This is the most important journal entry in the history of mankind

[dougo]

The LA Times has an article about the history of "this is the most important election" rhetoric:

"Every election, we always say this is the most important election ever. But this year we really mean it," a Sierra Club spokesman told USA Today four years ago, when George W. Bush and Al Gore squared off.

So, how does the Sierra Club feel about the 2004 contest? This time, they super-duper really mean it. "The problem with crying wolf is sometimes there really is a wolf," says Executive Director Carl Pope. "This time, there's a wolf."

Thanks to Wonkette.com for the link. And at the risk of this becoming an all-Wonkette-all-the-time journal, I noticed that AMC made yet another TV appearance this weekend, on CNN's media criticism show "Reliable Sources". I guess this means she's officially joined the ranks of the TV punditry class.

Comments

Re: A clear threat

[mshonle.livejournal.com]

It's true. Nader touches the third rails, too. He's also the only one talking about Israel in a tone that isn't complete and total praise. Unfortunately, the set of candidates that talk about media consolidation intersected with the set of candidates that have a mathematical chance of getting elected is the empty set. (But, honestly, Kerry is pretty darn good; better than Gore was.)

The protest vote for voting for Nader has already been done in 2000. And given that you don't even get to strengthen the green party with such a vote, it just makes less and less sense to vote Nader.

Re: A clear threat

[dougo.livejournal.com]

But even if you don't vote for him (are you really worried about California?) aren't you glad that he's there talking about it?

Re: A clear threat

[mshonle.livejournal.com]

Kucinich and Sharpton were saying plenty for me. But he's got to be out of his mind to try to be competitive in the swing states. That's just a bad strategy, unless there's some overwhelming reason why another four years of Bush is going to be better for the world.

I'm hoping at least other third party candidates, like the socialists in Florida, realize running again might actually be counter to their values. (The socialists in Florida, who had no mathematical chance of winning, could be said to have thrown the election to Bush just as much as Nader did.)