Time to Terminate

Does that watch have a sun dial?

In an article by, of all sources, Yahoo’s News Blog, the topic of  politicians, and the public in general, using Twitter is discussed.  This ridiculous still image from a video of the Terminator Gov talking about the deal to tackle the $26 BILLION budget deficit in CA raised some eyebrows due to not only the silly props (knife) but also the medium used (Twitter).  It seems obvious to me, if you dive like a hawk onto a defenseless field mouse, which equals the Gov’s mental level that with the knife he’s saying, “I’m planning some big budget deficit cuts.”  Still…oh, what’s the point?  Government has become such a fantastical show that you have to view it with the same suspension of disbelief as you would a science fiction movie like “Men In Black”.

Also, what’s with the elephant fascination in the picture?  Is this guy the next Teddy Roosevelt without the brains or gumption?

I was already tired of Twitter after 19 posts on it but this article and the piece on NPR today drove the 140 character nail in the coffin for me.  I’m done using it, just like I was done using Facebook back in January (never looked back and never regretted it).

~ by footfeathers on July 22, 2009.