The warm-up is over, now sprint
Kerry goes 2-0 and takes 39% of the vote. The General, despite his early lead of 14 votes, and the Closet Republican both skipped Iowa to campaign in New Hampshire and it benefited neither of them, as they did not meet the statistical threshold of 15% to gain at least one delegate. Not one lousy stinking delegate!
Now the candidates are off to other parts of the country to drum up more support and more delegates in order to surrender themselves to the onslaught of Republican attack ads and refrains of: "September 11," "September 11," "September 11."
Sold my soul to Rock n' Roll
During his speech last night, the Howard Dean had to stop several times to let the applause dies down...he even held his microphone out to the crowd to catch their cacophonous cheers, just like a rock concert. Imagine how that place would have erupted had Dean taken his shirt off and started singing "We Will Rock You?" There would have been lighters in the air, mark me. That's what got him into trouble with that Iowa speech, reacting to a raucous crowd with a younger demographic than any of the other candidates and having a bit of fun as he worked himself into a lather. Howard Dean, once referred to in these hallowed pages as "The Anointed" because he was anointed by the press as the Democratic Front runner, is now The Rock Star. The Rock Star even has a catchy refrain, "And we will," which is slated to be his next single.
If this is forward "Joe-mentum," I am glad my name is Chris
Momentum certainly belongs to John Kerry, a.k.a. the Vampire, who continues to suck away the lifeblood of the other candidates (i.e. votes) in order to stay alive where he was once left for dead. Dean was certainly not as close to Kerry as he would have liked, but had a much better showing than he did in Iowa. Edwards (Dorian Gray) faltered a bit in finishing fourth, but could probably gain momentum by using the gravitational pull of the South Carolina primary to hurtle his campaign forward.
With a mere 9% of the vote, compared to 12% for Clark and Edwards, Joe Lieberman (The Closet Republican) declared himself in a tie for third place. Politicians in the midst of a campaign must remain blissfully unaware of their status as a heavy underdog. It also doesn't bode well for the Closet Republican that most of his votes came from conservatives and Republicans who switched their affiliation to vote in the primary.
"Electability"
"Electability" has become the buzzword of the Democratic Primary as voters way the pros and cons of each candidate. "Electability" apparently means a candidate that people will vote for, which, one hopes at least, a Democratic nominee who has survived the Primaries (and Caucuses) should be The Rock Star apparently does not have "Electability" while the Vampire does. Sharpton and the Mad Vegan Elf apparently do not have "Electability" with 0% and 1% of the vote respectively. "Electability" has been drummed into the minds of the voters by the press corps and has played a solid part in the slippage of the Rock Star: primary voters are made to feel as though they are playing Russian Roulette with the candidates and they better select the one who can beat President Flyboy and his Super Justice League (i.e. Cabinet) in the general election.
Watch those endorsements carefully
Michael Moore is one of those polarizing figures whose endorsement should be welcome, yet out on hold until after the election. Moore's assertion that President Flyboy-in-Chief is a "deserter" and the allusions in "Bowling for Columbine" to the bombing in Kosovo as part of our culture of violence proved to be a distraction for the General with no real political experience. Actually, being a General is a political position, just not one that is elected.
"Bowling for Columbine" is a film worth watching, whether you agree with Moore or not. He does take some liberties with the truth. Verbal Jazz noted at least one instance of presenting statistical information in a way that would prove his point (it's called marketing). Also the scene where he gets the gun from a bank is staged (again, to prove a point). That said, Moore is best kept on the down low.
Why New Hampshire?
Every four years the question arises: why do white bread states like Iowa and New Hampshire play such a significant role in deciding the nominee? The answer is because "real" people do not live in states with large metropolitan areas such as New York, California, or Illinois and, thus, should not be allowed to set the tone for the rest of the country. In fact, fake people inhabit large metropolitan areas: this is an exclusive Verbal Jazz fact that has not been exhaustively fact- checked therefore, to borrow the attitude of talk radio, I must be right.
|
Kerry goes 2-0 and takes 39% of the vote. The General, despite his early lead of 14 votes, and the Closet Republican both skipped Iowa to campaign in New Hampshire and it benefited neither of them, as they did not meet the statistical threshold of 15% to gain at least one delegate. Not one lousy stinking delegate!
Now the candidates are off to other parts of the country to drum up more support and more delegates in order to surrender themselves to the onslaught of Republican attack ads and refrains of: "September 11," "September 11," "September 11."
Sold my soul to Rock n' Roll
During his speech last night, the Howard Dean had to stop several times to let the applause dies down...he even held his microphone out to the crowd to catch their cacophonous cheers, just like a rock concert. Imagine how that place would have erupted had Dean taken his shirt off and started singing "We Will Rock You?" There would have been lighters in the air, mark me. That's what got him into trouble with that Iowa speech, reacting to a raucous crowd with a younger demographic than any of the other candidates and having a bit of fun as he worked himself into a lather. Howard Dean, once referred to in these hallowed pages as "The Anointed" because he was anointed by the press as the Democratic Front runner, is now The Rock Star. The Rock Star even has a catchy refrain, "And we will," which is slated to be his next single.
If this is forward "Joe-mentum," I am glad my name is Chris
Momentum certainly belongs to John Kerry, a.k.a. the Vampire, who continues to suck away the lifeblood of the other candidates (i.e. votes) in order to stay alive where he was once left for dead. Dean was certainly not as close to Kerry as he would have liked, but had a much better showing than he did in Iowa. Edwards (Dorian Gray) faltered a bit in finishing fourth, but could probably gain momentum by using the gravitational pull of the South Carolina primary to hurtle his campaign forward.
With a mere 9% of the vote, compared to 12% for Clark and Edwards, Joe Lieberman (The Closet Republican) declared himself in a tie for third place. Politicians in the midst of a campaign must remain blissfully unaware of their status as a heavy underdog. It also doesn't bode well for the Closet Republican that most of his votes came from conservatives and Republicans who switched their affiliation to vote in the primary.
"Electability"
"Electability" has become the buzzword of the Democratic Primary as voters way the pros and cons of each candidate. "Electability" apparently means a candidate that people will vote for, which, one hopes at least, a Democratic nominee who has survived the Primaries (and Caucuses) should be The Rock Star apparently does not have "Electability" while the Vampire does. Sharpton and the Mad Vegan Elf apparently do not have "Electability" with 0% and 1% of the vote respectively. "Electability" has been drummed into the minds of the voters by the press corps and has played a solid part in the slippage of the Rock Star: primary voters are made to feel as though they are playing Russian Roulette with the candidates and they better select the one who can beat President Flyboy and his Super Justice League (i.e. Cabinet) in the general election.
Watch those endorsements carefully
Michael Moore is one of those polarizing figures whose endorsement should be welcome, yet out on hold until after the election. Moore's assertion that President Flyboy-in-Chief is a "deserter" and the allusions in "Bowling for Columbine" to the bombing in Kosovo as part of our culture of violence proved to be a distraction for the General with no real political experience. Actually, being a General is a political position, just not one that is elected.
"Bowling for Columbine" is a film worth watching, whether you agree with Moore or not. He does take some liberties with the truth. Verbal Jazz noted at least one instance of presenting statistical information in a way that would prove his point (it's called marketing). Also the scene where he gets the gun from a bank is staged (again, to prove a point). That said, Moore is best kept on the down low.
Why New Hampshire?
Every four years the question arises: why do white bread states like Iowa and New Hampshire play such a significant role in deciding the nominee? The answer is because "real" people do not live in states with large metropolitan areas such as New York, California, or Illinois and, thus, should not be allowed to set the tone for the rest of the country. In fact, fake people inhabit large metropolitan areas: this is an exclusive Verbal Jazz fact that has not been exhaustively fact- checked therefore, to borrow the attitude of talk radio, I must be right.
|
<< Home