May 08, 2008
A Secret Meeting Between Florida and Michigan

Jacob Dickerman | Bio


As some of you may already be aware, I'm Jewish, and therefore I have within me the natural ability to practice law. It is because of that that at the end of last year, I was approached to act as legal concierge for Florida and Michigan, as they attempted to set up their primary. However, I'm not a very good or ethical lawyer, so I took care to tape every conversation that we had and I'm OK with sharing one with you. I think that with Hillary Clinton's open letter to Barack Obama, it's gained a bit of relevance.

FLORIDA

This isn't fair!

MICHIGAN

Yeah!

JAKE

Hey guys. What's going on?

FLORIDA

Well, lots of stuff.

MICHIGAN

Stuff that isn't fair!

FLORIDA

Not fair at all!

JAKE

Well, tell me, guys. I'm here to help.

MICHIGAN

Well-

FLORIDA

You know-

MICHIGAN


It's like... all these other states, they get to vote really early in the primaries.


FLORIDA

REALLY early!

MICHIGAN

And we're supposed to be going late and...

FLORIDA

We don't think it's fair.

JAKE


Ah...guys, I'm sorry. But hey, I'm sure that the Democratic Party will let you go early, too, if you asked them.

Florida stamps its feet.


FLORIDA

Nu-Uh! We already asked them.

MICHIGAN

And they said, "No." Jerks.

FLORIDA


They said if we went early they wouldn't count us.

JAKE


Well...look, guys, I'm sure that they'll put you in there eventually. And when they do, your votes will count and it'll all be OK.

MICHIGAN

Well...we think...we were just sorta talking and...

(to Florida)

You say it.

FLORIDA

We think we should go early anyway.

JAKE


Oh...guys...I don't think that's a very good idea. They said they wouldn't count your votes if you did that.

FLORIDA

Yeah. But we think we should go early anyway.

JAKE


I understand that. I understand that you think that, but you'd sort of be disenfranchising yourselves.

MICHIGAN

No. We think we should go early anyway.

JAKE


Look. Guys. I know you're upset. But really. You won't get to participate in the election.


Michigan kicks Jake in the shins.


JAKE

Ow!

MICHIGAN

You're a meany, too!

Florida pushes Jake over.


FLORIDA

Meany!

Florida and Michigan run off.