Voting - 2008 Presidential Primary

I have been voting in NYC since I turned 18 in 2001. I started out as an Independent, but in 2004 I switched to becoming a Democrat (and voted absentee while at GWU) and since then I have voted in all elections and Democratic primaries. I went to vote tonight, but this time my name was not on the register rolls! I have voted at the same facility before, but for whatever reason, I seem to have been dropped from the computer generated pollbook. So they gave me an Affidavit Ballot, I filled it out and gave it to them, I also filled out a voter registration form to reaffirm my affiliation with the Democratic party and mailed that in after I left the voting facility.

I was so excited to vote today… I know it’s not quite the same thing, but I can’t help but feel, at least somewhat disenfranchised. While I know my vote does count, it feels like it just doesn’t count as much as it could have if I had been able to pull that lever and know that they would record my vote right then and there inside that voting booth.

Thanks to Errorik for the above pic.

Dany

Glassbooth.org - Presidential Candidate Education

 I heard about Glassbooth.org from CNET Live, episode 38, where one of the founders was interviewed and he talked about how the site allows people to see how their political views stack up with the candidates running for President in 2008.

I checked it out and oddly enough, when I tried it myself, I seemed to match up best with Mike Gravel. I ended up voting for Hillary Clinton here in NYC despite that though. I wasn’t going to vote for Gravel today, even if he was still on the ballot.  Check out the site, it’s interesting and fun if you have a few minutes.

Thanks to  The Panic Manual for the above pic.

Dany

Blast From the Past Snickers Gheorghe Muresan Commercial

I promised a friend that I would find this clip for her. It has been over 10 years since this ad first aired, but this Snickers ad with Gheorghe Muresan is still hilarious! I wish their current ads were as funny as this one.

Enjoy

Dany