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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 03:28 AM
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My vote was useless
Other than Wyden & DeFazio, every fucking thing I voted for went the other way, except SAIF. It'll be a friggin' joy living here, mow down the trees, throw out land use laws, throw out your right to a civil jury, hate gays, fuck it all; we're in for raping and pillaging now I guess. How does a state vote this way and then vote Kerry? I don't know how much more of this crap I can take.
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InternalScrutinizer Donating Member (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 03:30 AM
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1. I can't believe all those measures...
I thought Oregon was a progressive state. I guess it's not progressive enough to allow terminally ill patients better access to medicine. We couldn't have that....
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 04:11 AM
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3. Oregon is torn and conflicted. Multnomah and Lane ctys are progressive.
This election is, overall, a serious setback for Oregon progressives.
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AmyDeLune Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 03:54 AM
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2. It's not over yet...
They're still counting. It ain't over till they've counted all the ballots.

Crossing my fingers...
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 10:13 AM
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4. Yep- they targeted us and they got us
Welcome to Reagan's Amerika.

I figure it's about time to pack our wagon's and find another place. A Diaspora, if you will.
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 11:07 AM
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5. M35 was behind, at the last count I saw
Not by much -- maybe 600 votes -- but down nonetheless.
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Buck Rabbit Donating Member (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 12:55 PM
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6. I love my city, my county isn't bad ... as for my state and country...
Ich bin ein Portlander.

Sandnsea you are welcome to join us before we raise the draw bridges and barricade ourselves in for the long long cold winter.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 04:50 PM
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7. rotflmao
I'm in Florence, it's gotten better here lately. But I will definitely keep your offer in mind should I find my local candidates all lost too. If I'm too late, keep an eye out for me, I'll be the one waving my black hoodie!!
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Blue Topaz Donating Member (139 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-04 05:55 PM
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8. It was a dark day for me today
I voted just as you did sandnsea, and the SAIF thing is the only crumb we got. Well that, plus gaining control of the Senate. I live in a liberal enclave, which is cool, but I am embarrassed to be from Oregon today. SHIT!
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-04 07:14 PM
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9. Your vote wasn't useless
Kerry won by a large margin, much more than Al Gore.

Insurance caps went down.

SAIF lives on.

Every Democratic congressperson won re-election.

As for measures 36 and and 37, they'll be thrown out by the Oregon Supreme Court.

I know it's discouraging, but don't give up. We're still bucking the national trend, that's for sure!

We're still here, and so are the Larsheads. Keep fighting and don't give up!
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Left Brain Donating Member (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 01:17 PM
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10. LarsHeads
:puke:
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-04 05:16 AM
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11. I call them "Larsonists"
Edited on Thu Dec-02-04 05:17 AM by 0rganism
They don't deserve any Head.
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