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[felis_ultharus]

So today's the eve of the American election. I guess that means that obsession will be over for me, but Quebec's government is expected to call a general election tomorrow.

After that, there won't be an election for me to obsess over until the Montreal elections in late 2009, unless one level of government falls in the meantime.

Obama's grandmother died yesterday. The fact that creepy Republicans conspiracy theorists are coming out of the wordwork and screaming that Obama killed her to cover up something related to his birth certificate just makes me like them even less -- and I didn't think that was possible.

John McCain, meanwhile, was born in a place that isn't even American territory anymore (Panama Canal Zone) and you don't see anyone trying to get him disqualified.

Meanwhile, many blogs and newspapers are carrying a story in their man-bites-dog sections about a witch doctor neighbour of Obama's other grandmother who cast the bones to predict and Obama victory.

Kenya and witches have been coming up a lot this election -- even more than lipstick on pitbulls and pigs. First it was Sarah Palin belonging to a witch-hunting church, and crediting her Alaska gubernatorial victory to a prayer from Kenyan witch hunter Thomas Muthee. Their church claims to fight witchcraft with miraculous effects brought about by prayer.

I wonder if Muthee and Radima have ever met? Probably not, but it would be interesting. Maybe the American election should be determined by an anime-style, apocalyptic battle of magic between the two.

Hell, it makes about as much sense as the electoral college system.

Comments

[hestia.livejournal.com]

They're saying WHAT? How fucking stupid do they really think people are? Even they can't possibly believe that!

[hestia.livejournal.com]

I take that back. There are a hell of a lot of removed posts there. Obviously they _are_ that stupid. I'm fucking gob smacked.

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

A recent metaquotes artcile summarized some of the more freakish ones. I couldn't believe. I've interacted with conservatives here in the Canadian context. Some angered and infuriated me.

But reading that stuff by those McCainites was like peeking into the mind of an unmedicated psychotic.

[hestia.livejournal.com]

btw I've started a new LJ for politics, news and uni stuff. It's maenad_au. I've done that to keep my posts more organised for myself and others. I'm going to try having a grown up's web presence. ;)

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I've added you.

But if you develop a more grown up presence, you'll never fit in on LJ. That's what WordPress is for ^_^

[redeyedhyuuga.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to ask you, what do you think of Obama? We're in a mess down here regardless of who ended up getting elected anyway, but what do you think the chances are of Obama actually being able to do something to fix this mess?

Cheers!
Mp3-San

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

He's going to do better than McCain would've -- Republicans always crash the economy, though for some reason everyone thinks they do better.

If he brings back the Glass-Steagel (sp?) act, that'll prevent this from happening again, and he might just do that.

But the financial sector needs heavy regulation and there needs to be more money going to the middle and lower classes in the form of social programs -- not just tax cuts. Obama talks a good game, but he's very, very close to a lot of major corporations to push hard on that.

On the other hand, he's taking aim at trickledown economics, and at NAFTA -- a deal that's only been good for the rich in Canada and the US, and terrible for the poor.

If he starts trying to restore FDR's New Deal, it'll infuriate the powers-that-be, but that's the way to start changing things for the better for ordinary people.