Political Garbage
Hello everyone. I hate to open this can of worms, but my biggest fan has an unhealthy obsession with debate (see her blog, the link is below).
Here are my points:
1) Bush is, granted, an idiot.
2) I find it remarkable that there is currently an industry forming of people who feel the need to tell everyone else that Bush is an idiot.
3) Bush is perhaps a warmonger, but let's face it, so is every other American President, and when Bush gets voted out he will be replaced with another warmongering President. The Americans will not tolerate a peacenick Pres.
4) There was already two movies published by Micheal Moore whose subject was Bush's idiocy (Bowling for Columbine featured this heavily, and Farenheit 9-11 was about this subject entirely). Does there need to be another one?
5) Maybe the Dixie Chicks said more regarding their position, but all I heard was the bit about being ashamed of Bush. Maybe if they had said something about not agreeing with the war I'd be less critical, but Politics is not, in my opinion, a forum for personal sniping (not to say that everyone doesn't do it, but I'm critical of the entire trend).
6) Cretien was at least as big a shmuck as Bush, if not exactly an idiot... why did no one make a movie about him, or the fact that when they were in power the shooting in Afghanistan was a GOOD idea, whereas now that they are not in power, it is a BAD one.
7) Are there any Canadian soldiers in Iraq? It was my impression that we were sitting this one out... in fact, I seem to remember a controversy at the beginning of this whole mess about Canada staying out of it.
8) The idiots who support Bush and who ran around with picket signs and death threats are also idiots, and probably went too far.
9) It is a shame that people in postions of power abuse it in order to crush their opponents, but it's only been happening for 10,000 years and will probably be happening until Armageddon. Bush ain't the only one, he's just the one who got caught doing it recently. But like Jean Cretien, he'll never be prosecuted for any breach of trust, no matter how many people were crushed. Anybody remember the Smothers Brothers?
10) The Dixie Chicks are whining and bitching, pure and simple, and whilst I can't credit them with this much intellect I wouldn't be surprised if the thing wasn't some kind of publicity stunt because in the end they'll be more popular than ever. At the very least, they'll pull in as much money with their movie as they ever did with their CDs.
To sum up:
Bush is an idiot. I agree. I understand. I get it. I've heard something about it every time I've turned on the TV for years now. Every celebrity and their grandmother has decided to make themselves look thoughtful by repeating that Bush is an idiot. I get it. I understand. I'm sure when I watch TV tonight, I'll hear Angelina Jolie, or the Dixie Chicks, or Dermot Mulroney or Paul Martin or David Letterman, or Jean Cretien, or Martha Stewart, or some other newscaster or singer or actor or author or politician or comedian say, once again, that Bush is an idiot. I'm sure that on this side of the border, every time we have an election for the next seventy years, the Conservative side will be heckled because they are right wing (not really by the States' standards, but by ours) and Bush is right wing, and Bush is an idiot. I get it. I understand. It really just surprises me that with around half of the world bitching about George W., how come nobody has a single interesting or thoughtful thing to say about it?
There you go. Rant over.
Bye bye for now, the Vociferous Lexiphage.
Here are my points:
1) Bush is, granted, an idiot.
2) I find it remarkable that there is currently an industry forming of people who feel the need to tell everyone else that Bush is an idiot.
3) Bush is perhaps a warmonger, but let's face it, so is every other American President, and when Bush gets voted out he will be replaced with another warmongering President. The Americans will not tolerate a peacenick Pres.
4) There was already two movies published by Micheal Moore whose subject was Bush's idiocy (Bowling for Columbine featured this heavily, and Farenheit 9-11 was about this subject entirely). Does there need to be another one?
5) Maybe the Dixie Chicks said more regarding their position, but all I heard was the bit about being ashamed of Bush. Maybe if they had said something about not agreeing with the war I'd be less critical, but Politics is not, in my opinion, a forum for personal sniping (not to say that everyone doesn't do it, but I'm critical of the entire trend).
6) Cretien was at least as big a shmuck as Bush, if not exactly an idiot... why did no one make a movie about him, or the fact that when they were in power the shooting in Afghanistan was a GOOD idea, whereas now that they are not in power, it is a BAD one.
7) Are there any Canadian soldiers in Iraq? It was my impression that we were sitting this one out... in fact, I seem to remember a controversy at the beginning of this whole mess about Canada staying out of it.
8) The idiots who support Bush and who ran around with picket signs and death threats are also idiots, and probably went too far.
9) It is a shame that people in postions of power abuse it in order to crush their opponents, but it's only been happening for 10,000 years and will probably be happening until Armageddon. Bush ain't the only one, he's just the one who got caught doing it recently. But like Jean Cretien, he'll never be prosecuted for any breach of trust, no matter how many people were crushed. Anybody remember the Smothers Brothers?
10) The Dixie Chicks are whining and bitching, pure and simple, and whilst I can't credit them with this much intellect I wouldn't be surprised if the thing wasn't some kind of publicity stunt because in the end they'll be more popular than ever. At the very least, they'll pull in as much money with their movie as they ever did with their CDs.
To sum up:
Bush is an idiot. I agree. I understand. I get it. I've heard something about it every time I've turned on the TV for years now. Every celebrity and their grandmother has decided to make themselves look thoughtful by repeating that Bush is an idiot. I get it. I understand. I'm sure when I watch TV tonight, I'll hear Angelina Jolie, or the Dixie Chicks, or Dermot Mulroney or Paul Martin or David Letterman, or Jean Cretien, or Martha Stewart, or some other newscaster or singer or actor or author or politician or comedian say, once again, that Bush is an idiot. I'm sure that on this side of the border, every time we have an election for the next seventy years, the Conservative side will be heckled because they are right wing (not really by the States' standards, but by ours) and Bush is right wing, and Bush is an idiot. I get it. I understand. It really just surprises me that with around half of the world bitching about George W., how come nobody has a single interesting or thoughtful thing to say about it?
There you go. Rant over.
Bye bye for now, the Vociferous Lexiphage.
posted by The Lexiphage at 6:22 p.m.
3 Comments:
What do the Smothers Brothers have to do with this?
The Smothers Brothers got booted off TV for badmouthing the president way back when. That's why they weren't on TV for several decades and even now only do the occasional cereal commercial.
Wow ... I'm surprised you know about that ... it was before your time. Obviously you got your brains from me!
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