The following article was produced after a weekend of perpetually watching and reading political news and updates. Thanks to little sleep (remember, the author is experiencing the joys of a teething toddler), a few wasted hours watching There Will Be Blood (a movie which left her poor linear minded brain reeling in pathetic attempts to piece together the chaotic bits of plot from said movie), and a lack of proper Dr. Pepper hydration, the author of this blog needed some way to vent a few political frustrations.
With this justification in place, please note that this break in mommy-blogging is only a temporary disruption. Tune in next time for more light-hearted true tales of the author’s dorky, hot Hubby and divaliscious Little Lady.
Side-note: The author does not normally add “liscious” to her words, but, in addition to the previously mentioned TV and movie watching, the author also watched Project Runway. “Liscious” is this season’s “fierce.” She was trying it out to see if she like it or not. The verdict = she doesn’t.
We’ve reached the time of a political season that I turn into a sarcastic American who suspects every candidate speech, action, and smile as having ulterior motives. Up until this past weekend, it’s been fun to watch the political scene — to see who might win this or that.
Now, however, I’m tired of the name calling, word twisting, and rumor spreading time that is an American Presidential Election. Everywhere I turn, whether it’s a cable news station, the internet, my mommy group, or the grocery story, I see more of the same old thing: a he said, she said argument that goes around in dizzying circles without absolutely settling anything.
Rather than turning into an election of issues and ideas, our current election has already morphed into a den of sniping, growling beasts, attacking every involved person’s past, present, future, rumored, or invented words and deeds. Everyone, conservative and liberal alike, tries to sway us with their fast-paced rhetoric, emphasising the “Hussein” in Obama’s name or talking about Palin’s “Troopergate” and alleged baby scandals. Newscasters carefully craft their sentences dripping with pathos — spinning words to create emotional reactions rather than logical ones.
Sickening.
Instead of being able to trust anyone during the next few months, we have to rely on our own ability to sort and sift through it all, picking out the little bits of unbiased truths we can find.
Good luck, everyone. I’m sure the next 60-odd days will be a blast!
