tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post8822346099583532072..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Rev. Jesse Jackson tried to buy a Senate seat for his son?BadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-41035904843497515592008-12-11T09:48:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:48:00.000-08:00I'm with you on the evils of celebrity candidates,...I'm with you on the evils of celebrity candidates, Suze, especially the "inherited celebrity" ones. That includes Hillary, the Udall brothers, Mary Bono Whatever-her-last-name-is-now, all manner of Kennedys and their marriage partners, Ahnuld Schwarzenazi, Joe Biden's son who's being prepped for a U.S. Senate seat from Delaware... The fact that I could go on and on from here shows how far it's seeped into the political system.<BR/><BR/>What happened to the American virtues of rebelling against hierarchies? Didn't the country come about because our forefathers didn't like being controlled by dynasties? Since when did nepotism become a good thing? Now it's all "Hey, I know that guy's name. He MUST be good! Better than that person I never heard of."<BR/><BR/><I>Althouuuuuugh, "Blagojevich" is about as strange a name as you can have in American politics. But even he's dynastic, via his wife's family.</I><BR/><BR/>F@ck that! It all boils down to the stupidity of the voter. Morons who vote for a name just because they've heard it before deserve to get the ruin-nation that they've helped create. Too bad it brings down the nation in whichyou have to live.Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-68762333039755706732008-12-11T00:14:00.000-08:002008-12-11T00:14:00.000-08:00ha ha!ha ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-78974203580430158042008-12-10T22:15:00.000-08:002008-12-10T22:15:00.000-08:00What do you think about Tavis Smiley's coverage? J...What do you think about Tavis Smiley's coverage? Jesse Jr. was the first clip. The reporter guest (I didn't catch his name) says that the ambiguity of Jackson's position shouldn't disqualify him; and Tavis heartily disagrees.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if in this celebrity-ridden age there will be any more non-celebrity serious candidates. Although I guess we'll have to define "celebrity."<BR/><BR/>Niall Ferguson (<I>Ascent of Money</I> author, which I am reading) is next!<BR/><BR/>He's brilliant. Watch it!<BR/><BR/>SuzanCirzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070125217972397204noreply@blogger.com