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seanryan471

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Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 06:05 PM

I received my absentee ballot yesterday. Just five days before the deadline.

SnappySammy

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Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 08:36 PM

sgcpc wrote:

did anyone saw the Palin interview on ABC news? i think she did a great job expressing herself, but still...... republican......... dont think so!

did she shoot anything????????

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shinpath

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Posted: Sep 30, 2008 - 10:42 PM

I'm waiting for my ballot, but thanks to our system it's a meaningless vote. I'm registered in San Francisco, in Nancy Pelosi's district. It was hilarious watching the House Repugs blame her speech for the 'hurt feelings' that lost the bailout bill. They never had the votes in the first place and it was THEIR President who had appealed to them to pass it. And let's not forget Sen. McCain's brave suspension of his campaign. Obama is up in the polls, inching towards a landslide.

CowboyUp

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Posted: Oct 11, 2008 - 03:29 PM

If anybody has any voting questions DO NOT waste your time contacting the American Citizen Services Voter Services Officer in Beijing. Absolutely useless. Placed three calls and two emails. No reply. Another federal employee suckling my tax dollars away.

Magnolia
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Posted: Oct 12, 2008 - 10:15 AM

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PARAGUAY

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Posted: Oct 12, 2008 - 11:29 AM
Post subject: VOTE REPUBLICAN

you would have to have some kind of mental illness to vote for Obama. Be a good American and vote a straight republican ticket. Under the republicans they may kick out that 3rd world employment agency better knowen as the United Nations which is nothing but a drain on the American tax payer. Cut back on aid it,s about 55 billion a year and a waste of good money. The USA has been taking care of the world long enough. Abolish free trade and while your at it let NATO go it alone. they don,t support America.

Magnolia
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Posted: Oct 12, 2008 - 02:37 PM

ok, PARAGUAY (no comments). you've convinced me.

now Smile

off.

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Magnolia
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Posted: Oct 12, 2008 - 02:40 PM

i'm sorry. that was rude of me. everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

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Zak101

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Posted: Oct 12, 2008 - 05:35 PM

Folks, just think about it. Even if McCain was elected, he'd probably stroke out within 2 years, leaving "her" as Commander in Chief. I shudder at the prospect.

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Bohica

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Posted: Oct 12, 2008 - 06:11 PM
Post subject: Re: any bill maher fan?

MandarinEnglish wrote:

Does anybody here like bill maher? his show is the thing i miss most about the states. luckily you can watch it on youtube and download the audio on itunes. the new season started about two weeks ago.

I am a big fan of Maher. Don't always agree with him but he is a funny dude.

skyline5k

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Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 08:52 AM
Post subject: Re: VOTE REPUBLICAN

PARAGUAY wrote:

The only reason to get out of the UN is so that no country could impede our gov't should it decide to attack anymore countries to further its own agenda.

Here's a look at the top contributors for each campaign. Notice any similarities? How many are involved directly or indirectly with the Federal Reserve? Didn't the US Government call for an economic bailout for some of them? How do they get money to contribute to campaigns? Maybe it's time they sell off their OWN assets instead of expecting the American people to take care of their outstanding bills.

Barack Obama
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N000 09638

Quote:

Contributor Total
Goldman Sachs $748,880
University of California $625,911
JPMorgan Chase & Co $493,469
Harvard University $473,669
Citigroup Inc $467,849
Google Inc $426,174
University of Chicago $424,539
UBS AG $423,045
Skadden, Arps et al $394,335
Lehman Brothers $393,324
National Amusements Inc $385,803
Microsoft Corp $380,735
Sidley Austin LLP $379,802
Kirkland & Ellis $376,164
Moveon.org $347,463
Morgan Stanley $341,320
Time Warner $338,677
Wilmerhale Llp $335,398
Exelon Corp $314,063
Latham & Watkins $299,650

John McCain
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=N000 06424

Quote:

Contributor Total
Merrill Lynch $306,813
Citigroup Inc $277,251
Goldman Sachs $234,345
Morgan Stanley $234,272
AT&T Inc $192,557
JPMorgan Chase & Co $185,325
Credit Suisse Group $165,575
Blank Rome LLP $155,326
Greenberg Traurig LLP $148,787
UBS AG $138,665
PricewaterhouseCoopers $138,320
US Government $137,842
Bank of America $133,975
FedEx Corp $123,953
Wachovia Corp $123,096
Pinnacle West Capital $123,050
Lehman Brothers $120,600
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $104,250
US Army $103,613
Bear Stearns $99,300

Paraguay, you're an Idiot. Read below.

Free Trade: John McCain

Quote:

# When have Americans ever been afraid of foreign competition? (Jun 2008)
# Globalization is an opportunity--reduce barriers to trade. (Feb 2008)
# Consider subsidies a mistake, and oppose them. (Dec 2007)
# Every time US went protectionist, we paid heavy price. (Oct 2007)
# Supports ethanol, but by exporting, not by subsidies. (Oct 2007)
# No environmental provisions in trade agreements. (Nov 2004)
# Supports opening border to Mexican trucks. (May 2002)
# Against foreign sales corporations (offshore tax breaks). (Feb 2000)
# Substitute trade treaties for protectionism. (Jan 2000)
# Admit China to WTO based on their concessions. (Jun 1999)
# Free trade with any country except security risks. (May 1999)
# Retaliatory protectionism is a “murder-suicide pact”. (May 1999)
# Chile in NAFTA is good, but Fast Track isn’t. (May 1999)
# China: Keep open trade & diplomacy; but keep eyes open. (Apr 1999)
# Mexico: balancing act between free trade & stopping drugs. (Mar 1999)
# NAFTA has had unambiguously positive impact on US. (Mar 1999)

Free Trade: Barack Obama

Quote:

* Strong labor, safety, and environmental standards on trade. (Feb 2008)
* More Transition Assistance for displaced workers. (Feb 2008)
* Enforce environmental & labor provisions in trade agreements. (Jan 2008)
* Enforce existing safety laws against Chinese products. (Dec 2007)
* NAFTA needs to be amended. (Dec 2007)
* Stand firm against CAFTA for labor & environmental standards. (Aug 2007)
* Congress subsidizes megafarms & hurts family farmers. (Aug 2007)
* People don't want cheaper T-shirts if it costs their job. (Aug 2007)
* Amend NAFTA to add labor agreements. (Aug 2007)
* Reinvest in communities that are burdened by globalization. (Jun 2007)
* Insist on labor and human rights standards for China trade. (Jul 2004)
* Fair trade should have tangible benefits for US. (Jun 2004)
* Voted YES on free trade agreement with Oman. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
* Extend trade restrictions on Burma to promote democracy. (Jun 2007)

http://www.ontheissues.org/Free_Trade.htm#Headlines

billy_manly_f wrote:

Americans abroad, make your vote count!! Go to http://www.votefromabroad.org/9 and REGISTER TODAY to vote in November’s presidential election. Some states have deadlines as early as late September. Register now to ensure you get your ballot on time.

Please pass this important information on to other US citizens!

You say, Yes We Can, Billy, but I can only think No, We Can't. The agendas have already been decided. We're just voting on the next scapegoat.

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tnmom

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Posted: Oct 20, 2008 - 07:31 PM

Passing on some information from the American Womens Club:

How to ship your ballot free of charge

Federal Express program
“EXPRESS YOUR VOTE”
Here are some last minute instructions to assist you in getting your ballot to the United States…..free of charge……using the public service program offered by FedEx…..”Express Your Vote”.

Just follow these steps to generate your way bill…..which is strongly suggested. Do this prior to visiting one of the participating FedEx locations. NOTE: NOT ALL LOCATIONS ARE PARTICIPATING. (See below for the list of locations)

Go to:

1. www.overseasvotefoundation.com Click on the box to the left: “for all overseas voters”

2. Center of the page, Click on “Express Your Vote”

3. Select your country: China (you will note that it is “free”). Scroll to the bottom of the page…..click on red box “Create my Express Your Vote way bill”.

4. Continue to enter “voter’s data manually”…..be thorough!

5. To print the way bill, be sure to turn your printer profile to “landscape” so that it prints properly.

Participating FedEx locations (there are 5):

Stations open 10:00 – 22:00 (Mon – Fri) 10:00 – 18:00 (Sat)

No. 28, Lane 411, Shi Long Road, Shanghai 200237

D3, No. 291, Suining Road, Changning District, Shanghai

No. 39, Lane 709, Lin Shi Road, Zhabei District, Shanghai

No. 615 Xin Jin Qiao Road, Shanghai 201206

Gateway open 9:00 – 24:00 (Mon – Sat)

Warehouse E, Int’l Express Center, No. 600 Hai Tian Wu Road, Shanghai Pudong Airport, Shanghai 201202