New electoral procedures

Ok, so count me among the millions of sheep who were addicted to the fluff that was "Dancing With the Stars". What can I say? I can't help it! For one thing, I, too, look just like that on the dance floor . . . in my own mind. For another - it's just good, wholesome, all-American entertainment, people!! If we all just danced more, we'd have fewer wars . . .

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Part of my enjoyment of this show was directly tied to TiVo. If I haven't said so before . . . I freakin' LOVE my TiVo. How we ever lived without it before now is beyond me. Not only that, but I find myself wishing everything was TiVo-able. Get in the car, turn on the radio & realize you missed something really funny - just rewind it! Go to work, realize you'd rather be elsewhere . . . hit pause & then fast forward through the rest of your day! TiVo! It's not JUST for Desperate Housewives anymore!

But I digress.

The only parts of DWTS I was interested in was the dancing & seeing who got eliminated. I like Tom What's-His-Face well enough, but after about two weeks, I think I can figure out by myself that the judge's scores are only half of the total score & they want America to call in & vote for their favorite dancer to save them from elimination during the LIVE show on Friday - yada, yada, yada.

Speaking of the voting - it was watching this show that made me realize - we have our electoral process ALL wrong! Who really cares about the guy that's right for the country & what his campaign issues are, etc.? Judging from the literally MILLIONS of phone calls received by DWTS, it is perfectly clear that what we REALLY care about is the guy the judges think of as the joke of the contest. Not the woman who worked her (sickeningly fit & tiny) ass off & was a remarkable dancer; not the extremely fit news anchor considered "a real contender for this competition"; not even the dapper, older gentleman who was a laugh riot & always brought a high level of entertainment to each episode. Nope - give America a clod-footed rap star, "doin' it for his homeys" instead. I think it's the shoes - makes him more . . . "accessible".

So all you Republicans & Democrats & campaign managers out there - listen up! Don't waste your time arguing a long list of promises or planning meaningful debates. We'd MUCH rather see you DANCE your way into the Oval Office!

Hey - you want America to get involved, right??