I hereby pledge to quit smoking cigarettes if George W. Bush loses the 2004 election.
I was inspired by this post at DunneIV:
(excerpt below)
Those insidious corporations that perfected the "nicotine delivery device" I have dangling from my lips as I write, should be ashamed of themselves. Sure. To the tune of the thousands upon thousands of dollars I've pissed away in order for them to get comfortable enough themselves so that they can feel that palpable sense of shame I get for not sending my dad a father's day card. It might come as some welcome news to Phillip Morris et al, that my parents have finally come to "grips" with my smoking as well. Boys will be boys, with a little help from his tobacco company friends of course.
So I see this article today in the Sydney Morning Herald:
Quit by 30, avoid risks
Well, knock knock, guess what? I'm still 29 and I will be until a month after the next election. What better reason to kick my habit, than the relative comfort, at least change of scenery, in the great intellectually useless treadmill of the Bush administration going down in some semblance of flames right before my 30th birthday? Consider me "on track" for that to happen. But keep in mind, Bush must lose. I think I'll smoke for the rest of my life if he wins. Fuck, stock in both tobacco and what-would-you-like-on-your-tombstone bandana companies will go through the roof if Bush gets away with stealing another election. We can't afford that.
Other than my Cuban cigar I have waiting for election night, that will be it. The inaguration of John Kerry late January will be the day.
Now, whenever one of my concerned friends says something along the lines of "you're killing yourself with those cigarettes," I can reply by saying "well then, save my life (and crasspastor at DunneIV's, too) by heading to the polls and voting Bush out of office!"
This meme is worth speading-- tell your friends! Take the pledge!