# Try Not To Be Depressed: Lindsay Lohan Is Voting For Romney **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 12, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535 "2012-10-12T17:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/1 "2012-10-12T17:19:55Z")
I know you all highly value the opinion of Lindsay Lohan, and respect her moral, ethical code and superior grasp of political nuance, but she has [announced her support for Mitt Romney.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lindsay-lohan-voting-mitt-romney-378572) It is a dark day indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/2 "2012-10-12T17:21:37Z")
Well, she _is_ unemployed. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/3 "2012-10-12T17:21:41Z")
I read she might not be registered. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/4 "2012-10-12T17:30:37Z")
Is it a deperate ploy to get the same press as Stacy Dash? ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/5 "2012-10-12T17:40:02Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Is it a deperate ploy to get the same press as Stacy Dash? This is a sign that the Obama slide has finally halted. I can hear the angels singing as the sun breaks through the clouds. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/6 "2012-10-12T17:41:11Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Is it a deperate ploy to get the same press as Stacy Dash? Wouldn’t telling Lohan to kill herself be kind of redundant? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/7 "2012-10-12T19:20:19Z")
I assume she’s registered in CA, so it won’t make any difference. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/8 "2012-10-12T19:29:57Z")
[Millionaires need tax cuts, too!](https://twitter.com/lindsaylohan/status/243901870731571200) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/9 "2012-10-12T19:35:05Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I assume she’s registered in CA, so it won’t make any difference. Well, maybe not to the election, but every LiLo trip from home is one more opportunity for a DUI. Doesn’t she have a prior felony conviction? ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/10 "2012-10-12T19:36:53Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I assume she’s registered in CA, so it won’t make any difference. She’s even eligible to vote? She hasn’t had a felony conviction yet? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/11 "2012-10-12T19:53:16Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I assume she’s registered in CA, so it won’t make any difference. It’ll be a real bitch if Romney wins CA by one vote. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/12 "2012-10-12T20:07:29Z")
> [@BigAppleBucky](#): > > She’s even eligible to vote? She hasn’t had a felony conviction yet? Uh, oh… Proof of voter fraud!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/13 "2012-10-12T20:21:35Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I know you all highly value the opinion of Lindsay Lohan, and respect her moral, ethical code and superior grasp of political nuance, but she has [announced her support for Mitt Romney.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lindsay-lohan-voting-mitt-romney-378572) > > It is a dark day indeed. It’ll be ok, Obama’s still got Hugo Chavez’s support ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/14 "2012-10-12T22:24:12Z")
No, she isn’t. She may _say_ she’s voting for him in a moment of sober clarity, but the reality is that she would unlikely be able to drag herself out of whatever drug-induced stupor she’s in on election day to stagger to the polling place. ---
**Author:** ![Stately\_Greek\_Automaton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Stately\_Greek\_Automaton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stately_Greek_Automaton)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/15 "2012-10-13T03:36:03Z")
Laugh if you like, but who will be perfectly placed to play young Ann Romney in the inevitable Hollywood blockbuster, _Mitt_? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/16 "2012-10-13T03:47:32Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > It’ll be ok, Obama’s still got Hugo Chavez’s support Don’t you mean Cesar. Oh wait, he’s not buried in Chicago. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/17 "2012-10-13T04:15:05Z")
Thank you! I now know that my vote shall not be wasted. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/18 "2012-10-13T04:45:12Z")
Keep laughing. She has 4.5M twitter followers. You may dismiss them as idiots but guess what - idiots vote. Which I am reminded of every time I see someone like this: [Original Obamaphone Lady: Obama Voter Says Vote for Obama because he gives a free Phone - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/19 "2012-10-13T04:55:52Z")
And how often have you watched this terrible thing you don’t want to see? ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535/20 "2012-10-13T04:57:36Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > And how often have you watched this terrible thing you don’t want to see? Who says it’s terrible? It’s great. I bet it created thousands of Romney voters. If not tens of thousands. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-not-to-be-depressed-lindsay-lohan-is-voting-for-romney/637535.md?page=2)