I voted yesterday. I got up earlier than normal, in order to be at the polls when the doors opened. They opened at 7:00 am and
I got there by 7:07, and of course there was a line. I figured other folks who need to travel close to an hour to get to work would be there, and I was right, but the majority of folks standing in line were elderly. Retirees. No place to go. No commute. No deadline. Why, oh why was it necessary for them to be there that early? It took me close to 45 minutes to get to the front of the line, and yes I was late to work, thank God I got that "I voted" sticker to prove that I was doing my civic duty and not just laying in bed trying to catch an extra hour of sleep.
I got there by 7:07, and of course there was a line. I figured other folks who need to travel close to an hour to get to work would be there, and I was right, but the majority of folks standing in line were elderly. Retirees. No place to go. No commute. No deadline. Why, oh why was it necessary for them to be there that early? It took me close to 45 minutes to get to the front of the line, and yes I was late to work, thank God I got that "I voted" sticker to prove that I was doing my civic duty and not just laying in bed trying to catch an extra hour of sleep.My wait allowed me time to look around an elementary school. Lots of things have changed since my kids went here. One of the things that caught my eye was a gigantic poster of Carrie Underwood beautifully coiffed, in a tight fitting, white strapless gown, lovingly holding her guitar, and sporting a milk mustache. The text on the poster basically said if you drink milk, you don't gain weight, implying that it is much better to be thin, and of course couldn't hurt if you were beautiful, blond and could sing. Somehow I think this is an inappropriate message to be sending to easily influenced prepubescent girls. How about bringing back the cafeteria posters that encourage children to eat healthy foods, instead of a poster that openly says drink milk to lose weight.
I think I would not have been quite as riled if in fact there had been a similar poster featuring a buff male superstar witht he exact same text, alas there was none.
Instead of leaving the polling place uplifted by performing my civic duty, I left wondering who was the educational genius that allowed the ad for the milk council to make its way into an elementary school? We have parents groups screaming about TV ads aimed directly at children. Why no hoopla about this one? I was there to vote, I should have written in a vote to keep advertising out of elementary schools.
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