End Of Another Hype Phase
Posted: Tue 4 November, 2008 Filed under: Cynicism, News, Thoughts 4 Comments »At long last, the American Presidential election is going on today. And thank Christ for that – because I’m certainly getting deeply bored of all the coverage of it in the UK Media.
Now yes, I know, it’s important in the context of being US President, and all the guff around the “special relationship” between the US and the UK. (Why we don’t go the whole hog and just call it “being seen as the 51st state”, I don’t know) And I think that some of the coverage has been important to remind us all just how stupid some Americans can be – I’m thinking particularly of all the crap about “Obama must be a turr’rist, because his name sounds like Osama”, and seeing the way people think he’s Muslim (or even an Arab, forgetting the entire thing in their own country’s laws banning non-Americans from running for President – which is why (thank fuck) we’ll never see President Schwarzenegger)
But at the same time, I’m just so bored of the entire thing. I don’t honestly care whether Obama or McCain is leading the polls, or who said what at the latest debate in West Buttfuck, Idaho. Just. Don’t. Care.
So I’ll be glad when it’s all over.
Or at least, “over” as in “won’t hear about this again for another three years”…
You mean glad when the hype is over, right? Not that you don’t care who is President, right?
Cos, you know, it does kinda impact… well everything, really.
There was, a few years back, a campaign to repeal the clause that an American president must have been born in the USA, precisely so that Arnold could stand. Personally, I’m sure that if it was and he ever did, the next election would be him versus Jerry Springer.
Yes, I’ll be pleased when all the reporting hype is over and done with.
As for who wins, I don’t particularly care, no. As with this country, I feel that the two parties aren’t really all that different any more, so I can’t see that things will change massively. Of course, it might be nice to have the US run by someone who isn’t a fuckwit clown, but well, we’ll see.
“over†as in “won’t hear about this again for another two yearsâ€.
Sadly.