I’m not interested in Jr. Mod’ing anything so since the official Mods have not said anything it must be okay. It doesn’t mean it is not a disgusting concept and has no place in a reasoned debate.
And if Kerry wins in November? Was that the result of an equally dimwitted population? Was it the intelligentsia rising up over the masses and installing a Kerry? Wouldn’t it then be okay for the dimwitted population to also call for the assassination of President Kerry?
I do not support Bush but I got to say, anyone who would suggest assassination as a valid alternative to Democracy really do need to get a grip. Ya’ know, I’m out of this and not going to say more as everything else I would say should be in The Pit. :mad:
Here’s the problem. Bush is stupid, arrogant, narrowminded, and all the other qualities we’ve come to love him for. He himself, however, truly believes that he’s doing the best thing; he is basically honest. The real terror is in the administration, who controls him like a wooden puppet. They need Bush, because he is their campaigner. With Bush in office, he can take the heat and keep so many people on their side, as someone with less (relative) charisma could not.
But say Bush wins this election. They have a lock on the Presidency. They simply don’t need him anymore - they own the next four years. They can get rid of him, with sufficient room to blame it on the terrorists, and next thing you know, you have Cheney sitting on the throne dictating a completely more radical policy, and Ashcroft diving in head first in the fundamentalization of America. They ramp up the war on terror, and if they succeed in terrorizing the American people, they have a chance of even retaining the Presidency in the next term.
But that’s okay, because Cheney will get accused of rape (even though it was really just cold medicine) and have to resign the VP. Bush will then appoint a basically honest guy who has been toiling unrewarded in the bowels of the CIA. At the inauguration when the terrorists fly the 747 into the Capitol and decapitate the government, our hero will save the day and restore the country to the true path!
As we know from Dr. Rice, no one ever imagined that a passenger jet could be used as a missile against a target in the United States. Certainly not one of the most popular authors in America way back in the 90s. If only Richard Clarke could pull a Jack Ryan.
I gotta say something about the “modern dancing” thing. As a good little Southern Baptist boy, back in the 1940s, I was taught that ANY dancing at all was pure evil and that it was designed explicity to awaken prurient interest. Besides which, dancing often occurred in venues where alcohol was available, and we all knew what that meant.
When the fifties rolled around, and Elvis hit the scene, you would have thought that the world would end in minutes and that anyone who had ever seen Elvis would go straight to hell. Now that I am a recovering Southern Baptist, I can laugh about it. In fact, I sometimes relate the old joke as to why Southern Baptists will not engage in sex while standing up—it might lead to dancing.
Anyway, the opposition to dancing ain’t a new thing.
The minister and a choir lady hike up their robes to do the deed in the deserted choir room.
“Gee, I hope nobody sees us…they might think we were dancing.”
As long as enough people are amused by Bush’s “aw shucks” act, there’s no incentive to get rid of him. He is, after all, the cheery face that make’s Cheney and Ashcroft’s crazy policies go down easier.
What made you think having Bush sitting in the Oval Office would dampen their insanity any? It hasn’t for the last four years…
Wow, just popped back in. It’s nice to see there’s nobody who really likes this idea, I guess. On the other hand, I don’t see how the idea can be that far out on the fringe and still sound like a good idea to an administration that’s polling half the votes in the country.
Well, no Republicans have popped in to defend their Fearless Chimp. I think that means we can call them names without them finding out. O_o Stupid heads!
My guess is that they are relying on no one to stand up and admit that they watch porn. shrugs This is how it is always done. None of the good Christian citizens who do watch porn want their families and neighbors to know, lest they be thought a pervert, and that CERTAINLY applies to our elected officials (minus a subsect of Democrats who aren’t phased by it).
Basically, they think they can get away with it, so they will try to. Who is going to raise a fuss, other than the fringe pinko commies that can be waved off as over-reacting perverts, or just aiming to torpedo the administration over some minor issue.
At least I know exactly who to blame if we’re attacked again by terrorists. The only real obscenity is the waste of valuable time and intelligence funding on stupid BS like the War On Porn when we could be using those resources to protect America from real threats.
And BTW, not only has Ashcroft consented to being anointed with Crisco, but when he was appointed AG, Clarence Thomas did the honors. Repeat after me, boys and girls: ANYONE WHO LETS CLARENCE THOMAS NEAR HIM OR HER WITH A CAN OF CRISCO IS CERTIFIABLY INSANE, DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200. Dear Lord.
I’ve always thought that the Founding Fathers were pretty clever in the way they lumped both Freedom of Speech/Press and Freedom of Religion into the same amendment. They obviously knew that the religious fanatics were the ones most likely to to oppose freedom of the press, etc. So by putting them together in the same amendment, you can’t eliminate one without eliminating the other. Cool.
I like Bush, but Ashcroft is scaring the Hell outta me.
Oh, and I don’t dance. I’m a bass player - I make other people dance
