Saturday, October 27, 2012

On a different note . . .

I have been so docile and mellow but it’s time to put in my two cents on the latest American election.  You know why Americans are disliked around the world?  Because they are nasty bullies who instead of winning fairly and honestly will kick folks when they are down, will sucker punch, and will just plain lie.
       What am I talking about?  Watching an American channel as we get to the end of the race we find that the commercials have become more and more loaded with political statements.  However I find them an interesting commentary on the way America conducts business.  Rather than speaking eloquently about the candidate paying for the ad and what edifying, humanitarian and right things this candidate will do for you the ad is busy bashing the other guy.  At the end of the ad we don’t know who paid for that commercial nor do we know what (if we were American) we are actually supposed to vote for, only we aren’t supposed to vote for this Joe Blow they just bashed to smithereens.  Last night one commercial break I counted 7 ads on politics, no commercials on baloney or deodorant although I would have welcomed a loud beer commercial by the third commercial. 
       Mud slinging?  Confusing?  Degrading?  True, Canadian politics are not pure by any means, what with robo-calls and all, but so far I’ve been able to tell who is actually paying for a commercial.
       The debates, ah, the debates.  All I can say is if anyone thinks Mitt Romney is an honest man they have wax in their ears.

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