Mickey Z. to the “Rescue†in 2008?
by Mickey Z.
 Every four years, we get Coke vs. Pepsi. McDonald’s vs. Burger King. MasterCard vs. Visa.
Let me put it another way: As long as the pilot has the controls, it matters not if you sit on the right side of the plane or the left side of the plane.
So, the next time someone tells you America has a two-party system, I suggest you demand a recount.
“We’re all gonna rock to the rules that I make/I wanna be elected†— Alice Cooper, “Electedâ€
Like the bull in a bullfight, we voters chase the elusive red
cape . . . distracted from the real targets through an attractive image
or illusion. We offer no challenge to the status quo. Instead, we
willingly contribute by assuming our predetermined role as a
voter/consumer.
Ideologies are sold to the public like any other
commodity. Media-hyped millionaires are neatly packaged and marketed
with the same intensity and deception as a cell phone.
Once in
office, we trust these men and women with our moral decisions and are
satisfied with the illusion of having elected them, never comprehending
the reality that if voting ever looked like it could change anything,
it might be made illegal.
U-N-L-E-S-S . . .
What if
everyone who stayed home in 2004 writes in my name in 2008? In 2004,
there were 202,746,417 eligible voters, but only 122,293,332 hit the
polling booths. More than 80 million more Americans could have voted
while George W. Bush won with 62,040,610 votes.
Imagine if those
80 million came out in 2008 for, well, me. Imagine if even 20% of them
voted for me—if for no other reason than to demonstrate that what they
(we) want isn’t on the menu. Sixteen million protest votes? In America?
The next thing you know, we’ll have an actual democracy.
This
idea isn’t specifically about me winning (although there are enough
non-voters out there to easily elect me). The time is long overdue for
all of us to recognize that the primary difference between Republicans
and Democrats is that they tell different lies to get elected.
Voting
for me can send a message that there’s more to life than Coke and Pepsi.
I
propose the formation of a new party—The Rescue Party—with yours truly
at the top of the ticket. For my running mate, I’ll ask Rosemarie
Jackowski. (If you don’t recognize that name, try out that Google
function on your Internet machine.)
Consider us two bottles of filtered
water standing firm against those sugary, chemical-laden soft drinks.
I’ll kick off my Rescue Party campaign with a presidential haiku:
you once seemed very
important but now you are
another four years
Campaign contributions can be made at www.mickeyz.net
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