Sorry I haven’t been posting much as cynicism has set in of late as I peek inside the sausage factory known as electoral politics in the good ol’ U.S. of A. From Huckabee’s preposterous outreach to South Carolinians that he used to fry up a mess-o-squirrel on a popcorn popper to the ever more ridiculous dung flinging face-off between Barack and Hillary, the view from here is that it’s extremely difficult to crank out any observations that are particularly original when the satire is already pre-packaged.
What really is there to say about the squirrel thing…or the moronic L.B.J. vs M.L.K debate? And what can you add to the preposterous discussion that Fred Thompson is the next Ronald Reagan…or that Guliani is the great warrior in the War on Terror…or that Duncan Hunter at one time thought he had a legitimate chance at the presidency?
I’ve made this point before: isn’t it interesting that three comics (John Stewart, Bill Maher, and Steven Colbert) and a journalist-turned sports reporter-turned comic (Kieth Obermann) have become the foremost political observers of our day? These guys know good material when the see it and with the writers still on strike, the candidates are writing the monologues for them.
Aside from that, I’m still a little depressed that my boy Edwards has descended to the role of the bright pupil in the back of the classroom endlessly raising his hand to answer the question when the teacher invariably calls on his 2 star pupils Hillary and Barack. And that Kucinich has been barred from the classroom altogether. And that the fossilized McCain can gain traction by threatening yet another war in the Middle East. And that a Wall Street whore named Mitt Romney has as good a chance of becoming the Leader of the Free World as anyone currently in the race.
And let’s face it folks, these aren’t even the big story lines. The big story line is whether Ladanian Tomlinson was tanking it in last week’s game against the Pats. I’m sure at the next debate that will be put in the form of a question and tossed at one of the candidates. And we have 8 more months of this?
The dummying down of America is coming home to roost Mark Larson is the perfect example of just how stupid this country has become.
Comment by Jesse east county — Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
Pass the Prozac Stacy, I’m so depressed. Mostly over Barack and Hillary going at it and, like you said, the best candidate, Edwards, is being completely ignored. I heard all of the candidates speak at last year’s state democratic convention and Edwards, by far, has the best platform. Almost everyone I know is voting for Edwards in the primary, yet he is always behind in the polls because the press won’t cover his campaign and give him the publicity the other candidate’s are getting.
Add to that the overt sexism on the part of Hillary-hating women everywhere. They always have an excuse to not like her personally, but they can’t tell me one thing about her platform. I happen to like her and think she would make a great VP to Edwards. Or, maybe visa-versa since our boy is being ignored.
There was a time when it looked like our side had a pretty sure thing… Why do we always eat out own?
Comment by Lorelei — Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 2:15 pm
Stacy, Don’t get discouraged! At least don’t let it show! There are tons of things to talk about.
Comment by Virginia M — Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
Lorelei, I know just what you mean about Hillary-hating women. What is up with that?
Comment by Virginia M — Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
Stacy,
Glad to have you back, I have been living in the only dark I can find, but the light from this mess is too bright to keep my head covered for long. It has been a while and I did not plan on sending any emails but remain a silent listener; however the country I have believed in, is burning up like a meteor entering the atmosphere.
Too many citizens are fooled into remedial politics, where the size of your nose or the age of your wife is more important than the lives of true Americans being lost for slogans made out of lies. I do not think we can come out of this one, the inertia is too great to overcome; I would have to join Pam.
The name of my movement would have to be “Citizen Obscura.” Welcome back.
Mark
Comment by Mark S. Drummond — Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 3:53 pm
I don’t dislike the shill because she’s a woman; I dislike her due to her politics. Plus, she’s part of the Bilderberg group and her hubby is tooooo in bed with daddy shrub. Not to mention that she’s in bed with big pharma and doesn’t want the public to have the same type of health care Congress gets. Once again, socialism for the rich, free-market-run-amok capitalism for the rest of us. Screw it.
Stacy, thanks for having Greg on. He’s a hoot, isn’t he? I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who suggested him, and I learned a lot from his appearance. He should be a regular every time he visits our neck of the woods. I would have called to get a DVD but all I could think of saying is that bald is beautiful. He does, however, look very hot in his fedora.
Your new hours are perfect for me. But there sure wasn’t much publicity about that, eh? I certainly share your angst over the political shams we must endure. Maybe W will ordain another 9/11 and deliver us from Diebold while forcing us to die bold. Just which criminal asshat decided upon that name?
Watch out for the loony tune drivers in the rain, my friends. And get an extra trashcan to store some runoff.
Comment by Kathleen — Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 6:46 pm
Thanks for being you, Stacy.
Regarding aging baby boomers in costumes, living out their youthful Easy Rider fantasies; Now they’re Grey-haired accountants hanging out with “New York Myyyyyyke” at the Harley dealership, eating free hotdogs and complaining about all the illegal aliens stealing the jobs that no-one will take anyway. All the good jobs have been eliminated or sent overseas.
Greg Palast is on top of the selling of America to the Saudis, Chinese, etc. I’m sad to report the downgrading of our country to junk-bond status is my legacy to my children.I let them know also about the sad fact that their standard of living will be worse than mine, courtesy of the military-industrial-congressional complex (Ike’s original term). My new slogan is : “I’M LETTING MY KIDS PAY FOR THE WAR!”
Comment by pbfishtaco — Wednesday, January 23, 2008 @ 8:34 pm
Nice to see that you posted again…even from the comfort of bed. After hearing the show and reading what I could, I think our apathy is derived from knowing that most of the people running (besides Dennis)have enabled Bush to the point of making him unstoppable. It was all on their watch. Edwards apologies for his mistakes are the only ones that I believe out of all of them. I think running is maybe his way of correcting those mistakes. Edwards as President and Dennis as VP would be a dream ticket in my eyes. A major threat to this administration and their lacky’s and a fine one at that. As for Hillary…I respected her until the “Rove” tactics appeared. It doesn’t make her look tough. it makes her look Republican. I’m not bashing. I’m just observing and this all looks soooooo familiar.
Comment by Julie In San Diego — Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 1:29 am
I can’t believe that John Edwards can not get any press.
I believe he is the only hope we have of winning the election in November. I hope that the democrats will wake up soon, and realize this is the man we have to get behind if this country has any chance of waking up from this 8 year nightmare.
Comment by Pamela Harrison — Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 5:09 am
I refuse to give up hope. I know we all hate to be back to the lesser of evils choice again but I believe that only Hillary is electable. I do not believe that Obama can win the national election. That said, I see so much resistance to Hillary even among Democrats that I do worry.
I get such a sinking feeling thinking of the possiblility of a Romney win. I do refuse to give up hope. I am going to work for whoever gets the Democratic nomination.
Stacy, keep up the good work. In my opinion a radio personality has to be an actor and a performer. It shouldn’t really matter how you feel personally you need to put together an entertaining and engaging and even a controversial show. I don’t think Rush ever shows any discouragement. His callers are often complete idiots but somehow he uses them as an opportunity to say what he wants to say.
I’m not suggesting that you need to toe the liberal line the way Rush does the conservative. Just be a confident powerful voice for the rest of us.
Comment by Virginia M — Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
Yay Stacy! Go Stacy!
Comment by Virginia M — Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 3:36 pm
Dennis Kucinich dropped out. When he shaved his eyebrows, that did it for me.. I decided to lose 60 lbs
Comment by Lori in mission Beach — Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 6:24 pm
I don’t think Rush ever shows any discouragement.
Virginia, dear lady. You have done our Stacy a disservice. I know you wish that liberal radio could rival the power and influence of right-wing talk, but it never will. Rush, et al, pander to the lowest common denominator. It is a form of propaganda that seeks to control the minds of the weak. Stacy is part of the vanguard that has sought to counter-act this sickening force for tyranny. Although the scope and magnitude of the right-wing talk phenomenom is still new after nearly 20 years, the formula is as old as the hills. Do you suppose Juan Peron ever showed any weakness when he addressed the people of Argentina?
Stacy is a real person, and a beautiful cat at that. You and I are heart-broken at the juvenile bitterness we see between the Democratic front-runners. Why should Stacy feel differently?
I once posted that listening to Rush to see what he has to say is like eating a turd to see what it tastes like. Rush is no longer relevant. Any artistry that he once had when he was making his way has long since perished into the abyss of cynical writing and hatred. Rush is a total dick! Stacy is a decent American.
Comment by Flying Junior — Thursday, January 24, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
Questions for Hillary that should be asked of ALL candidates…but they won’t be.
1. As President, what do you intend to do in order to reverse the damaging affect that NAFTA, signed into law by your husband, has done to our economy, labor, and the environment?
2. As President, what do you intend to do in order to reverse the damaging affect that the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, signed into law by your husband, has wrought upon our economy by consolidating power of the insurance, banking, and lending corporations?
3. As President, what do you intend to do in order to reverse the damaging affect that your husband has done to people’s lives by overseeing an administration that imprisoned record amounts of marijuana users and went after Doctors who prescribe it? And along these same lines, how do you feel about re-legalizing industrial hemp?
4. As President, what do you intend to do in order to reverse the damaging affect that the Telecommunications Act of 1996, signed into law by your husband, has had on media ownership diversity and thus free speech?
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Comment by SHRED — Friday, January 25, 2008 @ 4:54 am