As a non-American, here are my predictions for the next election:
-Candidate A will persistently make the claim that Candidate B is hostile to freedom, and his/her policies are inimical to democracy.
-Candidate B will persistently make the claim that Candidate A hates the troops and cozies up to dictators.
-Various news outlets will support both of the above contentions.
-Taxes will be talked about. A lot.
-A series of debates will be held in which both candidates will demonstrate their consummate skill in giving answers to questions that were not asked.
-The spouses and/or children of each candidate will be paraded in front of as many cameras as humanly possible, as if it mattered.
-Both candidates' campaigns will schedule appearances of their candidates: a) with small children; b) with cute animals; c) drinking beer; and/or d) eating a hamburger in a (very likely) successful attempt to show that their super-rich, immensely powerful candidates are 'just plain folks'.
-Each candidate with be found to have an inconvenient past which makes them unpalatable to voters, by which time it will be too late.
-Lies will be told, be believed, be exposed as lies, and still be believed.
-Some poorly educated, ill-informed boob with garlic on his breath and pigsty on his feet will get his 15 minutes of fame by yelling at one or the other of the candidates during a speech. He will be hailed by the opposing side as A True American Hero.
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I stand by these predictions.
Boru
-Candidate A will persistently make the claim that Candidate B is hostile to freedom, and his/her policies are inimical to democracy.
-Candidate B will persistently make the claim that Candidate A hates the troops and cozies up to dictators.
-Various news outlets will support both of the above contentions.
-Taxes will be talked about. A lot.
-A series of debates will be held in which both candidates will demonstrate their consummate skill in giving answers to questions that were not asked.
-The spouses and/or children of each candidate will be paraded in front of as many cameras as humanly possible, as if it mattered.
-Both candidates' campaigns will schedule appearances of their candidates: a) with small children; b) with cute animals; c) drinking beer; and/or d) eating a hamburger in a (very likely) successful attempt to show that their super-rich, immensely powerful candidates are 'just plain folks'.
-Each candidate with be found to have an inconvenient past which makes them unpalatable to voters, by which time it will be too late.
-Lies will be told, be believed, be exposed as lies, and still be believed.
-Some poorly educated, ill-informed boob with garlic on his breath and pigsty on his feet will get his 15 minutes of fame by yelling at one or the other of the candidates during a speech. He will be hailed by the opposing side as A True American Hero.
*****
I stand by these predictions.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
