Thursday, August 07, 2003

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Davis?

Verbal Jazz promises that will be the last pun in reference to the California Governor Recall race which now features Gary Coleman (yes, from "Diff'rent Strokes", Gallagher (yes, the guy who smashes watermelons), Arnold Schwarzenegger (yes, the cigar smoking "actor" whose film "Total Recall" be referenced ad nauseam), Arianna Huffington (yes, the syndicated columnist behind the Detroit Project), as well as a whole host of other wannabes.

This whole recall thing is a bit out of control, kind of like Chaos Theory as applied to electoral politics. It almost makes the Governorship of one former wrestler in Minnesota look somewhat normal. Becoming Governor by Recall seems to hold greater odds than actually being elected to the post. Imagine if all elections actually ran that way: say hello to "Presidential Idol!"

Maybe Vegas should open up a betting line on the chances of the candidates: I would love to put a fiver down on Gary Coleman just because, as my coworker said, "he needs to go to jail for that shirt [he is wearing in the CNN article]." Well, that and he’s Gary freakin' Colman! The man was a signature phrase that trumps any of the Austrian bodybuilders. "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout..." allows Gary Coleman to stay "on message" without any distractions. Go, Gary, go!

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