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He is seen in the likeness above in a rare, 19th century woodcut. This
image was rumoured to have been
commissioned after a bout of unpleasantness
in the White Chapel district of London. Do enjoy your stay and peruse our many, varied offerings, much of which cannot be found elsewhere!
:: Today's soundtrack: Icon of Coil "Shelter" ::
I don't talk about who I'm going to vote for. The primary election for United States President is this week in my state, and while I believe heartily that everyone of age should get out there and do their democratic duty, I simply don't discuss it. Voting is important, and I think if you don't vote then you don't have a right to complain about who gets elected because you didn't try. I take voting very seriously. I check out each of the main players and see how they compare with my own personal stand on certain topics. There are certain rights and freedoms I think we should never give up, and I want to make sure who I vote for doesn't want to try and take them away. I will tell you that I am a registered Independent, simply because I think defining people by party is dumb, but this means I have twice as many candidates to look over. I will give them each fair consideration and not discount somebody simply because he's a Republican, or she's a woman, or he never went to war, or whatever. I look at them each as individual candidates, but I will never tell you which of them I favour. I heartily believe in the secret ballot system, and therefore it is no one's business who I'm voting for, otherwise I would sign my name across the ballot. I cannot be pressured to rethink my choice if you don't know who I'm going to support. You cannot try to buy my vote with celebrity photo ops, but that doesn't mean I won't take advantage of them (yes, I got to see Chuck Norris live and in person. Thanks, Mr. Huckabee, but I still won't tell). No one knows who I have chosen in past primaries and I will take who I have voted for to my grave.
That being said: pollsters quit dropping by and phoning my home at all hours. Honestly, it just never ends! It could be 8am or 10pm, and the phone is ringing off the hook wondering if I'll consider Hillary, or if I'm going to go Republican or Democrat, or have I heard how awesome Barack Obama is. However once I utter, "I'm sorry, I don't talk about who I'm going to vote for" they apologize and hang up. You can stop wasting your time and mine if you just quit your badgering! Are ten calls a day to one residence really worth it? I'm going to vote how I'm going to vote and your glowing recommendation of Mitt Romney isn't going to sway me. So please, for my own sanity, stop the maddening ring of my phone and just let this registered voter live in peace.
William (would you like to take a survey?!)
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