It would be kinda cool if McCain loses to Obama because of the youth vote, because then he can say this is as his concession speech:
And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!
Of course, this will never happen… primarily because the youth vote will never turn out. You might as well count as the Loch Ness monster vote as rely on the youth vote. Youths are too lazy to vote, but they’re also so stupid you don’t want their votes in a functioning democracy. So it all works out in the end.
UPDATE:
Of course, it’s implied I’m exempting IMAO readers in this (who probably skew quite younger than the electorate at large). If you’re young and care enough to follow politics, you are probably going to vote anyway and don’t need some MTV special to motivate you. It’s just that these youths (I was one — or still am at 28) are few and far between.
HeeHeeHeeHee…. Good one, Shaggy!
Yipes!
Who do you think Shaggy would have voted for? What about the rest of the gang?
Be very, VERY careful there Frank J. You have a lot of readers who agree with your positions and are (like myself) 25 and younger.
And I am seriously considering a run for congress this year. Since on republican was even on the primary ballot last seek in my district.
The difference between the youth who you automatically think about and the youth who read IMAO because we agree is, the youth who call themselves democrats think that they can accomplish more by screaming louder.
[There are a few exceptions — and I’m sure some read IMAO — but those are ones who actually follow politics and wouldn’t need an MTV special to encourage them to vote. -Ed.]
Petey, have you ever seen “Stripes” with Bill Murray? Maybe you should change your name to “Francis.” Then we could call you Psycho…
btw, i’m only 26, so this isn’t some cranky codger condescending to you… it’s just a bit of fun, Congressman.
I find myself yearning for the days where there was actually a test you had to take before you could vote. Things were different then and people were smarter. And I wasn’t born either.
“Things were different then and people were smarter. And I wasn’t born either.”
Kinda like the chicken and the egg… makes ya wonder which came first…
I’m 26, Democrat, read this, enjoy it and don’t have television service of any sort (unless you count a few YouTube videos per week). Jinkies.
I wish that were true but the Democrats are pretty much unstoppable this time.
Best concession speech EVAR!
Then Frank pulls off his mask, revealing that McCain is actually Markos Moulitsas and Velma launches in to a long speech that no one pays attention to.
Hey now FrankJ, I’m a fifteen year old white chick from Texas. Freedom Fred (who endorsed McCain Friday, btw) was my first choice. There were times when I yearned to be able to vote for him (and against Kerry when I was 12-yeah, I pay that much attention. No, you’re weird!) But then I remembered that barrel of tripe called Kid Nation on ABC and thought “praise God I can’t vote yet.”
And lest ye think my parents told me how to think, yes I was raised in a Republican/Christian home; but I was also raised in a home where you’re encouraged to ask questions and read about the country’s history and think for yourself. I am now farther right than my mother haha. Might have something to do with growing up here in the creepy-Mexican infested, gun toting, BBQing red state that is my beloved home.
Youths are too lazy to vote, but they’re also so stupid you don’t want their votes in a functioning democracy.
HEY! I just turned 21 yesterday, and I resemble that remark!
I am so glad you added that update – being a “youth” myself… well, depending on what you consider a youth. Anyway, me, Scooby, and the gang did our darndest in GA to move the numbers… but for some reason Shuckabee won… I apologize for my state…
FUC* YOU! CONCESSION SPEECH!!!!?????? FUC* YOU!
I agree, young people do suck, and IMAO readers are an exception to every suckiness rule, as there is no possible way for any of us to suck… unless, of course, the person in question happens to be a troll. Trolls always suck.
Run-on sentences, FTW.
#10 kudos at 15 years!! when i turned 18 i felt very liberated to be able to vote.
if your 21 you’re an adult: not kid anywhere. by 30 one can sit on a Senate Watergate Committee or the like. there’s a lot adult life to be lived in those 9 years to be acting like what you’re supposed to acting like as an adult.
If we offer McCain some Scooby Snacks, will he go away?
This year it’s “Vote and Die”.
I figure that any of three left will accelerate the destruction of America the Free.
Hey, it was fun while it lasted.
That’s not the tongue-in-check Veeshir we’ve all grown to (know and love) enjoy.
i’ll be 18 by the time the national elections roll around and i sure am not vote for that rag head terrorist obama or hillary.
Does MTV still broadcast?
News to me.
HEY PETEY… you want to run for congress at how old? Google “Aaron Shrock” republican who just won in IL. Young guy, seems squared away.
As for the rest of you kids….. GET OFF MY LAWN with your techno music, and your texting, and the rest of your high falutin eelectronical gizmo whatchyamathingys. Oh and turn that damn “RAPE” music down. MP3 your ass on outta here, time for my nap…
I am an old geezer. My 23 year old nephew told me that his generation was going to change things. My advice to him and his friends, was get up before noon, put the xbox controller away, find a job, then I will worry about them taking over. That was a few years ago, and I still not worried.
Sorry, it’s hard even for me to see humor in this election.
I want a bumper sticker saying,
Election ’08
Embrace the Horror
#23 this one too.
you guys me laugh a lot. thanks.
As a survivor of 24 years behind the Iron Curtain, I can tell you that we will not die. It’s only four years, and then the lazy-ass conservatives that stayed at home this time, will get up and go to the polls.
lastconservativestanding: they don’t have to have jobs. They’ve got Obama. Oh, my mama! Hope. CHANGE.
Can you say C H A N G E, old geezer?
Personally, I prefer throwing the baby out with the bath water.
Yeah, and given the photo, the concession speech also would offer the perfect opportunity for the Cranky Old Bastard to yell:
HEY, YOU DIRTY ROTTEN #$%@*^% KIDS! GET OFF MY LAWN!
We need to get the bumper sticker slogans in full swing.
Obama ’08: Up Yours, Whitey!
Hillary ’08: …and Your Little Dog, Too
Paul ’08: A Shift in McDonald’s Assistant Management
You know, the more I think about McCain, the more I belive I’m justified in thinking this:
“Who the fluck do you think you are, McCain?”
You averaged – what? – about 30% of the vote in the primaries and caucuses? You’re a minority candidate of a dying party. If you don’t see the handwriting on the wall, dude, you’re plucked.
#21 TerribleTroy.
I actually live only 500 yards out of the 18th district where Aaron Schock won the primary last week to try and fill the seat of the retiring Ray LaHood (a Republican). I work in the 18th district. What I know of him, I like.
For me, if I ran I would be behind the 8 ball. The 17th district I live in is so convoluted, at a couple of locations, it is actually only as wide as the road, not including any houses on the road, just the pavement. http://www.ltls.org/images/maps/il_cd2002.jpg Basically, the one of the 2 posterdistricts for gerrymandering that exist in Illinois (see also the 4th congressional district). It has been represented by Democrats since about 6 months after I was born.
You wouldn’t believe the amount of support Obama gets at my college. I would estimate that at least half of the students here are democrats, and half of those support Obama. And half of the democrat students would actually vote. So be careful.
Well Petey it appears that you I are neighbors (Macon County, north of Decatur). As I am not an Illinois native, the only thing I know about the politics here is that it is boo coup effed up.
“HEY, YOU DIRTY ROTTEN #$%@*^% KIDS! GET OFF MY LAWN!
#27 – Posted by: Don_M on February 11, 2008 05:28 PM”
Who says he can’t say that if he wins the White House? ‘Cept add the word “South” in there.
The ONLY enjoyable thing about this election has been watching Bill Clinton do the same stupid things he did when he was younger and campaigning for President, that made the young brain-dead MTV voters giddy, only this time he’s looking like an old fool while Obama captures the young vote.
TerribleTroy
I am about 2 hours NW of you. Where Henry, Stark, and Knox counties come together is where I am at.
Calling Illinois Politics f’ed up is a very mild mannered way of putting things. How we elected (twice) a guy who’s name sounds like you are puking when you say it is beyond me. Granted he came into a screwed up situation, but then made it much, much worse.
The mayor of the Socialist Republic of Chicago thinks because he runs Chicago, then he by default runs the entire state.
The only bright spot for me about IL politics is that my State Rep is a Statesman. Something we have an immense shortage of in this country.