The Great Schlep
On this Yom Kippur, Sarah Silverman urges non-goyim to get their nanas and papas in Florida to get out the vote.
If you'd asked me eight years ago whether a black guy with a Muslim-sounding name would've had a shot at president, even the 14-year old me would've been like "nigga, please". But, quoting Chris Rock, Bush has fucked things up so bad that he's made it hard for another white guy to run for president! People are like give me a black Northern liberal! But this Obama is a smooth cat - think Clinton minus the sleaziness - and if he operates his presidency any way like he's run his disciplined campaign, watch out.
Meanwhile, the GOP has descended to the sorry province of rich white people and Bible-thumping rednecks. With no two finer representatives than the Palin-McCain ticket. A resounding Obama landslide in 2008 ought to prompt a soul-searching, purge these elements and allow the GOP to make a strong comeback as a more inclusive party of small government and fiscal responsibility. But Bush-Cheney have destroyed the Republican brand - or at least its present incarnation - for at least a generation.
Which is fine by me. About time America joined the rest of the civilized world.
If you'd asked me eight years ago whether a black guy with a Muslim-sounding name would've had a shot at president, even the 14-year old me would've been like "nigga, please". But, quoting Chris Rock, Bush has fucked things up so bad that he's made it hard for another white guy to run for president! People are like give me a black Northern liberal! But this Obama is a smooth cat - think Clinton minus the sleaziness - and if he operates his presidency any way like he's run his disciplined campaign, watch out.
Meanwhile, the GOP has descended to the sorry province of rich white people and Bible-thumping rednecks. With no two finer representatives than the Palin-McCain ticket. A resounding Obama landslide in 2008 ought to prompt a soul-searching, purge these elements and allow the GOP to make a strong comeback as a more inclusive party of small government and fiscal responsibility. But Bush-Cheney have destroyed the Republican brand - or at least its present incarnation - for at least a generation.
Which is fine by me. About time America joined the rest of the civilized world.
posted by Sen | 10/08/2008 04:24:00 PM
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6 Comments:
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Tristan
I find it sad, that a blue comedian, has to urge people to vote Barrack. I find it offensive too, you are assuming that uneducated people (misguided is the politically correct term) are messing up the votes and is the reason why the Republicans are in power. As an educated person, I strongly conservative; I don't see Johm McCain seeping to such levels just to get people to vote. Sen please stop plastering the blog with these non-sense videos and write something. You are down-grading this blog and its becoming a joke.
10/08/2008 07:39:00 PMJust a side note. I am tired of people constantly talking about Palin. We shouldn't pick a leader based on their second in command. I find it sad that people who argue on behalf of the democrats keep bringing her up. She's not important, McCain is. Sadly and I will atest to this, Palin represents the beliefs and values of a good chunk of America. Democracy works so well because it represents the majority. I may not be a fundamental Christian, but tell that to the majority of Americans who are, and that actually vote.
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Sen
Are you kidding me? What happened to the "honourable" McCain who promised to run a civil campaign? McCain and his attack dog have all but stopped short of calling Obama an uppity Negro terrorist. It's getting really ugly folks.
10/08/2008 09:09:00 PMPalin matters in so far as the pick of her as a running mate is a reflection on McCain's judgement. I know he's a self-described maverick but WTF was the old codger thinking!? an impulse decision? Yeah we had a guy that went with his gut the last 8 years - no more of that.
What's sad to see is working-class voters in the rustbelt and the backwaters repeatedly vote against their economic interests as the Republicans deftly ignite the culture wars and try once again to make it about guns, religion, abortion and derail "elitism" (which, somehow, has conflated to the Democrats when it's Repub policies that have benefitted economic elite). Republicans = cultural populism, Dems = economic populism. But things are so fucked now that even Billy McJesus in Louisville sees the light of day. And he doesn't have to vote FOR Obama - just AGAINST the thugs that fucked him over the last 8 years.
And people here are free to post what they wish. If you can tell us why any reasoned voter should vote the Republicans back in office this time around, we're all ears. You have posting priveleges too my friend. (Riff on McCain there)
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Tristan
All I am asking is to stop posting these videos up. I believe they take away from the blog, and make the site look messy. Post what you want, I merely enjoy a good debate.
10/08/2008 09:26:00 PMThis election thing is getting way out of hand. You feel as if McCain is this horrible monster because he's a Republican. I just find Barrack vague, and I am skeptical he can keep his promises. I agree with many of Barrack's ideas and am incomplete favour for his policies in educational reform. But I think he's promising us too much right now, and he's just telling us what we want to hear, in dire times. Its just throughout history, people as charismatic or more always appear during similar circumstances and fail to live up to their promises. The reason why I support McCain is because he is the most realistic, his promises are straight forth, and he's a war hero. If Barrack wins, and keeps his promises and "fixes" America then my attitudes towards him will definitly change.
I used to hate the conservatives in Canada. But Harper has proven himself to be a great leader for our country. He's lowered taxes, and has given us several tax breaks. I am currently skeptical of political leaders to the centre left, as they have been failing us. The Ontario Premier is useless, and the liberals failed to uphold most of their promises. Until these Center-Left politicians begin to make improvements in their policies and uphold their promises and come up with better ideas (carbon tax??!) then I will continue to move further and further right on the political spectrum
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Sen
You'll have to do better than that mate. Vague promises? Have you even read their respective platforms? If you can't be bothered at least watch his videos.
10/08/2008 10:48:00 PMTried to look for something similar on the other guy's page, but all I found were attack ads.
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Anonymous
I agree; this post reeks of a sort of cheesy, rant and rave, Heather Mallick-esque commentary. There is no real logical analysis or concrete examples of what sets apart Obama and McCain both personally and policy-wise. It is simply another “Obama is charismatic...he offers hope and change...McCain is a maverick, sure....oh but did we mention he is a Republican...just another Bush clone...scary.” I am tired of the scaremongering and want real legitimate answers, in terms of policy ideas, as to why Obama and/or McCain are the better choice. And while I admit to not being the most ardent follower of the U.S. election (especially for the last several weeks since I much more interested in the political happenings of Canada), I believe choosing Palin was purely strategic; a vote-winning strategy that may actually now be hindering McCain’s chances. Her incoherent responses in the interview with Katie Couric were simply abysmal. However, to be frank, I don’t think Biden proves too much smarter, for instance his ringer about the events following the 1929 stock market crash, “Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the princes of greed...” (don’t you mean Hoover? Ok, apparently television was a medium for the masses in ’29?); he foregoes the scrutiny simply because he possesses a more articulate form of numbskullery.
10/08/2008 11:05:00 PMIn reality though, I could care less about any political mudslinging as it has no bearing on any of my political choices. As an informed voter, I make my choices purely on sound policy, with economic policy being at the top of my list and accounting for probably 90% of my decision.
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Anonymous
At the moment, it's whatever's best for the economy that is best for America. Normally, I would say that means the party that is fiscally more conservative would be best for them. However, the Bush administration was anything but conservative. Government grew, debt soared, and spending went through the roof, not to mention the loss of civil liberties. And for what? Haliburton? My hope is, that if McCain does indeed get elected, that this would not be a repeat of the Bush administration.
10/13/2008 11:13:00 PMObama is an eloquent speaker. I like watching him and hearing him talk, but his ideas are very pie-in-the-sky. Maybe those ideas would have flown 5 years ago. But now? The reality is that Americans cannot afford much in the way of spending on social programmes, worrying about the environment, etc. They need to get back to the basics.
But in the end, who's ready to pull America out of its slump? Sadly, I don't either of them have what it takes. They're too busy of talking about abortion, gun control, religion, getting the black vote, the woman vote, the white trash vote, blah blah blah. None of these things matter whatsoever. It's all made to distract people from the bigger picture. The bigger picture is that there are no real choices and that politicians don't give a damn about the little guy. America is not controlled by the populace. America is controlled by multi-national corporations and special interest groups. Depressing...I know.
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