Why Do I Live Here, Again?

[bloodyrosemccoy]

I got my voter pamphlet! I hope you all remembered to register. *adjusts Good Citizen Halo*

 

Here’s why I love living in Utah:

 

“… I believe in fiscal discipline and a strong military.  I oppose abortion, and believe that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. We must stop illegal immigration at the border and protect American jobs. Combating global arming (sic) and moving America towards greater energy independence is vital. America must win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring our troops home. I firmly support the right of Americans to bear arms. …”

 

Thank you for that statement, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 3! I am glad I live in a different district!

Comments

[marag.livejournal.com]

That's the Democrat? ::boggles:: I'm very very glad I don't live there.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Scary, innit?

I don't even WANT to know about the Republican. I'm hoping it's just the Bizarro District where red is green and up is down and Democrats are conservative and Republicans are liberal. But I have the sinking feeling it's more like the choices boil down to Republican, Even More Republican, and Batshit Constitution.

[liquidjewel.livejournal.com]

This is Bennion Spencer, right? The guy who used to be a Mormon missionary, said Jesus Himself would vote for him? And who got the Democratic nomination despite having had never won any offices, because absolutely nobody else wanted the job?

UT-03 is insane. Absolutely nuts. It's the third most Republican district in the nation, only superceded by UT-01 and some place in the Alabaman hinterland. People there actually primaried out Chris Cannon, one of the most staunch neocons in Congress, for being insufficiently rabid. He wasn't wingnutty enough, basically. Jason Chaffetz, who is in favor of walling off the border and shooting illegal immigrants, will win this thing handily.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

*grin* That's the dude, all right! Doncha love it?

I feel sort of silly registering to vote, since I'm pretty sure there's no way in hell it matters. But by god I'm doing it anyway, just in case ...

[westrider.livejournal.com]

I never really checked into this, but I read somewhere that the political discourse in this country has slid so far to the right that, at least on paper, Richard Nixon looks more liberal than any serious candidate in the Presidential Primaries during this past year.

[dgm-allenwalker.livejournal.com]

I registered to vote! And THIS IS MY FIRST TIME!?!?!?!!?!? OTL

And wth...I don't want war in Iraq anymore!!

[bean-bunny.livejournal.com]

… I believe in fiscal discipline and a strong military.

*points to last entry about presidenting* Why, so do I!

[beccastareyes]

Reminds me of growing up in Nebraska -- I could buy our third district being like that, if the voters would even listen to a Democrat.

[kitmf.livejournal.com]

There was a committee meeting that went like this.

We need a candidate...

Not like we have any chance of actually winning....

Yes, but if we never run anyone that would be lame....

Nobody wants to run.....

Well there is the crazy guy....

But he's crazy....

He could finance himself.....

At least we'd have a candidate on the ballot...

Make the other guy at least have to try....

Ok, we go with crazy guy. Just don't ask me to do anything for him.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Yeah, pretty much. I like the way the Republican guy is EVEN CRAZIER.

He's probably a shoe-in.

[queenlyzard.livejournal.com]

seriously? How?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_wastrel/]

My good citizen halo is currently out of order.

Also, dear gods, they've abandoned all pretense of being on our side. o.o

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I think your halo was VANDALIZED. Or stolen. Or ... some metaphor where you just had to recalibrate it, because I still say THEY were the shady ones taking advantage of your good faith. I feel that good faith is an underrated trait, myself, but that's because people out there are willing to take it and stomp on it.

This guy's a special case of crazy--he was basically the only one they could get to run. The good news is he actually does seem to advocate Helping Poor People, so at least there's THAT ...