Monday, November 3, 2008

The night before el dia gigante

It's the day before the big day here in Argentina, and we expats aren't the only ones awaiting tomorrow's big election news.

Argentines seem to be just as fascinated by this election as we are, and my boss recently made me show him my absentee ballot just so he could see "the real thing."

Clarin, one of the largest national newspapers, covers the election daily, providing us with updates on Joe the Plumber (actually, here he is "Jose el Plomero") and useful electoral maps that include the voting preferences of states such as N. Delaware (now is that New Delaware or North Delaware? And is this a red state or a blue state?). 

For real though, John McCain should feel lucky that Argentines aren't in charge of choosing the next president of the USA.  According to Clarin, 60 percent of Argentines are in favor of Obama, while a whopping 10 percent would vote for McCain. 

We shall see . . . 


2 comments:

Unknown said...

It was the night before the election
And all across the states.

People are eagerly waiting
To see the country’s fate.

Will it be the old creepy guy
And the moose killing gal?

Or the new dude in town,
With his loosed lipped pal?

We shall see

An Uncle Danny original

Julie said...

why the heck are you a screenwriter?? poetry is clearly your calling.

haha. hugs from argentina.