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talkpoliticsI couldn’t watch the Republican debate the other night, so I had to rely on what I found online afterwards. Yeah, I heard it was a bit over the top when it came to décor and format, but lots of election coverage is like that.
Then I saw this:
Oh. Dear. God.
It’s a sign of my age, I suppose, that what I thought of first was not a reality show, but the opening credits of a 70s-era heist flick. It starts with a tight close-up showing only the shadowy lower portion of someone’s face barking “round up the gang” into a phone, followed by a quick video montage – Mitt Romney as, “Racehorse!” Rick Perry as, “The Kid!” Michelle Bachmann as, “Torchy!”….
And it doesn’t get any better. Wolf Blitzer comes out and tells us all (happily! Like it’s a good thing.) this is being aired on CNN International. Yes, my fellow Americans, it's true. People outside the country were watching Wolf Blitzer announce, “It’s time now to meet, the 2012 Republican Presidential contenders!” with the air of Bob Barker yelling, “Come on down!” Foreigners were looking at the all red-white-and-blue set. Foreigners watching the national anthem being sung and the candidates vying with each other for who could look the most soulful as they stood at attention. And worst of all, people outside this country, who may never have actually met Americans or talked to them at length, heard the debate itself, and Americans cheering for… Well, I’m not even going to go into that again.
Bleeding heart that I am, however, the person I feel most sorry for is Wolf Blitzer, who I’m convinced had to talk the producers out of making him wear striped pants and a red-white-and-blue top hat.
“Do you want me to beg?” I imagine him saying tearfully during some pre-production meeting. “All right, I’m begging you…”
To all people outside of the US who might have been watching that debate...
Honestly. We aren't like that.
Crossposted from Thoughtcrimes
Then I saw this:
Tonight’s players:
Mitt Romney, the Early Frontrunner…Rick Perry, The Newcomer…Michelle Bachmann, The Firebrand…John Huntsman, The Diplomat…Ron Paul,The Libertarian…Rick Santorum, The Fighter…Herman Cain, The Businessman…Newt Gingrich, The Big Thinker…
Oh. Dear. God.
It’s a sign of my age, I suppose, that what I thought of first was not a reality show, but the opening credits of a 70s-era heist flick. It starts with a tight close-up showing only the shadowy lower portion of someone’s face barking “round up the gang” into a phone, followed by a quick video montage – Mitt Romney as, “Racehorse!” Rick Perry as, “The Kid!” Michelle Bachmann as, “Torchy!”….
And it doesn’t get any better. Wolf Blitzer comes out and tells us all (happily! Like it’s a good thing.) this is being aired on CNN International. Yes, my fellow Americans, it's true. People outside the country were watching Wolf Blitzer announce, “It’s time now to meet, the 2012 Republican Presidential contenders!” with the air of Bob Barker yelling, “Come on down!” Foreigners were looking at the all red-white-and-blue set. Foreigners watching the national anthem being sung and the candidates vying with each other for who could look the most soulful as they stood at attention. And worst of all, people outside this country, who may never have actually met Americans or talked to them at length, heard the debate itself, and Americans cheering for… Well, I’m not even going to go into that again.
Bleeding heart that I am, however, the person I feel most sorry for is Wolf Blitzer, who I’m convinced had to talk the producers out of making him wear striped pants and a red-white-and-blue top hat.
“Do you want me to beg?” I imagine him saying tearfully during some pre-production meeting. “All right, I’m begging you…”
To all people outside of the US who might have been watching that debate...
Honestly. We aren't like that.
Crossposted from Thoughtcrimes
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Date: 14/9/11 20:09 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 20:30 (UTC)If Americans knew political issues and politician stats and facts as well as they knew their sports stats, I'd breath a freakin' sigh of relief.
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Date: 14/9/11 20:38 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 20:52 (UTC)and to, ya know, actually get him to vote on election day.
he didnt vote last year cause he didnt change his place of registration...
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Date: 14/9/11 20:54 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 21:00 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 22:37 (UTC)Hm....
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Date: 15/9/11 18:30 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 20:11 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 20:37 (UTC)Since politics is just a game at this point, might as well stop dressing it up.
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Date: 15/9/11 18:34 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 15/9/11 20:25 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 17/9/11 19:38 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 18/9/11 03:39 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 20:48 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 20:55 (UTC)thats my take, at least.
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Date: 14/9/11 20:57 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 22:38 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 15/9/11 00:24 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 15/9/11 01:58 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 21:00 (UTC)The point is...
Date: 15/9/11 00:36 (UTC)Re: The point is...
Date: 15/9/11 03:42 (UTC)Re: The point is...
Date: 15/9/11 15:28 (UTC)Re: The point is...
Date: 16/9/11 02:41 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 14/9/11 21:12 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 21:14 (UTC)Would that be...
Date: 15/9/11 00:38 (UTC)Re: Would that be...
Date: 15/9/11 10:51 (UTC)Sanctimony, ten yards, offense!
Date: 14/9/11 21:41 (UTC)Re: Sanctimony, ten yards, offense!
Date: 14/9/11 21:56 (UTC)Re: Sanctimony, ten yards, offense!
Date: 14/9/11 22:05 (UTC)Re: Sanctimony, ten yards, offense!
Date: 15/9/11 01:37 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 14/9/11 22:10 (UTC)I didn't know that doctors & physicians had different jobs but maybe she was referring to Doctors of Philosophy?
Michele's doctor...
Date: 15/9/11 00:41 (UTC)Re: Michele's doctor...
Date: 15/9/11 01:16 (UTC)Re: Michele's doctor...
Date: 15/9/11 14:25 (UTC)Re: Michele's doctor...
Date: 15/9/11 15:17 (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 15/9/11 18:38 (UTC)Jon Stewart on the debates
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Date: 18/9/11 09:48 (UTC)