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Well, if you're going to assume that people who don't vote are lazy, then that implies that you think that voting is always the right thing to do regardless of the circumstances. Thats a pretty reasonable expectation that such people believe that you should vote for the sake of voting.
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So people who don't vote 'cause they don't think it'll change the world believe that not voting is always the right to do regardless of the circumstances? 
Maybe she feels America is at a critical juncture and so, it's very important to vote in this election. 
EDIT: Also, I have to say... you may have noticed the word lazy in her original post, but your reponse to her wasn't the complex argument you're making now. Which is okay; sometimes we just quickly want to respond to something we feel strongly about and don't always take the time to make a refined, polished post, though we may have gathered all the necessary thoughts in our heads (I know I do this a lot). But even in your later posts, you were condescending. Note that I'm not disagreeing with your points here but rather, your approach. If you're interested in civil discussion, you can be like "Hey Jellymill, I think perhaps you've bought into all these celebrity-endorsed youth vote campaigns and I don't think you're considering every angle here. We shouldn't vote just for the sake of voting and people who don't vote have reasons for doing so" yada yada yada blah blah blah. I think she would've responded better to that. Everybody can be educated/critically engaged with and you can disagree with somebody without being disagreeable.
Also, blaming her for your rude response is a form of abuse.
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EDIT2: Sorry for the diatribe there. That was a reminder to myself too. 
 
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Why do you always automatically assume to know exactly what other people mean? Stop assuming things.
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10-03-2008, 09:11 AM
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Is it just me or was palin pronouncing the word "nuclear" the same stupid way that Bush pronounces it? That's one of the first things that stood out like a sore thumb.
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‘NEITHER CANDIDATE WILL BE GOOD FOR PAKISTAN'
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Even more surprisingly, more than a few of the Pakistanis we spoke with were convinced that Obama is Muslim because his middle name is "Hussein," and therefore believe he may be more sympathetic to Pakistan if he were president.
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wow, clueless. .... uhhh ... iqra ... bismi rabbik, anyone?
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"dont assume, it makes an ass out of you and me  "
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this. is. awesome. 
Word Clouds
by Plutonium Page
Thu Oct 02, 2008 at 09:29:25 PM PDT
I took each candidate's words from the debate transcript, and plugged them into Wordle.
Here's what I got. Click the images to enlarge.( Daily Kos: State of the Nation)
Joe Biden:
Sarah Palin:
So, is "also" some sort of talking point superglue or something?
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third party debate
Amy Goodman (in my humble estimation, America's most important living journalist) hosted her own V.P. debate this morning with independant running mate of Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzolez and Green Party running mate of Cynthia Mckinney, Rosa Clemente.
Everyone should thank Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! for showing us what a truly open and democratic debate would look like. If you dont read this transcript you are all a bunch of wimpy wimpy simpering cowards.
. . . i love you all. As salaamu 'alaykum.
Democracy Now! | Third Party VP Candidates Matt Gonzalez and Rosa Clemente Respond to Biden-Palin Debate |
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Amy Goodman (in my humble estimation, America's most important living journalist) hosted her own V.P. debate this morning with independant running mate of Ralph Nader, Matt Gonzolez and Green Party running mate of Cynthia Mckinney, Rosa Clemente.
Everyone should thank Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! for showing us what a truly open and democratic debate would look like. If you dont read this transcript you are all a bunch of wimpy wimpy simpering cowards.
. . . i love you all. As salaamu 'alaykum.
Democracy Now! | Third Party VP Candidates Matt Gonzalez and Rosa Clemente Respond to Biden-Palin Debate |
Amy Goodman is awesome, I agree. 
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She has grown tremendously since the Katie Couric catastrophe, really she has. It was relieving to see her finally speak with some self-esteem. However, she is still greatly lacking and is extremely ill-informed about too much.
She is awfully cute, I'll give her that.
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i wanna help! JELLYMILL IS TEH SUCK
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reps for the first person who finds "hockey" "mom" and "lipstick"
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reps for the first person who finds "hockey" "mom" and "lipstick"
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so did anyone catch palin linking obama to "domestic terrorism?"
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bwahahahahahaa!!!! SNL was hilarious tonight!!!!!!!!!!
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so did anyone catch palin linking obama to "domestic terrorism?" |
You mean like the gassing incident due to the Obsession DVD?
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I've always wondered if I'm imagining this "lets pick on jellymill" attitude around here but apparently I'm not.. what gives?