It's the biggest thing since the last biggest thing...which was probably the Super Bowl.
It's Super Tuesday and in states near and far from Maine primaries are taking place that will (in theory) determine who the presidential nominees are for the Democrats and the Republicans.
Lucky for you we here on the NXT desk have up–to–the–minute coverage of the campaigns that you likely won't find elsewhere.
Let me ask you, undecided voter, do you ever find yourself asking "Which do Republican candidates prefer, Mac or PC?" or "Do they think Ann Coulter is hot?" or "Do they think Roger Clements is a juicer?"
This is another old dead horse that gets dragged out each election, the question of "who would you rather have a beer with." Well the good people at the National Beer Wholesalers Association are asking the question once again. Who would you share a High Life with? What does it all mean really? What is the signifcance? Does having a president that is good beer buddy equate with a president that is intelligent, thoughtful, open or calm under fire? Here's what the NBWA president said in a news release:
"With all of the rigors of a campaign – attack ads, phone calls, direct mail – Americans know sometimes it just comes down to who you want to have a beer with," said NBWA President Craig Purser. "We hope this campaign reminds voters that at the end of the day, while issues are very important, so is conversation, civility and character. Having a beer with someone represents getting to know someone better, and that's what the campaign season is all about – getting to know these candidates better."
Finally, in covering the Presidential primaries you'll often find combat–language sprinkled into stories. Candidates "taking the gloves off" or "sweeping the leg." But what if it was really a dogfight? What if the candidates settled things the old fashion way...with simulated combat? Presidential Paintball lets you pick your candidate of choice and go mano–a–mano in paintball matches against the other candidates. The game is a little out of step as Gulliani and Edwards are still playable characters. But maybe that just makes them easier targets?
Who needs health care policy and immigration reform when you can settle things with fake violence, eh?
Give it a try here. And remember...there can be only ONE!
The beer question is crazy to me, primarily because it was the supposed reason Americans voted for Bush. Thus, Americans were saying they wanted to have a beer with a recovering alcoholic.
Justin is a former newspaper intern and has the scar tissue to prove
it. Justin has been a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine
Sunday Telegram since 2003, and in 2004 began writing a weekly column in the
Monday Magazine.
If he had to pick a label, the column would fall under "youth culture,"
covering everything from high school dance etiquette, dealing with college
debt, the resurgence of Roller Derby and Portland's one-of-a-kind music
scene. This of course has not stopped him from answering letters to Santa
Claus or writing about his experience riding shotgun in a drift car.
Justin is an export from the Midwest. He is a graduate of the University of
Missouri and is originally from Minnesota. He enjoys bacon, cheap beer,
redheads, Burt Reynolds jokes and wondering what the soundtrack to his life
would sound like.
When he grows up he wants to be an international art thief. Or Captain
America.
Until then he'll be bringing you dispatches about "the young people" and
what they do.
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