The post in which I alienate all my hip friends.
“I think that, a) you have an act, and that, b) not having an act is your act.” - Linda Powell, Singles (1992)
Like all non-republicans, I’m going to vote for whatever democrat they put on my plate. If it’s Barack, fine. I’m sure he’ll do a great job. But all this “he’s not like the others, he’s not a politician he’s…he’s… a DREAMWEAVER!” is bullshit. If he wasn’t a politician, he wouldn’t be in politics. You think he’s running for president because he wants to do you a favor? Wrong. He WANTS TO BE THE PRESIDENT. That means he’s just as power hungry, and fake hand-shakey as the rest of them. You think that as president he’s going to walk up to the leader of whatever nation you think is being an asshole and say “Hey man, I don’t like you. Cut out the dumbshit”, and then the rest of the UN will start to slowclap until they all erupt into high fives? No, he will say “How can I get your oil/land/magical spices into my country today?” the same way political leaders have been doing for centuries.
I am also so tired of all the anti-Hillary rhetoric. To me, the current Democratic race comes down to a battle between racism and sexism. And yesterday non-withstanding, sexism is losing. I suppose it’s not surprising - sexism is so insidious. Most of the complaints about Hillary Clinton would never be applied to a male candidate, except by a gay baby puppy. “Too smug!”, “too ambitious!”, “not snuggly enough!” Try it. Whatever reason you have for disliking Hillary Clinton - try applying your complaint to a male politician. Does it sound a little silly now? In your fight against Hillary Clinton, Obama supporters, just make sure you’re not reinforcing sexist propaganda and stereotypes.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Excellent post. Personally, I voted for Obama yesterday (Austin, TX baby!), but only because the telecom immunity bill is a hotbutton issue for me, and Obama voted the right way. Clinton didn’t bother to show up, and so I went from “meh” to “I’ll vote for the other guy.”
I have no delusions about Obama’s “dreamweaver” status, however, you were right on the money about that.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I did what you said and applied all my reasons for not liking Clinton to a male candidate and I still wouldn’t vote for her. It has nothing to do with her gender. I have lots of female friends! It’s her manipulative, lying, hypocritical campaign that has made me vote for the guy who has inspired an otherwise apathetic electorate.
Even Corey “Lucas” Haim got the slow-clap.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I like Obama because:
1. I’m delusional
2. I hate women
3. All the other kids are doing it
For the record.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Amen Eliza! I am soooo with you on this. It’s like I’ve had my eyes closed for years about the state of sexism in this country and they’ve now been opened wide. I like Obama. He’s a great speaker and very charismatic. But I think Hillary is ready for the job in a way that he isn’t. I really wish he’d waited another 8 years, but he didn’t so here we are. The thing that is crazy is that before the primaries started I only wondered about how racism would play into the race. The fact that it’s been way less of a factor shows that we’ve come far in that realm, but the sexism issue is still as bad as it was 30 years ago in a lot of ways.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Yes we can.
March 5th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
HILLARY FOREVER!
YOU GO GIRL!
March 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I was saying at the bar of a BBQ restaurant in RVA (stereotypes - GO!) that the USA would elect a black man before they elected a white woman. This was before anyone announced their candidacy. You should have seen the looks I got. I’ve also said that nothing would make me happier to put a woman in the white house - just not *that* one. And I’ve meant it. This puts me in a weird position should she win the nomination.
We all have our reasons for voting the way we do. I would hope they are educated and informed reasons, rather than race, gender, or crows feet by the end of the second term. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. But judging by the fact that the first people to be booted out the race were the old white guys - the American people are not OK with the status quo. The popularity of the eloquent speaker - rather than the guy who trips over every other sentence - means that America is quite tired of looking the fool to the rest of the world.
Politicians are, indeed, politicians. But it’s obvious that people are not happy with what goes on with the country today. For almost 8 years, we’ve been told, “Because I’m the President, that’s why,” to accept blanket authority, and to not ask any questions. If Obama wins the nomination/election by mobilizing all of these people, he’ll be in for a rude awakening if he doesn’t start to get things done. If nothing else, he’s helping people to be aware of the power of their vote. It could come back to haunt him. Two terms aren’t guaranteed.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
***Sigh***
I don’t think I love you anymore. Maybe we should try seeing other people. It’s not me, it’s you.
I hope we can still be friends.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Since I base the spending of my comedy dollars completely on the political positions of the performers, I’m left to wonder and hope: does Glennis support Obama?
March 5th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Either way, all the Democrats are going to end up voting for both of them because they will inevitably have to team up. It’s just a matter of who’s on top. Ahem.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
d - Bigtime. Don’t worry, she’s been waiting for years to Barack the Vote.
March 10th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Hey folks -
I closed the comments on this thread because I was getting a LOT of very LONG comments, and some arguments between commentors. Am I selfish for not wanting to moderate a political debate on my blog? Maybe. Feel free to hate me.