VOTE EARLY. VOTE WEIRD.
Not long to go until the greatest race on earth is decided – that’s the U.S. election, a slight nose in front of the Melbourne Cup.
Here are the most unlikely polls; the weirdest scientific studies; celebrity Youtube offerings; drinking games, and the “what were they thinking?” quotes that make American democracy great.
Enjoy. (And be grateful that, unlike the Melbourne Cup, this circus only rolls around once every four years.)
Weird poll # 1
7-Eleven coffee cups predict an Obama win. This is the poll that’s got it right for the past three presidential elections and has Obama a clear winner – the 7-Eleven coffee cup 
contest. Simple concept: choose a red coffee cup for an Obama win; a blue cup for Romney. At time of publication, Obama was leading 59%; 41% for Romney.
No results for the Tea Party candidates, but you can check out their home page here.
One pundit says the Tea Party will destroy the Republican campaign in 2012, with their “kooky cadre” of nominees.
PS: Speaking of kooks, Larry Flynt of the “Hustler adult entertainment empire” has just offered $1 million to rogue Tea Party Republican, Tom Atkin if he can prove claims he made that women who are “legitimately raped” have a mechanism in their body that can prevent them from getting pregnant.
“Please send me evidence,” says Flynt.
Weird Poll #2
More Republicans believe in demonic possession than in climate change. An astonishing 68% of registered Republican voters said they believe demonic possession is real. Meanwhile, only 48 % say they believe in climate change. The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling.
Republican Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal (Rhodes scholar) wrote a first-hand account about witnessing an exorcism while he was in college.
“Kneeling on the ground, my friends were chanting, ‘Satan, I command you to leave this woman.’ Others exhorted all ‘demons to leave in the name of Christ,’” he wrote.
Jindal describes the “physical dimensions of spiritual warfare” in an article for New Oxford Review, a Roman Catholic magazine. He believes in “the reality of spirits, angels and other related phenomena that I can neither touch nor see.”
Jindal was on Mitt Romney’s short list of Vice Presidential candidates. He missed out.
The same poll also reveals that most believe zombies are the “scariest monster”.
(The question of whether zombies are causing causing climate change was not canvassed.)
Presidential YouTube
Two of America’s favourite comedians have weighed into the presidential campaign – Chis Rock and Will Ferrell.
And then there’s Mr Burns of The Simpsons fame.
Ferrell is offering to “cook a meal of angel hair pasta, give a tattoo, eat human hair – even garbage” to voters who go to vote.
Meanwhile, Chris Rock says Vote for Obama… because?
“He’s a white guy!! ”For the first two thirds of his life he was known as ‘Barry’ which is the third-whitest name on earth – after Tony and Jeff.” Hilarous!
And here’s Mr. Burns getting the vote out for Mitt.
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12 Responses to this article
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Annie Also November 5, 2012
I wonder if the coffee cup pronouncements have taken into consideration that Mormons do not drink coffee or tea? Might be the first time they have got it wrong? ( Hope not!)
The drinking game of my American blogger friend was;
Take a shot whenever you see a black face behind either candidate. You are sure to be cold sober if watching Romney’s speeches. ( She said it not me.)Very disappointed in Kelsey Grammer and Meatloaf for supporting such a twit. Still it reflects on them!!
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Carley November 5, 2012
There’s also the YouTube clip from Joss Whedon for ‘Zomney’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TiXUF9xbTo&sns=em
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edenland November 5, 2012
Will Ferrell makes everything better … even loooong American presidential campaigns.
Go Obama, you good thing.
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ro.watson November 5, 2012
This simple twist of fate~ how long to wait? Meanwhile~ even after two(?) years I have no idea what “electoral colleges” actually means………
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ro.watson November 5, 2012
Meanwhile I note Obama has gone grey~ is this some portend for Melbourne Cup~ as in don’t call a white horse white~ call them a grey? Are there any greys in the melbourne Cup?All the chatter around getting stayer stallions to stay and impregnate our mares~ if my memory “serves” me correctly~ a few Australian mares have won the Melbourne cup~ as for US elections~ Australian media does not provide clarity on either how a President wins or how Congress gets voted in~ a bit like that oft quoted “Dow Jones” ~ what is it?
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ro.watson November 5, 2012
Anyway~ I wonder is election day for President a public holiday? After two years why should I not know this?
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ro.watson November 5, 2012
Meanwhile back on the homefront~ W.A~according to local 720abc radio~police in this state must not show their inked bits~ as in tatoos….mmm..response times could be better….but meanwhile we have some exterior discipline?
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ro.watson November 5, 2012
As for $$$ from sex industry~ really creepy~ yuk on notions of “legitimately” raped~ and yuk consequences of rape~like not feeling safe ever again…such stuff is so bad and antagonistic to the notion of a “free world” for women. Wake up North America about how this diminishes you and yours…
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William Marshall November 5, 2012
Another good one! never heard of that Lay Gaga person, Shall I assume she’s related to Lady Gaga!?
