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Oh my goodness, I laugh and laugh. Am I a nerd?
...you can follow along with the Canadian 2008 elections. I was surprised to hear that they were already kicking Stephen Harper out as they had just elected him while I was at McMaster, but then I remembered that he *was* the leader of a minority Parliament. The shelf life on those babies is shorter than the milk-that-comes-in-bags.
I was also surprised to find that Canada passed a law mandating elections every four years. This is sad news to me, as I enjoyed the suspense of thief-in-the-night election schedules: no one knew the hour or the day the opposition would come sailing through with a vote of no confidence.
...just listen to the song as the video isn't real...
If Sarah Palin gets elected, can we dub her voice over for public appearances? Waaaay too many nasal vowels.
....What duh ya think I'm am, dumb or something?...
~Singing in the Rain
Sorry if this analysis of the Republican Convention seems rather flippant. We only have fun over here at How to Disappear Completely. Real analysis happens over at the other one's place.
...I was watching the DNC tonight and concluded that all the beautiful people are Democrats.
I am officially registered to vote in Massachusetts now. Farewell, O Colorado rez. I experienced a pang of nostalgia this morning as I relinquished my old license. I am now a Democrat, as the only thing being Republican gets you in this state is the right to choose the losing candidate. In any case, the way the political scene is going these days, I'd prefer to be an Independent, but that only gets me rights slightly more significant than a doorpost's. Apparently when you have political views that entail being left alone, people go on and make decisions without you. Unless you live in Montana.
On the bright side, I have successfully infiltrated the democratic ranks and may now begin wreaking libertarian havoc from the inside. As Baldric would tell Blackadder, "I have a cunning plan."
I was searching for McCain music videos to complement the post on Obama and Hilary. I didn't find much besides this endearing guy at his piano plunking away at a home-composed song that could have been written for the vaudeville stage (reminded me of a cross between an Irish drinking song and...something else...). But I did find this video that had his name attached to it, so I guess it is the "official anthem" for the campaign?
It seems that the only genre that will ever write pro-military songs is country. Is that because the demographic that listens to country supplies a lot of manpower to the military? Hmmm....Interesting.
...who would you vote for?
Ah, someone here understands the crucial power of musical subtlety and what it can communicate. Other people don't. And are shooting themselves in the foot. Thanks to Dial M for pointing that out.
You gotta hand it to Ron Paul. No matter what else he may have to say in the campaign, at least he has good taste in music.
All this LOVE spelled backwards--will it get us anywhere?
And I'm surprised that RP's hip enough to have so many hip-hop tracks composed in his honor. As far as I can tell, he is the biggest muse of the campaign so far. And he looks like an adorable grandfather who is gonna keel any minute now. {On a side note, the "official" campaign song--also freshly composed--is depressingly gag-amatic.]
I'm not sure who to vote for, although Mike Huckabee's got two words going for him: Chuck Norris. It'd be like voting for a superhero. Got problems in Iraq? Nothing like a roundhouse kick to the face to get all those troops home. An insecure border? Send em Chuck Norris.
If I voted sheerly by looks though--Barack "Bam!" Obama would win hands down.
Sigh. Why are there so many good choices entirely unrelated to any issues that really matter?
