The Foolishness of the American Electorate
When it comes to this election, there are things which never cease to amaze me, like when Colin Powell came out in support of Barack Obama yesterday. And then there are things which don’t particularly amaze me, like when Obama announced today that Powell would be a player in his circle of trust. Apparently, Powell thought he was getting laid off. Now we know the rest of the story; he just got paid off. That’s how it looks, anyway. We’re all still in shock over that little nugget. I never saw it coming.
In other “news,” we’ve been saying all along that the electorate was foolish and now the proof is finally in. Legal Eagle over at CPP World sent us this link, which must be heard to be believed. The clip is entitled, Sal in Harlem. It features a “self styled” reporter from the Howard Stern Show asking blacks what they thought about both John McCain and Barack Obama. What made this bit so special was that Sal attributed McCain’s policies to Obama and even went so far as to bill Sarah Palin as Obama’s running mate. Those whom Sal interviewed never even suspected the ruse and said they wholeheartedly supported Obama because of (get this) his pro-life position, his position that we should stay in Iraq and finish the war, and his pick of vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.
Now you know the rest of the story and if you’re not afraid, you should be.
This isn’t just happening along racial lines, irrespective of personal values. It’s happening along party lines irrespective of personal values. It’s a retrograde stat in politics that 80 percent of the electorate cast their vote in this way. It frightens me to no end that these, these…well, imbeciles are the ones who pick the plastic candidates and the rest us (20%) must break the ties between those we dislike and those we dislike more.
This is scary stuff, folks. But this little rant won’t make any difference, and all the pissing and moaning in the world won’t make any difference. Only action will. That means getting beyond the stupidity of color and party, and fear factor politics. It means being accurately informed. It means backing up your rhetoric with a vote for something other than the status quo.
Who is with me? Who is willing to band together and end the stranglehold of this sick, corrupt, megalomaniac two-party system? You really want change America? Vote for something other than color and party affiliation. You want to shake things up on the Hill? You want to turn this county around? Take it back from career politicians, corporate lobbyists, and special interests? You want to get off Uncle Sugar’s teat and restore pride, self sufficiency, and a sense of national identity to this country of ours? Do you??? Well, do you???
I thought not…
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