from David Sedaris, author and humorist, on undecided voters: (With thanks to John M for forwarding it to me)

"I look at these people and can't quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. 'Can I interest you in the chicken?' she asks. 'Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?' To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked." (end quote)


Indeed.

I decided early. My thought processes were simple: we're a country that's more than half "minorities", (though they can't be if they're more than half...no?). However, with very few exceptions, we've always been represented by pasty white guys. It's one of the reasons so much of the world hates us.

We now have our very first chance to elect a brilliant, thoughtful, eloquent, populist, even-tempered man. A man whose climb has been fast but whose intelligence and pace are steady. And a man who, being mixed race, represents the true colors of our country.

I believe this fact alone will change, for the better, our image abroad and within our own borders.

Undecided voters....are you fucking kidding me?