Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Monday, November 15, 2004
Who are the nonvoters?
My friend Sparrow is not only a brilliant poet...but he writes funny essays for The New York Observer, too. This week, his essay was called “Non-Voters,” and here’s a sample:
Who are the nonvoters? In the recent presidential election, just under
60 percent of the eligible voters turned out. What about the other
40.1%? Extensive surveys of Americans by the Gosman Report in 2004 show
that this group includes:
People who like Bush, but not enough to vote for him.
People who like Kerry, but not enough to vote for him.
People who believe voting is bad luck.
Fanatical nudists.
People who oppose democracy for religious reasons.
People who hate to miss any TV show.
Fishermen lost at sea.
Scientists working 24 hours a day to cure AIDS.
Pimps, and others “too cool” to vote.
People who were traumatized by Halloween.
The extremely absentminded.
To read the complete article, please click here:
http://www.observer.com/pages/story.asp?ID=9822
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