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evadne_noel ([personal profile] evadne_noel) wrote2008-09-03 10:10 pm
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*frysquint*

Okay, so what's with all these "Election Spoilers!" cuts I've been seeing all over (aka, two) the place?

Are there people people who absolutely don't want to know who the candidates are until they walk into the voting booth on November 4th?

I suspect democracy was not meant to be run like a television episode premier.


P.S. Remember to register to vote before your state's deadline.

[identity profile] take-276.livejournal.com 2008-09-14 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it is. They used to play these old black-and-white newsreel clips on A&E, I think for teachers to record and use or something, and they were on really early in the morning. Sometimes I would watch them as I was getting ready for work, and I was always amazed at how much the political arguments sounded like the arguments of today. They'd be playing audio from FDR or Harry Truman--or one of their political rivals,--and it would sound exactly like the arguments on CNN or Fox News. Only without all the shouting. =]

[identity profile] evadne-noel.livejournal.com 2008-09-18 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
On the other hand, politicians used to beat each other up, which would definitely increase CSPAN's ratings.

[identity profile] idrach.livejournal.com 2008-09-24 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yet another reason to bring canes back into fashion.