Today's Youth?
Question:
If you were trying to get young people to vote what would you promise them:
a. Good health care or rather good drugs
b. Permanent seats on Saturday Night Live and a big kiss from Andy Samberg.
c. Never to wake them before 2pm
d. A limousine ride to the poll of their choice
e. A U-tube appearance... oh never mind, anyone can do that.
f. Never to make any promises.
I have a hard time trying to figure out just who they are. I mean like I’m in my late sixties so in reality I can use that phrase when referring to anyone in their fifties. Or at least that’s the way I look at it.
If a candidate is going to target a group hereby classified as ‘Today’s Youth’ has anyone tried to figure out just what group it is. Let’s see, one group could be those between the ages of 18-20, I’ll call that group the not legal drinking age group, 21-30 looking for a job group, 31-45 employed and moving back home group, 45-54 taking care of parents group, 55- ? Faith based group praying to win the lottery and live another year group.
OK, now that I have established that let me talk about the media. If I had to group them I guess the best I could do is classify as them as the ‘Let’s Keep them Drooling Group’! Yes I do believe that is their intent. And what effect does that have on the above named groups? I can only refer to my visit yesterday at our local Dunk’n Donuts coffee shop. I seldom go there anymore because here in Key West they only hire illegal employee’s from the Eastern Europe countries. I guess the management think they look more American than other of the illegal persuasion. That is until they speak and then you know because their ability to use the English language is limited to, Yes, Thank You, Have a nice day. Tourist love it until they ask for something difficult like a low fat donut with a side of cream cheese.
Anyway there I stood in line listening to several of “ Today’s Youth” discussing who is going to be our next President. At first I was really listening but it seemed there was a lot of redundancy in the words I was hearing. Obama, Clinton, Clinton, Obama, etc, And to tell you the truth it was a rather rollicking and intellectual exchange of views. I almost began to wish that the girl at the counter would forget how to pour coffee which would give me a chance to join in the conversation. I was formulating some kind of awesome statement I could inject and become of the focus of this impromptu coffee klatch. I almost had it nailed when someone said, “Well, we’ll all know who is going to our next President when night falls on Super Tuesday.” And it was then that I realized that the entire group of “Today’s Youth” were talking as though our next Presidential choice would only be Obama or Clinton.
Now if you’re confused about what I’m writing let me make it perfectly clear.
Not one of them were talking about the Republican Party’s nominee. They were talking as though it was going to be America’s choice but it didn’t include two parties. There never was a mention or even a consideration that there was another party involved. They were so caught up in the massive media coverage that they talked like the primaries were actually the general election. It seems as though the Republican Party disappeared in a blaze of breaking news once Teddy told us how to vote.
I began to wonder when was the last time a party conceded the election before the election. At this point I wanted to ask the group, Does anyone think McCain or Romney would make a good President or even Vice-President? But if I had asked, I’d probably have been shoved to the back of the line. So here we are. We have become, thanks to the media, a one party nation. And in Florida, the Democratic Primary doesn’t even count. I think the best thing for the Republican Party to do is donate all the monies left in their campaign chest to the AARP. However, since I firmly believe in the (at least) two party system and equal representation to the public, I’m going to send a letter to the Mardi Gras Committee in New Orleans suggesting they select John McCain to be their next Grand Marshall. He at least deserves that.
Clay
If you were trying to get young people to vote what would you promise them:
a. Good health care or rather good drugs
b. Permanent seats on Saturday Night Live and a big kiss from Andy Samberg.
c. Never to wake them before 2pm
d. A limousine ride to the poll of their choice
e. A U-tube appearance... oh never mind, anyone can do that.
f. Never to make any promises.
I have a hard time trying to figure out just who they are. I mean like I’m in my late sixties so in reality I can use that phrase when referring to anyone in their fifties. Or at least that’s the way I look at it.
If a candidate is going to target a group hereby classified as ‘Today’s Youth’ has anyone tried to figure out just what group it is. Let’s see, one group could be those between the ages of 18-20, I’ll call that group the not legal drinking age group, 21-30 looking for a job group, 31-45 employed and moving back home group, 45-54 taking care of parents group, 55- ? Faith based group praying to win the lottery and live another year group.
OK, now that I have established that let me talk about the media. If I had to group them I guess the best I could do is classify as them as the ‘Let’s Keep them Drooling Group’! Yes I do believe that is their intent. And what effect does that have on the above named groups? I can only refer to my visit yesterday at our local Dunk’n Donuts coffee shop. I seldom go there anymore because here in Key West they only hire illegal employee’s from the Eastern Europe countries. I guess the management think they look more American than other of the illegal persuasion. That is until they speak and then you know because their ability to use the English language is limited to, Yes, Thank You, Have a nice day. Tourist love it until they ask for something difficult like a low fat donut with a side of cream cheese.
Anyway there I stood in line listening to several of “ Today’s Youth” discussing who is going to be our next President. At first I was really listening but it seemed there was a lot of redundancy in the words I was hearing. Obama, Clinton, Clinton, Obama, etc, And to tell you the truth it was a rather rollicking and intellectual exchange of views. I almost began to wish that the girl at the counter would forget how to pour coffee which would give me a chance to join in the conversation. I was formulating some kind of awesome statement I could inject and become of the focus of this impromptu coffee klatch. I almost had it nailed when someone said, “Well, we’ll all know who is going to our next President when night falls on Super Tuesday.” And it was then that I realized that the entire group of “Today’s Youth” were talking as though our next Presidential choice would only be Obama or Clinton.
Now if you’re confused about what I’m writing let me make it perfectly clear.
Not one of them were talking about the Republican Party’s nominee. They were talking as though it was going to be America’s choice but it didn’t include two parties. There never was a mention or even a consideration that there was another party involved. They were so caught up in the massive media coverage that they talked like the primaries were actually the general election. It seems as though the Republican Party disappeared in a blaze of breaking news once Teddy told us how to vote.
I began to wonder when was the last time a party conceded the election before the election. At this point I wanted to ask the group, Does anyone think McCain or Romney would make a good President or even Vice-President? But if I had asked, I’d probably have been shoved to the back of the line. So here we are. We have become, thanks to the media, a one party nation. And in Florida, the Democratic Primary doesn’t even count. I think the best thing for the Republican Party to do is donate all the monies left in their campaign chest to the AARP. However, since I firmly believe in the (at least) two party system and equal representation to the public, I’m going to send a letter to the Mardi Gras Committee in New Orleans suggesting they select John McCain to be their next Grand Marshall. He at least deserves that.
Clay
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