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Cirque du So-What

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Thu Nov 1, 2012, 07:36 PM Nov 2012

I voted this afternoon [View all]

I'd been procrastinating, as I dreaded facing a long wait at the Board of Elections. When I arrived around 6 PM, there were around 100 people waiting to have their names called. By the time my name got called, around 6:45, the crowd had dwindled to 40 or so. In the meantime, I put my time to good use, striking up a conversation with an amiable senior lady about NPR. From there, I expounded upon subjects ranging from the difference between voter fraud and election fraud to how taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society. I made a conscious effort to draw in all & sundry into my discussion. If there were any teabaggers within earshot, none voiced their opposition to my liberal stance. Perhaps it was the 'luck of the draw' that I didn't encounter any wingnuttery during that time, but I took it as a good sign that RW demagoguery is not currently in vogue - at least in my locale.

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I voted this afternoon [View all] Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 OP
Good. Where are you? elleng Nov 2012 #1
Stark County Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #2
GOOD! elleng Nov 2012 #3
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