So it looks like America has now elected Barack Obama as its president. It’s been a long road but there is now a African American in the White House and it is time to reflect on how far the USA has come since the days of…
What?
Primaries? John McWho? It’s not over?
Oh for fucks sake.
Can’t you Americans get a bloody move on? How long does it take to elect a president anyway? Can’t you just take a leaf from South America’s book? They get through about three new ones a week down there, far more efficient.
Still I suppose I better resign myself to reading about the American election for the next hundred years or so. I wouldn’t mind, but I recently made some enquiries and apparently I’m not even allowed to vote. Pure blatant racism, that’s what I call it.
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on Jun 4th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
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Thanks for keeping me posted!
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on Jun 4th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
The downside is that election dates are known long in advance.
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on Jun 4th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
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on Jun 4th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Our election is in November, so you won’t have to read about it that much longer. However, as soon as the election is over, the race to the White House for 2012 begins. Hooray for perpetual presidential races!
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on Jun 4th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
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on Jun 4th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Ed – News anchorman, a tempting career change I must admit.
Penelope – I think the fact they refuse to allow me a vote just because I am English is deplorable.
Whit – Somebody bloody better be or I’ll write a strong letter of complaint to my MP.
Xbox – I think that’s actually how it works in Canada.
Avitable – I think that sadly you are probably right there.
Rattling the Kettle – The downside is that everyone else knows the dates long in advance. We don’t get to hear about Greenland’s elections in such detail.
Jo – I must admit I was being a little sarky. Sorry.
Brandon – Or alternatively we could just accept you back into the British Empire.
ImPerceptible – BAD AMERICAN, GO TO YOUR ROOM.
Joe – That sounds like a fantastic way to realize one of my ultimate dreams – Mr T for president!
Gail – I did get your money, thank you very much. and I’ve not been out training due to sick children, but I’m planning on a ten mile walk tomorrow.
SingleParentDad – No, I think that’s the Bush family.
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on Jun 4th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
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on Jun 5th, 2008 at 7:36 am
In fact they could just set up the Eurovision vote rigging equipment on a permanent basis and some small country that you didn’t even know was a country until Eurovision could decide who is the next president of the world for us.
He would come from a Balkan country of course.
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on Jun 6th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
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on Jun 7th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Nat – Sounds pretty fair to me.
Gary – I think Zimbabwe have a similar system
Holmes – John Oliver, the English guy on the daily show, does a really cool podcast:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/the_bugle/
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on Jun 11th, 2008 at 2:05 am
If there is a single American out there who hasnt figured out who they want to vote for yet they should loose that right.
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