{"id":2202,"date":"2020-11-03T11:40:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2020-11-13T06:47:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T11:47:19","slug":"poll-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2202","title":{"rendered":"Poll Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been standing in this line at least four hours now.<br \/>\nSome people right behind me seem about to have a cow.<br \/>\nTrump pickups, honking, drive by with long rifles and their guns.<br \/>\nI wonder how a father feels who has some Proud Boy sons.<br \/>\nA sea of red and ugly topped with standard MAGA hats.<br \/>\nA couple tough gals just walked by, carrying baseball bats.<br \/>\nI wonder if it&#8217;s worth this ordeal for just my one vote,<br \/>\nthen snap back to my senses and retrieve this mental note:<br \/>\nfour years losing sleep at night because of his delusions;<br \/>\nwondering how the world will react to his wrong conclusions;<br \/>\nwatching immigrants get caged and children separated;<br \/>\nwatching peaceful protesters become a thing he hated;<br \/>\nseeing corporations bolstered by his cut in tax;<br \/>\nhearing lies get redefined as &#8216;alternative facts&#8217;;<br \/>\ngasping as he gives his children governmental clearance;<br \/>\ngrasping at reality spurred by his strange appearance;<br \/>\nand his ties with Russia, which we know nothing about.<br \/>\nMy innermost conviction tells me that my vote has clout.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll throw it back into their faces! I will be my best.<br \/>\nAnd when I finally get inside, my vote&#8217;s for Kanye West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been standing in this line at least four hours now. Some people right behind me seem about to have a cow. Trump pickups, honking, drive by with long rifles and their guns. 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