean shit. For instance, if you live in Utah and really think voting for Obama will help get him elected, you are a naive idiot. Utah never has, and never will (barring a mass suicide by the mormans) give their electoral votes to a democrat. This pisses me off. Fuck the electoral college Because it does not matter how many people turn out to vote in a given state, the Electoral College eliminates any advantage to a political party or campaign for encouraging voters to turn out (except in the swing states mentioned above). If the presidential election were decided by a national popular vote campaigns and parties would have a strong incentive to work to increase turnout everywhere. Individuals would similarly have a strong incentive to persuade their friends and neighbors to turn out to vote. The differences in turnout between swing states and non-swing states under the current electoral college system suggest that replacing the Electoral College with direct election by popular vote would likely increase turnout and participation very significantly.
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Oct 02, 2008 11:00:09 AM CDT
I don't recall the phrase "pro-life" or "right to bear arms" in
by ejcarter9
... I wonder why...
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Every other state is spoken for, saw it on cnn.
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I changed to "Unaffiliated" after sending the protest letter to Libertarian Party about arrogant prick former Republican representative (Georgia) and drug war warrior Bob Barr.I have another bumper sticker besides "VOTE NADER. Shock the system. Revive democracy." -- "Don't blame me! I voted for Ron Paul".The video with celebrities is weirdly ironic because it's packed to the brim with Obama devotees. Where's Republican celebrities Bruce Willis, Tom Selleck, Ron Silver and James Wood? Non-partisan PSA, my ass.Btw, I hope that stupid economic stabilization act to bail out Wall Street that FUBAR'd with malinvestments do not pass Go in second round at the House of Representatives. I faxed, email and phone spammed the representative and senators, who all voted Yes. Vote not only for Presidential candidate but also vote OUT the assholes who vote YEA on the obscene bill to show the people's will should not be defied.
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Pander to the voting ages you pompous millionaires!
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Oct 02, 2008 11:18:32 AM CDT
regardless of your politics, it is pretty fucking condescending
by irrelevntelefant
I'm sick of the extremes on both sides.
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Or the dead people in Chicago.Or the old farts in Florida.
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obama will win anyway. it might have been close.... until Palin came into the mix. what a moron.
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If all you vote for is that little letter next to the candidate's name. It seems that's all people vote for now a days. I could put a rubber chicken with a (D) on tv and these morons will vote for it.
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...yup yup.
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"I neither need, nor require your appreciation"...whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean. I shall now commit suicide as I have been cut to the very quick by that inscrutable riposte. Lawks, I don't even feel like voting the right-wing bastards out of office now!
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But my problem with him (and don't get me started on Mccain) is that it just seems like he's winning more of a popularity contest than any thing.I'm sure he is a qualifed person and if he does what says he is going to do then he might change the establishment at the least. My problem is he comes off like this shit is already his and he deserves it. Why? Because people like Clooney,Springsteen,and Oprah are lining up to suck his dick? I'm just fed up with the current bull shit and ready to see someone come and and try to fix it. If it's Obama,so be it. I just hope he can tune out the cheering celebrities and focus on "mainstreet" .Worse case scenario he'll leave his wife for Oprah and we'll all have to join the book club in two years. Joking aside ,he couldn't possibley do worse right?
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http://tinyurl.com/46kdmo
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Absolutely fucking ridiculous.
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just not a popular vote contest
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than all of these morons combined. Really, dear celebs... shut the fuck up. You act. You sing. Most of you never went to college. Stop acting like you have an authority at all on global issues. I enjoy some of your work. But stop, for the good of the country. Caring has nothing to do with whether or not one should vote. It's all about knowing.
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only those sympathetic to the liberal causes should vote. Right? That's what they were saying, n'est pas? Palin got the Republicans jazzed up because she seems to be genuinely conservative in her political views, unlike that moderate milquetost turncoat McCain. You're wrong, ShiftyEyedDog, Palin's addition made the contest much closer. Obama would've won by double digits without that tactically brilliant move. Lastly, if you're stupid enough to have to have celebrities explain that you have to register before voting, then what does that say about the intelligence of those voting for liberal causes?
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yes, palin jazzed up the republicans - their numbers shot up and the race was going to be much closer...then she opened her mouth and started babbling like the unqualified idiot she is. No WONDER they were trying to hide her away and not let her do interviews. THIS chick could be prsident? yikes...
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I love how the link they want you to go to is covered by the myspacetv bug in the embedded video, really gets the point across.
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Don't get me wrong I'm already registered but I simply cant't stand seeing actors tell me what to do even if it is just encouragement. I think it's because they live in a world that doesn't remotely resemble the rest of the country. And here they are browbeating me. Next thing that usually comes is one of them spouting to me which issues are important even though they're priorities are different than mine. How can they be the same as mine when most of them spend more money on hair product than I do on my rent?
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I would do it
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Oct 02, 2008 12:00:47 PM CDT
Well if Jamie Foxx tells me "Don't Vote", I better vote
by stuntcock mike
'cause I hate that sack of shit.
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I can't imagine how 90 percent of the readers here will react if Obama loses.
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I CANT MAKE IT 2 MINUTES INTO THIS SHIT!! STOP THE MADNESS!!
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I CANT MAKE IT 2 MINUTES INTO THIS SHIT!! STOP THE MADNESS!!
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...if JCVD asked me to vote. These people? Not so much.
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Sheesh!
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But thanks for making it seem like I don't care about things because I choose to not push a button. And Halle, no, I don't care that you care.
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Oct 02, 2008 12:28:11 PM CDT
OOOOHHHH, they totally turned it around on me!!!!!!!
by leafy mcplantsalot
i think they actually want us to vote!!!!! Witty witty celebrities. I wonder if they're allowed to let their assistants vote for them. "I have like 19 kids, and I didn't abort any of them."... classy
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...to start my morning. Overpaid, self-involved celebrities talking down to me about voting. I guarantee you if you slow it down frame by frame, Obama's face pops up. Try it, you'll see.
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then you get a sticker AND cookies.
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except play Halo 2.
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...in 1964.
You know what I like about celebrities? Arrogance. That's what I like. -
Oct 02, 2008 12:40:49 PM CDT
I vote, whoever wins wins, and I go on with my life
by irrelevntelefant
if we survived carter and bush (barely) , we can survive McCain or Obama... although if Palin has to step in, I'm moving to Baja (sorry Canada, Baja has better weather)
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So by "survived" do you just mean that we literally lived through the presidencies? That seems like an awfully low standard.
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I could only stomach sitting through a minute of those collection of assholes and they mentioned both.
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Oct 02, 2008 12:52:09 PM CDT
by survived I mean no Red Dawn, no Day After Tomorrow
by irrelevntelefant
no Day of the Dead. and by we I mean me.
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...OK, that should get some idiots typing like mad. And just plain mad. Speaking of "PLAIN"; ever notice it's an anagram for PALIN? As in plain dumb? Seriously, neither party has presented a good candidate this cycle. McCain/Palin is the more frightening of the two. Obama/Biden won't bring about the Apocalypse because "it's the will of God", but Obama won't be very effective as President. He just doesn't have the power base to get things done. Biden helps that somewhat, but not enough. I don't think any of these folks are "bad", but I'm not real impressed with any of them, either. And no, Sarah Palin is NOT the Anti-Christ...but, as Governor of Alaska, she did negotiate a trade deal with Satan.
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"Rampant like HIV...but positive." Funnier.
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Oct 02, 2008 1:04:46 PM CDT
To those who say elections don't matter because they're rigged..
by www.valiens.com
Just in case you're wrong or there's a glitch in their system, vote. Obama. What choice is there? At least he has symbolic worth and that might flower into something amazing. It might not. Point is, last time I thought the election didn't matter, Bush happened.
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1. The need to not muck up the URL at the bottom of the screen with a watermark. Seriously, how fucking stupid is that? You make a video with a URL printed at the bottom, and then you imprint a fucking watermark over it so you can't read the URL? What are you? Stupid?
2. You conservatives are right. This is totally an Obama-supporting ad. You really should spite these liberal celebrities by doing the opposite of what they say. If they say "Vote if you care about your country" you can just say, "Fuck you, celebrities! I'm NOT voting. So there!" -- Really. Stay home and watch John Wayne movies or something. That'll teach those libby celebrities that you don't let them tell you what to do!
3. As usual, Sarah Silverman brings class to everything she does. (/sarcasm)
4. According to fivethirtyeight, Florida and Ohio are currently blue. Missouri and North Carolina just turned white (evenly matched) for the first time a few days ago. McCain is boned, but only if people get off their asses and vote the Republican assholes out of the "fucking up the country" business.
5. Liberals: Don't let the gnashing of teeth and loud whinging from the neocons on this board (or the rest of the Internet) discourage you; Let it embolden you. What you're witnessing is the death shriek of a party that has lost its way. Republicans are NOT conservatives anymore. Republican these days means fundamentalist religion, outdated morality laws, and handing the keys to the nation over to private corporations who call for bigger, less efficient government. All the true fiscal and social conservatives are either sitting this one out, voting for Barr, or switching sides and voting for Obama just to teach their former party a lesson about letting the fundies and CEOs take over and fuck things up. If you get out and vote, they'll lose and maybe the REAL conservatives will grow some balls and take back their party; That would be in the best interest for all of us.
6. Neocons: You're fucked. The pendulum has swung the other way, and your bellicose, greedy, idiotic way of doing things will soon be a bad memory. I sincerely hope true conservatives come back and kick your asses out of the Republican party. I respected those guys, but you Neocon shitheads? Not so much. -
if you're not passionate or educated on the candidates and issues. A vote cast in ignorance is irresponsible, not a virtue.
I'm trying to get an idea circulating: All ballots should have no mention of political party on them. You wouldn't be able to do a straight party vote; you would have to actually know the names of the candidates you're voting for. -
Banzai Rootskibango - putting the "duh" back in Florida...
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Typical hollywood celebrity antics... talking down to us like we are morons.
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for Howard the Duck.
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How do you define 'Neocons"? Is Bush a neocon? Limbaugh? Buckley? Reagan? Conservatives are for smaller government, liberals are the ones pushing for more government regulation. So if you want a smaller, decentralized goverment, vote conservative.
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let alone Vote!!
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Oct 02, 2008 2:10:39 PM CDT
Zerocorpse, Point number five couldn't have been said better
by shut the fuck up donny
If anybody actually stopped listening to ONLY the right-wing extremists in the media and read some of the discussions going on amongst true conservative thinkers, you'd see they're pretty disfranchised from the modern republican party.
William F. Buckley, Jr. dying this year was probably his last major political statement. -
Or Dicaprio will release anothe documentary. I like that he enjoys making films with socially relevant points but.....I often wonder what he would be like in an Apatow film.
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ACORN helped me register for a few times, and even is making so I can cast votes for all my dead relatives. Community organization ftw! So yeah, this ad does nothing for me.
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with their own fucking logo! GREAT JOB
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That was fucking hilarious, wish I had posted it first!
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Oct 02, 2008 2:38:57 PM CDT
Celebrities talking about stuff like this just irritates me
by charlie_allnut
Honestly its not a liberal vs. conservative thing for me, I just don't really respect celebrities at all, even if I like their acting. They should just stick to reading lines, doing blow and getting seen at the right restaurant on Rodeo. T
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Because the "big two" in this election are the worst possible candidates I've seen in my entire life. I'd actually vote for that crazy fucker Ralph Nader out of sheer spite and protest... if Oklahoma would actually ALLOW third-party candidates or write-ins on our ballots.
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Fuck Obama and McCain both. It doesn't matter who gets elected, they are both pretty much going to do the same thing...anyone who believes otherwise is really just fooling themselves.
I say lets all vote for Hugh Hefner. Imagine his state of the union address? Shit, I bet it would end terrorism real quick. It's hard to want to blow shit up when some hot blonde is blowin' your shit up. -
I'd love to punch Ashton Kutcher and Johnny Ribissi in the face. And screw all of you that think Leonardo Dicaprio wouldnt be a dope Captain America!
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megan fox isn't hot...lolololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololo
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Thats a really condescending video and im fucking pissed and offended. Who the fuck are these stupid fucks acting like their an authority just becuase they can memorize lines in front of a camera. Why the fuck should their myspace video be any more meaningful than say a video made by plumbers telling me to vote?!? I'd listen to a bunch of plumbers before these windbags in a heartbeat, at least the plumbers live in the real world. To everyone in this video, Go Fuck Yourself. That is all.
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Show's where the priorities are.
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They would take digital pictures of themselves looking all emo holding up little cardboard signs on which is written "I'm sorry" and post them to a website.I'm registered and I'm voting. And if McCain loses, I sure as heck won't mope and cry or threaten to "move to Europe." (What the fuck us up with that anyway? The celebrity equivalent to "Screw you guys, I'm going home?")Celebrities, lately their personal lives have been more entertaining than their movies.Vote gents! It's important!
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Oct 02, 2008 3:38:30 PM CDT
I am officially suspending my TB activities until the Bailout is
by irrelevntelefant
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and the world is still going into the toilet. So the current crop of idiots is going to get us back out? We should be hanging politicians, not voting for them.
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That way we would be able to chose our PM's puppet master. Seriously though, at least you yanks get an election. We have an unelected leader who was chosen as a successor to Tony Blair by his own party. Of course they are supposed to have an in house election for that, but strangely enough he had no opposition. He has now postponed a general election as his party would lose. Fucking democracy, there is no such thing.
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They have no right to say what they believe if they are a celebrity! What do they think this is, a Democratic Republic or something?? Now dance, monkeys! Dace!
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Jeez. The cynicism on here is astounding sometimes.My response is to register, yes. And go vote, yes. But my bigger response is to do a little research. Get informed. Learn something. There is more on the ballot than just the Presidential election. Even if you think that Obama/McCain doesn't make a bit of difference, you can leave that part of your ballot blank. Take a look at your congressional races. Take a look at whatever propositions are on your state's ballot. Because I guarantee if you pay just a little attention, you'll find some issue or some candidate that is relevant to YOU.Is the system perfect? Does your vote solve all ills? No. Democracy is a poor form of government; it's just all the others are so much worse. But you can make some measure of difference. Cast some influence. Show you give a fuck about not only yourself but your fellow human beings.I'm done.
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maybee that's because he's a veteran decent actorwhy does that demi moore kid always have to yell! and please all vote the bama dude in he seems to have a brain in there!
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Guarantee this would have been sent to 50 plus people.
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How do people think this should be run? At least 4 times in the past the winner of the popular vote didn't win the election. John Quincy Adams, Hayes, Harrison, and "W" didn't win the popular vote. I'm also willing to go out on a limb and say Kennedy might not have either. That not only negates the "just a popularity contest" argument, it kinda makes one wonder why doesn't the most popular candidate win? Whats wrong with being popular, anyway?
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Obviously. I think it's funny that these "go vote" ads are always directed at democrats because they know that they are too lazy to get off their asses to go vote...or go get a job.
It's no wonder you people want free healthcare, it's hard to get benefits while you sit at home and do nothing except ask your parents for money, smoke pot, knock up your girlfriend and then want an abortion. Then you try to complain about this country when you haven't ever voted. -
That is a face that will not age well. Same goes for Seth Rogen scaring me from ever trying pot. The man looks ten years older than he actually is.
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Was Hoffman hitting on "Julie" at the end.
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brad pitt is a self professed pot head (possibly former?) and it has really ravaged his face alright...
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the topic of abortion a source of humour
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I have. Still a good looking guy (I say completely secure in my heterosexuality) but his skin isn't in terribly great shape. Lot's of wear and tear. Of course I suppose you could blame a bit of that on the sun I suppose. Let's be honest, routine use of any drug is bound to have some side effects in the long run it's just debateable what those side effects are. I've met my fair share of cigarrette smokers and potheads and I've seen the effects on their skin
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vote if you care about global warming, abortion rights, gay rights, womens rights, stopping the war...
in other words, vote if you're going to vote for a democrat. right. got it.
you know, i like to think that i'm neither a republican or a democrat and that both parties are full of shit. but this kind of thing pisses me off so much. its pretty much the exact reason why i'm not voting. -
"If you won't go see 'Body Of Lies' then I don't know if I have anything to say to you.""Listen, you vagina McGina-steins, please do not go see my lame ass movie 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' b/c the dumb shit director decided to cut out half of my screen time b/c he's a superdouche!""I that I did a lot of press and publicity for Spider-Man 3 --and you know how that turned out-- so would you please promise to not see Spider-Man 4 b/c Snaggletooth will be back again as the damsel in distress."Reverse psychology: 2% of the time, it works every time.
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Instead of going to vote?I predict at least one European sexploitation film, The Crappening, IJKOTC for the 29th time!, Hellboy II (he'll get it a week early), and....
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Was my original post not in English?
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Vote if you care about various issues but don't think the government should have its paws all over everything!
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Every time you vote, you should have to pass a test showing you understand where the candidates stand on the issues. But liberals want to get every dumbass on the street to vote because dumbasses are always going to vote for "free stuff." Eventually the Republicans figured that out and now they're all about the free stuff too. I say we just assume the freedoms our politicians try to deny us and ignore them as best we can. I don't follow incompetents and criminals anymore.
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Mandatory Voting, but there should be an option for "None of the Above." Then we'll finally get some real politics and not this two party, bi-polar nation we currently have.
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back in '85. Yet I never found out who actually won, and if there was a loser, why are they both still around? Isn't thier 8 years up already? Voting is for suckers!!!!
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...or were most of the celebrities democrats? Again, I'm pro-life. I'm against the war. I'm for more environmental measures. I'm against the death penalty. I'm for equality. I'm for helping the homeless. But I vote Republican because of the first reason. There are Democrats who ARE pro-life, but unfortunately, Obama wants to make abortions legal. Thus, I'm not voting for him. You care about babies, you care about children being adopted by any kind of loving parents (Be it straight, gay, or single), you have your reasons.
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You (the public) must go out and vote if you care about these issues, I for one will not vote because My free t-shirt and Ipod hasn't come in the mail yet...
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are supposed to entertain us like circus monkeys... They are not here to "enlighten" us with their superior values and views. They are here to entertain us. They are well compensated for that. This does not make them all-knowing beacons of knowledge and morality. Wish they would stop acting as though they are superior to us because they perform the words of others.
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5 friends to thier 5 friends ect...
So freaking unbelievably retarded... can we get a bunch of joe-blows in a video and and market it asking Hollywood snobs not to vote and be sanctimonious about it? In fact we should be serious about it and ask them really not to vote--seriously becouse our lives are at stake- like straight rights... -
I hear you man- revolution... hmmmm we can dream can't we?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6lCBnRoHQ
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Nothing turns me off quicker than celebrities (a bunch of high school drop-outs trying to act perspicacious) and politics.
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And I'm probably just as liberal as the lot of them. Luckily, Americans are generally stupid, so maybe this'll work.
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The fact is that Democrats should win at least 60%-70% of the elections in America based on the issues. The polls show that Americans agree with the Democrats most of the time, but many of them vote Republican anyway. These Americans are wasting their votes, so they should just stay home.
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I watch something like this, and think "My god, what am I thinking?!" It's this kind of sanctimonious condescension that turns me away from the democrats. Which is worse, a bible thumping, child molesting hypocrite schyster selling salvation, or an outrageously arrogant celebrity who thinks that because they earn millions of dollars for ridiculously little effort, their opinion suddenly "matters"? Who would I rather associate myself with? It's a hell of a choice to have to make. :|
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Reminds of that '80's hit by Living Color, "The Cult of Personality"
"I exploit you, still you love me. I tell you one and one makes three.
I'm every person you need to be.”
It's funny to watch it with the sounds muted and see how they all ape the same emphatic, intense gestures. You know that condescending head shake people use when they think you are too stupid to understand? Sarah Silverman gives a good example, but a lot of them use it in this. Also the dismissive two handed karate chop "case closed" gesture. Third most frequent seems to be the "how stupid are you?" shrug. The body language seems very hostile and condescending.
Could be the best sort of response to this type of manipulation is to laugh at it, then forget it and do what you were going to do in the first place.
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http://tinyurl.com/52lc5s
Hmmm. -
...that the morons this ad is aimed at are too clueless to get the "Vote Obama" undertone.
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Does this ad count for Canada as well? I'm only voting if a celebrity tells me to so this is important.
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so dumb its sad......
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Ego anyone?
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