some sage words on the man who isn’t there…
Now if the judge could rule that the cable shows had to talk about issues, not high school catfighting, we might have a real election here.
Cliff Schecter on a Las Vegas judge ruling that NBC had to allow Dennis Kucinich to appear in the debate scheduled to take place in the city of sin…
Kucinich makes so much sense it’s scary. He’s really a Democrat of the original mold. I mean, they act like he’s off-the-scale, but he’s really more in the tradition of McGovern or even McCarthy or any strong anti-war patriot.
Problem is, by being an enlightened person, he has transcended the whole cult of personality – making him essentially unelectable in a nation addicted to mythologies.
That’s why it’s so funny hearing Bill Clinton talk about Obama as a yarn-spinning fantasy-driver. He’s describing his own (successful) techniques.
Douglas Rushkoff in the comments of a post which looks at the possibility of voter fraud in the recent primaries.
Always remember: Everything is the opposite of how it appears.
