Top 10 Redonk Election Quotes as told by kittens

10. "I’ve now been in 57 states — I think one left to go."
-Barack Obama, at a campaign event in Beaverton, Oregon

9. "The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood aswell as I should. I’ve got Greenspan’s book."
-John McCain, in aninterview with the Boston Globe

8. "Why can’t I just eat my waffle?"
-Barack Obama, after beingasked a foreign policy question by a reporter while visiting a diner inPennsylvania

7. "You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? Bomb bombbomb, bomb bomb Iran."
-John McCain, breaking into song after beingasked about whether it was time to send a message to Iran

"She needed the clothes."
- John McCain explaining to reporters why the RNC spent $150,000 on clothes and accessories for Sarah Palin and her family, Florida, Oct. 23, 2008

5. "It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling toguns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them oranti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explaintheir frustrations."
-Barack Obama, explaining his troubles winningover some working-class voters

4. "Come on! I just answered, like, eight questions."
- Barack Obama exasperated by reporters after a news conference

3. "Make it a hundred…That would be fine with me."
-JohnMcCain, to a questioner who asked if he supported President Bush’svision for keeping U.S. troops in Iraq for 50 years

For Quotes 1 and 2 jump over to About.com Political Humor. all quotes compiled by Daniel Kurtzman.

Thanks to Spokeskittehs Just One Kiss, Flamenco, Cuteness alert, Flamenco + Ruskea, Simply & flower, Flamencos first walk,Katze 3, Ruskea, all originally uploaded by Urs Wachter™.

154 comments … read them below or add one

  1. raymi says:

    oh god ;aseklfubgewro0hnbdf

  2. meowandwoof says:

    Can’t wait for Tuesday. Didn’t think I’d see it in my lifetime. Very proud to be an American right now. meowsandwoofs to everybody.

  3. Kar says:

    Et tu Meg? I voted last Tuesday and I’m still getting robocalls from Guiliani.

    Leave me alone already people!

    Here in Atlanta, people are camping out at 3:30 in the morning in line and waiting up to six hours to vote. Luckily, it only took me an hour.

    You’d think that they were giving out free flu shots or gasoline if you vote –
    oh wait. They are.

  4. Mandi says:

    best political wrap-up ever! kitteh style

    I voted today…the kitties told me to!

  5. Blyhagd says:

    …It’s like she’s trying to tell us something… It was very subtle, but I think Meg wants us to go vote on Tuesday.

  6. Theo says:

    Careful, MeowAndWoof. You’ll get dinged by folks who say they’ve ALWAYS been proud to be American.

  7. matthew says:

    Does cuteoverload really need political content? This seems like all it will do is piss people off.

  8. platedlizard says:

    Political commteversy in 5…4…3…2…

    (EEE! KITTAHS!!! *grabs like mad grabbing thing and disappears into the distance*)

  9. Theo says:

    Yep, Matthew, politics’ll do that. So I agree with you that far.

  10. plums says:

    What’s wrong with a man who wants to just eat his waffle?

  11. platedlizard says:

    Oh yeah, I voted two weeks ago! I LOVE Oregon’s Vote By Mail!

  12. Kar says:

    MeowAndWoof, I wouldn’t wait until Tuesday if you mean voting.

    The expected turnout is going to be insane so vote early if you can.

    Looking at the lines in my area, it reminds me of the first election in South Africa post-apartheid. Lines of people stretching out for miles just to be part of the history. Staying there for days because they don’t want to miss out on being able to vote.

    Amazing.

  13. Lindsey ^_^ says:

    SQUEEEEEE!!!!!! I don’t remember what the heck either candidate said in those quotes. That wittle black kitty at the end is just too cute.

    I already voted (absentee) so I’m done with this election junk! More kittens!

  14. Errata says:

    The darker ginger kitteh is a right winger, probably watches a lot of Fox News. The pale ginger kitteh is clearly in the tank for Obama. The black kitteh is still undecided and wants to know where the candidates stand on tuna reform.

  15. 260Oakley says:

    Note to both parties: My vote is for sale
    The price: one teeny-weeny-blued-eyed-Marmie-fuzzle-head

  16. Theo says:

    260 Oakley — how about an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow Hot Wheels Lamborghini?

  17. Paige says:

    i dont think this is the appropriate site for political content

    [Call it *seasonal* content, then... - Ed.]

  18. Zoe Doom says:

    I think that Meg did a good job of making fun of both parties. But yeah…people are going to get mad. Silly, silly people.

  19. geneticlemon says:

    I love how people think commenting on the appropriateness of politics on this website is going to make a difference …

    RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE.

  20. Emily says:

    Poor kittens. No one deserves politicians.

  21. fish eye no miko says:

    Awww… KITTIES!

    Six more says! Can’t wait for it to be over. I wish they’d find a way to trim the election “season” so it doesn’t last so freaking long. Bleah.

    And in conclusion:
    KITTIES!

  22. Devon says:

    Holy Cow Meg..can’t believe you actually made of fun of some of Obama’s stupidity???

    Wow..wonders never cease..

    Go McCain!!!

    ["All lies and jest -- still, a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest, ooh la la la la la"... - Simon Ed. Garfunkel]

  23. Lisa (one of several) says:

    Again with the cute animalss/political combo??? LOVE IT

    and since Devon went there…a bit rudely but no surprise from a McCain supporter ;-)

    Go Obama!!!

    But regardless…get out and VOTE!

  24. Theo says:

    Lisa, are you gonna make me find *another* S&G quote? [sigh]

  25. Raegan says:

    I voted Kitteh ’08

  26. nismo says:

    Yay, Kitteh ’08.

  27. Lisa (one of several) says:

    No S&G quotes necessary, Theo – that is why the “wink” is there – although it occurs that could be taken as a slam against the other side also…mea culpa…

    I love me some kittens…and promise no more McPalin slams…

  28. Katrina says:

    Lisa, you can be one of the Katrinas, too, so far there’s only two of us…Golden-can Lisa be a Katrina too?
    Devon, dear, go vote and get it over with, dear, you’ll feel better. “Like a bridge over troubled”…, oh never mind….Devon.

  29. Theo says:

    Then I learned to play a little lead guitar
    I was underage in this funky bar
    And I stepped outside to huff some ornj kitteh…

  30. Andrea says:

    Kittehs strategically placed between comments make it all feel better….

    OOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM….

  31. Swedie says:

    Yay Kittens!!!!

  32. Lisa (one of several) says:

    Got no deeds to do,
    No promises to keep.
    I’m marmie and tabby and ready to sleep.
    Let the morning time drop all its petals on me.
    Life, I love you,
    All is groovy.

    (The 59th Street BRIDGE Song)

  33. Jade says:

    I’m adding the Waffle quote to the Fave Quotes section on my facebook.

  34. nancy says:

    A much more stimulating posting than the scrunchy sewing kitty paws. btw, I have pro-googley eyes sentiments.

  35. chanpon says:

    I too will write in a vote for the kittehs! :)

  36. NoraMaria says:

    Is the black kitty whose name is Ruskea a Finnish kitty? Ruskea means brown in finnnish. I used to have a kitty whose name was Musta, which is black in finnish. Aww I miss my kitty :(

  37. laylaness says:

    If only Olbermann and Maddow could add kittehs and goggies instead of commercials…

  38. berthaservant says:

    Oh, Teho, that last quote just blew the room away!!!

    [insert joyful brass break here - Ed.]

    Hey everyone, here’s something non-partisan and amazing:

    It’s just possible that in the upcoming election more people will vote than any other election in history anywhere for anything. And that the winner of the election will have gotten more votes than any person in human history.

    WE ARE ALL AMERICANS. (Except the furriners, but you guys can come visit).

    P.S. Bertha and Coco are for Obama, Theo (the cat) is still talking about writing in Ron Paul.

  39. skip says:

    In the third pic it looks like the kitten is wearing a little dandelion pendant necklace. (P.S. I voted weeks ago!)

  40. Robert says:

    Meg, seems you’re a bit lopsided in the quotes you used. I hope that you voted for someone that will change things instead of doing what bush has done.

  41. Jennifer says:

    OMG KITTENZ!!! I honestly squealed with joy when the page loaded. :-)

  42. Rooanne says:

    I voted today!! Yay!

  43. RosiePosie says:

    I can haz wafflez?

  44. lauren says:

    Yea, way not cool. Those comments were way lopsided. You’ve got mostly young (under 30)people reading your blog, and you know they sure as heck aren’t voting for McMoron. I seriously cannot believe you did that. I’ve been following for literally years – and i used to think you were cool.

    [Oh fer cryin. Read ALL of the text in the post, please. This is not endorsement, this is entertainment. - Ed.]

  45. Lisa (one of several) says:

    Yay Rooanne!

  46. thejerkaward says:

    and the first jerk award of this post goes to lauren (with an honorable mention to robert who clearly though this site was cuteolbermann.com)

  47. kirri says:

    omj sooo cute

  48. Jennifer says:

    I very much appreciated the kitten chasers in this post.

  49. gravyboat says:

    My lord, McCain makes me nauseous. Hooray for kittens!

  50. kirri says:

    omj they r soooooooooooo adorable.
    i like the 1s that r orange cause they r closed 2 being blonde.

  51. weird1 says:

    i dont get politics but hiphip horray 4 kittys

  52. berthaservant says:

    : charlie brown sigh :

    Why is it so difficult for people to have opinions?

    Why is it so difficult for people to share?

    Jeez. M. Crow.

  53. jmuhj says:

    NO CAT has ever been nor will ever be, a right-winger. Cats by their nature are progressive.

    gObama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    [Au contraire! At least one of our cats is hardline conservative, and I mean to the core. For Spot, "acceptable change" means the rearranging of a maximum of two items of furniture, no more than annually. She allows an exception for the Christmas tree, though, so at least she has a certain amount of religious tolerance going on. - Ed.]

    [Rikki, now -- he'd probably go & vote for *Nader* if I let him out of the house... - Ed.]

    [...either one. - Ed.]

  54. Theresa says:

    I really can’t vote without a baby stoat.

  55. lurkertype says:

    Cats are neither Democratic nor Republican. They’re Monarchists, and they demand to be the royalty.

    Especially torties, like the little girl in 4, 5, and 8.

    Torties = queens and don’t you silly hoomans forget it.

    (Guess what sort of kitteh is looking at me right now?)

  56. Sandra S. says:

    WTF. Jesus, the election ruins EVERYTHING.

    [No no, that was last time. And, um, the time before that. - Ed.]

    [Oh damn, was that a personal opinion? It was, wasn't it? Ass cactus! - Ed.]

  57. Erin says:

    The waffle comment is the cutest thing about this post.

    GO OBAMA ’08!!!!!!

  58. Patty says:

    Uh oh, I is too old to look at cute animals?
    I am way older than 30, and I am not voting for McCain either. I do not feel the need to insult McCain or the people who vote for him. I guess that is what happens when you get old, you realize that just because other people don’t do things your way, doesn’t mean they are bad people worthy of being called names.

  59. ginny says:

    cute cute kitties!

    but boo on going political. please oh please don’t take the kittehs to campaign land..

    i come here to cute overload to escape all that stuff!

  60. Sam says:

    SHUT UP

    SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

    … Thank you.

  61. Lucy says:

    Kittehs for Obama!

  62. T.U.M. says:

    Forget kissing babies – candidates should carry KITTENS around with them!

  63. fish eye no miko says:

    Theresa said: “I really can’t vote without a baby stoat.”

    Agreed. I hope there’s a new stoat post next Tuesday (along with the usual “vote, vote, vote” post). Voting goes better with stoat… -ing…?

  64. snoopysnake says:

    All 4 of my cats and all 4 of my snakes and my husband and I (4/2)are all 4 Obama! Hooray 4 kittehs!

  65. Gillie says:

    Thank you, Meg, for illustrating exactly why I’m voting third party this year. :)

  66. browngrl says:

    first politics: I’m Canadian but I wish I could vote for Obama
    more importantly: kittens!!!!

  67. AmyJ says:

    I already voted for Potter-the-winking-puppy. Can I still vote for kitties?

    *Everything* is better with kitties!!!!

    By the way, I count four quotes each. How is that lopsided? They’re all pretty idiotic, no matter who you favor in the election.

  68. Oce says:

    I’d like to announce my last minute write-in candidacy; I’ll be running on the Pro-Kitten platform.

  69. Red says:

    I love the black kitten in the fifth picture, caught mid-mew. And well, I just adore all the little wonky-eyed darlings!

  70. Keith Handy says:

    Nuffer-comment drinking game:

    For any comment below beginning with the words, “I come here to see…”, take two swigs.

    That’s all I can come up with for now. Feel free to add rules as you go. :)

  71. Selina's Mommy says:

    Pure political CUTENESSS.

    that cute little black kitteh’s got my Vote!!!

  72. Lauri says:

    Beautiful wide-eyed kittens.

    Hope, unlimited potential.

    I like the comment that more people will be voting than ever this year. That is good. People are thinking.

    Keep thinking and keep enjoying wee bebeh kittehs!!!

    Nice post, Meg! :D

  73. Pearl Ostroff says:

    I’m Canadian. I voted two weeks ago.

  74. Kar says:

    Get real people. Do you really think that you’ll be better off in four years if you vote marmie?

    His tax plan is a joke! He wants to give refunds in furballs! And use government funds for catnip toys!

  75. Bookworm says:

    I was worried the quotes would be lopsided, since, ya know, the sun apparently shines out of Obama’s coulie. But it looked like an even 4-4. And besides, the anerable kittehs would have appeased the rage that would have flowed through this tried-and-true conservative.

    Kittens: yay!

    Signed, a young person (just turned the big 3-0, folks) who proudly voted for McCain. Big Mac all the way, baby! NOOOOOOOOObama!

  76. Sarah says:

    Oh, I love those kittens and their little serious owl faces! They are thinking HARD about how to cast their votes. But even if different members of the litter vote differently, they will still all love each other and play happily in the grass.
    Barack Obama: Just let the man eat his waffle.

  77. Redzilla says:

    I wonder if CSPAN has considered adding kitten graphics to increase viewership…they should.

    LOL @ Kar. I prefer to turn over the reins of state to a Calico. (I mean, inside six months it’ll be a dictatorship, but that’s okay.)

  78. Theo says:

    …or Tortilitarian. ;)

  79. AuntieMame says:

    I thought all cat homes were dictatorships?

    The post is fine. The idiotic quotes are evenly balanced.

    Can’t say the same for the comments, alas…

    I agree with Patty. It’s a shame more people don’t know how to disagree without being disagreeable.

  80. warrior rabbit says:

    Wow, good job, folks! I expected way more nuffitarianism. Nuffiness? Well, whatever.

    I could have voted absentee, but there’s something about going to the polls on the day… I like it, so it’ll be Tuesday for me. Plus I get a cute little sticker if I go in person.

  81. CoffeeCup says:

    I haven’t even considered early voting because to me, being at the polls is like getting up at 6 a.m. and seeing the ground covered in sow. It’s interesting and strangely magical. And I’m hoping they’ll have “I voted” stickers :)

  82. CoffeeCup says:

    You know what would get people out to the polls? Kittens. If you vote, you get to snorgle a kitten.

  83. CoffeeCup says:

    In my first post “I haven’t even considered…” I meant snow, not sow! I don’t think you can use sow as a noun anyway…snow!!

  84. totalee puppy says:

    This is my lifelong prayer so fervent…to go on learning from Berthaservant…
    May you never have to eat a cold waffle…

  85. Dexter Fishmore says:

    Vote Kodos!

  86. james says:

    Go McCain!

  87. Ann says:

    Stupid, stupid,stupid.

  88. Annie says:

    Well in our house we have three cats inside and one outside.

    the indoor kitties are divided Little one who is conservative is for mc cain change is not good in her books

    Lilac is for Obama she believes in Diplomacy

    Magneto has plans to take over the world and feels that you should all write her name in on the ballot… by the way she is torby

    And our new outdoor kitty is voting Green.

    Of course the sheep are just going to follow each other but then they are sheep.(yes I have four sheep)

  89. Jennifer says:

    I come here to see
    Re:
    “For any comment below beginning with the words, ‘I come here to see…’, take two swigs”

    I come here to see cuteness, but am happy to see both-sided light-hearted semi-mockery (with or without hyphens). Already voted (yeah early voting). Really here to support the two swigs.

  90. Lelah says:

    I dislike politics in Cute Overload!

  91. VC says:

    I love these kitties! We always say that one of cats is a conservative Republican because, no joke, back in 2003 when the invasion of Iraq was still in the planning stages, my husband had a dream that she (our cat) told him she thought the invasion was a good idea.

  92. Skrpune says:

    I have to agree with Kar, I live in Chicago and went to vote this last Saturday and the line was pretty long…I waited 1.5+ hours. And I’m hearing that other polling places had even longer lines & they’re getting longer each day. If you can, go vote early people! (Although part of me wishes I had held off voting so I could have written in Potter the pup…)

  93. larshoel says:

    Okay. This is the most brilliant …
    political commentary …
    ever!
    Srsly. Kitties don’t care. Kitties have the attention span of a clown fish. Get it? That’s why it’s funny!
    Plus … it’s cute!!! Everybody — relax!
    Srsly.
    (But please vote.)

  94. Kimski says:

    I can think of nothing worse than being harassed by a robot.

  95. Kimski says:

    I heard that the black kittehs wardrobe was very expensive.

  96. anon says:

    According to the kittens, Republicans deserve to lose and the Democrats don’t deserve to win…. Kittehs for President ’08!!!!!

  97. Claire says:

    OH MAH GAWSH MEG AND TEHO I WUZ GUNNA SPEND SOOOOO MUCH $$$ ON C.O. CALENDARZ AND CLICK THRU ALL UR ADS BUT NOW I WILL BOYCOTT BECUZ U HAS UFFENDED ME BY MENTIONIN POLITIX!!1!!1!eleven

    [You'd be surprised how many folks won't pick up on the sarcasm. Or, I don't know, maybe you wouldn't be. Heh... - Ed.]

    [also, TypePad just ignores HTML and BBcode in comments - Ed.]

  98. the_becca says:

    Baby Stoat ’08

    (P.S. I have been giggling for the past five minutes straight about the “waffle” quote. How had I not already heard that? Guys, come on, just let the man eat his waffle. Hahahahaha).

  99. the_becca says:

    Obama: who cares if you can drink a beer with him when you can just eat a waffle with him? :D

  100. whiskers says:

    cuoooootest kittens evar.

    and funneh captions too!!

    Thank you CO for brightening my day.

  101. KC says:

    The dark kitty is neither black nor a torbie (proper spelling of the abbreviation for tortoiseshell tabby) – she is a tortoiseshell or tortie.

  102. abad says:

    Those kittehs make me want to go out and vote!

  103. Subhangi says:

    (grabs kittehs and runs away while everyone else is votingks)

    ;)

    [Oh nice try. Exactly where do you think "away" is? HAH! I'll just be taking these kittens back now, thankyouverymuch - Ed.]

  104. Hon Glad says:

    Thank gawd we don’t have your election system in the UK. I get bored with ours and it only lasts a few weeks.

  105. trishtrash says:

    http://finishmywaffle.com/index2.html

    The man has his priorities straight, people… waffles before waffling.

    Also, can Britain have him if the US don’t elect him? Plzk.

  106. Gail (the first one) says:

    @Subhangi: Good idea!

    @Hon Glad: Another reason to envy the mother country!!

    @lurkertype: ROFL! Monarchists, exactly!!! And each of my 7 thinks s/he is the one (and me, just the scullery maid)!!

    (In this house, we are solidly Obama/Biden and going to vote today!)

  107. starling says:

    I do love Obama’s off the cuff remarks.

    Let the guy eat his darned waffle!

  108. lizzums says:

    Random thoughts as I scrolled through the comments above:

    1. Regarding politics, my fave S&G song would be the Sound of Silence.

    2. I nearly fell out of my chair when I realized that I was eating a waffle for breakfast while reading this post.

    3. I would like to add a rule to the CO drinking game: When you see the word “BLEEN”, you must consume three (’cause it rhymes) shots of your favorite libation.

    [Hmm, I don't know how well that would work; peeps would need to see it before *I* do... - Ed.]

    4. I get to work way too early. 6 AM is just not natural.

  109. Leenie says:

    DON’T FORGET TO… VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTE!!!

  110. lilly says:

    CoffeeCup–Sow CAN be a noun. A sow is, in fact, a female pig. When I read your comment, I got the best mental image.

    I voted a couple of weeks ago, although here in Cook County, IL, I feel that we could just send one guy out to the polling places and ask them all, “who do you THINK?”

  111. metsakins says:

    I was just curious if we know the demographics of the readers of this site? I haven’t seen 30 in 21 years and most of my CuteTalk friends are over the big three oh. And we have no shortage of peeps who watched “what’s my line” hanging around here. As a matter of fact, some one always gets my reference no matter how hopelessly old it is.

    Theo, do you have demographics?

    [Not really. We have site traffic info, of course, but we'd probably need y'all to do a few in-depth surveys before we could correlate numbers to actual demographics... - Ed.]

    (BTW, I know quite a few young peeps who vote Republican)

  112. T.U.M. says:

    Wish we had early voting here. I just want the darn thing over with!

    Should I vote for Omarma or McCat? And why are the voting machine levers not shaped like kitten tails?

  113. iggle says:

    Here you go, as if you needed the encouragement… A veritable horde of stoatage!
    http://flickr.com/photos/7332624@N06/1654378128
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/9187292@N02/1065982866/
    http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/08/sammystoat_450x326.jpg
    (Found via good ol’ Google, not my own pics, sadly…)
    I vote KITTENS!

  114. pitkat says:

    @Keith Handy: Awesome. That’s all I come for too!

  115. Terri says:

    It’s too bad you have to bring politics into this. Especially since you are not too subtly shoving your views down our throats.

    [Have you tried *subtly* shoving things down a throat? Please. - Ed.]

    [and here we are AGAIN with the assumptions and the can't-be-bothered-to-read brainfarts - Ed.]

  116. Noelegy says:

    It’s amazing how much easier those quotes go down when accompanied by cute and fluffy kittens. We may have discovered the secret to world peace here, people.

  117. snoopysnake says:

    Did those of you who watched Obama’s 30-min show last night notice that one of the pictures of his mother showed some shadowy kitteh ears at the bottom?

    McCain is missing the boat not posing for pictures with his kitteh(s) – I know the McCain’s have at least one cat.

  118. Noelegy says:

    Heh. I posted my comment, and then I read all the previous comments. I agree: the promise of getting to huff a kitten would definitely get more people out to vote. In the 2000 election, I stood in line for 90 minutes, in 45-degree weather, to get to vote. Afterward, I bought myself a nice pair of boots as a reward. They are my voting boots. No, I don’t wear them to go vote, but that’s always what I think of. Now I am picturing the sweet older people who always volunteer at the polls where I vote, each holding a kitteh while manning their stations with lists of registered voters. Instead of an “I Voted” sticker, the badge of honor is to go home with your shirt covered with kitteh hair. Everybody wins!

    [...except the cat-dander-allergy segment. (speaking of demographics) - Ed.]

  119. Crazyolcatlady says:

    I’m bipartisan…lucky enough to have had a Marmie and a Tortie AT THE SAME TIME! I voted the first day and don’t give a hairball what they say now. Extra Qte points for all the S&G quotes, love’em!

  120. Jiffknee says:

    Theo -

    Ass cactus??? O.K., sure I’ve heard of Ass hat, but cactus?

    Knew the nuffers would be out in full force – but happy to see the discussion regardless.

  121. Kar says:

    Do you know the kitten stance to disarm the WMD? $30 million contract in stealth technology.

    As in, stalk up to it in the grass, wait till it looks the other way, then POUNCE!

  122. puglets rule says:

    Terry – shoving views down your throat – really???? Ouchy!

    Noelegy – great idea!!

    Well I was just like a baby stoat and did vote early here in the conservative land of Denver suburbs and there was NO line! This One voted for “That One” and I got a sticker but there were NO kittehs to snorgle or huff :(

  123. Mom says:

    I’m neither democrat nor republican. I’m voting Cat-ocrat-ican this year! Yay Kittehs!

  124. badgirl33 says:

    aawww they are sooo cute :)

  125. Gina says:

    I work at About.com – so happy to see our political humor site represented on Cute Overload!!!

  126. swango says:

    oh wow -__- lol

    This is why I voted for Chuck Baldwin! ;D

  127. Elisha B. says:

    Wow, I had a good comment and then after reading all the above comments, I completely forgot mine!

    Oh well, I want to vote early, but I can’t make up my mind. May I just write in a nice fluffy nominee and pray that he/she will win? At least then I will have voted my conscience.

    I say the fluffier the better (well except for bath time).

    QTE fluffy rules!!!

  128. Kris says:

    Ass cactus is my new favorite term.

  129. Phill says:

    I think it’s outrageous the way your partisan politcs excludes the Bull Moose. Go Teddy Roosevelt! Go Bull Moose Party!

    Today we are all Bulls Mooses. Um…Bulls Moose…er..Bull Meeses?

    For Jeebus’s sake, somebody call William Safire!!!!

    Um…yeeeeah….

    Can you repeat the question?

  130. Sumner says:

    I voted last Tuesday, this Tuesday, and I will vote again next Tuesday!

  131. 1) Kittehs make my brain explode like an ammo clip of blue paintballs.

    2) (Looks sadly at lunchtime trailmix) I want waffles.

    3) I voted: I have achieved baby stoathood.

  132. Sebastian Redl says:

    Love the kitties, love the quotes, but the connection between them must have fought like a cat against being dragged here by the hairs.

  133. AuntieMame says:

    As a confirmed Unaffiliated Voter (Our ballot has candidates from the Boston Tea party…haha, very funny, guys…and the Heartquake party???) who generally votes conservative, and will probably do so again this year, I have decided that I am going to stop getting my panties in a twist every time I see something that could be interpreted as an insult to my point of view.

    If it wasn’t meant as an insult, then why am I wasting time getting irate over it?

    And if it is an insult, why am I letting someone else’s stupidity and ill manners affect me?

  134. mberkie0 says:

    I will never again be able to exercise my right as a citizen of this country without thinking of baby stoats. By the way, Mr. Picky says he is fed up with the whole thing and he is going back to sleep.

  135. Ellen says:

    This post is EXTREMELY biased. The peaches-and-cream kitten has more photos than the other 3. I demand more pics of the tortie and the marmies.

  136. Faff says:

    LOL, I totally noticed the kitty ears in the Obama photo!!

  137. emily says:

    let the man eat his damn waffle!

  138. Noelegy says:

    Oh, all right. Super-soft, hypoallergenic synthetic kittehs will be provided for the allergic voters.

  139. nancy says:

    I’m begging all of you Americans to please not unleash another war mongering McBush on the rest of us in the world. And Palin is downright scary. She and her church truly believe in witches and witch hunting. Seriously. If you don’t believe me google it.

  140. Amy says:

    Thank you for the spoonful of kittens to help the political rhetoric go down. Only kittens can make this political season palatable. Perhaps I should alternate between kittens and news reports to help avoid stress from now till election day. : )

  141. AuntieMame says:

    Or you could do like I do, Amy, and avoid the news altogether for the next week. It’s so much better for the blood pressure!

  142. the other Brenda says:

    That is PURE
    HEALTH CARE REFORM right there!!

  143. Two Cents Worth says:

    Don’t let the blood of your fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, sons and daughters be shed for nothing. Support the American Ideal and the Constitution of the United States of America. Do not elect a Marxist. Vote for anyone BUT obama.

  144. Theo says:

    That wasn’t worth the paper it isn’t printed on, much less $0.02. Hey, here’s a thought: We could maybe STOP shedding the blood of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles, sisters, cousins, aunts…

  145. Carolina2 says:

    Oh! A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down…in a most delightful way!!!!

  146. the other Brenda says:

    LOVE THE KITTENS!!!!!!!!!!

  147. Two Cents Worth says:

    I do love the kittehs. And I love the puppehs, too. I also love America and want the best for all I love.

  148. Subhangi says:

    Theo-

    What, so I’ll sit around kitteh-less while you guys vote AND huff kittehs? HAH!

    [takes back kittehs]

    BTW, “Away” is some thousand-odd miles across the Pacific, in a pretty little peninsula that’s also the world’s biggest democrazy. ;)

    [jumps into a boat and flees]

  149. cheesybird says:

    1) Gillie said: “Thank you, Meg, for illustrating exactly why I’m voting third party this year. :)

    Yeah, ’cause third party candidates never say anything stupid. ;)

    2) I vote absentee from overseas. Can I pick up a kitteh to huff at the consulate?

    3) Ass-cactus is my new favorite expression.

    4) Mmmm… waffles….

  150. Kar says:

    Oh for heaven’s sake.

    Even the card-carrying socialists are scoffing at that attempted label.

    It’s a panic word that’s being incorrectly used to scare people.

  151. Babs says:

    Noooooooo, don’t listen to Dexter! KANG ALL THE WAY!

    (And, *sniffle*, wee tortie kit reminds me of dear departed Tubby – she was most beautifullest cat evar.)

  152. CoffeeCup says:

    Chill, people. Chill with the political commentary. Regardless of who wins, we’ve still got kittens. Look at the kittens. Appreciate the kittens. Make sure to vote on Tuesday..I don’t care who you vote for. Posts on CO are not going to miraculously change my mind on who I’m going to vote for, so getting into battles over who is better or who is crazy or who is just trying to eat his breakfast. Whatever. Doesn’t matter.

    Oh and don’t forget to vote.

  153. nakey says:

    Thanks for the reminder, CO!
    Forget the politicians. Can I has kittens, instead?

  154. Theo says:

    [taps Subhangi on the shoulder]

    …away yet?