Time For a Change
I wonder if there might come a day when the American electorate will rise up in revolt against this whole silly presidential campaign business. I have always in the past found myself leaning heavily in favor of one candidate or another well ahead of elections. It was a simple matter of weighing the pros and cons of the applicants for the job and making a decision, but now they've all trashed each other so thoroughly that the whole field looks terrible, and we still have a year of this idiocy left. Thomas Jefferson, smart man, once said there should be a revolution every twenty-five years. That's about how long it takes for any institution to become the opposite of that for which it was originally established. We're almost two-hundred years overdue, Tom.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:54 AM
10 Comments:
Great idea John! Let's face it... times were different then... no media pack just a couple of humble newspaper journos responsibly reporting the facts in an unbiased and responsible way. Nowdays... with big bucks riding on the next high-fizz news story it's anything goes. People get confused.
As you know... we only had a month of it... but during that month more lies were proffered up from the lips of the potential wannabees than ever before in history. Not sure how many times I heard the accusations refuted... but still... if you keep repeating the same old lies long enough... someone's going to buy it.
Come the end of the month we were voting (thanks to the sway of the media) for the candidate who could tell the biggest whoppers... and make the most promises with no intention of following through.
The new PM one week in... has already faltered on his first promise... to immediately ratify Kyoto. He either didn't do his homework (or was it a whopper) as it now seems... the ratification process will require an act of Parliament and a several lengthy changes to the legislation before it can be signed. It'll be years away.
For some reason Blogger's not accepting my name without me signing up for a Blogger account. So... it's "anonymous" here alias Jean.
Oops... now it's accepting a Nickname!? Ah well... gremlins again...
btw John... and I should have said this first... I really love this cartoon... says it all really!
John C., the whole set-up for comments has gone wonky. This is a great cartoon, love the ambiguity of it.
Say once again, we need some honest politicians. Are there none out there?
Jean, it doesn't surprise me that you would "get" this one, and I'm delighted! Thanks.
Terrific john! Good idea and a great drawing. roger
Several years ago I read a book by Peter Lawford's son. He wrote about how his father prepared John Kennedy for his debate with Nixon. He was aware of how the camera, clothes, etc. could appear on TV to make the best impressions. He sent him to a taylor in NY for an expensive special suit, had makeup artists do his hair, makeup, etc. and spent several months working with him in presenting his debate. We all remember that debate. Nixon with no makeup and sweating under the hot lights lost that debate and Kennedy was a "hit". It was like preparing for a Broadway show or a TV special. It worked! It was the start of a new way of campaining and I wonder how many of the candidates now do the same thing. Clothes and acting training seem to be part of the preparation for campaigns now.
Katherine
Another thought....... wonder why Hillery is always seen wearing pants suits now and seldom in a skirt?
Katherine
That's a very good question Katherine!
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