His name is Geoff Rips. And, by god, he does!

[jamesatemple]

Unreality TV

From good ol' "The Texas Observer", Geoff Rips speaks his mind:


September 19, 2008 | Editorial

Apparently, John McCain won’t let Sarah Palin out of his sight. They’re together everywhere you look. That short leash will make campaigning in all the key states difficult.

But she’s got to be trained to talk to the press. I wonder what Charles Gibson had to promise to get that first interview. World leaders like Putin won’t lose much sleep over the prospect of negotiating with someone who’s afraid to meet the press.

On the night of Palin’s acceptance speech, the Republican strategy became clear. When the former beauty contestant, who shoots moose and advocates hunting wolves from helicopters and airplanes, marched out the fisherman-union steelworker husband with the DUI, the baby with disabilities, the unwed, teenage daughter and the kid who knocked her up, she became the lead in our highest-rated reality show.

With less than two months until the election, how were the rich, bland Republicans going to redirect the imagination of voters from Obama’s fresh face and inspiring rhetoric, and from the hard-charging, street-fighting, foreign-policy expertise of Joe Biden? The answer: Create a game show in which the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Here's the rest: http://www.texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=2844

Enjoy! Digg it!

[fed_up_mother]

1. ROFLMAO

"How long will the mainstream press let McCain hide behind the skirts of this novelty act?"

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[tanyev]

2. Good article!

You must be the token Democrat of Canton. :P

[jamesatemple]

3. Token Democrat, indeed!

Heh, heh! Down at the ol' guitar store here in town, I had mail from various Democratic support groups lying on my desk when a little kid came up to pay for some guitar picks that he wanted. He noticed the mail and asked, rather incredulously, "Are you a Democrat?" I answered, "Yep. I reckon I'm the only one left in East Texas!" The boy studied for just a minute, then replied, "No you ain't! There's another one down at the courthouse."

That little conversation still makes me smile. Fact is, it's hard to find anyone around town now that will admit to supportin' Bush. They haven't gone so far as to voice support for Obama yet; they're a mighty quiet bunch, I'll tell you.

[tanyev]

5. "There's another one down at the courthouse!"

That is funny. Yeah, the Republicans are not making nearly as much noise in Collin County this year, either. I've seen a lot more Obama bumper stickers than McCain stickers. The McCain stickers have only started showing up in the last couple of weeks. I'm quite sure they'll still show up on election day to do their duty for the Republican party, though.

[dgibby]

4. "but she's got to be trained to talk to the press"---

Hell, HE'S got to be trained to talk to the press. They can't let either one of them out without a keeper!:rofl: