Slim Randles' Home Country
Just set their aspirations on a bull’s back
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[October 01, 2016]
"This whole election process just doesn’t work for
me,” Dud said, sipping his coffee. “There’s no way we can tell who
is best for the job.” |
Doc, being the senior member of the Mule Barn truck stop’s world
dilemma think tank, looked kindly at Dud. “Well, haven’t you been
reading what each candidate stands for, Dud?”
Dud shrugged. “Sure. But I firmly believe they only tell you what
you want to hear. They’re the best, and the other fella is going to
take you straight to ruined aspirations.”
“Ruined aspirations?” piped up Steve, the cowboy with the owlish
look of pure bowlegged intellectualism. “That’s why I’ve always
thought we need a contest. A real contest. Have them put their
aspirations where they’ll do the most good.”
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“A contest?”
“Bull riding,” said Steve, nodding sagely. “Just set their
aspirations on a bull’s back and the first one to fall off loses.”
“But what does bull riding have to do with taxes and warfare and
education and all that stuff?” asked Doc.
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“Nothing at all,” said Steve, “but you can bet
it will separate the serious candidates from the oh-what-the-heck
guys.”
“Makes some sense to me,” said Dud, with a grin. “Only problem is,
if they ride bulls, one of them might get killed.”
Steve grinned, “Simplifies the selection process, doesn’t it?”
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