In this post:
1. You will learn about the one man that will save The Big Apple!
Was originally going to pass along a report of what’s been going on the past couple of days, but something a tad bit more important is coming up, which needs to be addressed sooner than later. This is mostly for the New Yorkers reading this, so for the rest of you, please bear with me…
As we all know, there’s a mayoral election coming up next week, and it’s up to all of us to help dictate the direction that the city will attempt to take for the next four years. The road ahead is rocky to say the least, so keen and decisive leadership is an absolute must. First we have Bloomberg, who has done a decent enough job thus far, and I do love how he’s legitimately not like all the other politicians out there. But I still don’t like the guy. Maybe it’s due to his complete ineffectiveness when dealing with the one bane that plagues virtually every New Yorker, that being the mess of a transit system that we’re forced to endure. His plan to fix the system sure does sound great, but there’s simply a snowball’s chance in hell that it will actually work, mostly since his previous attempts to shake up the MTA have been laughable to say the least. There’s also the issue of his record when it comes to education; those in the know will happily point out how it’s mostly smoke and mirrors, plus I was never comfortable with his removal of term limits either. Then we have Bill Thompson. Above all else, it’s quite impressively that he’s been able to go toe to toe as well as he’s had, given the Billionaire Mayor’s vast resources. Though perhaps not, given how much his message has resonated with the frustrated New Yorkers out there, who are equally disgusted with the status quo and things clearly not getting any better. More than anything else, Thompson appears to be the perfect politician, saying the right things, enough to make one ignore the fact that his record is less than spotless and how his overall plan is a bit on the vague side. To be honest, other than pointing out Bloomberg’s failings, it’s hard to determine how he’d do things himself.
Unfortunately, that’s just how politics works; no one truly has all the answers, you just pick the person that you hope has the best ideas and then pray that he or she doesn’t screw up. Hence why most folks who received their 2009 General Election Voter Guide last week probably didn’t even bother to flip though it and maybe just tossed it in the trash immediately, since what’s the point, right? First off, that’s definitely not the attitude to have at the moment, since I obviously don’t need to remind everyone that we’re in a moment of crisis. Plus, there’s more than just those two guys running, and therefore more than only two options to consider. In the pages of the guide, one will find several that haven’t received hardly any, if at all, attention; representatives from the Libertarian Party, the Conservative Party, the Green Party, the Socialists Workers Party, the list goes on.
But the one that truly matters is the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, and its representative, who also happens to be its founder. Via the aforementioned guide, take a good look everyone at the one man who will save us all New Yorkers. I present to you, Jimmy McMillan…
… Now, granted, a great deal of his plan makes zero sense. Plus, what about other hot topics, like education and public transportation? And what about… pretty much everything else? Well, the thing is, rent is indeed too damn high! Also, one thing at a time, I guess. And for anyone who thinks this guy is an idiot, simply go to his campaign website to learn that Jimmy is serious business. Be sure to have your audio on, so you can catch all of his rap!
Actually, if you check out The Rent Is Too Damn High Party homepage, you’ll be treated to a second song, one that’s a bit more on the r&b tip, though it’s still Jimmy delivery the same, all-important message. Plus it would seem that he wants to get rid of the cabaret law and a few other things, but the only thing that truly matters is, what else? That rent is too damn high. Which it is! I also believe it’s worth mentioning that, even though Geocities died an untimely death yesterday, it’s spirit lives on thanks to Jimmy. So we thank you.
Oh, and if one does even more digging, they’ll find the homepage for The Rent Is Too Damn High Records. But there’s no song present, I’m afraid. And McMillan was apparently called “Papa Smurf” back in Vietnam? Interesting. Time for one last pic; perhaps if Bloomberg had such a kick-ass jumpsuit, I might reconsider voting for the man…
