Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion
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Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit DiscussionIn a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
Looking for the results for today’s special election to Congress between Niki Tsongas and James Ogonowski, I came across the election web page of WCVB - a Boston televison station. There, near the top of the page, was the graphic you see above.
Commitment 2008? It sounds like a punishment, not a chance to be an active citizen. The word commitment may make us feel like we’re being placed in a mental health therapy center, against our will, or we’re being pressured into a premature marriage.
It seems plenty clear to me that the news media just doesn’t expect the public to get excited about elections much anymore.
They might as well come out with one of the following phrases:
Government Class 2008
Conference Call 2008
May I Put You On Hold 2008
Interruption of Your Regularly Scheduled Program 2008
The web site of the Boston Globe did an even more pathetic job. On the front page, there was a live updated tally of the score in the baseball game of the Red Sox versus the Cleveland Indians. No updates on the results of the Tsongas vs. Ogonowski election, though.
What priorities.
By the way, for those who care about the makeup of our federal government’s Legislative Branch, the latest results I’m seeing show Republican James Ogonowski ahead of Niki Tsongas, 51 percent to 46 percent, with 49 percent of the precincts in!
This was supposed to be a cakewalk for Tsongas. What the heck is going on?
(173 votes, average: 2.91 out of 5)
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October 16th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Fortunes have reversed. With 86 percent of precincts reporting, Niki Tsongas is ahead 51 to 46 percent. She’s declared herself to be the winner. Still, yes, that’s closer than it should have been.
October 16th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Paul Tsongas was a good guy. If Niki is anything like him, she’ll do good. I didn’t know that was Marty Meehan’s old seat though. He will be missed.
October 17th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Tsongas won. Does anyone know the politics of the two independent candidates, one of whom got 2 1/2% I find it fascinating that these people, plus the Constitution Party candidate, as not figures in on why Tsongas didn’t do that well. Are either of the two independents, for example, antiwar candidates?
RED DAVE