Comments on: Vote today and get free stuff

You endured nearly two years of campaigning and a long line to cast your vote. Your reward: free donuts, coffee, and more!

[MasterSaji]

Coffee and donuts and ice cream, oh yum!

[Penguinisto]

Wouldn't work in Oregon... we all vote by mail, and don't get stickers. :)

(Voted last week anyways :) ).

[mr-thomas-scott]

Lifehacker had something to say about this aswell, http://lifehacker.com/5075721/election-day-freebies-roundup, they listed a few other freebies for exercising your civic duty.

[mr-thomas-scott]

what the heck! cnet of all sites shouldn't force you to type html just to link to a site! agh! <A HREF="http://lifehacker.com/5075721/election-day-freebies-roundup">Try this link on for size</A> from lifehacker on freebies for doing your civic duty.

[mr-thomas-scott]

ok, that's just sad.

[rickbroida]

Sorry... I have no control over CNET's commenting system. Doesn't do emoticons, either... :(

[i_am_still_wade]

Of course, it is illegal. Federal law prohibits rewarding anyone for voting. So even if you don't vote, you can get a free doughnut.

[ktappe]

Law aside, they do not give out "I Voted" stickers in PA, so no donuts for us. (Our nearest Krispy Kreme closed shop a few years ago anyway.)

[Dragon_Myr]

Yes they do. I got one.

[skimike4]

Any free healthy food given out on election day?

[rickbroida]

Coffee in moderation is not unhealthy, from what I understand.

[MakaiOokami]

You could just jog it off... If you're looking for healthy food, some unhealthy food on occassion isn't going to hurt. If you're doing a very strict diet then you really need to screw up your diet on a weekly basis otherwise your body gets used to the status quo and doesn't burn off fat properly as it would if you screw your diet up 2 times a week.

Your body will think that it's starving and will lower the metabolism therefor slowing your fat burning rates and possibly even start ripping away at your proteins (which are the same chemical composition as carbohydrates with a corboxyll group at the end) and burning that for energy preventing weight loss..

Carbs are your bodies primary energy source, followed by sugars, then fat, and then protein if it thinks that it needs to conserve the fat due to too low a calorie intake.

So I say... Celebrate, curse the diet, and remind your body that it's not starving.

All of that is why starvation diets and most long term diets fail.

[Len Bullard]

I have my free coffee, free chicken, and free doughnut. It's a great day. The most powerful nation on earth transfers power by consent of the people, without bloodshed and violence, and free munchies too. It's quite a party here in the big lines where I live.

Glad it's over. Glad it will still go on. America is the best!

[hmaltez]

Great post I don't care that it has nothing to do with tech. Two thumbs up for the post and of course the free coffee and donuts.

[rickbroida]

Got my free coffee as well. Thanks, Starbucks!