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Hungry For The American Dream? Eat Pie!

Forget mudslinging, how’s about some I Love Lucy-style pie flinging? In your face, McCain! Mmmm… *lip-smack* blueberry! O-no-you-didn’t, Obama! *lip-smack* mmmmmmm… cherry! I received a little email telling me that Carousel Cakes is now following me on Twitter, so as most Twitter addicts will do, I decided to check out my newest “follower.”

I’m not going to mention the amazing looking red velvet cake until I completely give in to lust and devour the entire give it a tiny taste test someday in the very near future. Instead, I’d like to fixate on a more politically correct temptation, the charming “Great American Pie Race.” What a breath of fresh air [*sniffff*... mmm... blueberry!] to see a fun and delicious way to raise funds for your chosen candidate. Basically, buy blueberry, Obama gets a buck for each pie sold. Buy cherry and McCain gets a buck a pie.

Now then, candidates and pie aside, here’s what I have to say about the election…

Vote Responsibly.

1. Ask yourself, why am I voting for [insert candidate]? Is it because he has an “R” after his name? Is it because he has a “D” after his name? Is it because my family has been republican or democrat my whole life, therefore, I must vote along that party line? Is it because he’s “just like one of us,” or because his last name is more familiar? Wrong answers… keep asking why.

2. Ask yourself, what is it about this person that scares me or makes me feel like he’s not qualified to lead this country? If the answers can only be found through chain emails, hearsay, or TV and Internet ads, wrong reasons… keep asking what.

Voting is a lot like sex. If we don’t do it responsibly, we open ourselves — and worse, everyone around us — up to communicable diseases.

Make sure before you vote that you’ve at least done your research, and by research, I mean by observing how the candidates are perceived both globally and domestically, in all types of news media, not just the mainstream-manipulating-machine. Watch factcheck.org like a mo-fo, and don’t listen to people or advertisements that cannot back their claims with concrete sources. Look up each candidate’s political records… we have the Internet now, so there’s no excuse. Look up their life stories. If you’ve missed the debates, watch them online… we have YouTube now, so there’s no excuse. The future President of The United States is applying for one of the most important jobs in the world… and we are the ones doing the hiring! Vote like you’re hiring this person for your own business, your own investments, your own bodyguard and financial adviser all rolled up into one person. There is no excuse for not doing homework — serious homework — on one of the most important hires of your life.

Do not vote out of fear. Do not vote out of loyalty or obligation. Vote your conscience, not somebody else’s. The voting booth is a sacred place, and none of us need worry about our Republican uncle learning that we voted Democrat, or vice versa!

So… join me in my campaign: think for yourself, question what you read, see and hear, and vote responsibly. And have some pie too! I’m thinking it’s a good recipe for making the American Dream thrive once again.

[Project Vote Smart] [OpenSecrets.org] [FiveThirtyEight.com Electoral Projections][FactCheck.org Wire]

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