almost okay

Because of the way this never-ending Presidential campaign has been covered by the press, I'd put every single political reporter and news anchor in America on the target this week if I could. Charlie Gibson just happens to get the nod because he was lucky enough to moderate the high-profile Democratic 'Debate' from Philadelphia a couple of nights ago.

And he has a turkey neck.

Amazingly, Gibson managed to get almost as much face time for himself as the two candidates got, even putting in the last word as he shamelessly joked with the studio audience afterward asking them for a round of applause for ABC News during the program's sign-off.

Applause? For ABC News? Are you shitting me?

Applause for Charlie Gibson? What for? For badgering and interrupting Barack Obama on several occasions while the Illinois Senator attempted to sincerely answer the question he'd just been asked? Or maybe for continuing to focus (along with his sidekick for the night - that talentless, smarmy hobbit, George Stephanopoulos) on the trivial issues of Obama's recent verbal miscues instead of running a true debate between the candidates?

It appeared to me as though Gibson and Stephanopoulos went out of their way to make Senator Obama look as uncomfortable as possible just one week prior to the Pennsylvania primary that will more than likely make or break Hillary's chance for the nomination. It was almost as if Bill Clinton himself had written the fucking questions and promised a pair of high-end escorts for the two of them afterwards.

God forbid Hillary and Barack should spend their debate time putting forth ideas on how they plan to fix the economy, end the war in Iraq and provide health care for every American citizen. Dull shit like that doesn't sell advertising. Sound bites do.

I suppose it's what America wants, though. After all, we're a lazy bunch of fuckers. It's ten times as easy to to be spoon-fed reasons why Hillary or Obama either one should not be President than it is for us to sit down and take into consideration how the candidates differ on specific points, then make an informed decision about who we think should be.

The entire event was closer to being a debate between Obama and Charlie Gibson than it was between the two candidates. And every single analysis of it that I saw when it was over chalked it up as a victory for Hillary.

And why in hell is the average, bitter, gun-toting, bible-thumping citizen of the United States so goddamned hung up about whether or not Senator Obama is in love with the fucking American flag? George W. Bush proudly wears his flag pin every single day while smiling right into the camera and continuing to rape that same average, bitter, gun-toting, bible-thumping wage-earner all the while making the richest five percent of the population (his supporters) even richer.

For Christ's sake, the devil himself could cover his tail, hooves and horns with the Stars and Stripes if he were so fashionably inclined. Does that mean he'd make a good President?

I'm fucking sick of the whole idea of patriotism. You know why? Because it's an antiquated concept that by definition logically leads to separatism, racism and blind loyalty to country, right or wrong. Don't you think the fucking Nazis thought they were being 'patriotic' when they rolled over Europe and Africa in the name of the 'Fatherland'?

Just remember folks, this 'Fatherland' of America was here long before us white folks arrived and took it from the people who actually lived here, slaughtering the majority of them in the process.

I know, I know. It's not funny, but it's true.

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