Bakers Dozen

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson
  7. 1988, Dukakis

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson
  7. 1988, Dukakis
  8. 1972 - Nixon

I guess Prof P’s vote and mine cancelled each other…

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson
  7. 1988, Dukakis
  8. 1972 - Nixon
  9. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson
  7. 1988, Dukakis
  8. 1972 - Nixon
  9. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush
  10. Oh, forgot… in 1975, voted for Rich Johnson for freshman student senator. (gotta finish this round up!)

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson
  7. 1988, Dukakis
  8. 1972 - Nixon
  9. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush
  10. Oh, forgot… in 1975, voted for Rich Johnson for freshman student senator. (gotta finish this round up!)
  11. 1984, Reagan.

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson
  7. 1988, Dukakis
  8. 1972 - Nixon
  9. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush
  10. Oh, forgot… in 1975, voted for Rich Johnson for freshman student senator. (gotta finish this round up!)
  11. 1984, Reagan.
  12. 1992, Clinton

To bring this to a close with my first general election vote…

First election in which you voted, and for whom

  1. Ohio Democratic primary, Gary Hart, 1984
  2. Local election in my home town, 1977; my dad.
  3. Presidential election of 1972, George McGovern
  4. 1979- no major offices on the ballot in New York that year; my first vote was for local assemblywoman Rosemary Gunning
  5. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush (Sorry. I was thinking of voting for Pat Paulsen)
  6. 1980 Presidential election, John Anderson
  7. 1988, Dukakis
  8. 1972 - Nixon
  9. 1992 Presidential election, George Bush
  10. Oh, forgot… in 1975, voted for Rich Johnson for freshman student senator. (gotta finish this round up!)
  11. 1984, Reagan.
  12. 1992, Clinton
  13. November 1984, Walter Mondale

Pass.

New: Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)

New: Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)

New: Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)
  3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war)

New: Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)
  3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war)
  4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all)

New: Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)
  3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war)
  4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all)
  5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone

Asked to change it to “Lets Spend Some Time Together” when they performed it on TV

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)
  3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war)
  4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all)
  5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone
  6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne was taken to court by the parents of John McCollum, a depressed teenager who committed suicide while listening to the song.

New: Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)
  3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war)
  4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all)
  5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone
  6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne
  7. “Better By You, Better Than Me,” by Spooky Tooth, covered by Judas Priest

Another PMRC-era gem, this is the one whose “backward masked” messages supposedly influenced two young men to commit suicide.

Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)
  3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war)
  4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all)
  5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone
  6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne
  7. “Better By You, Better Than Me,” by Spooky Tooth, covered by Judas Priest
  8. “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” by the Beatles

Banned by some radio stations for the line “Christ, you know it ain’t easy.”

Songs with controversial lyrics

  1. “Darling Nikki” by Prince (inspired Tipper Gore to form the PMRC)
  2. “One in a Million” by Guns N’ Roses (racist and homophobic lyrics)
  3. “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag” by Country Joe & the Fish (anti-war)
  4. “Cop Killer” by Ice-T (title says all)
  5. “Lets Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stone
  6. “Suicide Solution” by Ozzy Osbourne
  7. “Better By You, Better Than Me,” by Spooky Tooth, covered by Judas Priest
  8. “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” by the Beatles
  9. “Sympathy for the Devil,” by the Rolling Stones