Sarah Palin Votes...

From Lady Bunny's hysterical BLOG.

27 Percent Of Gays Are Idiots!

Exit polling shows that 27% of gays and lesbians voted for John McCain. This is up from 20% in 2004.

Maybe we're too stupid to be gaymarried...

Newspapers Sell Out In NYC

I managed to get a copy of the The New York Times yesterday - but by mid-morning there were no newspapers to be found at newsstands across the city.

The picture above is the line of people waiting outside The New York Times building to purchase a copy. The Times printed an extra run of 50,000 copies to meet the demand.

By 7:00 pm, I saw vendors outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal with plenty of copies, and people were still buying them 5 at a time.

My copy is safely hidden away...

Hottie Loses NY State Senate Bid

Joe "Baby Joe" Mesi is a former heavyweight boxer who decided to become a Democratic politician and run for the New York State Senate. He lost in his heavily Republican district, but the Senate finally has a Democratic majority - making gay rights legislation much more likely to pass in New York.

I wouldn't mind seeing more of BabyDaddy Joe in the future.

I Voted

I got up early this morning and went to the elementary school around the corner to vote. It took almost 1 1/2 hours - but all it all it went smoothly. For New Yorkers, everyone was surprisingly patient and friendly.

I am SO pissed, however, because I can't find the friggin' USB cord thingy for my Kodak camera. I took pictures at my polling place, and even took a picture inside the voting booth. But apparently my camera requires a special cord that you can't buy at Radio Shack or Staples. Damn!

There are reports of heavy voting throughout the nation. At one polling place at Penn State, more than 1000 students were in line at 7:00 am. Penn State is where I cast my very first vote for president - in 1988. I voted for ... George H.W. Bush! Thank God I had seen the light by 1992 and voted for Bill Clinton.

So - tell us how YOUR voting experience was today. Was there a line? If so, how long? Were there any problem at your polling place? Any shenanigans??

Share your experiences with the rest of us Dust Bunnies. On election day I want as much information as possible - so leave comments!!

This Is It!

Franky G Will Bring Us Good Luck

Bitches - I'm bringing out the big guns for Obama today! Franky G is my absolute favorite papi in the world (spotting him on the street was one of the biggest days of my life). In fact, do a Google image search of "Franky G" and see how many DavidDust entries you find. Seriously - it's hysterical.

Anywhoo - I'm posting some of the best pics of Franky G today for good luck. Give him a little rub before you go out and vote.

Franky G would never let us down...

Election Day Plans

Tomorrow I plan on getting up extra early and hauling my ass around the corner to my polling place. In 2004 there was a pretty long line (my former neighbor, the late actor Jerry Orbach, was waiting in line with the rest of us) - but I suspect it will be mayhem tomorrow. Manhattan has one of the highest percentage of Democrats in the nation, and we are not about to let this historic election pass us by.

After work I will rush home and put on the television (and log onto the computer). I will remain in front of the television until Barack Obama is declared to be the next President of the United States of America.

This election is so important to me that I quit my part-time job today. My boss (I've known him for 10 years/worked with him for 5 years) insisted that I come in tomorrow night while he is out of the country. I explained to him last week that I am not available on Tuesday, but any other day would be fine. He got pissed and hung up on me - so I called him back and left him a message basically telling him to go fuck himself. I guess I'll need to take that extra money out of my budget - but oh well. He was a delusional freak who is in so much financial trouble that his interior design business won't be around much longer anyway. Case in point - I can't order office supplies, send a messenger, or send a FedEx (because he hasn't paid the bills) - but he has plans to purchase a $400,000 coffee table for his house. Yeah ... fucking nuts.

What are YOUR plans for Election Day? Have you voted already? Will you watch the election results? If so, will you do it at home, or at some kind of event? Tell us in the comments...

8 Days To Put Them Out Of Business...

We Might Just Win This

In my pre-election mania, one of the sites I check daily is Electoral-Vote.Com. According to them, this is where the electoral map stood as of yesterday (Sunday):

Obama 375 - McCain 157

And this is what the map looked like on the very same day before the 2004 election:

Kerry 247 - Bush 285

And here is how the 2004 election turned out:

Kerry 251 - Bush 286

As much as I don't want to jinx our chances, I like the way this is looking. But this doesn't mean we can let up. Give as much as you can during these final days - either money or time - so we can change the direction of this nation. If you haven't already, you can always join the Dust Bunnies For Obama by making a small donation HERE.

We have just 21 days to go until Election Day, and my nerves are frazzled. I am completely obsessed and stalk every news story and blog post that comes out regarding election developments. Through my Google Reader, I subscribe to DailyKos, AmericaBlog, and MyDD and read their posts throughout the day. I also check Electoral-Vote.Com (pretty maps) and Pollster.Com (more pretty maps) every morning.

Today I read that the Republican National Committee (the only wing of the Republican party with any real money) has almost given up on McCain winning, and instead is considering spending their time/money toward retaining a 41-seat minority in the Senate (read HERE). This is the same strategy they used in 1996 when it became apparent that Bob Dole would lose to Bill Clinton. Remember, if Democrats get 60 seats in the Senate – they become filibuster-proof and it becomes nearly impossible for the Republican minority to obstruct legislation. Consider donating to MyDD “Road to 60” fund HERE to help Democrats get this majority.

I have my own strategy for winning Senate seats. Sometime during the 2006 campaign, I donated $50 online to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). At the time, Republicans controlled both houses of Congress, and the Democrats were trying to reduce their majorities in both houses of Congress. No one expected the Democrats would actually take a majority in the Senate that year – but they did. I consider my $50 donation to be what finally got them over the top. You're welcome.

A few months after the election, I got a call from a company that conducts focus groups for various clients. One of their clients was the DSCC. I agreed to participate, and about 20 people who had donated that year sat around a conference table and shared our thoughts about the upcoming 2008 elections. We discussed candidates, issues, and shared our thoughts on various types of fundraising mailers – all the while being watched by people behind a two-way mirror. It was interesting and kind of fun.

When the focus group was over, we received our compensation for participating - $110 cash!! So for my $50 donation, I got $110 back - Cha-ching!!!

So since I am extremely superstitious, I will be sending another $50 to the DSCC. And if the Democrats win a 60-seat majority next month, you can all thank ME.