OT:Mrs. Heinz Kerry - Interesting

[Laura Brody]

At 08:05 PM 8/4/2004, Bill Campbell wrote:
>On Wed, Aug 04, 2004, Laura Brody wrote:
>...
> >For some really funny humor which lampoons the left and
> >the right, check out <http://www.jibjab.com> and watch
> >the short animated movie "This Land".
>
>Will Rogers said that Washington D.C. was the national joke factory.

         Nothing much has changed since Will said that....

> >When it comes to most elections, I am still waiting for
> >them to add "None of the above" to the ballot.
>
>If only, and if NOTA wins, it requires a new election with all
>new candidates!

         The system, the media, the sound bites, etc. make
it SO unpleasant for candidates that anyone with half a
brain would want nothing to do with running for office.
Additionally, only the wealthy can afford to run for
office. The rest of us have bills to pay.
Which probably explains our current government (local
and federal) and the total apathy of the voters. It
doesn't matter who wins the elections - they are all
lying scumbags, without a clue, and/or at the beck and
call of their big business supporters (or just getting
their rocks off at holding office and pulling strings
for their friends who give them kickbacks and sweetheart
deals - this is more the case at the local level).

         Then you have the "average voter" who couldn't tell
you who is the current VP or their own senator. Unfortunately,
his/her vote counts just as much as yours does - except in
Chicago where the motto is "vote early, vote often" and
Florida where it is "what do you mean, I voted for Pat
Buchanan??!!".

         Yes, I am rather cynical about the whole "government
for the people, by the people" thing - thanks for asking :-)


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