Thursday, January 29, 2004
New Hampshire Primary Review
Well I was dead on with my predictions for the New Hampshire primary, sort of. I predicted that Kerry would take it with an ample lead, that Clark and Edwards would duke it out neck and neck, and that Dean would start his short walk toward obscurity. Only I thought Dean would be 4th in the race. Apparently the media has decided that a second place finish for Dean means the end but Edwards is right on by coming in 4th.
I think the media is enamored by Edwards because of his young looks and because Kerry is old hat. Kerry is Abraham Lincoln and we already know about him, but Edwards is young and fresh. How could they have missed that Dennis Quaid smile for so long? The media knows that Bush will be on one side of the picture but why does Kerry have to be on the other side when they can have Edwards? Ratings baby, ratings. Could Bill Clinton with all his charisma have beaten Bush in this election? That can't happen so the media is going for the next best thing, a candidate with the same Clinton mystique but sans the blowjobs.
This is where the fine line between reality shows and politics will merge. Watch for the media to keep pushing for Edwards even if he blows (not in the Clintonian sense of the word) South Carolina. Why settle for the race for the Democratic party ticket when they can host The Candidate. It's like a spin-off of Average Joe -- a group of ugly guys vie for the attention of a beautiful woman and then they throw in the hunk at the end to prove how shallow we all are when we pick the hunk with the nice smile. I'd like to think that the American public is smarter than to fall for this media spin/spin-off but there are millions of people out there who snicker everytime they see can of Chicken of the Sea tuna. You know what I'm talking about, don't you.
I think the media is enamored by Edwards because of his young looks and because Kerry is old hat. Kerry is Abraham Lincoln and we already know about him, but Edwards is young and fresh. How could they have missed that Dennis Quaid smile for so long? The media knows that Bush will be on one side of the picture but why does Kerry have to be on the other side when they can have Edwards? Ratings baby, ratings. Could Bill Clinton with all his charisma have beaten Bush in this election? That can't happen so the media is going for the next best thing, a candidate with the same Clinton mystique but sans the blowjobs.
This is where the fine line between reality shows and politics will merge. Watch for the media to keep pushing for Edwards even if he blows (not in the Clintonian sense of the word) South Carolina. Why settle for the race for the Democratic party ticket when they can host The Candidate. It's like a spin-off of Average Joe -- a group of ugly guys vie for the attention of a beautiful woman and then they throw in the hunk at the end to prove how shallow we all are when we pick the hunk with the nice smile. I'd like to think that the American public is smarter than to fall for this media spin/spin-off but there are millions of people out there who snicker everytime they see can of Chicken of the Sea tuna. You know what I'm talking about, don't you.
Bush Brings Down Comedian
For some strange reason, Dennis Miller really likes George Bush.
Tonight, on CNBC, as I eagerly anticipated the encore airing of the Apprentice (which didn't come on) I watched the last painful minutes of the Dennis Miller show. There were 16 minutes left in the show and Dennis Miller, Martin Short, Naomi Wolfe, and some other fellow, were sitting around trying to figure out what to talk about because all the guests could think about was how Dennis Miller likes George Bush.
At the end of the show, Miller had on a chimpanzee which either unconsciously represented the "monkey on his back" and the scar on his career from liking an elected official or it literally represented his fondness for the simian-like president.
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Tonight, on CNBC, as I eagerly anticipated the encore airing of the Apprentice (which didn't come on) I watched the last painful minutes of the Dennis Miller show. There were 16 minutes left in the show and Dennis Miller, Martin Short, Naomi Wolfe, and some other fellow, were sitting around trying to figure out what to talk about because all the guests could think about was how Dennis Miller likes George Bush.
At the end of the show, Miller had on a chimpanzee which either unconsciously represented the "monkey on his back" and the scar on his career from liking an elected official or it literally represented his fondness for the simian-like president.
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