Comments | whatinthehell: Need wood?

whatinthehell

Need wood?

Oct 08, 2004 00:37

This is the first year I have ever allowed myself to become completely engrossed in the elections. And perhaps that old cliche about ignorance being bliss is a cliche for a reason. The more I read, and the more I watch the debates, the more disenchanted, disgrunted, and about a dozen other words starting with "dis" I become ( Read more... )

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aisle3 October 8 2004, 23:43:00 UTC

Why don't you you drink the smoothies before they go bad, thereby not wasting them nor making yourself sick? Sillybilly

thedexter October 9 2004, 00:15:19 UTC

From Kerry's 2004 Platform, available here (PDF): "Teaching good citizenship and good values. We must remain committed to the moral and civic dimensions of education. Education requires the engagement of the whole community in order to teach the whole child. Students should learn responsibility in our schools, and students who are irresponsible-using drugs or bringing violence into schools-must face strict discipline. We should support character education in our elementary and secondary schools and community service as a condition of graduation from high schools. We should also give back to those who give to America, in the tradition of the G.I. Bill and AmeriCorps."

(That's the only instance of "AmeriCorps" in the document.)

From johnkerry.com: John Kerry and John Edwards are calling on all of America's young people to serve, especially meeting education challenges. The Kerry-Edwards plan would engage 500,000 more Americans in national service each year within a decade, compared to 75,000 in AmeriCorps this year. (more here, ( ... )

whatinthehell October 9 2004, 11:55:47 UTC

My dad told me that Kerry wanted to cut funds from national service programs. I guess he was wrong. I need to look into that more to see how he got that idea.

lolitabonita October 9 2004, 01:54:28 UTC

It's a good thing you don't live at my house. You see, I don't like things to go to waste, either, but I forget I buy food for ONE now...and yeah, it happens!

Hope you feel better!

fiercefoxy October 9 2004, 01:59:37 UTC

Just do a write in vote!

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whatinthehell October 9 2004, 11:57:34 UTC

But I'm worried about the schools that are in super-poor neighborhoods that don't get very much funding otherwise. Bleh.

ex_enprise723 October 9 2004, 19:27:01 UTC

Ok fine, but how in good conscience can you vote for a guy whose ego is larger than (W + Kerry) x Pi squared x JLo?