Geeky Ramblings

Over the past few months I’ve heard lots of stories on the radio about the election and how people are going to vote.  I’ve got to tell you … there are some people that are just so incredibly stupid about how they make their voting decisions it just makes my blood boil.

Please, people, vote for the RIGHT reason … for instance:

• Don’t vote for McCain BECAUSE he’s a veteran … vote for his position on veterans affairs.
• Don’t vote for Obama BECAUSE he’s a African American … vote for his position on minority rights.

The worst example was from a story on NPR’s All Things Considered … during the primary they interviewed some women about Hillary Clinton running for the Democratic ticket … and one woman said that she thought it was admirable that Clinton was running … but it just wasn’t appropriate for her to be president because woman should be subservient to men.  To be fair, they were interviewing people at a conservative church gathering) … but still …  GAAHHHH!!!  What a stupid person.  People like that should have their voters registration cards revoked.

Of course, this raises one of my other pet questions … what’s worse … not voting or making an uninformed vote?

I’ve always thought that Leonard Nimoy and I had a fair bit in common … and I can add another item to the list …

• He was raised Jewish, but seems to have lost religion … check
• He’s a photographer … I’m a shutter bug
• He’s a great actor … I’m … well … ok, maybe not so much in that area
• And now it appears that he supports Barack Obama for president!

Ginny pointed me to the latest “In Character” piece on NRP that highlights Mr. Spock. Pretty cool article … although I have to wait another hour to actually hear it.