Monday, June 05, 2023

Uh-Huh

Because the two biggest political power brokers in the country are the two fathers of Twitter. Right?

The cachet of the Kennedy name is long gone. There are fewer and fewer of us who remember JFK (or just his death). And Jr. is, for most of us, one step away from Q-Anon. That’s what we know. Besides, even with his name he’s no more charismatic than Joe Manchin or Joe Lieberman, and really about as well known. I know third-party candidates are supposed to be spoilers (I’ve even seen arguments that Hillary lost due to a third-party candidate no one remembers anymore). But we have third-party candidates every four years. You can remember Ross Perot (if you’re as old as your humble host), maybe when Ralph Nader quixotically ran. Bernie Sanders was expected to do it, but he always knew better. No Labels still think they can game the system. But ballot access and campaign ads are one thing. They still need a candidate.

You can’t run an idea; it has to be a person. And that person could be: Bobby, Jr.? Seriously? He’s got better name recognition than Manchin, I’ll grant you. But barely, honestly. Even the revival of “Camelot” ditched the Kennedy Administration connection along with the book. Nobody is pining for the pre-LBJ, pre-civil rights, pre-Beatles ‘60’s. The’50’s, maybe; but that crowd wants the 1850’s. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was JFK’s, after all. Johnson got it passed basically as Kennedy’s memorial. The VRA was LBJ’s, and Roberts gutted it in the name of keeping the Constitution color-blind. Which it isn’t, because white is a color, too. And calling the Constitution color-blind is affirming only one color matters, because that’s affirming the status quo since ratification.

But that’s another blog post. It’s late, I’m meandering. 
It’s the “killer rabbit  🐇 element that I’ve never come across. And now I’m curious… 🤨  A felon in possession of a gun? That’s already a federal violation. What about guns in the hands of the “mentally ill”? The entire GOP, then? Kindergartners packing heat will solve a lot of problems. I suppose that elementary school kid who shot his teacher might have been shot first if she’d just had a gun. Sure reach him a lesson, huh!? Right, Nikki? Her doctor, on the other hand…. Truthfully? I don’t have a problem with that. For me it’s all about the health of the mother. But I don’t speak for all Democrats. I’m also glad I don’t pay for cable, so none of my money finds its way to CNN.
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1 comment:

  1. The Thought Criminal8:33 AM

    Jake Tapper, where's The Horse of Media Whores Online when we need her? If CNN dumps him he could get a job as a weather vein.

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