The owner of the small business (my part-time job. Yes, I’m so American by having two jobs) told me last night that he voted on Halloween — the last day you could early vote in Colorado. This is how he made up his mind:

You have one guy who wants to help people and the other guy is making fun of the first for wanting to help people. My choice was very clear.

I looked and him with a new appreciation and told him that the most succinct description of this campaign I’ve heard. He then apologized for accidently being deep.

Go Vote!

Listening to: “Airbag” - Radiohead

Cameron and I are counting down for the election as well. We decided to have our housewarming party on election night to combine the celebration and blessing of a new dwelling with the celebration and blessing of a history-making election — you know, because this will be the first time a person born in Hawaii will be President.

We’re both hoping anyway.

We are going to have CNN and MSNBC going in separate rooms to get as much the “liberal media” into our systems as possible although CNN is getting more and more questionable when it comes to that liberal label. We’re going to watch anyway because of that big, magic map of theirs and MSNBC because they have the liberal answer to Bill O’Reilly in the blow-hard Keith Olbermann. Love that man.

I’m also going to turn my big iMac screen into a giant map (it’s not magic unfortunately) with Daily Kos’ map. Turn on the full screen of their Political Scoreboard and your entire computer becomes a results map of Presidential, Senatorial and House races. Guests will be able to look at their favorite races with just a click.

The guests will be taken care of nutritiously with Cameron making some alcoholic beverage treats, corn chowder and a taco bar! Guests are bringing other snacks and drinks to share as well because they’re all socialist considerate. Perhaps I’ll even have a glass of communal wine. We’re also going to have a hunt for the World’s Smallest Republicans. Cam folds dollar bills into elephant shapes (appropriate I’d say) and hides them. We have a bunch of cheesy prizes for those that find them.

The election turnout will have a lot to do with the mood of the party — the bluer, the better to make a oxymoronic pun. Cross your fingers that we have a fun party. Have a safe election day all you American readers. Go vote!

Listening to - “Be Near Me” - ABC

I was a little depressed this morning to see the Daily Kos Poll show that Barack is only up 6 points. Honestly, I’m worried about this election. Yes, I’m all for a Barack Obama presidency after endorsing him and then actually voting for him, but I’m really concerned about the race aspect of this election. All my friends tell me, “Oh, you’re so old-fashioned. America has grown up and it’s less of an issue in the Naughties.”

They didn’t grow up in South Carolina and see the ickyness that is still happening there. Look, I’m an optimist at heart and want to believe that America has indeed matured to the point that enough people ignore the tone of someone’s skin and instead analyzes their actions, thoughts and ideals as a way to determine if they are worthy of respect. I want to believe in the change that is being promised, but too many people have uneducated and out-dated ideas that basically make them behave like big, old, puckered, unwiped assholes. *sigh*

Do me a favor and make sure you vote. In fact, here’s an old post/essay that I wrote refreshing you on Social Studies and why our Republic really does begin with you. It has some links to help you do some research on who your elected officials are, too. Do that research. Educate yourself. And then go out and vote if you’re registered and haven’t done so yet. If you didn’t register, do it now and get ready for 2010. Please? Thank you.

I’m still depressed, but my good old iPod reads my feelings and played this to cheer me up. I’d like to go to Funkytown for a day or two and just escape for a while. *re-sigh*

UPDATE: I posted this on my Daily Kos diary and got so many complaints about the title I finally just took it down. It made me really appreciate my readers (Thank you!) and the fact that they appreciate all kinds of humor whether it be satire, parody, intelligent or “stuck in the third grade”. I keep forgetting that people of any extreme have closed their minds to anything else. *triple-sigh*

Listening to: “Funkytown” - Lipps, Inc

After much deliberation, I have decided on a person who will be my personal choice as the President and who most exemplifies the principals and morals I believe: Ron Jeremy. There is no man in the public eye who has had more experience in screwing people and getting paid for it.

I kid, of course, mostly because that joke is as old and tired as Ron Jeremy. Ha! You thought I was going to say McCain, didn’t you? That would have been an old and tired joke. As it is, my ballot is completely filled out and in its secrecy envelope for delivery to the City & County of Denver Elections Division’s Clerk & Recorder. Tomorrow morning a group of armed men will be escorting me to the mailbox so I may do my civic duty.

Huh-huh… I said doody.

It feels good. Now I get to wait… and wait… and wait… 

Perhaps I should have waited until November 4th. Now I’m bored.

Go out and vote when it’s your turn! And have a great weekend.

Listening to: “Creep” - TLC