Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Not me
We Are All Ted Haggard, says Bill Robinson
Did the Dems get votes on the back (literally) of a gay male prostitute and a bag of crystal meth? Did they get here at the expense of sexually harassed Congressional Pages? Will Harold Ford, Jr. win Tennessee because the Republicans miscalculated effects of a race-baiting ad?
Harold Ford, Jr. didn't strike Bill as the kind of guy who would oppose gay marriage and print the 10 commandments on the back of his business card. How far Americans will go to win? How many are driving their SUVs to the polls today to vote on propositions reducing greenhouse gases? How many complain about overpopulation and global warming, but would rather use a sperm bank or egg donor than recycle a child by adopting?
Is creepy Ted Haggard the only cheating husband, or recreational drug user, in the'great' USA ? Or is he just the one who helps quench a thirst for revenge? Is revenge the object of this election? Or are the Dems reduced to the nastiest campaign season ever because the Republicans set the tone and they have to fight fire with fire to wrest control of an alleged 'democracy' and get the hell out of Iraq? And speaking of Iraq, do the Democrats have a workable plan? Even local hero Murtha has been a little short on details. To sustain this victory, eventually Democrats will have to run for something, not just against something else.
The biggest lesson of this disgusting campaign cycle has perhaps been, once again, that the Dems need public campaign finance. Of course, the big media conglomerates will do anything to prevent that from happening. But maybe next time around, that will leave the door open for YouTube. Imagine if all those clips of Ted Haggard were used to substantively inform the next generation of voters.
Did the Dems get votes on the back (literally) of a gay male prostitute and a bag of crystal meth? Did they get here at the expense of sexually harassed Congressional Pages? Will Harold Ford, Jr. win Tennessee because the Republicans miscalculated effects of a race-baiting ad?
Harold Ford, Jr. didn't strike Bill as the kind of guy who would oppose gay marriage and print the 10 commandments on the back of his business card. How far Americans will go to win? How many are driving their SUVs to the polls today to vote on propositions reducing greenhouse gases? How many complain about overpopulation and global warming, but would rather use a sperm bank or egg donor than recycle a child by adopting?
Is creepy Ted Haggard the only cheating husband, or recreational drug user, in the'great' USA ? Or is he just the one who helps quench a thirst for revenge? Is revenge the object of this election? Or are the Dems reduced to the nastiest campaign season ever because the Republicans set the tone and they have to fight fire with fire to wrest control of an alleged 'democracy' and get the hell out of Iraq? And speaking of Iraq, do the Democrats have a workable plan? Even local hero Murtha has been a little short on details. To sustain this victory, eventually Democrats will have to run for something, not just against something else.
The biggest lesson of this disgusting campaign cycle has perhaps been, once again, that the Dems need public campaign finance. Of course, the big media conglomerates will do anything to prevent that from happening. But maybe next time around, that will leave the door open for YouTube. Imagine if all those clips of Ted Haggard were used to substantively inform the next generation of voters.
# posted by uv : 8:18 AM
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