VIEWPOINT

St Clair News Aegis 10/26/00

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Letter to the Editor

Undecided voters

key in election

 

Dear Editor:

TV news coverage of the presidential debates brings to mind the

coverage of

the OJ Simpson trial what with it's spawning off into TV notoriety those

previously unknown pundits and "experts" who offered their opinions as

to

the conduct and pending outcome of the trial. While OJ may have faded

from our memory, these OJ trial spin-offs are still with us live, in

color,

ad nauseam, espousing their learned views on an infinitude of subjects.

Well, move over OJ experts! New icons have made the scene!; spawned

by the

presidential debates.

Yep, your "UNDECIDED VOTERS"!

"UNDECIDED VOTERS" are obviously today's experts of prominence

thrust into the spotlight of fame. These folks are "UNDECIDED VOTERS"

as

opposed to your run-of-the-mill undecided voters. "UNDECIDED VOTERS"

are an

indispensable adjunct to the electoral process leading right up to the

November 7 election day in gauging which candidate may be suitable to

become

our next president.

"Well, what if an "UNDECIDED VOTER" decides to decide", you

say?

Won't happen!

Your real, professional and dedicated "UNDECIDED VOTERS" never

decide!

Their inherited profession obligates them to occupy a place of TV

prominence

week after week to announce to their anticipative subjects the learned

and

dramatically announced decision that they are still an "UNDECIDED

VOTER".

What will "UNDECIDED VOTERS" do when there is no election on the

horizon?

Well, they're undecided.

Armond "Si" Simmons

Pell City