Hello, everybody! It’s the last recap before the longest election in the history of the world, and this time, I don’t feel moderately annoyed by Brooke and Bob’s election coverage. Then again, little could annoy me more than the song stuck in my head, “Strangers in the Night.”
After 20 months, the election is finally, really about to be over. Though this has been one of the more exciting political events of my lifetime, I’m ready to know who wins. I’m also ready for some new news content, though the OTM crew did a fantastic job this week with interesting, though relevant election stories. Plus, Bob promises to reveal the reason that election coverage is “kind of like porn.” (Also – who else kind of loved Bob’s command to “listen, and then vote, unless you’re a convicted felon” – I can totally picture bands of felons listening to OTM every Friday night).
This week’s show includes a kind of awesome story about neighborly shame and voting habits. Apparently, current vote-mobilization techniques like phone calls and creepy TV commercials aren’t nearly as effective as letting neighbors know who’s voted and who hasn’t. I know I would shame my non-voter neighbors. Then again, I’ve kind of turned into one of those obnoxious pro-voting people in the last two weeks. Look out, y’all – your voting habits are public record.
Also – the gays might be using your children to make a point. Then again, the right wing might be doing it, too. And by doing a story on this, Bob Garfield might be using your kids for political football, too. One of the things I love about NPR is their almost absolute fairness. However, I can’t quite agree with them giving who knows how many page views to people who thing that one man – one lady marriage is the only acceptable way to do things. The most reasonable answer? Copyright is going a bit too far. Lyle Lovett, yes. Children on news shows, no. Bob’s questioning of Lawrence Lessings taste in music is completely classic. Bob, you’re awesome.
Again this week, print is dying. Radar went under? What? No way! This means that Anna Marie Cox is out of a job, sort of. She’s now on the McCain campaign trail. You should listen to the story, though, because as the blurb on the OTM site notes, “Instead of giving up her seat on the press bus, she went all public radio on the problem and launched a pledge drive.” She totally stole our idea!
Lastly this week, campaign reporters are kind of like soldiers who leave for war and never make it home. This story is based on a GQ story by Michael Hastings, who know finds being in Kabul easier than being on the Guilianni bus.
This recap was written by Kerry, who has a renewed love for Brooke and Bob this week. Matthew sat on the couch for a little while, but he totally wandered off. Slacker.
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