Michigan and Florida Deserve to Be Kicked Out of the Union

[democrattotheend]

Poll question: Michigan and Florida Deserve to Be Kicked Out of the Union

Okay, now that I have your attention, please help me by participating in this poll.

We were going over the methodology for a poll at work, and my boss said that pollsters sometimes start a political poll with a non-related question to get people's interest. One example he gave was "PC or Mac", and I thought that would actually be an interesting question to correlate with candidate preferences. I have a theory but I want to see if it's accurate. If you are a dual user (like me) vote for the operating system you prefer. So if you use a Mac at home and a PC at work and prefer Mac, vote for Mac, or vice versa.

Just a fun poll in the interest of having at least one thread that's about something other than Michigan and Florida. Although I encourage someone to say something outrageous so this will get more kicks. Or you can just kick it.

P.S. I don't really think we should kick Michigan out of the union. Florida I'm not so sure about...there was a parody "Blame Florida" that was done after the 2000 election, and it had a line that said "And if we had half a brain we would give it back to Spain." Given Florida's recent track record on messing up elections, I am not sure I entirely disagree with that idea. No offense to Floridians...my brother goes to school there and I have family down there.

[democrattotheend]

1. Clinton supporters, please vote

There are still enough of you to help me report something back to my boss tomorrow...come on...don't be shy.

[gabby garcia]

2. they are all over 50, white women and don't

understand the question.

:evilgrin:
gg

[babylonsister]

5. Bite me. I'm over 50, a white woman, and I am voting for Obama.

:evilgrin:

[papau]

23. LOL - the post you're replying to was dis'ing Clinton - not Obama - bit grumpy tonight? me too! :-)

[democrattotheend]

6. Hey, be nice

[gabby garcia]

58. gosh y'all - just trying to help...

Although I encourage someone to say something outrageous so this will get more kicks.

;-)
gg

[StevieM]

15. I am a 33 year old male and I love Hillary Clinton (eom)

[jakem]

65. are you gonna marry her then?!

'sorry, just keeping a nice low level of discourse!

:hi:

[Beacool]

27. Bite me too. I'm younger than 50 and I support Hillary!!! n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

80. BITE YOU

[gabby garcia]

89. a little too close to home..

eh ma'am?

[clydefrand]

93. what a nasty thing to say. some of you have nothing kind or

positive to add. What has happened to this forum? It will never be the same for me again.

[myrna minx]

3. PC at work, Mac at home. Obama supporter.

I drink regular coffee with 2% milk. :D

[democrattotheend]

7. Same here

Although I have 2 computers at home, one of each. But I mostly use the Mac. And I drink 1% milk. And orange juice. I am an avid OJ drinker and never knew that was considered elitist.

[myrna minx]

76. Do ancient, unused computers count as well?

I have an old iMac from 2000 and a PC from 1998. Both are in the "I don't don't know where to bring these old things" electronics graveyard closet. :D

[Hippo_Tron]

87. I drink mine with skim, guess I'm a health nazi elitist

[SOS]

96. Skim is OK, but do not steam it!

If you add steamed skim milk to your coffee, the resulting beverage would be considered a "latte".
In this event, you will be labeled as a Bible-confiscating Bolshevik.

[bunnies]

4. I own a PC and a Mac... love both... and I supprot Obama. :) nt

[papapi]

39. So you own TWO PCs?

[FREEWILL56]

8. You wanted me to explain so here goes.

I don't like any of the candidates as none of them align themselves well with me as being good candidates. I use a PC. I might just write in the guy I prefer.

[papapi]

38. But what BRAND is your PC?

[FREEWILL56]

90. It used to be a Gateway, but I rebuilt it. Only the A Drive and case is original.

I did say it was a PC in my previous post and the brand (if you can call it that) is irrelevant though I just said it to be nice.

[Aloha Spirit]

9. I don't have a computer. I'm stuck inside of the matrix.

[democrattotheend]

10. How are you on DU then?

[Aloha Spirit]

11. I'm INSIDE the internet. Help!

[papapi]

37. Wouldn't that be the OUTERNET if you're inside?

[papapi]

42. IN DU not on DU.

[papapi]

36. No dear, You ARE the Matrix.

[anigbrowl]

12. Your poll is racist. It doesn't include NEXT

Here's a Mac. Obviously, white.

The IBM PC was made by a firm calling itself 'Big Blue', but the fact is their computers are also white.





Linus Torvalds. Behind that cute penguin mask, a white guy. Notice a trend here?



The NeXT computer, one of the most brilliant designs of the early 90s. Snubbed by a hostile market.

I rest my case.

[democrattotheend]

13. LOL!

I'm a computer geek and this is the first I am hearing of NEXT. Amazing!

[papapi]

40. My Apple Notebook is black. I'm no racist.

[cliffordu]

14. As a Linux user and Obama supporter I applaud a very good poll.

[democrattotheend]

16. Thank you

I thought it would be a welcome diversion from debating Michigan and Florida.

[Frank Booth]

17. PC user, and damn proud of it too.

The only Mac I ever owned was the biggest piece of crap computer I ever used. I couldn't use it for more than an hour without it freezing.

[papapi]

41. What brand PC do you use now?

[Fredda Weinberg]

18. My company is starting LAMP, so I should be counted that way.

Personally, I miss CP/M. Anyone else solder together a ZX-80 to figure out how it works?

[papapi]

44. ...duly noted. Is that a Mac or a PC? (snicker)

[2rth2pwr]

19. I have all three OS's on my desk. iMac w/OSX 10.5 running vmware w/ XP and Ubuntu, dual monitor

and the 3rd monitor is a g4 running OSX 10.4. I use a program called teleport that let's me use one mouse and keyboard for all.

Hillary supporter.

I swap out and use CentOS, PC linux, GOS, and Red Hat.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

57. Uh-huh. Flip-flop much?

I was "for" Fedora, before I was "against" it?

:rofl:
:hi:

[2rth2pwr]

83. Red Hat for class, Fedora for fun.

[Douglas Carpenter]

20. I suppose in principle Obama supporters "should" use MACS, but I use a P.C.

but I do love fusion food and I try to purchase fair price coffee.

[papapi]

45. Is that an Apple PC or some other brand?

[Lilith Velkor]

21. Ooh pretty flamey title

Mac user for HRC here.

I don't understand all the histrionics about MI and FL. Doesn't Barack have more delegates even if they are all counted?

[democrattotheend]

22. The title was just to get people's attention

I figured it would get more votes if it looked like flamebait, because more people would open it.

Yes, Barack does have more delegates even if they are all counted, even if you split Michigan 70%-30% (since some of the uncommitted delegates might be Clinton supporters). But I don't actually want this to become a thread to argue about Michigan and Florida...I think there are enough of those in GD:P today.

[MadBadger]

24. Mac's are for Elitists!!!

[papapi]

43. Glad to hear it - since my Mac Notebook is 8 years old and cost me $300.00!

[jakem]

66. is there not an elitism of used things?

asks the driver of the 1978 Mercedes 240D?

[jasmine621]

25. Please, stop the insanity. It was not the fault of FL Dem voters,

but of the FL Dem leadership. The voters had nothing to do with it. Same for Michigan. The leadership should have been fined and punished, not the voters.

[papapi]

46. But is that Windoze or Mac?

or maybe Linux or Ubuntu?

[democrattotheend]

61. Anything I said about Michigan and Florida in this post was a joke

Mostly just to grab people's attention. I figured more people would open the post if it looked like flame bait.

[Writer]

26. I'm a Clinton supporter...

we have two PC desktops, a PC laptop, and a Mac Mini in our home. So what does that make me, other than an incredible geek?

;)

:hi:

[Beacool]

28. PC user and Clinton supporter.

:hi:

[Solon]

29. Where's the spot for Amiga users?

I feel so left out! :P

[papapi]

35. ....other?

[anonymous171]

30. Just Florida, actually.

[ccharles000]

31. I am a Hillary supporter and I do not know what kind of computer we have.

[papapi]

34. I'm not surprised.

[ccharles000]

56. ...

I just don't know how to find out what kind of computer it is. I am unsure if your post was disrespectful or not.

[papapi]

62. I'm just being a wise guy. No harm intended.

[democrattotheend]

60. That's obnoxious!

I spent almost an hour PMing Clinton supporters asking them to vote in this poll. Please don't be obnoxious to them. Especially this Clinton supporter, who has been extremely nice and had positive things to say about Obama.

[papapi]

63. Please accept my unfeigned apology. No harm intended.

I think everybody is a little thin skinned lately, including myself.

[galledgoblin]

32. um, isn't Linux an operating system?

I'm only a little familiar with Linux, but wouldn't you run it on a PC?

right now I'm mainly using a Mac laptop, but (when it's functioning) I normally use a custom-built PC with Windows XP, and I am an Obama supporter.

[papapi]

33. Unraveling the technicalities...

Windoze, Mac, Linux and Ubuntu are operating systems.

Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc. are PC brands (personal computers, first marketed by Apple).

[Spider Jerusalem]

50. Partly incorrect.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution (based on Debian Linux). And Linux itself is a Unix-like operating system.

[papapi]

51. Like I said, they're operating systems, sub classify them any way you want.

[Spider Jerusalem]

52. But Ubuntu is a Linux variant. So saying 'Linux' and then 'Ubuntu' is redundant.

It's like saying 'Windows' and then 'XP' or 'Vista'.

[papapi]

53. Have it your way.

[high density]

70. Sorry, but it's not "your" way, it's the way.

There are many flavors of Linux. Ubuntu is one of them.

Linux -> Ubuntu
Linux -> OpenSUSE
Linux -> Debian
Linux -> Redhat
etc.

All of these operating systems can be considered under the umbrella of "Linux." They all run very similar kernels at their core.

[papapi]

71. Like you said in your last sentence, all of these are operating systems...

...that's what I said at the start. I no longer care to go around in circles. Thanks for the ride.

[high density]

72. OK, but you were the one that brought it up and then started the argument

:hi:

[papapi]

47. This Poll is diametrically flawed since it unintentionally mixes apples and oranges.

All home computers are PCs (personal computers).

Microsoft does not own the world (yet).

Your poll mixes computer brands with operating systems making it flawed from the get go.

Windows and Macintosh are operating systems. As are Linux, Unix, Ubuntu and a host of other programs.

Please reformat the poll and try again.

You can not have an apple and an orange in the same bag and not have rot.

[democrattotheend]

59. Technically, you're right

I should have said Windows instead of PC. I was thinking of those "I'm a PC, I'm a Mac" commercials. But you're right, Windows user would have been more accurate. Unfortunately I think it is too late to edit it.

[cornermouse]

48. Pc, could vote Clinton at the present time

but given choices other than what we've been given would probably go other.

[Spider Jerusalem]

49. I dual-boot Windows and Linux and I support Obama.

[avenger64]

92. I dual-boot as well. Clinton, though.

n/t

[Adelante]

54. Mac, Obama nt

[Sancho]

55. Spain? We'll just get with Cuba and turn into a hugh Disney Universe Resort!

when I get old, I'm going to move North and drive slow...

[sudopod]

64. Apparently, Barack has cornered the all important 1337 vote. nt

[high density]

67. At home I have a Windows PC sitting right next to a Linux PC

Oh the horror, the HORROR!!

[undeterred]

68. We should kick out Florida and keep Michigan.

Florida is just too damn much trouble.

[baldguy]

69. .

[rucky]

73. I don't use a computer. n/t

[MattBaggins]

75. Me either

I stick the cable in my belly button and connect through the plate in my head.

[MattBaggins]

74. Gonna get pendantic on you

Obama supporter.

Don't like term PC in this poll. A PC is a personal computer. They are all PCs.

I use Windows and Linux as needed and support Obama.

[democrattotheend]

77. You're right, I'm sorry

I was thinking of those "I'm a PC, I'm a Mac" commercials. I shouldn't have even added Linux as an option...it seems people are voting for it if they have ever used Linux.

[BenDavid]

78. Hell, maybe we could form two governments like they did on

Jericho. All blue states would be called Happy Place and of course all red states would be called "Dumbfuckistan".....

[democrattotheend]

95. I'm down with that

My mom and I have (jokingly) devised a plan to reenact the Civil War and kick most of the red states out of the country. Except I am fighting to keep Tennessee because I like country music, but she says Tennessee has to go.

[PBS Poll-435]

79. Well It is more like this...

Obama = Intel Core 2 Quad
Clinton = AMD Barcelona


McCain = Commodore 64

[hayu_lol]

81. Waving at the Amiga user...

Dell Dimension 4100(old now)

Commodore 128D with CP/M(dual use 64/128 with high speed--at the time--doublesided drive. Was a regular host on Q-Link(Espresso Cafe)in the mid-80s. The net before the net.

Hillary supporter.

[reflection]

88. I was gonna say McCain = TI99/4A.

or even more appropriate, a Timex-Sinclair 1000.

[FREEWILL56]

91. Insulting to those older PCs that were state of the art at the time.

None of them would function without even the simplist processor or computer brain if you will, so McSame = extention of the current idiot pretzeldent = useless = no CPU = Dumbfuckistan

[Petrushka]

82. PC -- Clinton -- Windows98 -- Compaq Presario ('98) -- AOL 6.0 -- slo-o-ow dialup -- frequently

thrown offline (disconnected -- in more ways than one!) -- :argh:



:hi:







:kick:

[PBS Poll-435]

84. If you are TRULY going to a snarky Clinton joke, you would say that she is...

Windows ME

[newmajority]

94. No, Windows ME would be the Hillbot OS

No, not in their computers, but in their brains. :crazy:

[mountainvue]

85. 44 year old white professional

woman for Clinton.

[Swamp Rat]

86. I'm a Mac, Linux, UNIX, Windowz user who supports the Dem nominee

My preferred operating system is Kucinich 2.0, but I will happily use Obama 1.0. :)

Hillary 5.2 I will only use in case of emergencies. :(

McCain 9.8 is a old virus (based on the Bushler 6.6.6 virus) that destroys hardware, operating system files, and document files. :grr: