Here’s some more BS, this time of the political variety.\u00a0 We’ve refrained so far from commenting on the upcoming 2012 Presidential election because it’s still 2011. Remember back in the ’60s and ’70s, candidates usually didn’t start having debates until at least the summer before the election. Now we’re having them a year and two months before the election. And political pundits are declaring that it’s too late for Sarah Palin to run. We’ve got 14 months left. Everyone knows Ms. Ubetcha’s going to end up running. Yes, the 2012 election is gearing up to be one big joke. With that in mind, here’s an article from our May 12, 2007 issue.<\/p>\n
The 2008 Presidential Election is heating up as the American electorate must choose their next President with a scant 18 months left until the general election. Both Democratic and Republican candidates have fielded questions about the issues in the hopes of setting them apart from each other. Most Americans unbelievably still haven\u2019t made up their minds yet but many offered up their impressions of the candidates so far.<\/p>\n
Democrat Ken Brewster of Maltby, Delaware, said \u201cI\u2019m a big fan of cookies so I like Dennis Kucinich. He looks just like a Keebler elf. Hopefully, he\u2019s got some of that elfin magic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Texstar Oil Co. CEO Charles F. Townsend IV said, \u201cFor my money, I like George W. Bush. He\u2019s done everything we\u2019ve paid him to do. We\u2019ve posted record profits since he\u2019s been in office and he\u2019s turned back just about every environmental regulation that hinders us from cashing in big time. What? He can\u2019t run again because this is his second term. Well, we\u2019ll just see about that. Kendra! Bring me my checkbook! I\u2019ve got a Constitution to mold to my liking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alan Jackson of Cedar Falls, Virginia said, \u201cI\u2019m an African American so it\u2019s pretty obvious who I\u2019m voting for\u2026Mitt Romney. Who else speaks more for the poor, oppressed, disenfranchised black people of America than a squeaky clean, rich, white Mormon?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lisa O\u2019Bannon of Walnut Creek, Indiana said, \u201cI\u2019m voting for Sanjaya. He\u2019s sooooooooooo cute!\u201d<\/p>\n
David Wichita of Topeka, Kansas said, \u201cI\u2019m voting for Sam Brownback. He doesn\u2019t believe in evolution. He knows that the only way to change your lot in life is by the power of prayer. Well that and sending at least one hundred dollars a month to the good Reverend Bilkwell\u2019s ministries and their prayer specialists. Their prayers count extra don\u2019t you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Noel Chambers of Delshire, New Hampshire, said \u201cI\u2019m voting for that electrifying Democratic candidate from 2004. He was absolutely unforgettable. Oh, what was his name? I can see him so clearly in my mind\u2019s eye right now. He was really wooden, had great hair and had a monotone speaking voice. Gore!…no wait that was 2000. Dukakis!\u2026no that was in \u201988. Mondale\u2026no that was in 1984. Kerry, that\u2019s it. Wow! I just had a revelation. I know why the Democrats have lost so many Presidential elections since 1980.\u201d<\/p>\n
Janice Meese of Conrad, Oklahoma said, \u201cMost people think that as a woman, I\u2019m going to vote for Hillary Clinton. But I believe a woman just shouldn\u2019t be President. According to the Bible, the woman\u2019s place is in the home, raising the kids, and cooking the meals. Why if I don\u2019t have dinner on the table at 5:00pm when Jim gets home from work, there is hell to pay, believe you me. And I never question anything Jim says. He\u2019s the man of the house and is therefore always right. Besides, a woman just won\u2019t be able to protect us from those fanatical Muslims. Can you believe how badly they treat their women?\u201d<\/p>\n
Drag queen, Nina Broadway of San Francisco, California said, \u201cGiuliani speaks to me for some reason. He\u2019s the only candidate in either party who\u2019s dressed like a woman\u2026 oops\u2026that is besides Hillary. But then again, Rudy looks better in a dress than she does.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI like that Mike Gravel guy,\u201d said Nick Yankowski of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. \u201cHe\u2019s kind of cross between Fozzie Bear and Admiral Stockdale. Remember him. He was Perot\u2019s running mate in \u201992. Remember when he asked during the debates, \u2018Why am I here?\u2019 Hah! Hah! We need those kind of madcap antics in this election to keep our minds off what a mess this country is in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staunch Republican Joe \u2018Digger\u2019 Belsky of Laughton, Illinois said, \u201cI know who I\u2019m not going to vote for and that\u2019s Bill Richardson. That guy advocates diplomacy, fiscal responsibility and energy independence. Then he says the first thing he\u2019s going to do is withdraw from Iraq and then he\u2019s going to establish a sound, environmentally friendly energy policy. I mean, what kind of moonbeam, wacko, nut job is he?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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