First, I received my sample ballot for voting in the State of Nevada. There are some items on the ballot that bear scrutiny. You know those 'trick questions', where you think you're voting to institute something, but a yes vote actually means no.
For instance, we're voting on legalizing marijuana. Seriously, this is a state where prostitution is basically NOT illegal and we're just getting around to legalizing Pot? Some things baffle the mind.
But, I did see something on the sample ballot that made me 'LAUGH OUT LOUD'. In all the years I've been voting I have never before seen this. See if you can spot it.
Is it just me, or just Nevada? I have never before notice in a Presidential Election an option to vote for 'None of These Candidates'. I don't believe that's actually the space for a write in candidate either, just a plain and simple vote for NOBODY LISTED.
Next up, today when I went by the Post Office, in front of the local grocery store were these ladies.
When I asked if I could take their picture, one of them got a little huffy and said. 'sure, can I take yours?' To which I replied, 'Of course.' Then she asked me why I wanted the pic and I told her it was for a blog post. She apologized for getting huffy and said they have taken a lot of flak, particularly from men, for being a 'hater'. Are you kidding me? Because these ladies are willing to come out and support someone they believe in they are 'haters'. I wonder if the person who said this to them considered them self to be a kind hearted, non-mean spirited soul. Anyway, I wanted to post their picture here to show that not all women are fooled by that ONE! (Go ahead, include me in that lovely group!)
Now, if you want to get the pitchforks and torches ready, know that I will not respond. Everyone has a right to their own opinion. I am not a 'hater'. Are you?
If you came by looking for my entry into the WEP Challenge please scroll down/back one post. Thanks for stopping by,.
I voted here last Saturday and I also noticed that "NONE OF THESE CANDIDATES". Thought that was weird. If I left ALL of the "bubbles" empty, wouldn't that be the same thing as voting for none of those candidates?
ReplyDeleteAnd you gotta LOVE that "VOTE POR UNO". Gee, why didn't they just print that as "votar a favor de la señora Clinton"?
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I like the space to write in your own candidate. If I am not careful I will win one of those elections.
ReplyDeleteNone of these candidates would have won our last two Federal Elections hands down I believe. Which is probably why we aren't given the option.
ReplyDeleteNone of the above - it's about time they had that option. What would happen if it won?
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that we live in time when declaring your thoughts on one item means you must hate the opposing item.
Each should be able to support who they want without people thinking they are haters, etc. None of the above is rather funny.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen None of the Above, either. Pretty funny in a sad kind of way. Can't wait to see if my state's ballot has that. We've always had a Write In area. And yes, this election has caused friends to "unfriend" each other because each one (with different views) think that THEY are right.
ReplyDelete"None of the Above" is used way too much. I'd vote for "Rocky".
ReplyDeleteWe didn't have a None of the Above when I just voted...but maybe that's on the write-in ballot?
ReplyDeleteHi Guys, thanks for stopping by. sorry about my lack of response. I published this post and had to run out-of-town AGAIN!
ReplyDeleteI too wondered. 'what if none of the above wins. YIKES!
"The presidential election results are in... And 'none of the above' wins in a landslide!"
ReplyDeleteSo fun story: our buddy's little brother posted pictures of himself at a Trump rally recently (on Facebook), with absolutely no commentary attached to it. It simply said, "Decided to check one out, and it was a lot of fun." What followed was over 20 angry, vile comments from people (who claimed to be his friends) trashing this kid for being an idiot, and a racist, and a sexist, blah blah blah, until finally someone asked, "Wait, I thought you voted third party already?" And our buddy's brother responded, "Yep, I did. I just wanted to prove a point, and I think I did."
F*** the haters. Anyone who feels the need to belittle you for exercising your right to vote doesn't understand how the f*** democracy works.
Fortunately, there weren't not of that stuff here.
DeleteI noticed that all instructions were in Spanish except the "None of these candidates." Assuming the voter did not speak English, how would they know what that block meant?
ReplyDeleteI too, thought that was interesting. Funny, you are the first one to mention THAT.
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