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10/02/04 12:42 AM: From DailyKos

Found over at DailyKos:

From an email:

“I think you (and maybe your readers) will be interested in a personal experience I had last night while watching the debate.

My 19 year-old (former foster) son, who has never been interested in politics, sat down with me and began silently watching about 10 minutes into it.

About half an hour later he turned to me and said, “Dad, am I able to vote?”. I told him he would have to register but that yes, he could vote. I asked who he wanted to vote for, and he said “Kerry’s the tall dude, right?”. I said yes, and he said, “I’d vote for Kerry”.

I asked him why, and he replied, “Because, I can tell if they were both captured by terrorists Kerry would keep telling them to go f*** themselves, and Bush would cry like a baby and tell them anything they wanted to know”.

Today we registered him to vote.
—Proud Dad

And yes, this is a true story.”

Dave Stroup  Politics 

Comments made.

  1. Chris

    Politics aside, I think the most disturbing thing about this article is that the kid didn’t know he had the ability to vote. Do we really want people like this to decide the future of our country? While I am all for the public voting, I am against voting for the sake of the act. Make an effort to find out about each candidate’s platforms, and then make a decision. The future of your country lies in your hands.

    Oct 3, 07:59 AM

  2. Jay Perez

    Agreed…

    But you can’t deny the comedic value…that’s the only thing I like about Bush…I can laugh at him. To bad we don’t have Will Ferrell on SNL anymore. The skit last Saturday was funny, but nothing compared to the 2000 debate skit.

    Oct 5, 09:30 AM

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