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- You may vote once every 24 hours in each poll.
- After voting in an individual poll you will be locked out from voting again in that poll (on the computer you voted from) for 24 hours.
December 11, 2006
Now, more than ever!
Vote! Remember, it's completely legit to vote every day. That is the process. It would be immoderate to assert otherwise. Know what I mean?
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Voted.
For you.
If you were running for public office in Oakland, CA, you'd owe me a chicken dinner.
Really.
What a subtle yet brilliant campaign you've got going on. Can I sign you up to run the 2008 Republican presidential campaign?
Voted. Early and often.
(I believe I detect the outline of a cunning plan to sweep both centrist blog and conservative diva contests.)
I find it hard to believe you're a regular reader, Cayute, since you have no feeling whatsoever for my sense of humor. Why not go somewhere dark and brood, you dreary scold?
Congratulations on your discovery, CayuetteKitt! I'm quite sure that you will enjoy all that TMV has to offer - it seems you found a perfect fit.
(I suggest you empty your shoes of sand before departing, however, as they are pretty humorless about that sort of thing over there and I'd feel really bad if you got into trouble over it.)
Cayutte Kitt claimed to have spent "countless hours".
I must compliment the pollers on the voting proces - it seems to work well and easily. But "countless hours" - what the hell could she be talking about?
Lastly, TMV reminds me of the people who ruined little league when they mandated no keeping score of games cause they did not want anyone to lose.
And I think I better refrain from any more comments at this time or I will regret.
Oh, what the heck, TMV is scared of losing to a woman! Ann, promise to give them back their marbles if they ask nicely.
They behaved immoderately, and when I call them on it and add that they don't deserve the "Best Centrist Blog" award because of it -- all they do is whine and pitch a fit? If they were moderate, they'd've just apologized and shown me some respect. I am utterly justified in tweaking them -- to use their word -- forever.
Think that's immoderate of me? Tough! I didn't call my blog "The Moderate Althouse." And I campaigned for votes when I was put up as "Best Conservative Blog" one year and "Best Law Blog" the next. Those were rather hard to explain.
And, you know, if they really spent "countless hours" setting up the categories, why do they categorize me this way? My attitude and sharp edges have always been just like you see them now. If you think writing this way makes me undeserving, your long hours of work weren't too well spent.
If you don't want to read me. Don't. If you don't want me to win a contest, don't vote for me. And quit your complaining. It's soooo boring.
Over on his blog, professional puppeteer Joe Gandelman wrote:
Our decision on this was not taken lightly or happily.
So, this was a GROUP decision? Are they all that HUMORLESS? I simply would not believe it if I didn't read it with my own eyes. They are UNHAPPY about their decision? What's with that? As in "BWAAAA! You're not playing nicely. I'm taking my toys and going home and I'm telling on you to Big Daddy Kevin" unhappy? Wow. These people have much more serious issues than I thought, I guess.
That said, this part of that comment by the supposedly aloof blog proprietor deserves a gold star for sucking-up:
I also know how HARD Kevin in particular has worked over the years on this contest and on his growing site, and we continue to read and link to his site.
Given that Gandelman is a puppeteer, I am not surprised at the intentional attempt at misdirection, as if Althouse has in some any way violated the rules or spirit of the competition.
In the end, his condesceding comment reeks of self-importance, as has become his habit of late.
I've got $5 that says this request was from TMV.
Are they saying I broke some rule -- i.e., lying about me -- or are they just mad at me for displaying competitiveness toward them. I guess they're pretty committed to their enmity. And here I am with them still on my blogroll! They are far gone.
Ann: The comment written by Mr. Gandleman which I quoted in my previous comment here has been deleted.
Should anyone wish to comment on anything Mr. Gandelman writes in the future, I suggest saving a copy first, lest he subsequently alter or delete it.
So, with regards to bitching the vote system, an anecdote:
A dear friend of mine is fiendishly academically bright and also extremely conservative -- well to the right of most of the right wing commentariat. Though a long complex beautiful trajectory, he became a fireman.
So, a high ranking official in the union, with a 6 year term, had to step down 4 years into it. My friend, who was a grad student in political philosophy, was interested in learning about it, so he stepped into the position, where he campaigned for and coordinated money for far-left issues.
I guess traditionally when someone is appointed like that, they get a full 6 year term. But my buddy thought it was unfair to the rank and file firemen that they didn't get to vote for 10 years, so, he made the union hold a vote at the regular time, saying he'd step down after two years.
In the meantime he went to all the firehouses, and said, look, I'm just a guy who's interested in learning about this stuff, but I'm not really committed to the union, so, vote me out. When the ballot comes 'round, vote me out. People hastened to declare against him.
He won, of course, in a landslide.
"Now, more than ever" - wasn't that Nixon's slogan in '72?
You've got my vote...
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