Politics As Usual
10.19.06 (11:22 am) [edit]"When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. That’s something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. When they talk about values, they’re talking about things like going to church, voting for Bush, being loyal to Jesus, praying. These are not values." - Bill Maher
Here in Ohio, we have a lovely little example of what a complete joke our election process has become.
Running for governor are Republican Ken Blackwell and Democrat Ted Strickland. This week, Blackwell's campaign did something that has many across the state pissed off, but it's hardly a surprise.
He's brought up allegations about Strickland hiring a sex offender, and there's even been hints about Strickland's own sexuality. Is he queer or what? Inquiring Republican shitheads want to know.
Read up a little on it - the allegations about the sex offender are completely misleading and irrelevant, and as for whether or not Strickland likes a bone up the butt on occasion...WHO GIVES A FUCK???
Republicans and Democrats alike have proven time and time again what a bunch of shallow shitheads they are, but the Republicans really take their cake and eat that shit too when it comes to fucking with public opinion of their opponents with "information' that has so little to do with anything of use to actual voters.
The sad part is that this shit works. We voted out gay marriage in Ohio in 2004, as if it was an issue that actually affected most of us. eople have been bullshitted into believing that this crap matters, and I don't feel an ounce of sympathy for them, or really even care much anymore when cretins like Blackwell pull this shit out of their withered sphincters - it's par for the course in America now. Politics is a joke here, and hardly anyone is smart enough to laugh anymore, probably because we've become so used to this level of horseshit.
It probably won't work for Blackwell in this particular situation - he's already trailing in the polls and the backlash against him is mounting to fun proportions since this time it's just so OBVIOUS that it's desparation on his part.
But for me, I've made my decision.
I'm voting for Libertarian Bill Peirce for Ohio governor.
Love,
Dougie
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I've also decided today to start telling everyone to vote for Doug Stanhope for president in '08. (www.dougstanhope.com)Until somebody comes up with a candidate I can take seriously, I'm throwing my nutsack in with a guy that NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND will take seriously. What the fuck? We need our sense of humour back in this fucking country. As Doug has said before, America might be the greatest nation on earth, but that's like being the prettiest Denny's waitress. It's also becoming very debatable.
"Iraq, immigration, terrorism and the like may be the "big issues" but you keep fucking with Joe Six-Pack's daily grind and simple pleasures and soon you'll need a hell of a lot more than gay marriage to distract him and keep him drowning in this two-party sea of dogshit." - Doug Stanhope