The Poet's Eye
commentary by Lightning Rod
The Poets' Eye is skeptical without being cynical, innocent without being naive and critical without being judgemental.
We Deserve Bush For President
(02-22-04)
The Poet's Eye usually peruses the newses and pans over the Sunday shows.
This morning I happened upon an interesting contrast. Meet The Press had two guests, Governor Arnold and Ralph Nader. Both have Presidential ambitions, Nader's clearly stated and The Terminator's more veiled. (we would need a Constitutional amendment before the Terminator could be president, either that or declare Anschluss of Austria. Wait, that's already been done by Hitler.)I must say in defense of Governor Arnold, that he is much smoother at this job than I expected him to be. As my readers know, I was not encouraged by the possibility of an actor (and not one of Oscar quality) taking the helm of the fifth largest economy in the world. (again) Then there is the matter of the accent.
Arnold is as capable a polititian as I've seen. He spent three minutes sidestepping the question of gay marriage. He never answered the question but succeeded in plugging several of his 'accomplishments' and legislative programs. Also he was perfectly turned out and looking buff in a $2000 suit.
Nader, on the other hand was blunt, to the point and totally unelectable.
Ralph is too stern and admirable a man to ever be elected President. He states the facts too clearly. We don't want to hear that. For President, we want an emcee or a little sap-faced insecure corporate sychophant like Junior Bush. We don't want somebody who tells it like it is, we want someone who will tell it like we want to hear it.
Corporate America wants its Presidents to be pretty but not too smart. Cases in point: US Grant and R Reagan and Jr. Bush. Business interests have long ruled our government. Nader is not too shy to say this. Nader is not to shy to say a lot of things and that is why he is unelectable. He is much too smart and not nearly pretty enough. He has a stern visage and always manages to look harried and disheveled (do something about the eyebrows, Ralph.) America wants someone who can put a friendly face on rape.
But then, who am I to say what America wants? I only see it from The Poet's Eye.
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