And the winner is …
October 16th 2008 11:26 am
Remember when the Academy Awards used to say “And the winner is …” before handing over that sacred gold statuette? Now they instruct all of the presenters to say “And the Oscar goes to” so the losers don’t get their feelings hurt. At some point during my lifetime, “winner” became a bad word because—to continue with the film industry analogy—all of the nominees are winners. Bullshit. If that were true, every one of them would receive an Oscar, but they don’t. Only one person in each category does (unless there is a tie, a rare occurrence), which brings me to my point—the last presidential debate.
The winner last night was clearly Sen. Barack Obama. With every debate, he has become more articulate and more specific about his ideas while still espousing his message of change and hope. I’m now ready to concede that on Wednesday, November 5, we will wake up and hear the news, “And the presidency goes to …” What? That phrase sounds noble, but who actually speaks that way? We are not the Academy. In the real world, people lose. Let’s say what we mean. “And the winner is Sen. Barack Obama.” I’m sure Sen. John McCain will get it over it.
AWW — XoXo
P.S. I don’t trust the polls though. My prediction as of today is that Obama will win by no more than 30 electoral votes.
