is any of this shit even real?

[datasuspect]

i've been following the run up to this years presidential election by watching video snippets on the internet, seeing teevee here and there, and reading the newspapers. through all of this i get the strange feeling like this entire election cycle has been scripted and market tested. sorta like american idol or a major sports event. it stinks like reality tv.

i bet the people who own us already know who the next president is.

[thepurpose]

1. There will be a knock at the door in 10 minutes. Get out now.

[melody]

2. You know, I completely forgot to despair today -- thanks, now giving up hope at the count of five

:)

[billyoc]

3. McCain got a little talk: "It's not your night, we're going for the price on Obama"

"You have to take a dive".

[stillcool]

4. this is...

http://www.theuptake.org/

[datasuspect]

6. the post 9-11 "hard on" for first responders has inured many americans

to the idea that civil authorities (including police forces) are capable of official misconduct, abuse of power, or abridgement of civil rights.

they will blame the citizen who protests first and not even question police tactics in our punishment-oriented death culture.

[frogbison]

5. I just heard

from the RNC, "Let's support Sarah Palin!" Forget John McCain. Support the woman who lights a fire in the Republicans! After all, he is boring and she is new.

[killbotfactory]

7. hmm...

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/diebold_accidentally_leaks

[lpbk2713]

8. Presidential elections haven't been real since Y2K.

... but maybe it will be different this time.

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[Serial Mom]

9. rove, the scriptwriter...

He was / is scriptwriter since 1999 when he started as dubya's "director" and he usually has at least 2 different story lines to carry you forward depending on what happened in episode.

He leaks story plots for PR excitement, trailers to tease and cliffhanger endings that are no longer a surprise!