Russia-China wargames

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Sava
I'm in, but only if I get to crash helicopters into my teamates

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20050818/41178357.html

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
The anti American propaganda gets old.

Is Ted possibly recovering from the tragic events of last November?

[Saras]

hope springs eternal

[Az]

what are the events of last November?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Az
what are the events of last November?

some silly little country had an election.

[Kuciwalker]

@ Az

[Az]

I thought that Ted professed his hate for this administration and America's evil ways before the election, Non?

Btw, you guys still suck for picking george, and I hope to god you didn't vote for him, lotm.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Az
I thought that Ted professed his hate for this administration and America's evil ways before the election, Non?

Btw, you guys still suck for picking george, and I hope to god you didn't vote for him, lotm.

remember the Simon and Garfunkel song

"Going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it,
When you've got to choose,
Every way you look at it, you lose"

I had a very unhappy day.

I finally said to hell with it and wrote in a name. I voted my preference, instead of trying to vote "strategically" How is it a wasted vote if I couldnt convince myself that either of the candidates was better than the other?

thank goodness for the electoral college. Since i dont live in a swing state, it wouldnt have mattered anyway.

[Az]

Omg, you DID vote for bush.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Az
Omg, you DID vote for bush.

I guess you dont know what writing in a name means. You vote for somebody who isnt on the ballot. In this case, with an electronic voting machine, i pressed a button, and used a keyboard to type in the name of my preferred candidate.

[Az]

Interesting. I didn't know you could do that in the states.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Az
I thought that Ted professed his hate for this administration and America's evil ways before the election, Non?

Yes, but he became far more inane about it after the election.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Az
Interesting. I didn't know you could do that in the states.

Yup. In rare circumstances a writein candidate can win. There have been circumstances where a candidate dies, and his party doesnt have time to put someone new on the ballot, and a writein campaign is organized. Oh, and in DC, the mayor was running for reelection, and his people f**ked up, and his petitions to get on the ballot were invalid. He launched a writein campaign, and won.


Other than that its pretty symbolic. Especially in a presidential ballot, where we're actually voting for electors pledged to a candidate, even though their names arent on the ballot. If a write in candidate won the majority in a state, who would the electors be? Damned if I know. I really didnt care. I just wanted to cast a vote that wouldnt make me vomit.

[Az]

pretty awesome.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Az
pretty awesome.

wanting to not vomit?