Corporate Candidates
Last night’s Democratic “debates” were another sham in the long line of political shams that the American public has been subjected to over the years. We saw Bi.. Hillary Clinton and Black Jesus, (who has finally dropped his grotesque let’s all get along facade) go head-to-head, while the real progressive candidate, John Edwards, was left out in the dark. He had to plead to get more time for his answers. Instead, the moderators chose to let the two big money spenders bitch at each other, while any astute observer can see that their platforms are nearly identical. Obama represents change only on a superficial level, and Billary makes no pretense of wanting to return to the 1990’s. I miss Vanilla Ice and Dennis Rodman as much as anybody, but it’s time that we moved on from that era and embraced a man who has refused to take money from the vested interests.
The problem is that nobody really knows about Clinton or Obamas positions, because they simply don’t have time to follow national politics that closely. Only about 20 percent of the population are political junkies. That means that 4 out of 5 voters really aren’t that informed. It’s not their own fault. On the strip in Vegas, the majority of the voters worked 10 hours on the day of the primary, dealing blackjack or serving cocktails, then they drove an hour and a half to get back home and spend 10 minutes with their kids before going to bed. The average American doesn’t have time to be a political junky, so it’s up to the media to make sure that the few opportunities they do have to see what the candidates are all about are meaningful.
Ask yourself a question. Do you know where to go and vote in your district? Did you know that in Illinois you need to register 27 days before an election in order to be able to vote? Do you know how and where to apply?
Before we choose candidates, we should be familiar with the process itself, something which has been terribly neglected in the media during this cycle.
The money and the media tell us who is viable and who isn’t. It’s time that changed.
