Friday, October 24, 2014

Voter Are Stupid


Voter Are Stupid

If you vote a straight Democratic ticket you are a stupid voter. If you vote a straight Republican ticket you are a stupid voter. And, if you base your decision on some radio or TV commercial or news paper ad or a mailer of some sort then you are a moron.

Candidates are no more than cigarettes or beer or cars: products to be sold to a gullible public. You should invest in a couple of seasons of “Mad Men”. In case you don’t know, it’s about ad agencies and how they work to convince the public about a product.

It’s no wonder we have a dysfunctional government. Too many voters have given their brain to CNN or some fat talk show hosts, sitting behind a microphone and living in a gated community. These guys make a hundred times what a typical listener earns yet they can influence the low brain crowd so easily.

The lying season is in full gear. Politicians in both parties are making charges and counter-charges and attributing to themselves powers they will not have and the stupid public believing every word.

Here in Texas the Republican candidate for governor is passing saying the FBI has opened an investigation on his opponent. That case was closed months ago with the Star Telegram reporting no “issues worth pursuing”. And the Democratic candidate is accusing her opponent of defending the wrong people. She should know by now that lawyers can do what is criminal for prostitutes.

Lawyers go where the money is. Their belief is that whether their client is guilty or not is up to a jury.

The Tea Party has taken over the Republican slate. I look for my state to be in for a bumpy ride. I voted early and I did something I have never done: voted a straight Democratic ticket. Not because I believe the Democrats are better but because I perceive the Tea Party candidates are worse.

I have been voting in the Republican primaries for a number of years because I believed the candidates then in office were doing an OK job. No more.

Our governor Rick Perry started out well but in the past few years he has sold out the good people of Texas to the deep pocket interests. Look no farther than our state highways; many of them have sold to private interests to be converted into toll roads. Even our great grandchildren will be paying for them. But, we have “no new taxes”.

Unless the Democratic Party wakes up, Texas will remain the reddest of red states.

MADD MEXX

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