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The New Reality Show
"The 2008 race for the White House has practically become the new reality show, complete with backstabbing, nasty divorces, and scandalous rumors."
By David Leipper
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Pennsylvania voters go to the polls on Tuesday in a crucial Democratic presidential primary. However, Youth Radio’s David Leipper is sick and tired of the candidates’ “backstabbing, nasty divorces, and scandalous rumors.” He thinks the 2008 presidential elections have turned into a reality show.
Fans of shows like the Real World and American Idol are in for a new primetime reality sensation. But it doesn’t feature contestants eating rare insects in the Australian outback. No, this reality show is in its 56th season.
The 2008 race for the White House has practically become the new reality show, complete with backstabbing, nasty divorces, and scandalous rumors.
Thanks to the latest election media coverage, I don’t recognize candidates by their political statements. Instead, I know more about what’s going on in their personal lives. You remember John Edward’s $400 haircut? It didn’t have anything to do with healthcare, global warming, or the war in Iraq. But since it was all over the news, it’s become one of the only things I remember about him.
People keep saying this is the most important election in my lifetime. So I didn’t expect that there’d be so much nonsense. Now all the talk about the election sounds like a broken record and as a future voter, I feel like it’s time to pull the plug.
So, when you walk into the voting booth on November 4, 2008 do me a favor, vote for the person you want to be the leader of our country, not America’s Next Top Sleazebag.
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