Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Pigs and Nowhere Bridges
Well now the 2008 Presidential Campaign is off and running! Both candidates have had their conventions, and both have selected their VP running mates. Barack Obama selected experience with his choice of Sen. Joe Biden, and John McCain went off the deep end with his choice for that rootin' tootin' cowgirl from Alaska, Sarah Palin. So how are they doing now?
There are several sites, but the one with the clearest picture in my opinion is Electoral Vote.Com, which uses the most recent poll or polls in each state to give a rating on that state, from solid Republican to solid Democrat. Right now it suggests a close win for Obama, with 281 electoral votes, with 27 votes tied (Florida) and the rest for McCain. If you give Florida, Colorado, and North Dakota to McCain, the result is a 269-269 tie, which would mean that Obama wins, since Congress is going to be Democratic.
The Lichtman Keys to the White House say that Obama will win, with 9 keys down in the same pattern as in 1960. But like 1960, there is a characteristic about Obama, namely that he has African ancestry, which could make this race close instead. In 1960, the characteristic of Kennedy was his Roman Catholic religion.
So how is the campaign doing? Just like the primaries. It's like Alice in Wonderland. Obama talks about putting lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig. The media are really taking off on this one. Apparently he was referring to Sarah Palin's inexperience and perhaps her potential scandals. Someone pointed out that Obama should be going after McCain instead, attacking his platform.
Then there's the bridge to nowhere. That has inspired me to redo the lyrics to the Beatles' "Nowhere Man", changing the title to "Nowhere Girl":
Nowhere Girl
She's a real nowhere Girl,
Going on her campaign whirl,
Making all her words for the
Bridge to Nowhere.
Doesn't have a point to go,
Knows not where it's going to,
Isn't the bridge a bit like You, nowhere?
Nowhere Girl, please listen,
You don't know when you're flippin',
Nowhere Girl, the bridge is at your command.
(lead guitar)
She's as blind as she can be,
Just sees what she wants to see,
Nowhere Girl can you see me at all?
Nowhere Girl, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Just drive off that Bridge,
and go nowhere.
Doesn't have a point of view,
Says she's for and then against,
Isn't she a bit like John and George?
Nowhere Girl please listen,
you don't know where your missin'
Nowhere Girl, the bridge is at your command
She's a real Nowhere Girl,
Going on her campaign whirl,
Speaking all her words for the
Bridge to Nowhere.
Making all her nowhere nays
for no bridge.
Making all her nowhere nays
for no bridge.
Seems she said she favors it then she is against it. There was the McCain attack on Biden (he does the same thing, too. He should go after Obama instead.) about his support for stem cell research. But for the most part all the attention is on Sarah Palin, and McCain, Obama, and Biden are taking second seats. This is good, because it will bring up all the imperfections of her, including her two scandals, which could explode under media attack.
Indeed Sarah Palin is a dangerous candidate. She said that troops in Iraq were on “a task that is from God”. That is dangerous! God does not exist, like people exist. If people are like houses, than God is like an unoccupied property. What Sarah Palin did was to occupy that property, with guess who? Dubya himself, George W. Bush. She has just deified the President of the United States and made him God. Now if she should get that position, she would occupy the God seat. In the past, the most notable occupants of the God seat have been totalitarian dictators, who can use the power of God to do what he wants with his or her countrymen. So this implies that Palin could become a dictator. So please keep her out of the White House. Don't vote for her on Election Day. Vote for Obama. The wolves, moose, and polar bears will appreciate your vote.
There are several sites, but the one with the clearest picture in my opinion is Electoral Vote.Com, which uses the most recent poll or polls in each state to give a rating on that state, from solid Republican to solid Democrat. Right now it suggests a close win for Obama, with 281 electoral votes, with 27 votes tied (Florida) and the rest for McCain. If you give Florida, Colorado, and North Dakota to McCain, the result is a 269-269 tie, which would mean that Obama wins, since Congress is going to be Democratic.
The Lichtman Keys to the White House say that Obama will win, with 9 keys down in the same pattern as in 1960. But like 1960, there is a characteristic about Obama, namely that he has African ancestry, which could make this race close instead. In 1960, the characteristic of Kennedy was his Roman Catholic religion.
So how is the campaign doing? Just like the primaries. It's like Alice in Wonderland. Obama talks about putting lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig. The media are really taking off on this one. Apparently he was referring to Sarah Palin's inexperience and perhaps her potential scandals. Someone pointed out that Obama should be going after McCain instead, attacking his platform.
Then there's the bridge to nowhere. That has inspired me to redo the lyrics to the Beatles' "Nowhere Man", changing the title to "Nowhere Girl":
Nowhere Girl
She's a real nowhere Girl,
Going on her campaign whirl,
Making all her words for the
Bridge to Nowhere.
Doesn't have a point to go,
Knows not where it's going to,
Isn't the bridge a bit like You, nowhere?
Nowhere Girl, please listen,
You don't know when you're flippin',
Nowhere Girl, the bridge is at your command.
(lead guitar)
She's as blind as she can be,
Just sees what she wants to see,
Nowhere Girl can you see me at all?
Nowhere Girl, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Just drive off that Bridge,
and go nowhere.
Doesn't have a point of view,
Says she's for and then against,
Isn't she a bit like John and George?
Nowhere Girl please listen,
you don't know where your missin'
Nowhere Girl, the bridge is at your command
She's a real Nowhere Girl,
Going on her campaign whirl,
Speaking all her words for the
Bridge to Nowhere.
Making all her nowhere nays
for no bridge.
Making all her nowhere nays
for no bridge.
Seems she said she favors it then she is against it. There was the McCain attack on Biden (he does the same thing, too. He should go after Obama instead.) about his support for stem cell research. But for the most part all the attention is on Sarah Palin, and McCain, Obama, and Biden are taking second seats. This is good, because it will bring up all the imperfections of her, including her two scandals, which could explode under media attack.
Indeed Sarah Palin is a dangerous candidate. She said that troops in Iraq were on “a task that is from God”. That is dangerous! God does not exist, like people exist. If people are like houses, than God is like an unoccupied property. What Sarah Palin did was to occupy that property, with guess who? Dubya himself, George W. Bush. She has just deified the President of the United States and made him God. Now if she should get that position, she would occupy the God seat. In the past, the most notable occupants of the God seat have been totalitarian dictators, who can use the power of God to do what he wants with his or her countrymen. So this implies that Palin could become a dictator. So please keep her out of the White House. Don't vote for her on Election Day. Vote for Obama. The wolves, moose, and polar bears will appreciate your vote.
