Decision time

[misscam]

Help.

Today, I may find out there will be four more years of Bush. Bro and I intend to do an election wake/celebration, depending on the result. I honestly have no feel either way. I just have no idea which way it'll go. Part of me doesn't want to know because if it's Bush, I may have to despair.

If you're American and haven't voted yet, vote now. And remember that your choice affects us here in the rest of the world too, please.

In the news today:
Summary of the election campaign so far
What if no clear winner?
Conservative Norwegian newspaper makes a stand
A Norwegian poll
Commando soldiers storm the Tampa - this time American ones

Hmpf.

And musemistress, you'll be happy to know I have decided to do your Babylon 5/Lord of the Rings challenge. It lured me in, like the sneaky plotbunny it was. Now I just have to find a beta who knows both fandoms and get my muse out of its Bush-depression so I can write. Sigh.

Yes, I know most of you asked for Discworld crossovers, but that'll have to be for another time when I can think of a Pratchett-worthy plot.

Comments

[jakie-f.livejournal.com]

Argh. I fully intend to spend the day pretending it's not happening or I shall go insane.

I wish I could vote. I wish I could, I really do...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I don't, as that would mean I'd have to call Bush my president. Just... no.

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

Just voted about 45 minutes ago! Still wearing my "I Voted Today" sticker. (I need not tell you for whom I voted, I assume.) There were a couple of high school kids standing outside the school I voted in holding anti-Bush signs. Nice to know some of the youth around here cares... but I think I was the youngest person voting there at the hour. Hopefully more 18-25 year olds will show up as the day wears on.

I'm pretty sure Connecticut's electorals will go to Kerry/Edwards (this site here shows how we've been increasingly voting Democrat since 1976), but we're no swing state and we're quite small when it comes to the number of electorals we have. Oh well. Our votes still matter on some level, even if only to give the finger to the candidate we hate or to vote in Congresspeople or Senators who will tick off the rest of Congress or the President, so I take the responsibility seriously.

I've eaten so much chocolate to deal with this today it's not even funny (and it's only 9:30am!). I'm looking forward to the Daily Show coverage of this. I need humor and chocolate and Bush out of office and I need it now, dammit!

*crosses fingers*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Every vote helps!

Let's just hope it helps enough. *smacks Bush with a trout* You! Out of office! Off my TV screen! Away!

Gah, just the thought of four more years...

[da-think.livejournal.com]

I have the cheeks of my ass crossed for Kerry on this one.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Sounds painful.

[sliven.livejournal.com]

I'm nervous, too. I might even watch the election-specials on the telly tonight... scary.
I've come to believe that more Bush will make the US implode. More or less literally.
He's creepy, methinks.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Creepy? Well, he might be that too, I suppose. His smirk certainly is. *shudder*

[maureenlycaon.livejournal.com]

My prescription: a really stiff drink. Or two. Or ten. I can't follow my own advice yet because I have to go to an important appointment, but as soon as I've done that and voted, I probably will.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Alcohol is on stand-by, oh yes.

[musemistress.livejournal.com]

*grins like a complete mad nutter* SQUEE I am very honoured you think my brain worthy of its ideas, and the mere fact the genre meets your approval is getting me thinking as to why I did not think of this for myself.

Shit dammit!

Anyhow...the polls are looking scarily close and I'm sitting here biting my nails over what this could mean. And actually, who is worse? Strawberry or Shrub? No one will know until the final desicion is made...and knowing parliment (as has been the prime example in Australia) it's going to be a mass cheat sheet of catastrophic conscequenses. In Holland here people are losing jobs by the hundreds (myself included...am down to my last €100) and the taxes for the 'war effort' are going up with very little small people getting the benefit. Plus the downtime of free speech...unfortunately the western countries have screwed up any peaceful relation with the Arabian countries with the whole war thingy as now any free speech is condemmed. In Australia, the Liberal government (bloody Johnnyboy Howard) now has most of the seats and have been crushing the smaller people so hard that the polls on the internet that ask people if they are faring better under Liberal than Labour are actually almost even...as the poor people can no longer even afford a computer and can no longer take the damn polls.

ARGH!! This worlds going to the dogs...lets all claim an island somewhere and live in caves. At least we can still be allowed to light our own fires without needing a bloody license.


Be well Miss Cam...and if you (and I doubt it) need a beta reader...I know a LOT about Middle Earth bad sadly know nothing of B5. Hopefully that betareader will show up soon :)


~Vana E~

[misscam.livejournal.com]

:) B5 and LotR have more in common than you might think, which is what drew me to it. They're both very mythical. I think I can actually merge them. Will take a lot of work, but I like the idea. I fear it will be an epic though. But nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The world does indeed feel perilous sometimes. But if we do not fight for it, others will surely shape it for us. Every voice counts.

[nirix5.livejournal.com]

I voted for Kerry at six o'clock this morning. It was sheer luck, really, since the coffee hadn't kicked in yet and I could barely read the little tabby things... but it's done.

Of course, I would have voted for Grissom, but some fool forgot to put his name up there.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Aw, for shame. Grissom would surely be a better president than old Shrub, that's for sure.

(Hee, icon!)

I just got back from voting!

[krazykat.livejournal.com]

I just got back from my polling place. It was good to see that there was a line there - I didn't like standing in that line, but I'm glad to see people voting. I will be watching the election results with baited breath and an anxious heart. I want an end of this error. I only hope that the election goes smoothly and that Kerry wins the majority of EC votes. I know I have done my part to help Bush move out of a house he should never have occupied.

Yes, I'm still bitter over the Florida voting disaster of 2000. It reaks of corruption.

Re: I just got back from voting!

[flamingofeather.livejournal.com]

>.< That was the worst. Corruption...oh yeah.

DON'T WORRY. KERRY WILL WIN.

[starsong24.livejournal.com]

See, everyone /thinks/ that Bush'll win. But many of his supporters won't bother to vote. They'll be too confident. And too lazy. They'll think: 'Oh, it's just a drop in the bucket'.

Re: DON'T WORRY. KERRY WILL WIN.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I wish I had your confidence.

[visp.livejournal.com]

I've voted for Kerry, and fully intend to riot if Bush is reelected.

[musemistress.livejournal.com]

Riots are already occuring and are commonplace here...but only for lack of free speech, it's getting on our nerves.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=218066

[pipibluestockin]

Commando soldiers storm the Tampa?

I had to read this - and re-read it. The Tampa appears to lead an extra ordinary life for a merchant shipping vessel.

At least this time she has not sailed into someone else's election.

No that she has developed an attraction to special forces soldiers - perhaps the Wilhelmson Line might want to consider selling her to someone they don't like.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

The Tampa does know how to attract soldiers, I'll give you that. *shakes head* Maybe the ship is bored and thinks this entertainment.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

It's not looking good if I'm reading the results right. :(

Seriously, if he wins I will want to kill stuff. Howard and Bush? Can I come live in Norway with you??

Anyhow, I will attempt to beta your crossover if ya like... tho you know more about LOTR than me I'm fairly well up on B5. I may go on another kick once exams are over!

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it does look a lot better for Bush, but we'll see how it ends up.

And of course you can come to Norway. Though you'd have to pack very warm...

I may take you up on that offer. You should know enough of LotR to tell me if I make blatant mistakes. The setting will be B5, anyway.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

"Commando soldiers storm the Tampa - this time American ones"

gees, that ship doesn't have much luck, does it?

...and that is seriously rude.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Well, at least it gets to be famous.

Argh

[avari-elf.livejournal.com]

Well, it's 9:41 AM, November the 3d, here in Paris, and we're all pretty much disgusted...
And we just listened what a guy from a Republican think-tank had to say, and it was "next target, Iran!". Bloody hell. If they ever do that, I'm going to go seriously anti-american, sorry for all the nice people who live there...

Re: Argh

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, don't blame all of us. Not even all republicans are in favor of Bush's "when in doubt, bomb the heck out of it" foreign policy, let alone democrats and independants. Personally, I am VERY anti-Bush, I voted for Kerry this morning. Just because I'm proud to be an American, does not mean I'm proud of my government. Go Kerry! And I really hope Bush doesn't try to invade Iran. All other issues(and there are many) aside, we don't currently have the troops for it.

[elvea-aure.livejournal.com]

I hope that Kerry wins. H's not much better, but at least it'll get Bush out of the white House. [hopes]

And... yeah. If Bush should win or "win" I hope that there'll be nations out their that'll not aknowledge him, and stuff.

[avari-elf.livejournal.com]

Well, if he wins and the USA are a democracy, it would be rather awkward not to acknowledge him and lead to mucho diplomatico incidents... ;)

[irian.livejournal.com]

There's no guarantee that Keey would make a good president, but I'd rather give him a chance at the reins than have Bush do yet another botched-up job...

[ladyumbra.livejournal.com]

kerry conceded deafeat a coupel hours ago, Bush remains *listens to taps* may we all wish america a safe journey into oblivion

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOO!

Tell me they're wrong? Please?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3086378a10,00.html

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

I guess they're not wrong. Grr.

Although, check out the sequel icon to the one I sent you the other day:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/smuj83/

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Heh. Rude, indeed.

And yes, alas, it is true. Four more years of Bush.

[buttercup87.livejournal.com]

*sobs and gets into the fetal posistion*

He c-c-conceded! *bawls*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

*pats* There, there. It'll pass in four years. Unless little Jeb gets elected then.

Not much comfort, am I?

Bugger.

[chaeotica]

At least I did my part, even though I couldn't do much in my state.

On the other hand, I would like to apply for the beta position. I'm well acquainted with B5 (all 5 seasons + movie) and I'm what most people call a rabid LotR (books) fan. Rabid meaning I would gladly tear Peter Jackson's throat out with the first available weapon for the horrible, character-assassinating travesty that was the movie trilogy. I am also an experienced editor (of the term-paper variety) and I have written a couple fanfics myself.

If you're interested, let me know! My email's in my FF.net profile.

Re: Bugger.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

How are you with British English, though? That's what I write in, and I've had American betas before who've corrected all my "realise" and "honour" and so on, which wasn't all that helpful.

In other news...

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

My electorate *finally* declared about two days ago.

http://vtr.aec.gov.au/DivisionalResults-12246-247.htm

Am glad to see my vote actually *did* count in this instance--after preferences Wilkie took it by about 107 votes. Thank Smeg for small mercies.

Murfin had a significantly higher primary vote though, which just goes to show that people hate Liberal more than they like Labour. Sad, very sad--it used to be a two party system, now it's turning into just one and that scares me. :(

Re: In other news...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Hope Kim will serve you well, then.

Funny, but Australia seem to mirror the US slightly in this regard. Deep divides, but one of the parties is still fairly weak.

I don't know how healthy for a democracy that is.

[chem-nerd.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I'm stuck with another 4 years of this idiot...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

As the saying goes - shit happens.

[elvenpiratelady.livejournal.com]

It seems we're stuck with another 4 years of the Shrub. I volunteer to assassinate him.

[chem-nerd.livejournal.com]

No, Bush doesn'nt deserve that. I think he's a lousy president, and he shouldn't be in office, but for the sake of my sanity and hope for the future of my country, I assume he's a good person at heart. I disagree with him in most respects(I admit it, I'm pro-life except in a handful of circumstances), but I still assume that he's a nice enough guy if you meet him for coffee. Unfortunately, he has let his religion take controll of our country, and that's a problem. But I don't wish death on the guy. Besides, then we'd be stuck with Cheney...