The Talking Heads

Psycho Killer - Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Pundits, pollsters, authors, partisans, retired generals have sounded the battle horns. It’s been one heck of an election season. The circus has just gotten vicious. Hillary is going ‘Scorched Earth’, Obama has all but lost his shine and McCain is just getting started with the low blows. We love every sumptuous bite the media feeds us and we’re getting fatter by the second.

Political consultants – the Karl Roves, the Lee Atwaters and their heirs are once again formulating the dynamics of the election. Wedge-issues are carefully crafted to split voter bases. The issues – controversial and divisive in nature – carry a ton of weight at the polling booth.

They somehow work under the assumption, that people, whether stupid or not, are carnal when it comes to politics. Their main weapons are their reams of historical candidate quotes and fuck-ups and we love it!

Distractions Include:

Jeremiah Wright, Tax Returns, Bowling, Shots of Whiskey, Elitists, Guns, God, Big Government, Blue Collar vs. White Collar, Main Street vs. Wall Street, Gas Tax Holiday

But really, whose fault is it? Pollsters and political consultants orchestrate this dirty business for a reason. It’s because we watch with baited breath, for the next verbal jousting match over nothing. Who is going to deliver the knockout blow?! Ratings are based on our demand, however unethical the media may be in the portrayal of any issue or wedge issue.

To be fair, there is nothing of substance to talk about when it comes to the race for the Dem nomination. The policies of both Clinton and Obama are fairly similar. They only thing they can fight is a personality war.

My recommendation is to get basic cable and watch PBS from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for some class. Get rid of the other fluff – CNN, Fox, ABC, MSNBC, NBC, etc. They can take their ratings and shove it. I also think John Stewart’s appearance on cross-fire was something I have tried to articulate but got lazy. Click here for the video(s).