The folks behind "The Simpsons" get it, which means that lots of people get it.
Do they watch "The Simpsons" in the White House? MCM From Betsy Harding: Hi Mark, I just saw a new episode of "The Simpsons" that focused on election theft. It starts with a businessman from Springfield being honored by having a plaque with his name on it put up on a public wall. It turns out he had run for class president against Homer when they were in high school and the future businessman had won. Homer is upset about this, then finds out from his friends that the school principal at the time, who didn't like Homer, had rigged the election. They help him dig up the old ballot box, Lisa recounts the ballots, and it's clear that Homer had actually won. At his usual bar (Moe's) Homer encounters Al Gore who tells him to let it go, everything works out for the best, and holds up his Nobel prize. Nonetheless, Homer tracks down the former principal who tells him he rigged the election to "protect" Homer. The cool football players were getting people to vote for Homer as a joke. Homer and his family then eat in an Italian restaurant and wind up in the kitchen looking at a big tub of spaghetti sauce in which they can see what would have happened if the election hadn't been stolen. In spite of everyone telling Homer that things have worked out for the best, the spaghetti sauce shows he and others would have been much better off if the election hadn't been stolen. At the end the family puts up a plaque on the wall with Homer's name on it and he's somewhat mollified. It was kind of tame, but somebody on that show is getting the issue out. Basically, Homer insists on finding out what the real election results were in spite of a lot of opposition and it's shown that things would have been better if the election hadn't been stolen. Happy Presidents Day! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
