My playlist for today, set on repeat…
Pedro the Lion — Backwoods Nation
Calling all rednecks to put down their sluggers
Turn their attention from beating the buggers
Pick up machine guns and kill camel fuckers
Backwoods nation…
Calling all doctors of spin and the smoke screen
To whip the new hate riots into a frenzy
Of good versus evil ignoring the history
Of the Backwoods Nation
Ain’t it a shame
When due process
Stands in the way of swift justice
Calling all frat’ boys
To trade in their hazing
Their keggers and cocaine
And casual date raping
For cabinet appointments
And rose-garden tapings
Backwoods, backwoods, backwoods……nation
(Note: this song was written by a fellow evangelical Christian, proving we’re not as monolithic, or neolithic, as some might think.)
I don’t mean to be vulgar, or seem combative. But seriously, folks. People lining up for six to eight hours to vote? In the world’s most powerful nation? Shameful. How many of those people got fed up and just went home? We’ll never know. No matter what side of the political fence you’re on, the US electoral process is broken and subject to abuse, corruption, and technological failure. But I doubt there’s any political will to fix things. As far as I know, there weren’t excessive waits or ballot shortages in the “nice” parts of town.
Here here James! Regardless of which side of the fence you call home, it is downright shameful the way the electoral process plays out. Isn’t the US supposed to be one of the most democratic and technologically advanced countries on the planet? If I was an American I would be outraged at their faulty system.
I think the return of Bush is why I’m so miserable the last few days. Or maybe my cat?
I dunno.
The world doesn’t make any sense any more so I don’t know whether it makes a difference to me any more. 🙁
Right on. I’ve been a loyal Pedro follower since ’97. It’s all bullshit that in a “democratic” society we (the citizens) are forced to choose between two incompetent candidates. I’m a Libertarian and a Christian. It can be done. God is not a Republican, a capitalist, or an American.