Politics

The Old Woman's daughter, The Wild Child, is having surgery today. The scar line from her colon cancer surgery herniated and loops of bowel protruded through the abdominal wall. So it's getting repaired. Worried'll be out of pocket for a day or two looking after her daughter . I HATE politics but thought this joke appropriate. Since Old Woman is offline for awhile, I can get away with it. Cheers. :)
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Politics
A little boy goes to his Dad and asked, "Dad, what's politics?"

Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom, she's the administrator of the money, so well call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense,"

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nannys room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."

COMMENTS:

The Future Was Yesterday said...

"The Wild Child, is having surgery today. "
Not good, not good..(: Tell the OW a prayer's been sent on her and the WC's behalf. I woulda lit them a candle, but I'm not allowed to play with fire.

Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:19:00 AM

Granny said...

I'll be thinking about WA and Wild Child. Hope all goes well.

Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:21:00 AM

WA: Thank you for your support. I'm glad to say The Wild Child came through surgery just fine. She will have to wear a girdle-like contraption for 6 mos to a year and will be sent home with round-the-clock nursing for awhile. After that, in-home nurse visits for an indeterminate length of time, plus her daily home care Provider. She's in good spirits and is optimistic. She is still scheduled for numerous medical visits with eye doc, renal specialist, dietician (for special diet she must be on for liver and renal problems), et al.

Gadfly, I wasn't offline as long as you expected, but you're not in trouble. :-) I appreciate your filling in.

Politics, Pulpits and Eulogies

Crossposted from The Future Was Yesterday . Cuss words edited a little so Worried won't have a cow.

Pulpit Politicking and Eulogies

Politics From the Pulpit - brainwashing the faithful a la Bushco or routine military funeral eulogy?

It's been bruited about that more and more ministers are preaching politics from the pulpit. The Fundies are actively proselytizing the faithful to brainwash them into following the BushCo bull sh*t party line. I think it's a load of crap for them to mix God, Jesus, and politics but we know the Fundies want to become the religious power in the U.S. (and then the world) so they tap in to the millions of voter-christians. Onward Christian Soldiers etc...to the White House!

Friday's Houston Chronicle ran an article about the 100th soldier from the Houston area to die in Iraq:

100th fallen Houston soldier honored as hero (w/video)

By RENÉE C. LEE : Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

HUNTSVILLE — Army Sgt. Shaun Paul Tousha, the 100th service member from the Houston area to die in the Iraq war, was remembered Thursday for his love of being a soldier.

04/18/2008

The lad got a good send-off from the city and community in Huntsville. Schoolchildren lined the streets with small American flags and there was standing room only at the funeral home chapel. He deserved every bit of the honor and respect offered him, as does every one of our military members who suffer, are maimed or die in the f**king, illegal wars Bush has gotten us into.

I would not take away one scintilla of honor from Sgt. Tousha or any other military person who die in service, but I get raging mad at the a$hat preachers who yap yap yap the Bush crap about "preserving our freedoms" and "protecting our country".

"Tousha, like thousands of Americans in military service, gave up his most valuable possession — his life — to protect his country, the Rev. Paul Corley told the standing-room-only crowd at the Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home chapel.

''He chose to lay down his life for his friends," Corley said. "When a man is willing to lay down his life for his friends, he has heart and conviction. That's why he loved being a soldier ... This was his way to preserve the freedoms of this country. "

This is the standard eulogy for a fallen warrior and may be a slim source of comfort to the bereaved and I would not rob them of what comfort they may derive from praising their loved one as a hero. He deserves all the praise he can get and his grieving family and friends deserve all the comfort they can get, damned little that it may be. (How in hell can there be comfort for losing a loved one?)

But dammit to hell, it pi$$es me to the max to hear anyone say that our men and women are dying for US and OUR COUNTRY as Bush asserts, when in reality they are dying or getting maimed for life for the greedy, blood sucking power hungry tyrants trying to corner the world's resources and rule the earth. In Bush's wars, they are dying for BushCo and Masters who are the ones threatening our freedoms and destroying our country.

I don't know what to say or how to raise hell about these preachers mouthing the Bush propaganda about "preserving our freedoms and protecting our country". They brainwash the community with that bull sh*t and people go away solemnly avowing "he died a hero to protect us". Well, he WAS a hero but not for the reasons the preacher lied about. But any bitching I do sounds like I'm putting him down which I would NEVER do!. Frustrates the hell out of me.

Latest 2 deaths raise Houston area's war count to 100

By DALE LEZON, ROSANNA RUIZ and DANE SCHILLER : Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

Army Sgt. Shaun P. Tousha, 30, of Hull, became the 100th victim from the Houston area after an explosion in Iraq on Wednesday. Shaun's parents died some time ago, Chester Tousha said.

04/11/2008

COMMENTS:

The Future Was Yesterday said...

"Crossposted from The Future Was Yesterday . Cuss words edited a little so Worried won't have a cow."
ROTFLMAO!

Chicken Shit!:) However, I did mention in in this post a few hours of language school wouldn't hurt either one of us!

Monday, April 21, 2008 3:45:00 AM

Worried American said...

Sometimes a little blue or purple prose conveys more feeling than proper language.

My religious daughter, Jo, when frustrated beyond measure or enraged will exclaim, "Ohhhh Peanut Butter!!"

Somehow it lacks the impact of my Wild Child's impassioned, "F**k a duck and screw a guinea!!" (which is merely a pale lavender compared to her deep purple and black expletives).

Monday, April 21, 2008 12:35:00 PM