Aug 1

Written by: Steve Erbach
Friday, August 01, 2008 10:49 AM

How big of a role do you think Wisconsin will play in the presidential election?

(published 4-Aug-2008, Appleton Post-Crescent)

Very little, I'm afraid.  I'm sure Senator Obama can count on Wisconsin to go "blue" and deliver its 10 electoral votes.  Not that I'm thrilled about that; I'm not thrilled about either major party candidate, to tell you the truth.  I haven't had a cable TV subscription since '99; so I've been spared the endless, fawning coverage of the Messiah and the faux sincerity and doomsday predictions of the McCain political ads with their ploddingly emotional music cues and content-free blather.  Of course, I can't escape the political badinage on the GoreNet.  Today I see where Angelina Jolie's father, Jon Voigt, has written an op-ed criticizing Obama.  Gawd!  I wonder what it was like in the 19th century when people ran for President.  I mean, without continuous TV coverage and instant blanket punditry and second-guessing of every "um", "er", and "uh". Must have been blissfully quiet.

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