When interviewed, Mrs. Watson stated that “Before TV, I used to make my voting choices based on what my family and friends told me. I just assumed that they knew what they were talking about, and went with their advice so that I would remain popular with my group. Then TV came along, and we were all able to choose the candidate who looked the best and said the neatest stuff in those thirty second commercials. But recently, I have come to figure out that my friends are all kind of dumb, and I think the TV might be lying to me.”
Mrs. Watson started by going on-line and checking out every candidate's personal web pages to find out what they were trying to accomplish, as well as their party’s platforms. She also applied some critical thinking skills to determine if any of what she read made any sense whatsoever. For incumbents, she also looked into their past voting records to see if their votes matched up with their stated positions. Finally, she checked on each candidate’s financial disclosures to see who was funding their campaigns.
“I was truly shocked and dismayed, to find out that the people I had been voting for all along had nothing in common with me. In fact, I am seriously considering switching political parties once my parents pass away. I would do it now, but then I would have to hear about it from my dad. It seems like these candidates are all a bunch of professional lying, money grabbing, attention whores who have nothing to offer but a nice smile, a meaningless platitude, and gross incompetence. I’m pretty sure that most of them are dumber than my friends, and that they are all probably alternative school flunkees.”
“As of now, I’m not holding out a lot of hope for the county, state, or the country. I was checking out the Panamanian, Nigerian and Ukranian elections, and at least they have candidates that can speak clearly and make a point. I may just move to avoid the BS and corruption that encompasses this country.”
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