Today is THE Day

I'm going to be busy today and won't be around my computer all that much - so here is what MSNBC says is a way to keep tabs on the country....

Hope you are all busy today too..make calls, text your friends to get out and vote for Obama, in Oregon bug your neighbors to turn in their ballots to a drop box or the county election office - do what you can - we are all in this together!

MSNBC is not always correct on poll closings - so don't rely on this - some states have different closing times within the state - check with your county and precinct if you still need to vote and see when your voting place closes!

How to Spot Dirty Voting/Voter Tricks

A video on how r's try to stop d's from voting! 

Be alert!  Be prepared - bring a cell phone and stand up for your voting rights!

My sentiments exactly

Election Protection Videos for "Swing" States

The Obama campaign has a  collection of videos for swing states - so you can know your voting guidelines, what to bring, hours, etc.....

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/stateprotection/

I wonder why?

I was just looking at today's candidates schedules and see that Michelle is with Barack and Jill is with Joe.

I'm slow on the thought process this year [:-)] but I really just had that AHA moment about the fact that Jill and Michelle have had their own campaign schedules since the convention.

As they have young kids they were not on the campaign trail every day - but they were on the trail lots...and NOT as arm candy - but as the actual campaigner who gave a speech. We did not see or hear of all these speeches but we would have if either had made a big gaffe. So clearly Michelle and Jill were excellent spokespeople for the campaign.

That's what made me wonder why we get Cindy and the First Dude only as arm candy? They are never speaking on behalf of the campaign. In fact the First Dude never speaks and Cindy is only allowed to speak only until John cuts off her mid-sentence or mid-thought. [And she has said nothing of late.]

My conclusion? The repugs love arm candy in the form of trophy wives and trophy husbands and trophy veep choices. Like Faux Noise - repugs love to sell sex - but for this campaign it leaves them with only 2 persons who can rev up the "base." Hmm .... the base base?

The dems have 4 solid people who can speak English, have ideas and do not need to be silenced by spouses or campaigns...

Tells you something about values - does it not?????

cross posted as a diary at dailykos http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/2/10471/8897/74/649799