Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 52 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing Summarizing
Life Arts   

May Day, OWS, and JEB

By       (Page 2 of 4 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page.   1 comment

Bob Patterson
Message Bob Patterson
Become a Fan
  (10 fans)

 

If Liberals don't secretly want a return of the Bush Dynasty wouldn't they look closely at the material used to make the prediction and evaluate it to see if they could possibly do anything (everything?) to prevent such a (hypothetical) result?  

 

Until the November election results are counted -- strike that word because the electronic voting machines do not leave any verifiable results -- until the November election results are being reported, we will use all the self-restraint we can muster to abstain from jumping to conclusions and/or making political predictions.  

 

We were wrong in our Kentucky Derby prediction about Native Dancer, so for tomorrow's race, you're on your own, pal.

 

Didn't forecasts, predictions, and educated guesses about "the most likely outcome" provide the bulk of the Sunday morning talk shows' appeal until the Murdochization of Journalism occurred and American citizens were conditioned to watch and accept unexpected events without questions?

 

George Clayton Johnson, who wrote for "The Twilight Zone" TV series, advises young writers to be creative by rejecting the laws of logic and ask themselves "What if?"   What would happen if political pundits rejected the Murdoch syndrome and began to ask "What if?" and (perhaps) achieve Twilight Zone levels of entertainment value in their evaluations of politics?

 

Here is an example:   After a primary season where all Republicans enunciated radical policies for keeping the women folk under control, giving businesses unrestricted disregard for laws in an effort to provide more jobs, and asserting that the Social Security Program was about to go broke; what if a deadlocked convention turned and begged JEB to (in the name of family tradition and patriotic duty) accept the Republican Party nomination to be their Presidential Candidate?  

 

If (hypothetically) the electronic voting machines with unverifiable results delivered a win to JEB, wouldn't he then be able to say he had a "mandate" to carry out the program formulated during the Primary process?   If a deadlocked convention hands JEB the nomination, he won't be shackled by any campaign statements or promises.  

 

Once a member of the Bush Dynasty gets a mandate, does Fox News bother with any debates about what the voters meant by their decision?   When Fox decrees, does any other team in the Journalism game dare to risk being labeled "conspiracy theory nutcases" and deviate from the norm established by Fox?

Next Page  1  |  2  |  3  |  4

(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).

Rate It | View Ratings

Bob Patterson Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

BP graduated from college in the mid sixties (at the bottom of the class?) He told his draft board that Vietnam could be won without his participation. He is still appologizing for that mistake. He received his fist photo lesson from a future (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter

Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

"Texas" Revisited: Michener's Warning

Huffington Post to bloggers: Drop Dead!

Freedom of the Press was fun while it lasted

Questions about Gen. Patton's Death

Did Rove engineer Cain's Florida win?

A relentless photo quest

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend