6 posts tagged “voting”

For those interested, here were our election results from last night. I don’t think all special votes have been counted (it says 208,001 have) but I doubt they will change the picture much. We didn’t do that well but considering the mainstream media totally ignored us, I am not surprised. Still, it was a great opportunity to do more than just vote, but actually put my name to something I believe in.

General Election 2008 results

Vote today!
   And remember, National voted for: the legalization of prostitution, the anti-satire rules in Parliament, the anti-smacking law, and the free-trade deal with China.
   A vote for National and ACT means the return of Sir Roger Douglas, the man whose free-market ideas saw to our drop in the OECD, the increase in food bank numbers, and the widening gap between rich and poor.
   Whomever you vote for, vote for real change today.
   Minor parties can be a moderating influence on the major ones, to keep them in check and to keep everyday New Zealanders like you and me at the top of their minds.
   Of course I am running for the Alliance but you need to make up your mind on who is best for your values. But I can bet you it won’t be a major party. And of the minors, I can bet you it won’t be ACT.

It’s 2008 and two of the three Lucire ‘Insider’ entries are about Keira Knightley. It looks like 2007 was very much Miss Knightley’s year, if all these polls are anything to go by.
   From the Press Association: ‘The emerald green dress worn by Keira Knightley in Atonement has been voted the best film costume of all time.’ The remainder of the story as well as the next nine are at the original post.
   The second, earlier post about Miss Knightley was about her being voted 2007’s beauty icon by the British public, beating Kelly Brook, Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham. It also appears in article form on the site.

For those of you who support Daniel Craig as James Bond, hop over to www.nationalmovieawards.com where you can participate in a people’s choice voting for your favourite actors, actresses and films.
   I highlight Daniel as he’s up against annoying types like Orlando Bloom (who still sounds like a form of marijuana grown in Florida) and Tobey Maguire (come on, Nicholas Hammond was the better Spider-man). Vote and put in a decent actor!
   The best actor votes are near the end—before that, there are categories for best animation and best comedy. There’s also a draw for tickets to the London ceremony.

The voting for Miss Universe New Zealand is going quite well and three girls seem to be leading there. I actually believe these will have an impact on the night, probably as though all of New Zealand was a “sixth judge”. (Note: I do not know this for sure: I am guessing.)

1. Melissa Lowe (535 votes)
2. Amanda Hiroti (494 votes)
3. Laural Barrett (480 votes)

There are various codes you can text to 946 in New Zealand. Go to www.missuniversenz.co.nz to get the actual codes. Cellphone bill payer gets charged, etc.
   I didn’t pick that Miss Lowe would poll so highly, though it is no surprise about Mlles Hiroti and Barrett (who is a twin—her sister was runner-up last year). Still, these are just based on a cursory glance at their appearance. As I said earlier, it’s important that we pick a confident representative of our nation who will compete strongly, won’t crumble alongside the competition, and bring back an international prize. And that takes an analysis of her personality and inner strength, which is what I will be trying to figure out.

When I think about my career with fingers in different pies, it’s not that unusual. Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson of Tennessee, whom Americans will know from Law & Order and whom most of us foreigners know from Die Hard 2, could hold down representing his state and plain representin’ on TV and film.
   I kept saying that Republicans might find a candidate who is well known. Could it be Mr Thompson? More people have seen him than Sen. McCain. Only former mayor Giuliani has a higher profile.
   But all these guys do not have much hair.
   Americans always have trouble voting for someone who has less hair than his opponent, whether for a presidential, senatorial or congressional race (there are some exceptions, of course). You can be black or female, just not bald.
   “Hat tip” to Dox² for the video below.