A Brief Note On Politics

[rax]

I have basically stayed out of the fray on the US election, as it's
probably obvious from my vegan-biker-dykeness who I am voting for (Obama)
and why (his stated platform agrees with what I want in more places than
McCain's does, even though neither of them is really thrilling). Recent
events, however, have twisted my brain into a pretzel, and I have found
a convenient conspiracy theory to believe so that my mind can get back
into a normal shape. The theory is this: Sarah Palin is actually an
elaborate legal fiction devised by Tina Fey, who is using the 2008
Presidential Election as her project for being jumped into OULIPO.
Neither "John McCain" nor "Sarah Palin" contains the letter e --- screw
Troopergate, I say we immediately demand the extradition of George Perec.
Barack Obama (no e!) was forced to choose JoE BidEn over Hillary Clinton
to show that he stands with the majority of Americans on issues of
tremendous importance, like preventing the take-over-the-world schemes
of absurdist French poets. There we go! Now I can sleep at night.

Obama: Tough on absurdist FrEnch poEts! ChangE AmErica nEEds.




....{\tiny well \emph{I} think it's funny}

Comments

[postrodent.livejournal.com]

Let me turn that around on you: You voting democrat ensures that the greens (and other third parties) can safely be ignored, and that the democrats will never be more innovative, more honest, or much further to the left than they are now. :)
I think the greens would be a disaster in office, but they'd be a different kind of disaster than the status quo -- which is such a disaster that we will be cleaning up after its failures for the rest of our lives.

[sethg]

By the time that one Democrat and one Republican have risen to the top of their respective heaps of slime, it's too late to influence the general direction of either party by voting in the Presidential election. You have more leverage during campaigns for lower-level offices, especially primary campaigns. That's how the radical right took over the Republican party.

[rax.livejournal.com]

I both agree with you and _love_ your icon. "Get involved in local politics" is on my long-term todo list, though it will probably be a while...

[friode.livejournal.com]

I'm not clear on exactly where the district lines are, but both Jehlen and Provost have managed to respond to me in ways that make them sound like human beings when I've written to them, if you're in their area.