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11/11/08
As for his stance, it's a stupid one. Reporters and news anchors aren't supposed to avoid voting. They're supposed to be professional enough to be able to vote and belong to whatever party they wish, and not let it interfere with their job. Just like anyone else.
If he's so afraid he can't vote and still be perceived as impartial, then he's not man enough to sit at his desk. What's going to happen if someone finds out how he voted, his usual detractors will call him names? Wow, that's never happened before.
And as for having any rational reason not to vote, I don't see it. If you don't like the two big guys, vote for one of the little guys. If you don't like them, write in your own candidate. Even that seemingly Quixotic gesture serves a practical purpose, as the rolls will reflect what the citizens honestly think of the political system and the candidates.
Also, those little parties need every oddball vote in order to be able to get on the ballot the next time around. That in itself is reason not to avoid voting. Parties come and go, even the big ones. The only way we as a country get "stuck" with parties is if we give up trying to confront or change them.
Frank Capra, we need you back.
11/10/08
Everybody gets all huffy when somebody admits to not voting, despite the fact that there is a fundamental flaw in the idea of a two party system being referred to as Democratic. We all recognize the flaws of the system, and we all gripe about it. But then, without fail, every four years we puff up our chest and yell about our guy to whoever will listen and insist that voting in a system we disagree with is somehow important.
In my mind, that somebody like Olberman, an "insider" who is extremely intimate with the inner workings of the system, is refusing to vote is a much more relevant gesture than going into a booth and putting an X next to the name of a guy who is going to have New York called in his favor with 0% of precincts reporting.
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GAH! World? Officially fucked!
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DOESN'T VOTE.... in that case he needs to shut the fuque up....
shame, because I used to like his show...
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You do realize those votes are AFTER the fact. The presidency is not an award.
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Because that would make sense and involve getting off your ass and making an effort.
People who take the "I don't vote" stance are often the sort who know EXACTLY what is wrong with everything, and if they had time to put down the bong and shut off the television, they would totally go forth and fix it. You know: assholes. They often also say they're Socialists and end their pointless rants against the two-party system by sharing their conviction that when the revolution comes, they'll be holding the clipboards telling the rest of us what to do, rather than picking vegetables on the collective farm.
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I think it helps to be a 60s person to see what Olberman is up to.
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That has to be one of the best sentences I have ever seen on Gawker!
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mai gawd, what is that from?
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There used to be a Canadian tv reporter who once said that he didn't vote for the same reason, I forget who it was, maybe Peter Jennings?
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