David Foster Wallace covered McCain2000 and taught me many things from beyond the grave:
- Always pay attention to the techs on the bus.
- The establishment has an interest in alienating voters.
- To alienate voters it slings mud.
- Post-mud, all the people who wanted to believe in somebody can’t believe in anybody any more.
- At which point the base does what it’s told and votes the incumbent back in while this nation’s youth and age are at home watching gullivision.
- The media collaborate in this boondoggle. Wallace calls the top reporters following McCain around the 12 monkies.
- They collaborate because they want readers, and readers want excitement, and excitement means the race has to be close, even if it shouldn’t be.
- Repeat every four years. Monkies, enjoy your promotions.
