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Feb. 21st, 2008 | 12:43 pm

International Herald Tribune reports that Obama has won the Democrats Abroad primary. The interesting part of the article is buried way, way down:
The party will send 14 pledged delegates to the convention, each with a half vote. The primary was used to determine nine people, or the equivalent of 4.5 delegates. Obama won 2.5 and Clinton won two, according to Schon Marques.


So, what happens with a half a delegate? Does this unfortunate person need to arrive half dressed? Allowed to listen to only half the speeches? Get to eat half a pizza? Miss (fortunately) half the media coverage?

Seriously, um....what?
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JFargo

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from: [info]jfargo
date: Feb. 21st, 2008 06:09 pm (UTC)
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Oh, they get to share in the whole pizza, but they're only allowed the half with anchovies on it.

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Mari Ness

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from: [info]mariness
date: Feb. 21st, 2008 06:12 pm (UTC)
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Says a lot about why people abroad hate us...

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JFargo

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from: [info]jfargo
date: Feb. 21st, 2008 06:14 pm (UTC)
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I don't know. I don't think our hatred for anchovies has anything to do with the way the world sees us, outside of the culinary world.

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Mari Ness

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from: [info]mariness
date: Feb. 21st, 2008 06:16 pm (UTC)
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I was more thinking that given that we are forcing people in exile to eat anchovies....

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JFargo

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from: [info]jfargo
date: Feb. 21st, 2008 06:20 pm (UTC)
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Ah! Yes, I can see the world-wide headlines now:

"US Tells Delegates, 'Go Eat Anchovies!'"



In my head, that's hilarious. I swear. :)

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Frank Hunt

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from: [info]fbhjr
date: Feb. 21st, 2008 06:35 pm (UTC)
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Maybe the 1/2 vote is used as a tie breaker...

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Mari Ness

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from: [info]mariness
date: Feb. 22nd, 2008 03:16 am (UTC)
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You know, if either Obama or Clinton win by just half a vote, I will have to laugh.

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josh

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from: [info]dzuunmod
date: Feb. 21st, 2008 06:45 pm (UTC)
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They force that person to vote for Kucinich.

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Mari Ness

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from: [info]mariness
date: Feb. 22nd, 2008 03:17 am (UTC)
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Now that's a solution we can all live with!

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