The Usual Spiel

2012-10-xx

by Darknut

Unlikeable Assholes

The reason the Republicans won't win the 2012 election is plain & simple: Mitt Romney has the demeanor of the villain from a Disney movie. And he doesn't seem to notice he's doing it, and that's funny.

Some years ago I was working on a video game, and during a discussion I argued that the protagonists in development were "unlikeable assholes." Somewhere along the way since then, in my mind that label got reapplied to politicians.

If you're a huge organization comprised of some of the richest people in the world, such as the Republican Party, shouldn't you be able to produce a champion that people can at least imagine voting for? It's not just sad that the Republicans are blowing their chances on the election, it's that they nominated a fucking cartoon character.

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