The 2008 Presidential Election is a Television Show
But which one?
Dave Winer cites Maureen O’Dowd, who says it’s like a low-budget chick flick.
I disagree.
It’s a battle between two different shows, 24 and Battlestar Galactica. Come on! Think about it!
The Dems: 24
A progressive, black candidate runs with a snakey, white, Beltway insider who you just know is going to screw him over first and every chance he gets, because he’s run for the nomination a bunch of times, has been in the Senate for 36 years, and is pissed that he has to smile and appreciate that he’s on this one-term guy’s ticket, even though he and everyone know’s he IS on the ticket because the Candidate knows, you keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
The GOP: Battlestar Galactica
A nice, smart, unknown white woman is plucked out of obscurity, through a series of unfortunate betrayals, accidents and attacks to become the unlikely President of a rag-tag fleet of the survivors of a once great civilization running for their lives. The only question I have is, is General Petraeus tough and uncompromising enough to be Adama in our little drama?
Nah, this race isn’t big-screen. It’s definitely TV.
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