that last night, during the RNC, the title song from Footloose played?
(a song…from a film…about a town…where rock music and dancing have been banned…by a loony evangelical)
Perhaps McCain is the Bacon to Lithgowian Bush?
At any rate, now that both parties’ nominations are official – I’m ready to play political gadfly.
The story thus far:
McCain – was he playing politics from last Nov. through the convention simply to secure his party’s backing? Because he doesn’t really sound like the McCain I had grown to love over the past 10 years. (Well, the stay-in-Iraq-until-everything’s-obliterated stance I never really loved.) Nevertheless, I’ll hold out for the debates to see how far back to the center he moves.
Palin – Would you want this woman as your president should McCain’t-you-see-I’m-pretty-frackin’-old-and-might-up-and-kick-the-bucket actually up and kick the bucket? Please do tell me why you think that’s a proper move.
Obama – goodness, I want to like him – but I don’t. I think he’s a fine politician and I’ve plumbed the depths of his website to dig up actual policy – and though you wouldn’t know it by his speeches, by god, it’s there…and well-considered (visit his site, click the “Issues” link then scroll to the bottom – there’s plenty of additional, detailed, supporting documentation to the “At-a-glance” features of the website). I still don’t really like him.
Biden – rocks. I can see why some folks wondered how Barack “Uber-Agent of Change” Obama could pick a true, Washington veteren as his running mate – but it makes sense to me. It’s an expected political move to counter the “lack of experience” haters. Plus, Biden has an awesome sense of humor, which is appreciated in a person helping to run a country.
McCain attempted a similar move choosing Palin: she’s a breath of political fresh air come to liven up the GOP – but seriously, I ask you, Palin as President? So, I think that move backfired – however much it did to spark up enthusiasm at the RNC itself.
Gonna be a good, fun race. And since I don’t think McCain is the utter, worthless douche of a nutsack that is Bush, I likely won’t feel like my country stabbed itself in the eye with a salt-coated chopstick should he get elected come November. Though I do want B-Rock to school him.
The Buzz is hosting a Rock-the-Vote thingamajig this Sunday, the 7th, down in the Power & White District with a bunch of bands I’ve never heard of because I’m too busy listening to The Presets latest. Perhaps we’ll see you there.
you should’ve been mccain’s strategist “McCain is the Bacon” is the best slogan I’ve ever heard.
Dodo and I both commented on the Footloose song…and the fact that as he was near the end of his speech talking about literacy…the camera panned the crowd and there was a sign being held up that had some misspellings…Oh – and did you catch the Amish guy in the crowd when they were making their way around the front after the balloon release…I thought it was a start to a Catholic, Amish, Rabbi Republican joke…it was actually very weird.
oh man. we wanted to go to that rock-the-vote thing.