Legal Commentary

please vote (preferably for Obama)

By David A. Giacalone

.. The campaign has taken far too long and still has that weird electoral college wrinkle that focuses far too much attention on toss-up states, and could hand victory to the man with fewer votes (see, The World, “US election system unique,” Nov. 2, 2008)

– “battleground” has been uttered much too often –

.. ..

– and there were some ugly images and moments –

But, please go out and vote tomorrow, for the candidate of your choice.

[preferably for Barack Obama] ..

Of course, if you’re really voting for John McCain because Obama is black, or because you truly believe he is a socialist or the Anti-Christ, feel free to stay home.  Whatever the outcome, remember we are one country and we need to face the future in good faith together.

p.s. The whole New Yorker cover flap (and the “winkies” we added for the parody-challenged) seems like it happened so long ago and seems rather unimportant now.  But, the ability to publish vibrant satire, even if some folks don’t get it or are offended, is crucial in a free society.

Full post as published by f/k/a . . . on November 03, 2008 (boomark / email).