Dispatch from the front
January 15, 2008 is one of the darkest days in this election cycle when at about 1800 hours, the Nevada courts reversed its earlier ruling and said that MSNBC did not have to have Dennis Kucinich in their debate in Las Vegas this evening.
As of today, we are looking at the greatest reality television series not only of the year, but in this country's history. This presidential election will go down as a cross between American Gladiator and Survivor, but with all the bloodletting being part of the public consumption. This may be perfectly appropriate for our society in that we pay more attention to American Idol than to what really should matter to us
The dog-and-pony show that aired tonight on MSNBC was a discussion among the three Democratic candidates vetted by the rich, and fully in the hip pocket of the uber-rich. Given the vetted candidates of the Republican Party, and these people featured tonight, there is no one amongst them with a lick of caring for us poor folks.
History has recorded that almost every American President has lied to his people during his term. One of these people will raise their hand over the bible in a little over a year and will do whatever their backers deem necessary to screw us over including lie to us.
The question that arises is simple -why should I participate in this election when I have no serious voice therein?