AND SO IT BEGINS

                     This weekend is not only the first weekend of regular season football ; it is also the first weekend after the end of the conventions . Now we can't turn on the television with some kind campaign ad stare right at you . Let alone go thru a whole game without seeing one .
                    On the weekend is when all news shows analyze and re-analyze everything said or done thru the week. They compare all the messages , go thru the point; counter-point . every word statement for the last two weeks will be scrutinized . They will look for hidden meanings and try to tell us what every one said and stand for over and over.
                 With about sixty days left till the vote , I am sure there will new speeches and gaffs that they will pour over like a living room couch quarterback . This is the season for the fact checkers to work a lot of over time . With the advent of the Internet it will not take long for a statement to get out and with lighting speed a rebuttal will be released . Every where they go there will some camera or recording devise there . So they can't let their guard down. They never be able to deny they didn't say that.
                  God forbid ;if the research hounds find some skeleton in the closet . With only two people running for president ; they not only watch what they do or say . They have the added worry that anyone that speaks on there behalf . They have make sure every one is on the same page and stay on message .
                 So in conclusion ; its up to us to sort thru the information over load ,and make up our own mind .Take every statement with a grain of salt . Over look all the opinions that you have heard and just plain come up of your own. We got remember that all the reporters , analyst and politicians can't form our opinions for us . All they can do is influence our thought process . We all pretty much have our own ideas anyway . So this fall there is actually another sport to watch and it goes on 24 hours a day ,and the final score will be tallied in November .There  are no time outs , no referees , no rule book { just the ethics that the candidates have to go by }. That alone can be the most telling item about the candidates . So watch carefully , listen and decide . Its your choice !!