« Blindsided Political Rant, Pt. 1 »

It's on. Actually, it's been on since January.

At the Republican National Convention, every elephant is slamming the donkey hard. John Kerry's record is being ripped to shreds by President Bush supporters.

Negativity — something people say they hate to see on TV. They don't like political ads that bash candidates without any facts. And there are the GOP's, doing what people hate to see.

Guess they won't convince any voters to think otherwise. After all, they've already had their negativity nestled in their brain since the 2000 election, when their disdain began for Bush when Al Gore didn't become president.

First it was Bush supporters and anti-Bush supporters. Whoever was running against Bush, they'd vote for. Hey, it's their right.

To some, John Kerry is the only sensible alternative to Bush. To everyone else, Bush is the only sensible alternative to John Kerry.

So instead of "Bush or Not Bush," it's "Not Bush or Not Kerry." That's a lot of nots, and I'm not including Not News.

So you're on one side or the other. This is nothing new. All the people who were still undecided after the Democratic National Convention might now be swayed by the RNC, since it happened a month later than the DNC. The rest of the undecided will then vote for Ralph Nader, a scrawny little whats-it who went to Las Vegas and condemned the gambling industry. I believe he may be the first third party candidate to run with two broken knees.

So negativity's everywhere. For all the starry-eyed who say they're sick of the negativity, you started it. You hated Bush and blindly went to the Democratic candidate's side. Supporters of Bush aren't even giving Kerry a second chance because they don't know anything about him.

Both sides are stubborn, and it comes down to the swing voters, i. e. the college-aged stoners who will vote if they remember to. Perhaps Kerry should invest in some Visine to hand out during his campaign stops.

But don't give me this bull about not wanting to hear negativity. That's what's gonna help either Not Bush or Not Kerry win the election.

One thing's for sure though — it's Not Nader. You can bet on that.

- posted by Suss @ 12:34 AM | Permanent Link To This Post