I can't believe they are going so far as sending Dustin down here to Dallas this weekend to sell subscriptions at Phillip's convention!

I can believe it.  Face to face, he'll probably be able to sell a lot more subscriptions too.

It tarnished his reputation.  Wouldn't you agree?

Not to me. I thought the whole thing was a ridiculous witch hunt to begin with.

His reputation was tarnished for other reasons that had nothing to do with his impeachment in my eyes.



Which brings me back to the topic at hand.  GW being impeached wouldn't save us from another 2 years of him.  I'd certainly think his crimes against our country are a lot worse than getting a blow job and lying about it, but I doubt he'll ever have to answer for them.

If only C4 could be held in Las Vegas.  Cheap hotels, tons of convention centers, and lots of entertainment when you're not at the con.


Why can't they just do it there? 

3.11 cents here in Seattle yesterday.

Prices have officially inspired me to look up bus routes to work.  This is what it has come to. 

I'd rather see someone win that didn't send out messages to the entire community to support him and banners on 30 different sites.

Well, again...I suppose like any election, it's not about the best candidate for the job, but the one who has the most backing. 

Personally...I don't see how this contest is anything but a drive to sign up people for that piece of **** Hyperspace service, so Dustin deserves to win it as much as anyone.

I would have liked to have seen Jeff give him a run for his money to make things interesting, but I'm underwhelmed by the support for him so far.  It sucks that this USC guy isn't a collector we all know, I'd love to find out how he's getting all the referrals.

Not to fuel the fire, but I totally agree. I'm against buying votes, which is exactly what this is.

First of all, this entire contest is about buying votes.   It has nothing to do with your level of fandom, your platform, how many friends you have, etc.  It's all about "how many subscriptions can you sell?".  In an arena like that, I don't know that there's anything wrong with buying a few to put yourself over the top.  When I was a kid I sold "Captain O" products (stationary and stuff) door to door, so I could win cool prizes.  I remember when I was a few points away from the prize I wanted, I had not problem buying an item for myself (or selling more to the family).  I don't see how this is any different.  Dustin is running for a free trip to Comic Con.  If he was down by 4 votes, he'd be stupid NOT to buy a few subscriptions and pop himself over the top. That trip is expensive.

We should have a true fan win, not the guy with the most backing and money. I think the buying of votes would put a big hole in their "we are just doing this for fun" speech.

You don't think that Dustin is a true Star Wars fan?  I know some of you guys don't like the dude, but come on.  Just because he works for Rebelscum doesn't mean he's not a fan just like (and probably even more than) a lot of other people out there.   As for "doing this for fun", it's become very obvious it's not just for fun anymore.  He's trying VERY hard to win.....and that's why I think eventually some cash will have to be laid down.  Maybe that USC guy is already taking money out of pocket, who knows?

Like any election, the person who has the best campaign and/or the most cash will win.  Dustin has the backing of tons of sites, plus the Rebelscum juggernaut behind him.  All of that's free.   

Whoever this USC person is, they're doing it rather covertly.  Do they really have that many friends? Are they picking up the referrals of people who don't want Dustin to win?  Is it Lucasfilm just screwing around giving Dustin a goal to beat?  No matter who that dude is....he's doing incredible for having no campaign at all.

Still...When it comes down to the last week or two, I'd imagine if it's really close, the candidates could throw a few bucks towards their free trip to Comic Con into the kitty themselves. Up until this point, it's all been free, right?

Up until now though, Dustin has probably gotten all of his referrals through the endless spamming.  I would imagine that in the final hours, Rebelscum will start registering accounts themselves to put him over the top.

It's what I would do if the race were that close and I were in Dustin's shoes.  Basically just spend the money you were going to spend to go to Comic Con anyway.

 Then I'd give the accounts away.


Still wondering how the heck this USC guy has so many referrals.  Does he really have 60 friends?  Is he picking up referrals from people sick of the spam?  I'm really curious.

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