The last thing I'm going to say about the election. Well, this week, if I can help it.

[apocalypsos]

My biggest pet peeve so far: "Dude, I'm so moving to Canada!"

NO. It doesn't work that way. Just because the Republicans won the election does not mean they get to keep the fucking country. This is not a game of marbles. They do not get to pick up their ball and go the hell home with it.

Just remember this -- we might not like being pissed at Bush, but we know how. God, do we ever. Most of us practically qualify for Ph.D.'s in Bush-You-Go-To-Hell-You-Go-To-Hell-And-You-DIE, with a minor in How-Does-Mary-Cheney-Not-Get-Cancer-With-All-The-Second-Hand-Hypocrisy-In-That-House. We've had four years of practice, and quite frankly, we're really, really good at it. Four more years of something we're used to by now is not going to kill us.

Besides, why break in a new guy when we're so good right now with the anti-Bush snark? I mean, look at metaquotes since this morning -- it's chock full o' funny. Hell, I could set you guys up with any fucked-up anger-or-disgust-inducing scenario involving Bush and there'd be ten different punchlines in as many minutes. Example: Bush, some Cheetos, three gay guys, a container of sea monkeys, a string of Christmas lights, and some Smallville porn. One, two, three ... SNARK!

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[caprine.livejournal.com]

"Bush, some Cheetos, three gay guys, a container of sea monkeys, a string of Christmas lights, and some Smallville porn."

Aaaaaa! My head asplodes!

[wonderlander.livejournal.com]

I think we should all buy some land in california and seceed from the union

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I like Pennsylvania. They were a blue state anyway, they don't have earthquakes, and ... well, I'm from PA. It's home and I like it. :) *snuggles Pennsylvania*

[doqz.livejournal.com]

The state that gave us Rick Santorum?

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

The sane among us apologize for that, and often. Most of us thought he was okay, until he ... you know, spoke. (As far as I could tell, he waited until after he was elected to prove he was a total moron.)

[doqz.livejournal.com]

I hear there are feelers of hm competing for a presidential nom.

...why yes, i do enjoy driving people into suicidal rages. Why do you ask?:)

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

*gags*

I'm just lucky I'm doing NaNo and can channel those homicidal urges vicariously killing zombies. :)

[doqz.livejournal.com]

you have a misspelling there. See you say it zombies but you spell it F-U-N-D-I-E-S

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Fundies, zombies ... same difference.

[aberrantangels]

I'm in Franklin County, which went for Bush by about 40,000 to 15,000 (my parents and I were three of the Kerry votes). So I dunno.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I'm originally from Susquehanna County, which -- alas -- went Bush 11,000 to 7,000. I really should have called my mother and bitched on that account, at least.

[aberrantangels]

I dunno about bitching (from what you've said elsewhere, it wasn't her fault), but venting might've been good. And who knows? Maybe she needed to vent to. Maybe she still does.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Well, she didn't want to vote Bush, but I don't think she even bothered to vote. I talked to my brother on Tuesday and he was as annoyed as I was. If your admitted slacker children get up off their asses to vote, you have no excuse. Especially when you live in a dinky town with no line problems. *shakes head*

[wyldkyss.livejournal.com]

You're SO not the only one. These juvinile "I'm moving to Canada!" remarks bug the hell out of me after EVERY election.

(And I personally don't know one person that even attempted to make the move)

[fyrdrakken]

One of my LJ friends has been jobhunting in the UK. Seriously.

[teenygozer.livejournal.com]

I know someone who is gay who wants to marry her Canadian SO who is now actively attempting to make the move (the votes against gay marriage in all those states is what prompted her in addition to Bush's win.)

[cacahuate.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU. Everyone I fucking know has at least joked about leaving the country. STOPPIT DAMN YOU.

Most of us practically qualify for Ph.D.'s in Bush-You-Go-To-Hell-You-Go-To-Hell-And-You-DIE

BAHAHAHA.

[lisaofdoom.livejournal.com]

At least on my part, the Canada remarks are in jest.

(Can I get you to take my poll?)

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Well, it's one thing if it's in jest, because I think everybody's done it in jest. But I've seen more than one person seriously contemplating leaving the country, and just ... NO.

[silverhill.livejournal.com]

I mean, look at metaquotes since this morning -- it's chock full o' funny.

metaquotes has made me so happy today because it's given me at least a little something to smile and laugh at.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Every time I see that icon, it makes me happy. Just so you know. :)

*shags your icon until it's President*

[mike-smith.livejournal.com]

You know, all this renewed talk of Canada takes me back to the last election, where everyone was threatening the same thing. Two thoughts.

1)Is it possible that Bush won this election because all the people who kept him below 50% in 2000 fled to Canada and were unavaible to vote this time? Because that would transcend irony and lead to some kind of newfangled hyperirony.

2)Why the hell is anyone _just now_ thinking about moving to Canada? Dammit, he's _already been_ President for years. If you haven't already moved now, you're probably never going to. Instead of threatening to move to Canada, they should all be promising to _stay_ there, because they would have moved a long time ago.

One other thing I wonder, where do Republicans go when _their_ guy loses? Canada's pretty liberal, so I doubt they'd wanna go there.

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

They don't go anywhere. They stay here, and that's the problem.

[fyrdrakken]

The thing that's worrying us about a second term is that since he won't be eligible for re-election and the odds of impeachment with a Republican majority in Congress aren't good, he is no longer accountable to the American public. (Though the inevitable appointments of a few new Supreme Court justices in the next four years aren't going to be good, either.)

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

I'm also bugged by people saying they'll move to Canada, but at the same time, I'm more bugged by people telling them NOT to say that. I mean, way to be arrogant; what if someone's life circumstances are such that Canada is the best choice for them?

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

I admit to saying I was going to move to Canada, but it was in jest in regards to my state electing Schwarzenegger as governor. I'm staying here. I'm not going to be scared away.

ten different punchlines
Hmm...I don't know if this is what you want or not, but anyway...

Bush: (munching on Cheetos. Stops when the porn gets to the good part. Pauses, while the gay guys look on.)
Bush: Can men really do that?
Guy #1: Yes.
Guy #2: We can show you, if you want.
Bush: No! No! It's okay, really.
Guy #3: No, it's no trouble.
Sea monkey #1: (fifteen minutes later) I didn't know humans could do that from that position.
Sea monkey #2: Neither did I.
[The Christmas lights are, fortunately enough, on the outside of the house.]

[milkshake-b.livejournal.com]

And I keep picturing the Cheetos as being more involved than that. What have I done to myself? **bangs head off the desk**

[akamarykate.livejournal.com]

Example: Bush, some Cheetos, three gay guys, a container of sea monkeys, a string of Christmas lights, and some Smallville porn. One, two, three ... SNARK!


A warped version of "Queer Eye for the Straight President" comes to mind...You know, they throw out his Cheetos and make him eat French (gasp!) food, and then they string Christmas lights all around the Oval Office while re-enacting the latest Smallville Fanfic Sensation. It'd be faboo!

[sideofzen.livejournal.com]

At least The Daily Show will still have good Bush material. :D

[kixie.livejournal.com]

I think, in the end, the world will suffer for this choice in some way shape or form, but as they say "RIGHT ON, SISTAH!".

Moping is fair enough, alhtough a bit boring, etc - but this just proves that more time and energy needs to be spent and poured into taking the country out these really scary rednecks hands. Not just "ooh, election...uh...uh...YOU! Yeah, YOU OVER THERE! You're running for president and holy hell what happened to your FACE?!".

We had four years last time and we left it a wee bit late. This time lesson is hopefully learned, so let's get started.

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I think, in the end, the world will suffer for this choice in some way shape or form, but as they say "RIGHT ON, SISTAH!".

Moping is fair enough, alhtough a bit boring, etc - but this just proves that more time and energy needs to be spent and poured into taking the country out these really scary rednecks hands. Not just "ooh, election...uh...uh...YOU! Yeah, YOU OVER THERE! You're running for president and holy hell what happened to your FACE?!".

We had four years last time and we left it a wee bit late. This time lesson is hopefully learned, so let's get started.

Also - <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/queerbychoice/391755.html?"Here's a few reasons to keep living and some decent suggestions</a>.

D'you know that over here they tell us to tell people we're Canadian, because everyone hates Americans? Seriously, the Embassy tells us to tell people, if they ask, that we're Canadian.

*laughs*

Oh, and: Bush, a bottle of Jack Daniels, Dick Cheney with a belt and a slice of lemon...

[vivian-shaw.livejournal.com]

President Bush has never publicly denied spending three weeks in a motel with a lawn tractor.

Just a thought.

[fyrdrakken]

Really, I've been planning to do another sojourn overseas since 2000 -- though it had nothing to do with Bush and everything to do with loving my six months in the UK and wanting to try Australia or NZ. This is just kind of encouraging me to step up the planning...

[palmetto.livejournal.com]

Thank you. So much. I just refreshed my friends page and found someone that I rather like moaning about it at the very top of the page.

Meanwhile, this is so wide spread that the AP actually put out a news article about it.

Me? I'm going to stand up for what I believe in and fight to ensure that we return to something closer to the ideals that our nation was founded on. I feel the urge to say something similar to what you have in my own journal, the only problem is that I don't think anyone will actually listen.