Christopher Hedges » Election 2008

Long Lines At The Polls

Christopher C. Hedges — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:13:09 +0000

A huge turnout in Northwest Indiana is expected on a nice election day

I went to my polling place this morning and spotted long lines of people waiting to vote — cars were lined up waiting to park, other cars were lining 109th Street in Crown Point and parking across the street at Southlake Stables.

The local paper indicates early voters were waiting in lines up to 5 hours long in Gary and 2 hours in Crown Point, so I suspect we’re going to see record voter turn out this election.

I’m going to swing by later in the morning after people have gone to work to see if the lines are shorter and cast my vote. Of course, if the lines remain long all day, make sure to get into line before 6 p.m. so that you’ll be admitted to vote after the polls close.

Don’t skip your chance to vote just because there are long lines.

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Joe Biden (D-MBNA)

Christopher C. Hedges — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:18:15 +0000

Spotted on a Democratic message board “Why we call him Joe Biden (D-MBNA).”

If Joe Biden is elected VP tomorrow, maybe things won’t be so bad after all for certain segments of the business community.

After all, all of those rich people donating money to Barack Obama and Joe Biden aren’t doing so because they think they’re going to have their wealth confiscated and spread among the masses. After all, skilled politicians don’t bite the hands that feed their wealth and power.

It does mean that the Democratic voters who think they’re no longer going to have to pay credit card bills and mortgages if Barack Obama wins tomorrow are mistaken in their beliefs.

(Disclaimer — I have a financial interest in seeing MBNA and other credit card companies do well).

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Listen for local election coverage tomorrow on Vocalo.org

Christopher C. Hedges — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:44:34 +0000

Just a quick note to remind that Steve Walsh will have local election coverage from Northwest Indiana tomorrow. I’m sure the other hosts will have tons of election coverage with Vocalo’s unique user-created twist on 89.5 FM, so make sure to listen on your radio or stream the audio via your computer.

Want to do some reporting from tomorrow historic election? Sign up for a Vocalo.org account, register your cell phone number and report what’s happening from your polling places around Northwest Indiana.

No matter who you vote for tomorrow, make sure to get out and vote.

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If you had a chance to run for president …

Christopher C. Hedges — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:30:25 +0000

If you had the chance to run for president this year, would you want to be president considering all of the foreign and domestic challenges that face whoever is elected this year?

Is the next president doomed to fighting economic and foreign affairs fires the rest of his term?

Or, will the next president benefit from an upturn in the economy as the system corrects for past errors and mistakes?

Is national security still something to worry about?

Does the relative silence and concern about national security mean we’ve won significant security battles — some that haven’t been made public yet because we don’t want to tip our hand? Or, does it mean that we’re going to face significant international challenges soon, as Joe Biden suggests?

Considering all of the challenges facing the next president, if you were offered the chance to be the next president, would you step up to the plate, or would you pass for another time?

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