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I've Got Nothing

October 18, 2007 2:59 AM

he fact that my days currently consist of applying for jobs, watching TV, and playing video games means that I've got a whole lot of nothing to write about. There's not really that much I have to say about the news, either, so I'm not really getting any topics there. So I'll do what I generally do when I'm in this situation: I'll write a disjointed post with a few subheadings.

Colbert for President
You know, I love Stephen Colbert. But what the hell is he doing? Our electoral system and government in general are at a really discouraging point right now. And Mr. Colbert's ability to point out the absurdity of the whole thing is really just awesome. But at least part of me thinks that running for president is just taking the whole thing too far. I mean, yeah, there's a lot of absurdity going around. But joining in--while it might be funny and while it might call attention to how ridiculous everything is--mostly just cheapens the whole thing more. We've got a race where the frontrunners are someone with no more experience than being mayor of a big city, a guy who's not a former New York City District Attorney but played one on TV, a first-term senator, and the irritating wife of a former president. That's crazy enough already. Do we really need to add a guy from Comedy Central?

What Should I Be for Halloween?
All I know is that I want to have a cape with my costume. Any ideas?

I Could Really Use a Job
Seriously. Being poor sucks.



8 Comments


ShakenNeighbor said:

you should be a business superhero. Wear a cape with a suit and carry a briefcase. You could be The Negotiator, or something similar.

October 18, 2007 7:30 AM



tRJ said:

Anyone who votes for Colbert should have their voting privileges revoked for four years.

October 18, 2007 8:51 AM



Santi said:

Dude, he drew Garry Kasparov in a game of chess, and then beat him at a game of Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots! If that's not qualification enough to run for president, I don't know what is.

October 18, 2007 10:38 AM



Ismael Tapia II said:

ShakenNeighbor,
I like it, although I don't think that "The Negotiator" would be a good name--it reminds me of those Priceline commercials with William Shatner. And, while I love the Shat, I don't know if I want to be him for Halloween.

tRJ,
I bet that if someone votes for Mr. Colbert, they're probably not too involved with the political process as it is. In fact, I'd bet that someone like that voted specifically to vote for him. Therefore, I don't think that such a sanction would have too much of an impact--those people wouldn't vote in an election without a comedian, anyway.

Santi,
Good point. Mr. Colbert could lead a new antiwar initiative: instead of bombs and soldiers, we could solve all international conflicts with childrens' games. I don't know if that would work out in our favor, though--I hear that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's pretty fucking good at Hungy Hungry Hippos.

October 18, 2007 2:43 PM



TheExpat said:

Well, at the risk of getting all frothy about US politics, I'd like to put forth the genuine suggestion of writing in your preferred candidate. They can't be a joke (Stephen Colbert, Your Mom, etc.), you can't write in fictional characters (i.e. Donald Duck) or anything not a human being with the basic qualifications for being president (35+yrs old, born in the US, etc.). That, and some actual credentials would be nice, but we can't be picky. If enough people did this instead of depending on primaries to determine two choices, we could get some split ticket action, maybe even introduce some real competition into the election process.

The problem is that the electors will still vote for whosoever they please, regardless of who makes the popular vote. I say abolish electors and go back to old fashioned whoever has the most wins-style elections. Lose them and those recklessly irresponsibly authorized Diebold machines and I'll feel like my vote frickin' counts for something again.

October 19, 2007 11:10 AM



New Gaius said:

Experience is overrated. Lincoln was a one term representative 10 years before he was elected President. Kennedy was in his first term in the Senate in 1960. Bush Jr. was a 2 term Governor of the second most populous state. The candidacy of a man who plays DA on TV is quite distressing though. But luckily, it seems like people are coming to their senses after seeing him actually having to answer questions.

October 19, 2007 3:56 PM



Elise said:

Um, can't you just go as yourself for halloween? I mean, it's pretty ready made. Wait, you are superman right?

October 19, 2007 6:33 PM



dicta said:

the colbert issue doesn't bother me because it's still only oct 2007. i know some people get all passionate about it, but everything that happens right now is premature and irrelevant.

you should go as "unemployment man" and you could hand out fake checks (which could include your # if you gave them to girls). i imagine he would have a cape. in fact, i can't imagine him without one.

October 20, 2007 7:11 AM



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