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Thursday, February 7, 2008 12:00 AM

Make your own candidate

None of the presidential contenders felt like a good fit for my beliefs. So I invented a fantasy candidate -- and it screwed up my election day.

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  • Wednesday, February 6, 2008 09:46 PM

    He has run for president twice now...

    just sayin'. He is also a vegan, and even though I am a lowly vegetarian, that earns him points in my book. I am not gay, but I completely support gay marriage. I also support marijuana legalization. All of these made Kucinich my man in 2004. This time though, with him dropping out early (for a good cause, read the machinist about NH voting) I had to vote Obama. I spent a good 10-15 minutes in the booth (luckily Oklahoma isn't too busy) and eventually went with him. And guess what, I was so disappointed in myself I didn't tell my parents or friends who I voted for until a couple hours had past. Ugh. At least you care enough to vote, that is what I am telling myself.

    Also, Kucinich was mayor of Cleveland when their river caught on fire. That is mainly just funny to me now, and I am too young to know what happened, but, well, it isn't that appealing.

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