Monday, August 25, 2008

No to Political Conventions

Question: Now that the political conventions have begun, I am curious to know how much of them do you plan to watch? Will you watch one more than the other? Or both about the same? Don Rain, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Answer: I will watch them both exactly the same -- not at all. None. I like to think that I have more important things to do with my life than sit in front of a television and watch propaganda. I guess one of the sad things about this is that many people don't realize they are watching staged propaganda shows.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Party Girl

Question: What do you think of the John Edwards' mess with the party girl? Stevie Carr, Los Angeles, California.

Answer: I have literally received dozens of questions about this subject so I have chosen one to respond to and, hopefully, end any additional such questions. I think that the deceit involved is typical of politicians. Anyone who believes any politician is extremely naive. But more importantly to me, this episode has absolutely no impact on my life. I have never thought that John Edwards was anything more than a bag of hot air. He is a meaningless person to me. Consequently, I treat him, as I do all politicians, with complete indifference. His fooling around with a party girl really does not change my opinion of him because my opinion of him was already so low that whatever he does cannot make an impact. Stevie, I think that you should spend your time on things that influence your life and ignore things like this.