Friday, November 07, 2008

William Gibson on Undecided Voters

Catching up on what one of my favourite authors has been writing reading pre-November 4th.

[...]

To put them (undecided voters) in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of s
▓▒░ with broken glass in it?"

To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.'


Update: this was a David Sedaris in the New Yorker he was quoting.

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