The Election is Rigged (I'm Going To Lose)

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Just watched Obamas DNC speech. Brilliantly constructed in detail. Despite having spent a few years in the US, I still have to chuckle when everyone giving speeches is going on about their kids and grandkids and their running mate's kids and grandkids and who's a good mom and who's a good dad. If a candidate did that in Germany, people would assume that they had a stroke.

In Germany, people have the ridiculous idea that elected officials are elected to do some job well.  Here in America we elect people whom we feel are most like us, because, you know, we are all so well trained and qualified to know what's what and who is who.

Yep, the backyard BBQ requirement: If candidates don't pass the 'just folks' test (you can't imagine them mixing with your dipshit friends or enjoying your questionable taste in beer), then they clearly aren't fit to be the chief executive of the federal government.

Stupid Germans and their elitist ideas about competence!