Blue_Sargasso
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Here are the ingredients that Democratic and Republican conventions must have:
1) The word “Change” must be used constantly, but without any specific details of what is actually going to change.
2) The candidates must say that they are not part of the establishment (even though they obviously are or they wouldn’t be where they are).
3) The Stars & Stripes must appear everywhere.
4) “Family values” must be preached constantly.
5) The First Lady must give a speech that appeals to women and makes her seem like an ordinary mom (though she definitely isn’t).
6) The candidate must appear as a very strong Commander in Chief, and, at the same time, as a regular guy you could chat to over a beer in the local bar, even though the two activities are obviously diametrically opposed.
7) The candidates must not be intellectual heavyweights and say anything dangerously clever. All intellectuals are secretly “French”.
8) The candidates must not, God forbid, be atheists.
9) The candidates must be stinking rich and yet able to say, with a straight face, that they understand the pain of the poor and will help them out. (Yeah, right!)
10) How many houses, Mr McCain? Who paid for your luxury Chicago pad, Mr Obama?
11) The candidates must be “human” and say things like, “Hey, sweetie,” to their daughters on televised feeds.
12) There must be demonstrable affection between candidate and wife, and their children must be lovable and adorable, if possible.
13) There must be a huge amount of razzmatazz at the jamboree.
14) Former rivals must, in the manner of Soviet show trials, be made to endorse the candidate and plead for Party Unity.
15) Old warhorses of the party must make tear-jerking speeches.
16) Huge amounts of money must be raised to launch vicious ad hominem TV attack ads.
17) The candidates must invoke God and say, ‘God Bless America,’ as many times as possible – but must not talk too much about their religious beliefs for fear of alienating different denominations.
18) There must be references to Camelot and Kennedy/Reagan, depending on preference.
19) Everyone must wear a permanent smile and be “on-message” at all times.
20) Everyone must have faith, and pride, and patriotism and “support our boys out in I-Raq.” Allegiance to the American Dream is compulsory, even though it’s a nightmare for 90% of the population, and much of the world too.
Isn’t the Reverend Wright spot on? Isn’t he the only honest American, and hence a pariah? Forget God Bless America, and let’s have God Damn America! European politics are a joke too, but they seem almost classy in comparison with the lowest common denominator, fake-to-the-core American process.
America is an idiocracy. The political conventions are the proof. Why do the many smart people in America go along with this stomach-churning charade, this circus performance for morons?
And it’s not as if the President makes a difference anyway. America is ruled by Wall Street, Big Business, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, Washington DC lobbyists, fanatical evangelical Christian pressure groups, the military-industrial complex, all coming under the overarching rubric of WASP Freemasonry. Oops, instant loss of credibility there for mentioning conspiracy theories. But, as every American knows, George Washington was a Freemason and the whole nation was founded according to Masonic principles. Mike hockney’s thriller The Armageddon Conspiracy shows just how deeply ingrained in the psyche of America Freemasonry is. I recommend it. Hopefully, Dan Brown's long-awaited new thriller will do a similar job when it puts in an appearance.
I’ll put my hard hat on now as the WASPs set their attack dogs on me. But wouldn’t it be good if, for once, everyone said, “Hey, buddy, you’re absolutely right. Let’s do something about it.’ Oh dear, I must have been inhaling too much America Dream Spirit! Is that what killed Kurt Cobain?
1) The word “Change” must be used constantly, but without any specific details of what is actually going to change.
2) The candidates must say that they are not part of the establishment (even though they obviously are or they wouldn’t be where they are).
3) The Stars & Stripes must appear everywhere.
4) “Family values” must be preached constantly.
5) The First Lady must give a speech that appeals to women and makes her seem like an ordinary mom (though she definitely isn’t).
6) The candidate must appear as a very strong Commander in Chief, and, at the same time, as a regular guy you could chat to over a beer in the local bar, even though the two activities are obviously diametrically opposed.
7) The candidates must not be intellectual heavyweights and say anything dangerously clever. All intellectuals are secretly “French”.
8) The candidates must not, God forbid, be atheists.
9) The candidates must be stinking rich and yet able to say, with a straight face, that they understand the pain of the poor and will help them out. (Yeah, right!)
10) How many houses, Mr McCain? Who paid for your luxury Chicago pad, Mr Obama?
11) The candidates must be “human” and say things like, “Hey, sweetie,” to their daughters on televised feeds.
12) There must be demonstrable affection between candidate and wife, and their children must be lovable and adorable, if possible.
13) There must be a huge amount of razzmatazz at the jamboree.
14) Former rivals must, in the manner of Soviet show trials, be made to endorse the candidate and plead for Party Unity.
15) Old warhorses of the party must make tear-jerking speeches.
16) Huge amounts of money must be raised to launch vicious ad hominem TV attack ads.
17) The candidates must invoke God and say, ‘God Bless America,’ as many times as possible – but must not talk too much about their religious beliefs for fear of alienating different denominations.
18) There must be references to Camelot and Kennedy/Reagan, depending on preference.
19) Everyone must wear a permanent smile and be “on-message” at all times.
20) Everyone must have faith, and pride, and patriotism and “support our boys out in I-Raq.” Allegiance to the American Dream is compulsory, even though it’s a nightmare for 90% of the population, and much of the world too.
Isn’t the Reverend Wright spot on? Isn’t he the only honest American, and hence a pariah? Forget God Bless America, and let’s have God Damn America! European politics are a joke too, but they seem almost classy in comparison with the lowest common denominator, fake-to-the-core American process.
America is an idiocracy. The political conventions are the proof. Why do the many smart people in America go along with this stomach-churning charade, this circus performance for morons?
And it’s not as if the President makes a difference anyway. America is ruled by Wall Street, Big Business, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, Washington DC lobbyists, fanatical evangelical Christian pressure groups, the military-industrial complex, all coming under the overarching rubric of WASP Freemasonry. Oops, instant loss of credibility there for mentioning conspiracy theories. But, as every American knows, George Washington was a Freemason and the whole nation was founded according to Masonic principles. Mike hockney’s thriller The Armageddon Conspiracy shows just how deeply ingrained in the psyche of America Freemasonry is. I recommend it. Hopefully, Dan Brown's long-awaited new thriller will do a similar job when it puts in an appearance.
I’ll put my hard hat on now as the WASPs set their attack dogs on me. But wouldn’t it be good if, for once, everyone said, “Hey, buddy, you’re absolutely right. Let’s do something about it.’ Oh dear, I must have been inhaling too much America Dream Spirit! Is that what killed Kurt Cobain?
