tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post115987298450087115..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: BallotDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159930662569985362006-10-03T19:57:00.000-07:002006-10-03T19:57:00.000-07:00give me liberty or give me deathno truer words, ha...give me liberty or give me death<BR/>no truer words, have ever been said<BR/>are you prepared <BR/>for your very last breath<BR/>don't you dare start<BR/>what you cannot finish<BR/><BR/>so when we face, face the adversary<BR/>no longer are we the minority...<BR/><BR/>and when history repeats her hour<BR/>the pendulum will swing<BR/>swing into power<BR/>though not in vain like our forefathers<BR/>freedom, never had no room for cowards<BR/><BR/>for in the end, there will be equality<BR/>be any means necessary<BR/><BR/>the ballot or the bullet<BR/>the choice is up to you<BR/>the ballot or the bullet<BR/>tell me what you gonna do<BR/>the sword and the pen<BR/>can be held, by the same hand<BR/><BR/>what's it gonna take to liberate<BR/>an emancipation, a false proclamation<BR/>all these token words that you legislate<BR/>sound a little bit absurd, and a little too late<BR/><BR/>when a house is divided<BR/>it just will not stand<BR/>once it's decided<BR/>a line drawn in the sandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159929122687249042006-10-03T19:32:00.000-07:002006-10-03T19:32:00.000-07:00I'm a very bad speller and thought it had to do wi...I'm a very bad speller and thought it had to do with dancing on wooden toes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159925370304596892006-10-03T18:29:00.000-07:002006-10-03T18:29:00.000-07:00I vote for Mule for last place....beat that, Minka...I vote for Mule for last place.<BR/><BR/>...beat that, Minka ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159911178335692972006-10-03T14:32:00.000-07:002006-10-03T14:32:00.000-07:00Sigh. I think the saddest part is that your updat...Sigh. I think the saddest part is that your update is more accurate than cynical. One day, I hope to go to my polling place in order to vote FOR a candidate.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316244154670854155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159910081346734972006-10-03T14:14:00.000-07:002006-10-03T14:14:00.000-07:00Good one, First Nations. More sweating is done by...Good one, First Nations. More sweating is done by people in consensus.<BR/><BR/>That's funny, Solace. To me it would mean disenfranchisement.<BR/><BR/>Dddragon, that's funny. Think outside the box and color inside the lines.<BR/><BR/>True Quilldancer, and they're worthy of what goes into them.<BR/><BR/>By soon, Masil, you mean next month.<BR/><BR/>That is too interesting, Actonbell. What did a blue vote mean?<BR/><BR/>By the hook, Icy.<BR/><BR/>Mushroom, that's why we in the evil business so love democracy.<BR/><BR/>To electronic voting, JD? Me too. Even raising hands.<BR/><BR/>Terry, zookeepers get to vote twice at Waking Ambrose. It's the only way we can make sure the right person ends up in charge.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159909508106686222006-10-03T14:05:00.000-07:002006-10-03T14:05:00.000-07:00I'm without a ballot on this topic.I'm without a ballot on this topic.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159909059870560312006-10-03T13:57:00.000-07:002006-10-03T13:57:00.000-07:00I prefer hanging chads.I prefer hanging chads.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159908590242203092006-10-03T13:49:00.000-07:002006-10-03T13:49:00.000-07:00Ballot: A futile attempt to promote good and prev...<B>Ballot:</B> A futile attempt to promote good and prevent evil, or a successful way to promote evil and prevent good.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Acton: Ergo "ballot" and "bullet" come from the same root.The Mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466433750698090728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159908448016107482006-10-03T13:47:00.000-07:002006-10-03T13:47:00.000-07:00Casting the fishing line into a polluted pond.Casting the fishing line into a polluted pond.Tom & Icyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184377353312923689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159906392382516972006-10-03T13:13:00.000-07:002006-10-03T13:13:00.000-07:00ballot-soon to be the paperless paper trail for fi...ballot-soon to be the paperless paper trail for fixing elections.LeMas.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15069218070988779302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159904383961153592006-10-03T12:39:00.000-07:002006-10-03T12:39:00.000-07:00Doug, better rough toilet paper than slick toilet ...Doug, better rough toilet paper than slick toilet paper. Also, whether ballots are used for toilet paper or for voting, their value after they've been cast remains about the same.Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159903965594570972006-10-03T12:32:00.000-07:002006-10-03T12:32:00.000-07:00Ballot: a dancer who can't fit into the box becaus...Ballot: a dancer who can't fit into the box because of the hanging chads and tutus.dddragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912993089246289352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159897382078777492006-10-03T10:43:00.000-07:002006-10-03T10:43:00.000-07:00Hmm, it seems all the *good* comments about Florid...Hmm, it seems all the *good* comments about Florida have already been taken.. oh well, so I'll post this link then:<BR/><BR/>http://www.funlol.com/pictures/0181.html<BR/><BR/>it's the idiot proof voting systemThe Violent Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351019013297458991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159896896233106922006-10-03T10:34:00.000-07:002006-10-03T10:34:00.000-07:00ballot: like classical dance, proof positive that ...ballot: like classical dance, proof positive that very little progress is achieved by consensus, although quite a lot of thumping and sweating goes on.FirstNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159896641542077532006-10-03T10:30:00.000-07:002006-10-03T10:30:00.000-07:00O Ceallaigh, without engaging your list I said las...O Ceallaigh, without engaging your list I said last night that Hastert shouldn't lose his speakership over Foley. He should lose it for betraying the constitution. I guess I can't complain too loudly if I post the word ballot and politics come up.<BR/><BR/>Getting more abbreviated all the time, Indie.<BR/><BR/>Puppybrose, the list of people you'd like to hit? You bet.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, that was excellent. Maybe a ticket to the play.<BR/><BR/>Puppybrose, I just got a huge grin from the thought of Karl Rove in a hoopskirt.<BR/><BR/>Rio, great to have you back. All wellish?<BR/><BR/>Puppybrose, see above. I see you're voting early and often.<BR/><BR/>Brian, as the all-star game, so Cooperstown?<BR/><BR/>A, I did not know that. Are you training for Jeopardy?<BR/><BR/>Kyahgirl, I fear we're better at counting than voting.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159896166081209992006-10-03T10:22:00.000-07:002006-10-03T10:22:00.000-07:00this is a tough word Doug. Liked the definitions t...this is a tough word Doug. Liked the definitions though....chock full of cynicism.<BR/><BR/>The ballot has been another unfortunate path to the erosion of the world's perception of American integrity and intelligence. Y'all have gotten some pretty bad press in the last few years on the topic of 'counting'.Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159895198948016282006-10-03T10:06:00.000-07:002006-10-03T10:06:00.000-07:00I'd planned to sit this one out, but couldn't resi...I'd planned to sit this one out, but couldn't resist.<BR/><BR/>Ballot: A French automobile, ca. 1905, named for the brothers (Maurice and Edouard Ballot) who designed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159892607912630362006-10-03T09:23:00.000-07:002006-10-03T09:23:00.000-07:00you know, the pun-machine was set on slow-groan fo...you know, the pun-machine was set on slow-groan for my last effort up there. perhaps if i had included "hanging chads" it would have made more sense and/or been mildly amusing? (then again, perhaps not) sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159891735330463352006-10-03T09:08:00.001-07:002006-10-03T09:08:00.001-07:00a letter short of a foul. ball out.a letter short of a foul. ball out.Riohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276335353959962450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159891708067519462006-10-03T09:08:00.000-07:002006-10-03T09:08:00.000-07:00Ballot: tightly choreographed dance featuring poin...<B>Ballot</B>: tightly choreographed dance featuring pointed fingers and/or wagging tongues. [see also: Nutcracker Suite]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159890923017604242006-10-03T08:55:00.000-07:002006-10-03T08:55:00.000-07:00ballot: theatre set on the stage where they play d...ballot: theatre set on the stage where they play democracyAriel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159890783268776562006-10-03T08:53:00.000-07:002006-10-03T08:53:00.000-07:00Ballot: hit list<B>Ballot</B>: hit listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159890291158324092006-10-03T08:44:00.000-07:002006-10-03T08:44:00.000-07:00O'C: spoken like a true fan of The Daily Show. and...O'C: spoken like a true fan of The Daily Show. and i couldn't agree more. (with you *or* our host)<BR/><BR/>Indie: or, "use it *and* lose it"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159890157980193142006-10-03T08:42:00.000-07:002006-10-03T08:42:00.000-07:00Ballot: Abbreviation for "use it or lose it"Ballot: Abbreviation for "use it or lose it"Indeterminacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112417911577798263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1159887624185041792006-10-03T08:00:00.000-07:002006-10-03T08:00:00.000-07:00BALLOT, n. The ante into the game of chance that ...<B>BALLOT</B>, n. The ante into the game of chance that is republican government. (Thank you Ambrose ... <I>and republics, which are governed by chance</I>, from his definition for <B><I>ABSOLUTE</I></B>.)<BR/><BR/>As for Foley, Doug - you may be right, but see <I><B>MONICA</B></I>. <B>NOT</B> the penguin, unless she's holding out on me. Why not, everyone else does.<BR/><BR/>Shouldn't it be bothering us that premeditated official lies, secret tax-supported torture camps, patriotic domestic spying, the loss of American prestige abroad, and the loss of American fiscal solvency at home, are accepted with scarcely a murmur, or a rolled head? But a few salacious emails and all hell breaks loose?The amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997830489035965913noreply@blogger.com