'Rock the Vote' is in trouble, and I couldn't be happier.
Comes now this report from Gary of Ex-Donkey, quoting the Los Angeles Times. (Italicization and link omitted for snide reasons.) Among the salient points of problem:
-Spending has outstripped earnings to the tune of $700,000.
-Two serious suits (from a fundraising organization and the County of Los Angeles) have been filed inside of a year.
-Executive turmoil.
-Conflicting goals and culture between Rock the Vote and the music industry.
We are not supposed to laugh at the misfortunes of our enemies, but how can you not? This pretentiously arrogant group purporting to speak for all "youth" voters---bah, they're unreliable and emotional---lashed itself to the mast of the Democrat Party years ago and haven't ever seen fit to change. The curmudgeonly side of me grumbles, "Stupid kids come straight to the organization believing that they can change the whole world by running a couple of ads and having some idiot 'artist' tell me to 'Vote or Die'? Rubbish." I do not believe them to be good for the country, and I will 'note without sorrow' their passing, as Tom Clancy put it.
Hopefully, this is 'good riddance'. Not that I am particularly influenced by MTV; the last time I ever gave it a look was during the heyday of Aeon Flux and Beavis and Butt-head, which is getting to be a while back. Before and after that, Viacom's precious jewel has been completely irrelevant to my personal experience. Having said that, it is pleasant to wipe the smirk off their sneering faces.
I just wish it had happened in time for Tabitha Soren to get her comeuppance. Where have you gone, Serena Altschul?
Tip of the Wisconsin hat to Llama Butchers.
Posted by Country Pundit at February 7, 2006 11:27 AM | TrackBack