Well, at long last we ha
ve arrived at the most hotly an
ticipated, most circus-like mass media frenzied time of the pre-nomination portion of the presidential election(which is still, for those of you counting, not to be decided for another eight months). The occasion of which I speak is obviously "Super Tuesday" Eve. With CNN, Politico, MSNBC, FoxNEWS, and the like running tickers for lead up's to exclusive interviews with presendential nomination hopeful's, CSpan following individuals even as borning as Mitt Romney all the way from his bathroom where he grooms his hair in the style of Ronald Reagan in the morning straight through to his awe-inspiring, in touch with the average American's concerns stumps at the local coffee shops and machine working plants in the afternoons. It's Barack's Michelle making good face on primetime interviews to counteract the perceived 
negativity of Hillary's Bill and his devoted canvassing. It's Hillary vs. Barack on CNN having it out in a debate in Los Angeles with a star-riddled crowd (including, but not limited to director Rob 
Reiner, actor Jane Curtin, and R & B sensation- Brandy). 
Heck, even that Huckabee character, you know, the one from Arkansas with the teeth who doesn't say much more these days than, 'don't count me out,' and 'I'm in it for the long haul'... Even he gets primetime coverage. You've all seen him, you know who he is. John McCain? John McCain has been endorsed by everyone this week. Arnold Schwartzaneggar, well, who else really matters, he was endorsed by Commando. The point of all this, if there is one, is that this is the most circus-like lead-up to any "Super Tuesday" in recent memory. Perhaps it is because for the first time in 56 years, (you have to go back to the old Eisenhower/Stevenson matchup for that one), the American electorate will not be choosing from any candidates who have either served as president or vice president, and they feel they really will have a hand in shaping things up. Let's hope that's the case. It seems to me from a purely sociological perspective, though, that people are really swept up in the OJ Simpson, Stacy Peterson sort of Court TV aspect of it all. It's better than everyone watching re-runs of Three's Company, although if you're finding yourself spending too much time on CSpan, or even more dangerously, on CSpan II, you may want to reconsider your social habits. The numbers do indicate that more people are going to the polls, at least in these all-too publicized primaries leading up to the real thing. Tomorrow will tip the scales for several of the candidates whose lovely portraits are displayed above. Stay tuned, you won't be able to miss the coverage..
ve arrived at the most hotly an
ticipated, most circus-like mass media frenzied time of the pre-nomination portion of the presidential election(which is still, for those of you counting, not to be decided for another eight months). The occasion of which I speak is obviously "Super Tuesday" Eve. With CNN, Politico, MSNBC, FoxNEWS, and the like running tickers for lead up's to exclusive interviews with presendential nomination hopeful's, CSpan following individuals even as borning as Mitt Romney all the way from his bathroom where he grooms his hair in the style of Ronald Reagan in the morning straight through to his awe-inspiring, in touch with the average American's concerns stumps at the local coffee shops and machine working plants in the afternoons. It's Barack's Michelle making good face on primetime interviews to counteract the perceived 
negativity of Hillary's Bill and his devoted canvassing. It's Hillary vs. Barack on CNN having it out in a debate in Los Angeles with a star-riddled crowd (including, but not limited to director Rob 
Reiner, actor Jane Curtin, and R & B sensation- Brandy). 
Heck, even that Huckabee character, you know, the one from Arkansas with the teeth who doesn't say much more these days than, 'don't count me out,' and 'I'm in it for the long haul'... Even he gets primetime coverage. You've all seen him, you know who he is. John McCain? John McCain has been endorsed by everyone this week. Arnold Schwartzaneggar, well, who else really matters, he was endorsed by Commando. The point of all this, if there is one, is that this is the most circus-like lead-up to any "Super Tuesday" in recent memory. Perhaps it is because for the first time in 56 years, (you have to go back to the old Eisenhower/Stevenson matchup for that one), the American electorate will not be choosing from any candidates who have either served as president or vice president, and they feel they really will have a hand in shaping things up. Let's hope that's the case. It seems to me from a purely sociological perspective, though, that people are really swept up in the OJ Simpson, Stacy Peterson sort of Court TV aspect of it all. It's better than everyone watching re-runs of Three's Company, although if you're finding yourself spending too much time on CSpan, or even more dangerously, on CSpan II, you may want to reconsider your social habits. The numbers do indicate that more people are going to the polls, at least in these all-too publicized primaries leading up to the real thing. Tomorrow will tip the scales for several of the candidates whose lovely portraits are displayed above. Stay tuned, you won't be able to miss the coverage..
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