Andrew Mannone » Politics

Election Night Win

Andrew Mannone — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:42:23 +0000

What a night. Mittens goes down, POTUS back for four more years and Warren going to replace Senator Centerfold.

As of 11:58, Mittens still hasn’t conceded that he lost and FOX News is literally in shock.

However here’s an interesting Twitter tid-bit:
tweet http://twitter.com/twitter/status/266041117743652864

Finally, as Josh from the “West Wing” TV series exclaimed:

Victory is mine, Victory is mine… bring the finest muffins and bagels in the land

Knock on the door

Andrew Mannone — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:48:09 +0000

Sunday afternoon Jay and I were sitting in the office and we heard a knock on the door. Given that hardly anybody just “drops by” apartment seeing as you need to be buzzed into the building, Jay and I shot each other a puzzled look.

The two of us had slept in that day and even though it was past 2:00, we were sill in our PJs. I was a little hesitant to go answer the door in my crazy-bed-hair state, but curiosity got the best of me. So, I headed down. As I got to the stair well, I called out “Hello?” before I opened the door. (It would be nice if we had a peephole.) A young woman’s voice returned and said. “Hi, I’m Allie* [see note below] and I’m with the Massachusetts Democratic Party” This was my first time getting a visit from the get-out-the-vote machine since college. The door swung open: suddenly I didn’t care I a looked like a hot mess.

Standing in front of me was a mid-20s woman, with long and straight auburn hair, a grey hoodie sweatshirt, jeans and holding a rather large clipboard. Allie and I proceeded to talk for about two minutes. She explained they were going around to make sure everybody knew where their polling places were and hours that the polls were open. Of course, I knew where my polling place is since it’s basically in back of my building. Though in true New England fashion, “you can’t get there from here” and we have to walk around the block. But I’m not complaining… it’s wildly convenient compared especially since my last poling place was so far away I need a car to get to it.

Allie then asked a few questions about my choices in the election. It was all standard fare… had I made up my mind, who would I be voting for, etc.

I found the interaction kinda exciting. I know some people dread knocks on the door like this one. I guess it comes down to me being a politics junkie.

Note: I’m not sure if her name was actually Allie… I’m horrible with names.

Best Endorsement Ever

Andrew Mannone — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:37:54 +0000

Joss Whedon has come out to endorse Mitt Romney late in the 2012 election cycle. With just a few days left to Election Day, it remains to be seen how Whedon’s endorsement will sway the uninfected…

Mitt Romney is a very different candidate; one with the vision and determination to cut through business-as-usual-politics and finally put this country back on track for the zombie apocalypse. … The one percent will no longer be the very rich, it will be the very fast. Anyone who can run, fight, make explosives out of household objects or especially do barkour of any kind, you’ll wanna stick with them, unless they read Ayn Rand.