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A contender for 2008
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Posted on: August 6, 2006 9:59 AM, by PZ Myers
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Posted by: Bronze Dog | August 6, 2006 11:09 AM
Varient slogan I recall: Why settle for the lesser of two evils?
Posted by: Zeno | August 6, 2006 11:53 AM
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I've seen a couple of times in the parking lot of Fry's Electronics (perhaps it belongs to an employee):
Cheney/Voldemort 2008
I think it's a joke. These days, who can be sure?
Posted by: Zbu | August 6, 2006 12:07 PM
I'm soooooooooooooo getting one. It'll match my Iron Maiden sticker.
Posted by: Kyle | August 6, 2006 1:02 PM
Plus, you have to consider that Cthulhu's going to get you whether he wins the elections or not. But maybe if you vote for him, he'll eat your first.
Posted by: idlemind
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August 6, 2006 1:40 PM
Bronze Dog:
That's the way I've always heard. In the middle of a sludgefest of a campaign, the irony of "why settle for the lesser of two evils?" becomes much more pointed. "Why vote for a lesser evil?" just doesn't have the same effect.
Posted by: Jason | August 6, 2006 1:52 PM
I don't know if Cthulhu would split the Republican vote, but he most definitely would win the Democrat vote by a landslide.
I actually remember when this bit first came out. GenCon 1990, iirc. It was almost as big a draw as the girl walking around in the chain mail dress...
Posted by: Carlie | August 6, 2006 2:04 PM
I like it better. "Why settle for the less of two evils" is closer to the original, but takes a little more brainpower to parse out. "Why vote for a lesser evil" is more to the point, the way I look at it.
I'd use a "Cheney/Voldemort 2008" sticker - that's funny!
Posted by: Rich | August 6, 2006 4:29 PM
Oooh... I'm torn. I was going to vote for General Zod.
http://www.zod2008.com/
Kneel Before Zod!
Posted by: Pieter B | August 6, 2006 11:40 PM
I think I have to have one of these too.
Posted by: CCP | August 7, 2006 9:38 AM
jeez, I thought he resigned back in '74.
"Chthulhu's the (Eldritch) One!"
Posted by: donna | August 7, 2006 12:47 PM
Yes... I picked up my Cthulhu stickers at Comicon this year...
Posted by: MikeM | August 7, 2006 4:57 PM
Making the same point is one I've seen near where I work:
"Republicans for Voldemort."
Posted by: Ron Sullivan | August 8, 2006 12:23 AM
The graphic is brilliant. I need one too, though I'm trying to dress the car mostly in Alohawear.
Posted by: mike | August 8, 2006 2:22 PM
The original source of Republicans for Voldemorte: http://www.goats.com/archive/030808.html "I find it refreshing that there is finally a candidate without a hidden agenda."
Posted by: Jonathan Badger | August 8, 2006 11:01 PM
You can't compare Voldemort to Cthulhu. Voldemort is merely a generic "evil wizard" in a highly unoriginal children's series. Cthulhu, besides being vaguely cephalopodial (which earns him bonus points), represents not maliciousness but the primal uncaring nature of the universe. Cthulhu doesn't *hate* humanity; he merely doesn't *care* if his return causes our extinction.