I went and voted today. Since it’s Election Day that may not seem like such a big deal but you have to understand, I’ve never voted unless it was a presidential election. So why did I break with tradition and vote today?
Fred Head, that’s why!
In case you haven’t heard, Fred Head is running for the State Comptroller’s office in Texas. He’s running against Susan Combs, a former romance novelist. Ms. Combs supports abstinence for school-aged children. Twenty years ago she had a romance novel published which depicted a couple expressing their love physically. Mr. Head calls it porn and says Ms. Combs is a hypocrite because you can’t write porn and then promote abstinence.
Now this topic has made the rounds of every loop and board I visit but I’ve remained quiet until now because I didn’t want to give the guy any more free publicity (he had zero campaign funds) but since the polls close shortly, I’m finally breaking my silence.
Is this guy an idiot? First off, Texas is a Republican state and he’s a Democrat so he’s handicapped going in. Not to mention that the Romance Writers of America was founded in Houston, Texas. He’s pissed off a lot of people.
And again, the reason I voted today. See, it’s not like he lost my vote because 1) I wouldn’t have voted for him if I was one to vote in non-presidential elections because I typically vote Republican (not always but most of the time); and 2) I don’t normally vote in non-presidential elections so he wasn’t losing anything by keeping his mouth shut. Instead, what he did was get me to go vote, which I know they want everyone to do but, and I could be wrong here but I don’t think so, the intent is to get me to vote for him, when instead it got me to vote for his opponent. So I guess the joke is on him. It will be interesting to see the outcome but I have to say, I’d be really surprised if Mr. Head won.
But in happier voting news, tonight is Dancing with the Stars. I haven’t seen the dances but I can tell you right now that I’m voting for Joey. That’s right, the person who has consistently said “You can’t decide who to vote for until you’ve seen all the dances” has decided who she’s voting for more than an hour before the first dance. (Heck, I knew at last week’s elimination round who I would vote for this week!) Not only that, I’ve given the number to all my friends and told them to start calling at 7:00 p.m. (CST).
So, if you want to make me happy, call 1-800-868-3401 starting at 8:00 (7:00 Central) from every phone line you have, until they tell you to stop. ;o)
4 comments:
LOL, L, I'll have to check tonight's TV schedule. House starts an hour later, so I finally might be able to watch the stars dancing. :)
Fred is an idiot. I don't mind saying that I'm a Democrat through and through (usually), but I SO would've voted for her instead. The sisterhood. The smarthood. The guy just plain wasn't thinking.
I voted too. I like being part of the process. :) Good for you for flexing your voting muscles!
I hope Joey did well!
Good for you for voting. I thought about it, but here in Georgia, I felt like my choices were Satan vs. The Devil, and I felt I'd been stripped of my constitutional right to vote because NONE of the candidates campaigned in a moral, upstanding manner, and it made it difficult to keep track of who stood where on what issues. I. Hate. That. Yet I still feel guilty for not making my vote count.
Good for you, too, for putting the smack down on ol' Fred. I'd love to hear the results of that race. :)
Well, Susan Combs won the race! Yay!
As for Joey, it will be interesting to see because all three dancers TIED last night. All of them got a perfect score on one dance and all got 29 (out of 30) on the other. So it's truly up to the fans to decide.
I did my part with two phone lines and three email addresses!
LOL, L! You really want Joey to win. :)
And speaking of winning, I'm so glad Susan won. Yay!
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