Replies to '12/24 Fighting the System'

I voted for Ralph Nader one year. Being friends with a republican gone democrat full throttle and a republican lifer... Between them and the news and the candidates mudslinging... They all convinced me neither candidate worth my vote. So... I voted for Ralph Nader. I always liked Ralph Nader's opinion on 60 Minutes in 70's I guess it was. Then, news alarmists said all those of us who voted for Ralph Nader was like throwing our vote away.

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I was surprised at above link that most of six to nine entries are for Obama. I think all but one. Either way, at above link, there's a link for McCain, Obama official websites to register to vote online so both say. Also, there's a link for Nader and Ron Paul.

I do agree that Nader should have been allowed in the debates instead of the White House always up for sale by whoever has the most dollars. I think all who were running should have gotten to run the full race instead of just two. I'm tired of who I'm for eliminated by all this PARTY jogging for position.

Dr. Phil said on Jay Leno that he felt most persons in voting booth are scared by what's available to vote for. True for me.

McCain was told to leave Washington, D.C. by colleagues in his own party today. I'm still undecided and will watch the debates tonight.

I think double standard that nobody in media has mentioned the excellent strategy of Nader choosing Gonzalez for his running mate. Some candidates speak out of both sides of their mouth and in Spanish and some choose a running mate with a Spanish name. Not saying that does or does not include one or both of final candidates left in race that will debate tonight at 8 p.m. Central Time. BTW: Vice Presidential Debate is next week, October 2nd, I believe.

There's a lot of ethnic pride involved in this election which I TOTALLY understand. I think there could be an upset because if I was of the same ethnic group of Nader's VP, Gonzalez... Well, Gonzalez name is usually equated with that ethnic group and IF I saw Gonzalez on ballot... That'd be a strong temptation as pretty normal for all to have a bit of ethnic pride... Just like there are colorful battles on football fields over teams proudly wearing school's colors.

Ironically, school colors reminds me of our school song when I was on pep squad the year THE most popular students a black young man, Maurice, and his sister at Central Junior High about 1968. Maybe our only black students and they walked with economic confidence KNOWING richest students in my school. I say, ironically, because their parents were professors at University of OK, there thought Maurice and his sister were too good for our school. Their parents transferred them to West Junior High where I would have LOVED to attend but didn't have the economic connections to go there since didn't live in that district. There, too, they might have been only black students. However, in my home town what made you THE IN CROWD was having parents that worked at University of Oklahoma where everyone became red and white school colors like my home town.

Anyway, song but first... BTW "the PARTY" subtle humor connection made. LOLz Seems if both PARTY candidates plan to be bipartisan they could begin now during campaign with each other.

Okay, now off to memory lane... where school color pride not much different than ethnic pride... What's even better in USA is to unite via American Pride "one for all and all for one". Red, white and blue and me and you. WE. Sincerely, SEA

CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SONG:

Black and White forever
Shout victory
VICTORY
Our school and our team
We're the best
We're one for all and all for one
We'll make these golden school days
A glorious success
Three cheers for our team
GO TEAM GO
for dear old dear old CJH

Actually, above is how I feel about Dr. Phil Website, too, where we all share in common... our texted words... Thanks for reading mine and sharing yours. I'll be pondering your opinion and others here on my walk I'm heading off on after this post as I assimilate and grow beyond or firmer in my own opinions.

God Bless You, America, THE WORLD and us all with the best choices because life is like economics: Choice. Exercise your rights registering, if haven't yet, then voting for whoever you choose. "Be the change you want to see"... Me too. We too.