Stick to the Script!
Oct. 28th, 2008 06:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vovatHey, two entries in a row on my friends page mention Sarah Palin. One is about how she hates science, and the other about how the McCain campaign is angry at her not following the script. So they want her to be in a position where she could be President at any time, but they don't trust her to decide what to say on her own? Could they make it any more obvious that they only want her as a figurehead? But then, I guess the President and Vice President are essentially figureheads anyway. I mean, sure, they have considerably more power than, say, any twentieth century Emperor of Japan, but their main function is a largely ceremonial one. It does bother me how pretty much ALL politicians feel they have to stick to the script, but I guess they'd never have a chance of being elected otherwise.
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slfcllednowhere posted an article about Obama that was written by a conservative columnist as a joke, but was later forwarded through e-mail as if it were real. Here's one selection from it:
Senator Obama Live on Sunday states, 'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides, Obama said. 'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem its elf conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'
Really, though, flag lapel pins DO bother me. Flag worship in general does, for that matter. Besides, if you really care about the flag, isn't it kind of lessening its significance to use it as a fashion accessory? I'd appreciate a candidate who actually DID denounce those stupid pins, but you know there would be people who would get angry about that.
And for my final political topic of the day (I think), I find Palin's talk about "special needs children" to be rather patronizing. I get the impression that it's something she's so keen on bringing up because it's something no one is likely to come out against. But hey, maybe I think ALL children have special needs. It's not like only kids with Down Syndrome are suffering from the impersonal mass-education system, or need help to get ahead in life.
Speaking of which,
slfcllednowhere posted an article about Obama that was written by a conservative columnist as a joke, but was later forwarded through e-mail as if it were real. Here's one selection from it:Senator Obama Live on Sunday states, 'As I've said about the flag pin, I don't want to be perceived as taking sides, Obama said. 'There are a lot of people in the world to whom the American flag is a symbol of oppression. And the anthem its elf conveys a war-like message. You know, the bombs bursting in air and all. It should be swapped for something less parochial and less bellicose. I like the song 'I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing.' If that were our anthem, then I might salute it.'
Really, though, flag lapel pins DO bother me. Flag worship in general does, for that matter. Besides, if you really care about the flag, isn't it kind of lessening its significance to use it as a fashion accessory? I'd appreciate a candidate who actually DID denounce those stupid pins, but you know there would be people who would get angry about that.
And for my final political topic of the day (I think), I find Palin's talk about "special needs children" to be rather patronizing. I get the impression that it's something she's so keen on bringing up because it's something no one is likely to come out against. But hey, maybe I think ALL children have special needs. It's not like only kids with Down Syndrome are suffering from the impersonal mass-education system, or need help to get ahead in life.
