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Thursday, August 07, 2008

cornyn or cornball, you decide

I suppose everyone lives in a state with a certain nauseating schtick associated with it. California has the gold rush and Hollywood. Florida has sunshine and oranges. Maryland has crabs.

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that goes double for the schtick. Cowboy schtick. Now, I like cowboys. Maybe not as much as Jennifer at Thursday Drive, but I do find the whole image appealing. I like the idea of them and the look of them. Definately the look. But when political ads and cowboy schtick get plastered together, look away.

Just a for instance. This is the junior U.S. Senator from Texas, John Cornyn. He is up for re-election this fall after his first term. And this is how he has chosen (paid big bucks) to promote himself. Cowboy schtick at its finest (most revolting).





And I do believe Johnny Cash would roll in his grave if he knew his singing schtick was being used to sell this brand of politics.

8 comments:

Queers United said...

we got the "big apple" here in NY, i never understood where that came from, i should look it up!

Anonymous said...

I liked it go Cornyn 08'!

Anonymous said...

Overcompensation, perhaps?

HP said...

Holy cow!

Alison said...

Eek! I think you're right about Johnny Cash - this is terrible!

shrink on the couch said...

queers - let me know when you find out..i've heard but now forget

anon - thanks for stopping by, whoever you are : )

casey - haha. absolutely.

hp - holy hereford, ya mean?

alison - amen

GoteeMan said...

that's sad... I was a big fan of the original song as a kid (great song about a miner, giving his life for the guys he worked with), but this version sucketh...

J/ (goteeman.blogspot.com)

shrink on the couch said...

goteeman - sucketh describeth it perfectly