Sunday, May 28, 2006

Politics as a Keyword

There are times when I scratch my temple with the high hopes of tickling the grey matter beneath - willing my mental core to release something, well, fantastic. Since it is Memorial Day weekend, and apparently, my brain has taken a siesta, I decided to improvise. I went to www.buildtraffic.com and played with their "free tools" - specifically - I played with keywords. Apparently, meta tags are out and keywords are in. I decided to type in "politics" to see what the 10 top searches were. They are: real clear politics (hmmm), religion and politics, office politics, news politics, woman in politics (yup, there must be one and only one!), government politics, american politics, texas politics, california politics, and international politics. As you can see, some of these little gems appear to make sense - even grammatically - then there's others. Now, here's the challenge - can you write something using all of these keywords and phrases? Okay - we'll give it a try: If you thought California politics were corrupt, think again! Texas politics top the corruption list with many conservative politicians - currently in office and recently resigned - clogging Capital Hill with their ten-gallon hats emblazoned with lone stars and the words, Real Clear Politics! American politics in general, as well as G. W. Bush's blunders with international politics has caused quite a stir of frustration from liberal-minded voter-card carrying citizens and foreigners alike! There's nothing like government politics interfering with company policy regarding corporate office politics and pension denial. It has been voiced by conservatives and liberals alike that news politics, whatever that means, is the surest path for a woman in politics, yes, count it folks, one woman in politics to make it to the position of Vice President of the United States by the year 2984, a full 800 years after every other country around the world and on every other planet in the solar system has had at least thirty women presidents - each. Perhaps this lack of female ability in the realm of politics has something to do with the patriarchal fist that rigidly controls the general population within the United States through a combination of religion and politics, and let's not forget, laws which apply to the masses but not to the male members of the governing body - it is said that they have Constitutional rights and are beyond the reach of criminal investigations. If you are not a bona fide member of the masculine majority on Capital Hill, that gold-mine of government politics, or that One woman in politics who will eventually become Vice President of the United States, you will be held accountable for everything you say or do and will be punished to the fullest extent of the law or imprisoned indefinitely at a Black Site or Guatanamo Bay for endless hours of tortuous activities with your very own personal CIA or military interrogator.