1495: The Loopdy-Doos

[Keith]

"I was hit with a baton on the leg and pepper-sprayed simultaneously."


Radio Dispatch

[WSEIII]

Keith's seventeen year old girlfriend Kat Is working on her master's degree in Architecture. Does our school system teach unnecessary information?

[Goku]

I was in the chat for a bit during the show and was thinking about how sexy Molly aka super white is even though she really isn't what I look for in a lady, if I was normal I would try to date the shit out of her. It's odd to me when she talks about her love life on the show since it sounds like she works hard for wiener, she seems smart/cool so I'm a bit surprised she's not in a long term relationship or something already.

[Keith]

"People are still people, baby." - me, just now

[invader]

The Knefels did the best job so far at explaining the occupy Wall Street and why they are down there. Excellent show.

[Phaenix]

Originally Posted by invader

The Knefels did the best job so far at explaining the occupy Wall Street and why they are down there. Excellent show.

+1 babillion. Thanks for letting John and Molly play through, KatG.

[astrokahn]

Awesome awesome show guys!

Keith, I hate saying this out loud because I know I will get bashed repeatedly, but I am with you on the not voting thing. I haven't voted since the 2000 election and I sincerely believe that voting only perpetuates the belief that there is actually a choice between this retarded shitbag or that (PS all retarded people, I sincerely apologize for in any way associating you with these idiots running for president-- at least you have an excuse.)

I have lost friends over not voting and I have seen the way the media (especially MTV, etc. portrays voting as the "cool" thing to do, pushing it with celebrity youth, admonishing those who don't vote and insisting everyone votes-- Vote, vote vote vote....

I have tried to have open conversation about this and have actually lost friends over this issue. They say "People died for your right to vote!" I say "And for my right to not vote." I am tired of the masses who believe that those who don't vote are lazy or uneducated, when in truth there is a pretty large percentage of people who "actively?" don't vote for the same reasons I don't. Simply put, I refuse to participate in a game where everyone's cheating.

As for presidential elections, shouldn't we really be saying "Wow, these candidates are so smart, so aware of what's going on, and have such amazing character and strength that I can't decide because they are all so good?" For fuck's sake we're supposed to be choosing the person who is going to represent and lead the most powerful country in the world. It's such a joke. I can't see how anyone can listen to these morons and then feel good about voting for any of them.

[Abby]

If you want to protest your crappy choices, you go scratch your ballot.
That is protest. Dont not vote.

[Keith]

You so have America envy.

[Curt]

Originally Posted by astrokahn

As for presidential elections, shouldn't we really be saying "Wow, these candidates are so smart, so aware of what's going on, and have such amazing character and strength that I can't decide because they are all so good?" For fuck's sake we're supposed to be choosing the person who is going to represent and lead the most powerful country in the world. It's such a joke. I can't see how anyone can listen to these morons and then feel good about voting for any of them.

I can understand the argument. But it doesn't hold water. "I hate the candidates they give us." There isn't some omnipotent committee that decides who runs for office. They come from the caucuses and primaries of the respective parties. This issue isn't with who we have to vote for in the general election but with selecting better candidates in the first place which can only be done if you get involved in the process earlier. Granted the virtual 'money primary' that precedes NH and IA can kill a candidate well before any votes are cast but that just means that you can't wait until votes are made to know the field.

This year we don't really get anyone on the Dem side challenging the president and we haven't had a strong contest there since Ed Kennedy primaried a weak Carter.

If you want to look at the Republican field there are some interesting people. Jon Huntsmen is not todays average Republican. He believes in science, fact and rule of law. Then you have Buddy Roemer, former Gov. of LA, who is a far more traditional Republican. Think Bob Dole(fiscal balance) not George Bush Jr/Sr(retarded tax cuts). Roemer has been very supportive of OWS and won't take contributions over $100 dollars.

I still need to check into the rules for NY but I may switch affiliation for the primary just to put some support behind either of these guys.

America has become a far less homogenous place since Kennedy and Eisenhower. Finding someone who can be the representative of a large group of Americans beliefs on a whole is damn near impossible. Settling for may mean settling down with someone who you disagree with in some cases.

When people say they won't vote because it just encourages the assholes I can see the point but what are you going to do to actually change things?

The voting is worthless crowd seems to forget that there are state/county/city elections that affect their lives just as much as anything Federal. OH voters just struck down the anti-labor laws enacted there and MS voters stopped a personhood amendment that would have greatly affected reproductive rights. Both important issues that people voted on and made a real difference in a lot of peoples lives.

If you're just going to say we can't change anything then you're a pretty worthless person (and stupid(let the insults in my direction begin!)) and you should really take yourself out the gene pool.

Nothing is too big or powerful to change. These are all human institutions which can change.

PS astrokahn, you're pretty hot.