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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:05 PM
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My vote is now up for sale!
If Hillary or Obama wants my vote, the price is $25000 cash. They have no problem with selling their votes in the Senate to the highest bidder. Why not us as well. I'm sure either one of them can afford it.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:05 PM
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1. well aren't you just adorable?
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:07 PM
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3. If they want my vote, they're gonna have to pay for it.
After, politics is politics. Quid pro quo, Clarice.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:06 PM
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2. LOL!
:evilgrin:
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:07 PM
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4. Go for it!
Money is the only thing these candidates respect. Let's make it a level playing field.
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knight_of_the_star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:09 PM
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5. Nice!
I love the move, I wonder if they'll take you up on it
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:10 PM
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8. Nah, they really don't need us, never did.
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Big Blue Marble Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:09 PM
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6. I know that you are angry.
But do not sell your vote so cheaply. It is worth so much more than you are asking.

Maybe try an ebay listing and find out.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:10 PM
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7. If you're gonna go whoring, at least get $50,000! nt
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:12 PM
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9. Good Idea, the price is now 100K Euros
No greenbacks please, they'll be the Peso of the 21st century.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:13 PM
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11. Now you're talkin'! nt
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Donkeykick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:12 PM
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10. IMO:
feelings like that will only put a GOP in the White House.:shrug:
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:13 PM
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12. Did you mean Hillary or Obama?
:shrug:

RL
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Donkeykick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:21 PM
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17. Our Cards Are Better Than...
Edited on Wed Jan-30-08 07:22 PM by Donkeykick
what the actual GOP have. I'll vote for either one of those so-called Republicans--Obama or Hillary--before I'll see someone worse than George Bush get back in there; this I do know.
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:36 PM
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24. Well then they should have no trouble ponying up the dough
My asking price is pocket change to them. Time to share the wealth a little.
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:19 PM
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14. If they pay me, I vote for them
That's one vote for our side. And I'll vote happily. Their both wealthy fat cats and have access to boatloads of cash, so why not? Hill can have Norman Hsu send it to me.
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Donkeykick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:26 PM
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21. Than I Guess You Probably...
voted for George Bush Jr., Cheney, and Rove; those guys were heavy in to oil and Halliburton. How much did you make in 2000 and 2004? :eyes:
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:34 PM
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23. Nope, I've voted straight Dem since 1982
They've never failed to disappoint me. So why not join their game and sell my vote as well?
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Yuugal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:39 PM
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27. Same here
I'm not going to sell my vote though. Instead I would like 5 one-way tickets to Europe to ummmmm "campaign" for their overseas vote.
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Donkeykick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:45 PM
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31. Cool!
keep on keeping on than!:patriot:
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bpeale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:17 PM
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13. 100,000 euros for my vote! its sale time
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:21 PM
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16. They sell their vote all the time
Just ask Tata Consultancy.
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bpeale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:22 PM
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18. you got that right. now they can buy mine.
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islandmkl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:20 PM
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15. Wait a minute! I think you might be on to something here.
How about we cut out the middle-men and just have the lobbyists give every voter their own share of the bribery $$$. I bet your ass the turnout will close to 100% and we will once again show the world how democracy works when allowed to function correctly. We can just let the lobbyists write their own laws and regulations...well, not much will actually change in that regard...and we won't have to pay any senators or representatives or staffs and all that overhead. Let's get this thing going. Screw the 600 bucks that's supposed to pull our asses OUT of debt (are you Chinese paying attention?)...I want in on the big $$$.
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:22 PM
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20. That's the spirit!
I'll think I'll put it on eBay just like it was suggested upthread.
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:22 PM
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19. My vote's on eBay-- starting bid 20 oz gold, or...
2/04 equivalent closing price in Euros or Sterling.



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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:32 PM
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22. I just put my vote on eBay as well!
Good luck!
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:37 PM
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25. Hell, at this point I'd sell my vote for $250. I'm not kidding.
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Yuugal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:41 PM
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29. Its you free traders that are the problem here!
Your race to the bottom will have us all selling our votes for 5 bux. Shame on you. :)
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:39 PM
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26. LOL!! Very funny.
Good luck with that. :thumbsup:
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martymar64 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:40 PM
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28. Thanks! It's up for auction on eBay
:)
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:52 PM
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35. R U serious?
wow, you might be on to something there....I'm definitely amused, in any case. :thumbsup:
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foxer Donating Member (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 08:09 PM
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36. I just looked, your not kidding. Buy It Now price?
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:43 PM
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30. Lee L. Mercer Jr. could buy your vote for $350,000 (all three)
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foxer Donating Member (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:49 PM
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32. I'm holding out for Ambassador to Tahiti
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bigbrother05 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:49 PM
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33. ...
:popcorn:
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dorkulon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-30-08 07:51 PM
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34. Let the market decide!
Price, however, would have to be adjusted by state. Here in NY, my vote would be cheap--maybe a few bucks. In Florida, you might get a few thousand.
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