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November 02, 2004
What's the Frequency, Rather?
Apparently I dont exist. I went to my polling place today and they informed me that I am not listed as a registered voter in this county even though I am definitely registered. I had to vote with a provisional ballot, which probably wasn't even counted anyway. I asked why I wasn't listed and the election worker said, "I don't know, it's been happening all day. Some people have been getting really irate and angry." I said, "I can see why! If you had said I couldn't vote, I would've been incredibly angry." He said, "No, we are making sure everyone gets to vote." Still, I am incredibly angry that I was not allowed to cast a "real" vote when I have indeed registered. I had to put my name on a list of people whose registrations had mysteriously not been listed at the polling place and it was a list of about 600 people!! Holy wow.
Being a night owl, I am working on the site while flipping through different news channels. While Fox has claimed there's no way Kerry can win, CBS is saying Kerry could still win. With most channels now being a veritable snooze-o-rama, I've now stopped on CBS for a while because I love his Ratherisms. Whatever you think of Dan Rather, you have to admit he is lovably eccentric in his choice of words. Since I've been watching here are some of the things he's said:
"The vote's been closer than Lassie and Timmy there all night long."
"Each side is selling like some carnival hawkers their version of what reality is ..."
"Just because a chicken has wings doesn't mean he can fly."
"Tough, rugged race out there, nasty enough to choke a buzzard."
"You don’t know whether to wind your watch or bark at the moon."
Well, Dan, I don't wear a watch, so I guess I'm going to bark at the moon.
Posted by Tracy on November 2, 2004 08:27 PM
