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Monday, September 21, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Saturday, September 12, 2015
You know what...
First off, I admit, I have some warm sake in me, but, the following is thus only more true.
you know what?
I really don't think the election result will matter all *THAT* much.
Sure
Trudeau
Mulcair
Harper
They'd all govern differently. They would create a "different" Canada...
...But
I'm selfish
I need to think what matters to me
to ME and people like me.
Who is "me"?
I am someone who lives on around $14K a year
And to be blunt
Totally blunt
I really don't think that Harper will harm me. He's not until now, so why start?
And
I really don't think either Trudeau or Mulcair will help me.
Why would they? The votes of "me" and those like me, will not matter.
In addition, they've both basically said - though their other commitments - they flat out won't help people like me.
So you know what?
Who wins this election, really does not matter to me, to me on a selfish level.
AND
As such
I've decided how I'm going to vote.
You see, I've moved in the last few months.
And I am not registered, Federally, in my new riding.
Yes, I did vote provincially, in a by-election, a week or two ago, but
I've not done anything to register Federally.
My plan is thus
On election day
Not before
On election day
I will show up at the poll with my ID (health card and ODSP 'pay' stub)
And if they turn me away?
SO
BE
IT
That will be my protest against the new voter ID system.
I want to be able to say I was turned away
I've done nothing wrong
And yet? I was turned away
Turned away because I was too poor to afford any "better" ID
So why all that stuff earlier?
Well
What if my vote is the 1 vote that matters
What if it is the 1 vote that decides if this riding goes Tory, NDP, or Liberal?
And what if this is the 1 riding that decides if the winner is the CPC, LPC, or NDP
Or what if this is the 1 riding that determines if the CPC, LPC, or NDP has a majority?
Well, you know what?
It dont matter.
Call me selfish, but, I will be voting for me, for my interests, and as such, I will not take any extra steps (like registering in advance, which I know I can do) to avoid being turned away.
And if I'm not turned away?
I vote Liberal. Simple as that.
you know what?
I really don't think the election result will matter all *THAT* much.
Sure
Trudeau
Mulcair
Harper
They'd all govern differently. They would create a "different" Canada...
...But
I'm selfish
I need to think what matters to me
to ME and people like me.
Who is "me"?
I am someone who lives on around $14K a year
And to be blunt
Totally blunt
I really don't think that Harper will harm me. He's not until now, so why start?
And
I really don't think either Trudeau or Mulcair will help me.
Why would they? The votes of "me" and those like me, will not matter.
In addition, they've both basically said - though their other commitments - they flat out won't help people like me.
So you know what?
Who wins this election, really does not matter to me, to me on a selfish level.
AND
As such
I've decided how I'm going to vote.
You see, I've moved in the last few months.
And I am not registered, Federally, in my new riding.
Yes, I did vote provincially, in a by-election, a week or two ago, but
I've not done anything to register Federally.
My plan is thus
On election day
Not before
On election day
I will show up at the poll with my ID (health card and ODSP 'pay' stub)
And if they turn me away?
SO
BE
IT
That will be my protest against the new voter ID system.
I want to be able to say I was turned away
I've done nothing wrong
And yet? I was turned away
Turned away because I was too poor to afford any "better" ID
So why all that stuff earlier?
Well
What if my vote is the 1 vote that matters
What if it is the 1 vote that decides if this riding goes Tory, NDP, or Liberal?
And what if this is the 1 riding that decides if the winner is the CPC, LPC, or NDP
Or what if this is the 1 riding that determines if the CPC, LPC, or NDP has a majority?
Well, you know what?
It dont matter.
Call me selfish, but, I will be voting for me, for my interests, and as such, I will not take any extra steps (like registering in advance, which I know I can do) to avoid being turned away.
And if I'm not turned away?
I vote Liberal. Simple as that.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
a few things
I suppose I should have seen it, given Labour Day passed, but suddenly, everyone wants to know what's going on with my projections.
So a few basic things
1 - Who are you?
I'm Teddy.
2 - Who is that?
See this?
http://www.calgarygrit.ca/?p=3020
That person who did best in riding by riding projections in 2011?
That's me.
3 - Oh, so your good then?
At numbers yes, not at words. Don't expect to be reading articles written by me in the CBC. I'm a numbers person and a map person.
4 - So what can you tell me about the election?
Uh. Nothing, I'm a numbers person and a maps person. If you are a visual person like me, I can tell you a lot, but if you are a word person, you may not appreciate what I do.
5 - So what's this all about?
This blog? It's my personal blog. Look through it if you want to find swearing and inappropriate conversation topics.
6 - Whoa, wait, what?
No worries. I'm working on a new blog. I had planned to continue as co-blogger of http://blunt-objects.blogspot.ca/ but that was shockingly (to me anyway, still not over the shock) shut down during the 2 months I was without internet thanks to incompetence on the part of Bell and/or TekSavvy and/or my Landlord.
7 - So you are unready?
To say the least. I was supposed to have a fully ready website on Blunt Objects. In addition, I was not expecting to go for 2 months without the internet, as, I'd planned to prepare during that time, and, given that the call of the election was during my offline period, I have had a *lot* of catching up to do.
8 - So what are you going to do about it?
I'm starting a new website. It's not ready just yet, but it might be tomorrow, or, maybe not until the 21st of September, but somewhere in between, it will be.
WHEN it is, you will be able to see riding by riding numbers. Until then, you'll just have to do with the maps. Sorry, but I need to spend my limited time doing a number of many other things.
Go back to that link in question 2.
Note the last placed entry? They don't do math based projections.
I do
308 does
I beat 308. I was better than him. By far.
And yet my website went under due to lack of interest.
And he got hired by the CBC.
Why?
As I said. I am not a "words" person, I am a "numbers" person.
People, it seems, care less about accurate numbers and more about bullshit explanations that may or may not be true.
And yes, I'm still raw about it. You'd think it'd matter being right, but apparently, not.
Regardless, I'll start working on the new blog. Expect a map update in the next day or two.
So a few basic things
1 - Who are you?
I'm Teddy.
2 - Who is that?
See this?
http://www.calgarygrit.ca/?p=3020
That person who did best in riding by riding projections in 2011?
That's me.
3 - Oh, so your good then?
At numbers yes, not at words. Don't expect to be reading articles written by me in the CBC. I'm a numbers person and a map person.
4 - So what can you tell me about the election?
Uh. Nothing, I'm a numbers person and a maps person. If you are a visual person like me, I can tell you a lot, but if you are a word person, you may not appreciate what I do.
5 - So what's this all about?
This blog? It's my personal blog. Look through it if you want to find swearing and inappropriate conversation topics.
6 - Whoa, wait, what?
No worries. I'm working on a new blog. I had planned to continue as co-blogger of http://blunt-objects.blogspot.ca/ but that was shockingly (to me anyway, still not over the shock) shut down during the 2 months I was without internet thanks to incompetence on the part of Bell and/or TekSavvy and/or my Landlord.
7 - So you are unready?
To say the least. I was supposed to have a fully ready website on Blunt Objects. In addition, I was not expecting to go for 2 months without the internet, as, I'd planned to prepare during that time, and, given that the call of the election was during my offline period, I have had a *lot* of catching up to do.
8 - So what are you going to do about it?
I'm starting a new website. It's not ready just yet, but it might be tomorrow, or, maybe not until the 21st of September, but somewhere in between, it will be.
WHEN it is, you will be able to see riding by riding numbers. Until then, you'll just have to do with the maps. Sorry, but I need to spend my limited time doing a number of many other things.
Go back to that link in question 2.
Note the last placed entry? They don't do math based projections.
I do
308 does
I beat 308. I was better than him. By far.
And yet my website went under due to lack of interest.
And he got hired by the CBC.
Why?
As I said. I am not a "words" person, I am a "numbers" person.
People, it seems, care less about accurate numbers and more about bullshit explanations that may or may not be true.
And yes, I'm still raw about it. You'd think it'd matter being right, but apparently, not.
Regardless, I'll start working on the new blog. Expect a map update in the next day or two.
New Blog coming
For the record, I am working on creating a new blog. It will be up and running, at the latest, by September 21st.
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