{"id":3062,"date":"2012-01-17T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=3062"},"modified":"2012-01-17T16:44:16","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T16:44:16","slug":"turning-it-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/01\/turning-it-off.html","title":{"rendered":"Turning it Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cThis is why I don\u2019t like to watch T.V.<\/em>\u201d Olivia was practically shouting to her husband as she watched yet another political commercial she\u2019s seen umpteen times before. Commercials are bad enough, (unless they\u2019re funny) but the commercials for political candidates are unbearable.<\/p>\n

She has an idea! It\u2019s brilliant really\u2014 why shouldn\u2019t commercials openly compete in the free market? It\u2019s the idea \u201cdujour\u201d with a twist. Dems and Pubs are yapping about competition being the answer to our economic woes. Olivia believes if we all had more of a choice to watch, or not watch a given commercial, they\u2019d all be much better.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re enjoying your guilty pleasure\u2026Desperate Housewives is on.\u00a0 Interruption. It\u2019s Romney again with video footage and boring comments about his marriage \u2013 zap!<\/em> Back to Wisteria Lane.\u00a0 Next is a commercial for Obama. Adam Sandler is doing stand-up for the incumbent seeking re-election \u2013 give me more!<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s nice to be in control. God had it right when he gave us free will. It’s not easy to make hard choices, but it\u2019s the perfect way to live a life of value.<\/p>\n

– Prayables<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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