what is the sound of one head exploding?
ohmygod, just when i thought she couldn't be any more pandering and just generally awfulawfulawful, Hillary has to go and make herself even more unpalatable. her campaign site was recently running a contest to have people choose the theme song for her campaign. i find it ridiculous that she doesn't even have the conviction to just pick her own song. no, she has to make sure that she gives herself plenty of wiggle room and minimal responsibility. i wonder if she even owns any actual albums or if she listens to nothing but motivational tapes. yes, i know it's all web 2.0 to have the masses all jammin' together, but even that feels like she's trying to co-opt something. whatever, the whole thing is only made more annoying by the presence of Smashmouth, Shania Twain, Jesus Jones (!?!) and 2 different U2 songs (goddam she can't even decide which U2 song to include!).
anyway, now she posts a video on the site to announce the winner, and of course it's a rip-off of the Sopranos finale with Bill (and a cameo by Johnny Sack), and of course it's just stilted and awful. and what ends up winning? Celine Dion! holy flipping Christ can it get any worse? yes it can because the song was not even on the original list of songs put up for vote. which means that either it was suggested as a write-in candidate (leaving yet another escape hatch open!) or that she went off the list thereby showcasing what terrible, terrible judgment she has. Celine mothereffin' Dion? whether it was chosen by Hillary and her staff or by a popular vote of supporters it just sums up everything about her candidacy that has me hoping against hope that someone will find a way to beat her come primary season.
please, Democrats, come to your senses. she is a dead end. a roadblock on the way to Progress. a ticket to a matinee of "More Politics as Usual". i understand the allure of an electable female candidate and i hate to agree with Rush Limbaugh about anything, but Hillary Clinton should not be our next president. and if you're looking for somewhere else to throw your support, might i suggest Bill Richardson? you know, someone who actually wants to get us out of Iraq (or did you forget that's why we elected all those Democrats back in November?).