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Sunday, January 29, 2006

OUR FEARLESS LEADERS HAVE A FIRM GRASP ON THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE

CLUELESS IN AMERICA; A BUNCH OF KNOW-NOTHINGS, OR WHO'S DRIVING THIS BUS?

To clearly demonstrate the total, complete, and absolute ignorance of the Bushies, Bushites, and their elite peers regarding the reality of life for the ordinary citizens of this nation, I submit to you:

1) Everyone knows about Granny Bush's faux pas re: the Katrina victims. ."So many people here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them." As my erudite grandchildren say, with their talent for a bon mot, "well, DUH." Hasn't that woman ever heard, "be it ever so humble, there's no place like home?" No matter how poverty stricken one is, what you have is all you've got and it is meaningful to you. Even the homeless jealously guard their grocery carts of possessions.

2) Our first lady, Laura Bush, in Africa to promote Bush's international funding for AIDS and his glorious plan to end the epidemic there:
"I'm always a little irritated when I hear the criticism of abstinence because abstinence is absolutely 100% effective in eradicating a sexually transmitted disease." Another "duh" moment. "In many countries where girls feel obligated to comply with the wishes of men, girls need to know that abstinence is a choice." Where has this woman been all her life? Does she know NOTHING of other cultures? African women are at most completely subjugated to men, sold or bartered off into marriage, forced into prostitution, and virgins raped because ignorant men believe that intercourse with a virgin cures AIDS. So the girls have a choice to just say No? DUH, DUH, DUH!!!

3) More knowledgeable, intelligent, finger- on -the -pulse -of -the- nation observations can be found here. And bear in mind when you read it, these are the people running our country in one way or another. PLEASE read it! From the Washington Monthly, "Political Animal" .
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_09/007092.php
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_09/007026.php
Both are lists of stupid statements made by our nation's VIPs. Read it and weep.

Pick out your favorite and post it on the comment page. My favorite, although it is hard to choose, is the post-Katrina statement by Patrick Rhode, Deputy Director of FEMA, regarding the government's response to the catastrophe. This is great.
"...probably one of the most efficient and effective responses in the country's history."
Do I hear a resounding DUH of derision?

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1 Comments:

  • At Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:25:00 PM , Blogger Granny said...

    DUH and DUH again. What cave are they living in? If you and I know this, how could they have missed it?

    It isn't just because they're wealthy either. Many wealthy people care. It's a blindness.

     

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