I've read about this now a couple of places, and will post a link when I can get one that's not password-protected, BUT The rumor is that Rupert Murdoch (the same guy who agreed to stop reporting the truth in order to do business in China, but he also brings us Fox Sports World so it's a wash) is planning a two-year long series along the lines of American Idol to select a candidate for President in 2004. 100 candidates will start the series. During subsequent episodes, candidates will square off in numerous competitions, like debates. The number of semifinalists will be whittled down each week, based on live audience response and telephone/Internet voting. Each episode will originate from all-American locales such as Mount Rushmore or the Statue of Liberty. But the final episode of the series will be an "American Candidate" convention, held live on the National Mall in Washington around July 4, 2004! (Apparently there are no plans to have Simon or Paula dissect their performances) Personally, I'm setting MY 10,000 calls a minute dialing system to vote for Justin. Kelly just doesn't have the gravitas.
Just wait until the first dimwit in Palm Beach County complains that the line was busy and their vote didn't get counted.
You beat me to it. I agree. There is nothing quite as funny as calling floridian voters idiots. Hold on. Let me stop laughing.
I didn't call Floridian voters idiots, I called Palm Beach voters idiots. And, I'd also like to throw in Broward and Dade County voters. Ok, if you can refute those statements go ahead, otherwise I'll just go ahead and laugh at my own jokes.
You can often be funny Ian, and you often make good points. I don't really know folks from these counties. If calling them all idiots gives you a big thrill, or makes you feel intelligent, great. What it makes you sound like is sort of an angry prick. So if you are ever in the mood not to give that impressions, I guess you can take this as unsolicited advice.
My impression is that the show will nominate someone to run for President--sort of like a Hollywood version of a party convention. If so, this is great news for Bush. People dumb enough to vote some moron from a TV show to be President are also probably liberals. Alex
I don't know either of you two from any other people on here, but Ian's post was funny. In reference to any election discussion and/or voting, the first joke out of everyone's mouth or sock puppet on bigsoccer should be, stupid broward or dade or Palm Beach county voters. It is funny. Plain and simple. Get a sense of humor about it. If it happened once, not so funny. Since it happened twice, once costing them the President and once costing them the Democratic nominee for Governor, then they are plain and simple, idiots. I am sure he doesn't give a crap about your opinoin about him, just as you don't give a crap about his opinion of you. Let's not sling personal comments here. Calling him an angry prick for making a good joke is totally uncalled for. MLSNHTOWN (angry prick)
> I don't really know folks from these counties. If > calling them all idiots gives you a big thrill, or > makes you feel intelligent, great. I have no problem with saying that they are all idiots to a man. If you are conducting some kind of social science survey or doing some kind of government business, then you should be more objective. But when dealing with personal opinion generalizations make it easier to act instead of getting bogged down by points from all sides. Leno and Letterman both made the same joke. Many times. People laughed. It's funny. People make fun of California all the time. I don't mind. I make fun of Texans and midwestern America. It's all good.
This is so awesome! I just read the Drudge Report and I am so totally stoked over this show! I hope they have instant replays so we can vote on those too, like when ESPN shows the NFL instant replays and the ref dude is looking in his camera thingy and I get to go online and vote. It's so power to the people. And I hope they have like whatsherface with the big tits so it's not like totally boring politics stuff (you know "blah blah blah and medicare for seniors" -- I mean, who cares about the old geezers!) And maybe they could have that British lady who does the weakest link show and she could make fun of all the pompous air bags and show how dumb they really are... umm, yeah this is a great idea. I'm sure it will be democracy at its finest: a well-informed citizenry casting its vote based strictly upon the combination of experience, philosophy and policy proposals of the candidate. Yeah, right...I'm trying to remember what I once believed. Just why was it I believed democracy to be superior to fascism? I can't seem to remember.