Originally Posted by Shoehorn

For those of you who like to post "you elected him" or "4 more years" or whatever other witty remark you think sounds good, remember that we Americans do not elect our President. Sure, we vote, but those votes don't mean shit. I get a kick out of the fact that a lot of foreigners who are quick to bash Americans for "voting for him" don't know the first thing about how our system operates. Everytime I go to Europe I have to explain to people what the Electoral College is and how it works. Since a good number of you don't seem to understand this concept, here is the definition, provided by our good friends over at the Houghton Mifflin Company, publishers of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition: "A body of electors chosen to elect the President and Vice President of the United States." Notice that this is a definition for "Electoral College," not "U.S. Citizens" or "Americans on GFY."

I hope this clears up any confusion.