Hope All You Want, Voter Turnout Won’t Change

Posted by Steve Woodhead Categories: Elections, History

Despite all the talk about having a candidate that inspired the youth vote, brought out the black vote out in droves, and was one-half (or four-fifths, or the whole enchilada, depending on who you’re reading) of the most fevered and costly campaign in US history, America watched the election with bated breath, and voting day finally yawned, scratched itself, and rolled over.  In other words, it mustered only the energy to increase the voter turnout by a fraction of a percent.

Ouch.

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Jessica Alba + Hayden Panettiere + A Muzzle = HOT!

Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Elections, Humor, Videos

Okay, I get the message… I need to vote.  Considering that I already plan to vote as I have every single time when I’ve HAD TO (yes, I say it like my life depends on it because it sort of does), I can totally ignore the depth behind the surface of this video and totally just focus on the facade.  And that facade is HOT!  Seriously, you have Jessica Alba and a bubbly Hayden Panettiere (she’s legal now, right?) promoting A MUZZLE!  I’m not saying I’m into S&M or anything like that (but check out the website for this - TheMuzzler.com), nor do I approve of the symbolic “a girl should just look pretty and not speak” (remember, I’m not about depth in this post), but these two can make anything look HOT!

Have I emphasized the hotness of this yet?

In all seriousness, I can appreciate it when people, whoever they are, can go against the grain and make fun of themselves to whatever degree.  And while Alba and Panettiere do it well, in the end, it really is a funny video with a very strong message for people, especially the youth, to go out there and vote.  SO young people, please register and vote.  Damn, I guess I lied about not looking for the depth in this video.

I just figured that your life depended on voting as well.

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PSA - 5 Friends Uncensored - Celebs Speak On It!

Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Elections, Videos

What better way to start a politics blog other than to urge all of you to vote.  And who better to do it than the “gods” of our society - celebrities.  Usually, the more outspoken celebs lean towards the left, but this video is a non-partisan pitch for the youth to register and use their power to elect the next President of the United States of America.  In the video you will see (in alphabetical order): Amy Adams, will.i.am, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Halle Berry, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Connolly, Courteney Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Jonah Hill, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony Kiedis, Ashton Kutcher, Adam Levine, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Tobey Maguire, Demi Moore, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Ethan Suplee, Kyra Sedgwick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Usher, and Forest Whitaker.  Check it out and get off your butts!  Registration deadlines for some states are only a day or two away!  Let’s make a difference.

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