Take Alaska, which is making some pretty consistent choices these days.
The state is not only allowing a convicted felon to run for Senator, but also to vote. Based, of course, on one condition:
Idiocracy, Part 4. This series will be a long, painful one….
I know I’ve referenced this brilliant film twice in the past 2 months, but as the election thunders its way ever closer, I can’t help but think of this movie on an increasingly constant basis.
Tonight’s trigger? Obama’s 30-minute infomercial. Can you count how many times words traditionally ending in “-ing” were pronounced ending in “-in'”? And identify what U.S. Senator omitted the “s” from the already-conjuncted “wasn’t”?
I love Obama but I’m sad he and his communications crew aren’t standing in the way of the demise of multisyllabic* diction:
The [Alaskan GOP] is pushing for the re-election of Senator Ted Stevens, who was convicted on Monday of seven felony counts but continues his campaign for a seventh full term, in the hope that his re-election will allow Republicans to hold onto his seat even if Mr. Stevens eventually resigns.
I’m sure that McHugh once had aspirations of using his liberal arts degree for some noble purpose. Now, perhaps acting out of an ego bruised by the eccentricity of his name, he’s instead lowered himself to the level of Accomplice to the state Party Machine, which is hurtling itself towards a fate that even Sarah Palin refuses to condone.
At the risk of yet another rhetorical question….: can it get any worse than that?