The Clog Papers: The 2008 Presidential Race Was A Gimmick

I didn't support either of the candidates, but that's just because I support the Rhinoceros Party. Both parties were running on the gimmick of making history. Have the first African-American President, or the first female Vice-President. Looking back, you can tell that all eyes were on Obama. I had a little hope that perhaps Dennis Kusinich could win the nomination and perhaps bring back the Clinton-style government. A more laid back government. But that's not the point.

I must admit that the last time we've seen a U.S. President or even a politician so prominent in the public eye was in the days of John F. Kennedy, or possibly in the days of Trudeau. But, then again, we didn't see JFK or Trudeau on T-shirts worn by all the "thugz" out on the street, and more to the point, worn by "thugz" outside of the United States. Americans should have their Obama privileges taken away untill they can learn to treat their president like a politician and not like a celebrity.

I like what Hillary and Barack did when running for the Democratic nomination. It was such a flimsy and hollow scheme that I doubt most of you will remember it. Both decided to trace their family trees and come up with some relationship to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Why on earth would we care? I know why. The majority of the voting public were either part of the Generation of Swine, or were the children of the Generation of Swine. These are people who wanted to see a big popularity contest instead of an election.

I may seem to be anti-Obama, but remember, I didn't like either candidate and I support the Rhinoceros party. I have nothing to go after for John McCain. Everything he did has already been shot to pieces by the media, the majority of which was left-bias. He tried to compete with Obama by brining up the possibility of making history with the firs female vice-president. A move we all called stupid. But, if you look at the gimmick he had to compete with, it seems less idiotic. I can't believe I'm going easy on the Republicans, either. I can go after them by saying how they helped the downward spiral of the economy and made the majority of the world hate America, but that's already been done. I try to keep it original.

"Buy my soda!" said the Moose Diarrhea Salesman. And we did. We all did. But when we got it home and opened up the package, it was not what they said it was. And rather than chucking it all and searching for something better, we're content with looking for another Moose Diarrhea Salesman.