While strolling through the Far Point Media forums, I ran across a user whose signature said “Obama. Because I want a smart president this time.” My brain immediately responded, but I haven’t allowed that response to leave the confines of my skull. I don’t want to make a political comment in a thread about bookshelf organization. I think adding my own signature with the retort would be a tad juvenile, and that’d leech into my posts elsewhere on the forums.
I almost PM’d the person, but, to what end? I’m pretty sure that, no matter how polite my introduction, the smarmy response would likely be remembered as my true first impression. I don’t know this person, and I’m not going to change his mind, so why bother?
Well, I have a condition. Once a really good line (even a mostly passable line) or an argument (randomly generated or caused by an earlier conversation) spawns inside my head, I won’t sleep till I let it loose in some fashion. My wife’s asleep. The one friend I have who might be interested seems to be avoiding my calls. Thus, I inflict this blog post on the intertubes, and the one random hit I get every couple of days. (I make no guesses about whether it’s a spambot or a real person. A hit’s a hit, right?)
Anyway, back to the point, so that I can go to bed. ”Obama. Because I want a smart president this time?” How about “Obama. Because the 57 states need 10 years of hope.”
Edit: Just thought of a potentially better line. ”Obama. If I can’t have substance, at least give me style.”
