Peeing on the Proverbial Door
Written by Raffman - November 2nd, 2004

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In a few hours from now the polls will officially open, and another Presidential election will be underway to decide our nation's 44th President. While the majority, if not all, of you I'm sure have already made up your minds who you're voting for, whether it's Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, or Communist, there are still some who have yet to choose. If you haven't decided yet, I strongly encourage you to do a little research on all the respective candidates and determine which one represents you the best. Don't vote on one because your friends or parents tell you to; Place your vote on your beliefs and your feelings alone. If you're having trouble or are feeling overwhelmed from the immense amount of information out there then simply take a step back and look at everything from a much simpler perspective. Try to narrow the candidates down to the issue that you feel is most important; whether it be abortion, the economy, or national security and base your vote on that. If you're already decided then help your friends and fellow students out that are still undecided, or try and persuade people who have no intentions on voting. One vote can very well mean the difference in an election. If the last election didn't teach you that, then I don't know what can.

Since I'm on a political rant right now I might as well keep milking it. Now while I'm a political science major, I didn't get my first taste of it until 1990 or so during the first Gulf War and around the time Clinton won over the elder Bush and Ross Perot. Since I was still pretty little, I don't really remember caring about what they had to say, but I do remember a few things. Perot really stood out to me, for a number of reasons with his ears being one of them. The one thing that really stood out to me and really makes me fucking laugh is what the goofy bastard had to say when he was in the debates against Clinton and Bush. Rarely does any 3rd party candidate garner more than 3 or 4% in any Presidential election, yet in this one Perot won 19% of the national popular vote! Looking back at the election now I can understand how the dude did it, too. Going back to the debates I already mentioned, every time he was asked how he would fix something within the country he would respond with the same answer, "Well, I'll just pay for it myself." Now for those of you who are a little younger and don't know too much about it, Ross Perot was a filthy-rich billionaire who had more cheese than most small, third- world countries do over a generation. When asked on live television how he would fix the national deficit and other huge problems Perot would calmly respond by saying he'd pay for it himself. Maybe it's just me but I think this is hilarious, yet it really shows the reasoning behind an unprecedented 19% of America that voted for him.

When you get back from voting for your respective candidate, whether it's Bush, Kerry, or Paris Hilton as a write -in, be sure to check out all the latest content here on College Downtime. The Steinacologist has come out with his latest piece arguing why he should be put in charge of Iraq. Dietrich has unveiled his latest article as well in his column aptly named, "My Bitch Fit." Both of these are deliciously written and should not be missed. If you don't read them, Stienewhe himself will come to your respective form of shelter and pee on your door. Yes, he will pee on your door. Don't test him on this; the kid just won a monster, $10,000 academic scholarship through College Downtime so he's still a little high. We also have a brand new writer making his debut with a movie review of the recent remake, The Exorcist: The Beginning. Hollowman has already written a number of reviews, however this is the first one to go live. The rest will be coming shortly throughout this week and the next which will feature some classic movie reviews as well as some brand new ones. You know, to spice things up a bit. Keep it real and be sure to check out the Navigation menu on the left hand of all our pages for all the latest media that has been submitted! Until next time.

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