By
Micheline Birger
By now, everyone and their mother knows that
Mubarak has stepped down from his Egyptian Rule - finally. His
Swiss Billions are frozen. He escaped to someplace where most of the Planet has never heard of...to his Castle in the Air...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow...and to top that off the
U.S. has been
giving the
Egyptian Military more than
1.3 Billion a year.
(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/MNU21HMFKN.DTL&type=politics) Excuse me, am I missing something here? We are heavily in debt. We have been giving billions to a country who had a Billionaire leader? We gave billions of dollars without knowing where it was going or how it was spent? I guess it's sitting in Swiss accounts catching a cold now. Excuse me, I've got to sneeze.
The Egyptian Military is now in charge of Egypt - for the moment. They have fired the parliament. As an armchair observer, the only thing I can say is - "U.S. - Start collecting your money. Who knows what will transgress with all of this leaderless leadership." Sounds pretty flaky to me. But enough about Egypt...we need to focus on the U.S. of A. Publicizing all of this change in another part of the world is the perfect spin for not addressing our own issues. Once again, I say, U.S. - Heal Thyself. Put your oxygen mask on first and foremost.
But how can you blame Les Miserables a la Washington D.C.? According to a Forbes article, Washington D.C. is the 16th most miserable city in the U.S. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/13/MNU21HMFKN.DTL&type=politics) That does not surprise me one iota. All of that phony grandeur and constant gravity...all those folks trying desperately to control...control...control....yet they can't even control unemployment; foreclosures; public corruption...violent crime...etc - in their own backyard.
And to top that off, a Republican Congressman, Chris Lee, got caught with his shirt off...pandering his biceps on Craigslist...(http://gawker.com/#!5756377/craigslist-congressman-resigns)...John Boehner, the Speaker of the House wasn't too thrilled...the Congressman has since resigned abruptly...Bye! Bye! Mr. American Pie...for his public indiscretion...and all he wanted was a sliver of Me Time in the Les Miserables City - Capital of the Universe.
Speaking of Republicans...they had their little powwow...meeting...comedy showcase this past week in Les Miserables City...Conservative Political Action Congress or CPAC...the politicians and attendees were playing standup...taking potshots at the current Commander-In-Defeat...Prez Dude...a wonderful free-for-all...starring Donald Trump; Tim Pawlenty; Ann Coulter; Mitt Romney; Newt Gingrich (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/02/12/bts.cpac.anti.obama.cnn).
There was even a faux Sarah Palin mirage...(http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/11/palin-look-a-like-sets-cpac-abuzz/)...Patti Lyons considers herself - "The world's premier Sarah Palin impressionist." And her presence worked...she knows how to work a room...she was stalked by reporters; TV cameras; and some attendees who thought that she was the genuine-one-and-only-non-trademarked-Sarah.
Speaking of The Sarah, the real-deal one that is...well she turned 47 on February 11. Happy Birthday Sarah - Aquarius Lady...Queen of her own universe.
Moving right along...a lot of folks aren't too pleased about how the current Big-Spender-In-Chief has been mishandling the little Egyptian Crisis...why I heard loud whispers echoed throughout the land like...amateurish...incoherent...even Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) ripped the regime and spoke about an Islamic Takeover...
But --- No matter which way you cut-dice-splice any of this political brouhaha and rhetoric... this ongoing never-ending story of injustices...the greatest live melodrama on the planet...the bottom line question remains - Who can beat the current Commander-In-Chief? At the CPAC meeting this past week, they conducted an unofficial/official Straw Poll. It's their version of a political Chorus Line cattle call for potential presidential contenders. And the winner is - Ron Paul; followed by Mitt Romney; and then Gary Johnson and Chris Christie...and so on down the line. That's it folks...the top four maybes. You say what???
Personally I like what my friend Frankie's analogy is...a retired military officer..."Even if they put a monkey up there they would probably do better than either political party - Republican or Democrat"...and so the dogs bark and the caravan moves on...the Egyptian Melodrama is settled...for but a fleeting moment in time...and the shirtless Les Miserables Washington D.C. Craigslist Hot-Shot Congressman resigns for an almost sex scandal...he was married by the way.
And I say, but seriously folks...is this not the best unscripted reality show on the planet? Politicks that is...and we are not even talking about those folks in an Iowa focus group who agree that our current Commander-In-Chief is a Muslim (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=82747). Hmmph! Interesting observation. I say what Bobby Ferrin sang...Don't Worry Be Happy. Have fun kids. Read Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. And three cheers to Lady GaGa who arrived at the Grammy's in a giant egg...talk about a dog and pony show...Happy Valentine's Day...can't you feel the worldwide love?
Love,
Micheline
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Labels: Egypt Revolution, political satire blog, Presidential Elections 2012
By
Micheline Birger
Headlines! Headlines! Don't Read All About It! If you do, you will want to stick your head in the sand and never come up for air! Happy Heart & Love Month Everyone! Can't you feel the love that is angling/bursting forth through the ether's of the planet??? Ah Yes! Let my people go...I'm mad as H___ and I am not taking it anymore! Stop the World - I Want to Sputnik Outta Here! Egyptian Politicks Eclipse U.S. Politicks! Off with the Old and On with the New! Dead President's Never Die! U.S. Women Doctors are Getting the Short-End of the Financial Stethoscope Stick! Sexism in America is Alive and Thriving!
Well, not unless you are a complete idiot, recluse or possibly even both, the Big News du jour is the Egyptian Uprisings. Off with the Old and On with the New! Mubarek of Egypt conceded this past Saturday his 30 year dictatorial post. Could it possibly all those folks in Tahrir Square demanding dignity and freedom for all??? Ya' think? Ya' think that all this rioting, screaming and anger kind of gently let him know that his services were no longer needed??? Now, the next big question is - when will he say Adios? And who will be his successor? All of this Jewel of the Nile justification is the current reason why food and oil will skyrocket throughout the planet. Hang on to your wallets folks! Politicks has now reached into your back pocket - once again!
Former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright says - "My personal opinion is that the Mubarek Era is over...and the U.S. can't micromanage them." Ya' think? Madeleine? We've got enough on our plates as it is...you know Us - We - the good ole US of A? We've got to handle stuff like repealing the unconstitutional health care disaster law; the leaky border down South; illegal immigration; social insecurity; Medicare; Medicaid; the 2012 elections...and as The Sarah alluded to in a 2008 V.P. ad - "that Egypt is the White House's 0300 AM phone call but it's going straight to the answering machine." Another case of we think that we can solve the world's problems but we can't fix our own. Heal thyself U.S. of A. Heal Thyself!
Speaking of
The Sarah and her daughter
Bristol...apparently
Sarah has filed to
Trademark and Patent...(
http://theweek.com/article/index/211863/only-in-america-can-sarah-palin-trademark-her-name)
Sarah Palin & Bristol Palin. From the last I heard...it's all just pending...this just in...
no she can't...this ad brought to you by
Swiffer...we need more than that to get all those dust mites off of hard surfaces...anyway, a bunch of bored Alaskans leaked to one of the tabloids
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/sarah-palin-todd-palin-affair_n_815387.html) that
Sarah's hunk hubby Todd was
hanging with Anchorage's finest prostitutes....of course
Sarah cuts that to shreds with one of her
Palinesque no-nonsense-get-out-of-my-face-style
refudiations to that patdown -
"It's all a Big Lie and a waste of time. Heck, all they had to do is ask me or
ask Todd himself - 'Hey Todd, are you hanging out with hookers in Anchorage?' and he'd tell the truth." Stand by your man - Sarah. That is what a good
Republican wife does - doesn't she?
Comic Tracy Morgan, formerly of the
Saturday Night Live Troupe loves The Sarah. Apparently at a
SAG Awards he shared his deepest, most innermost feelings about how he felt about her. He thinks that
Moma Grizzly herself is
one hot Moma (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/31/tracy-morgan-sarah-palin-_1_n_816174.html) Of course he got his knuckles cracked with a yardstick from the broadcast powers that be for that one.
What? Censoring comics? The last bastion of truth in the
Stupid-Bowl of Politicks...what is this politically incorrect country coming to?
Moving along, it is true.
Dead President's Never Die. We keep on celebrating their birthdays...and this past Sunday would have been
Ronald Reagan's Centennial Birthday or 100th. (
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/02/the-reagan-centennial-celebrat.html)
Radio Broadcaster - Actor - Governor of California - 40th U.S. President. I love it!
Sarah gave a talk at the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, Ca. this past Friday to commemorate -
The Gipper.
Sounds like a gourmet fish. She declared that the U.S. was leaning to - "a road to ruin...a nation beleaguered by debt and out-of-control-government-spending...and that an urgent change was needed in D.C." Gosh, if Egypt can do it, so can we, ya' think?
Since Sarah is so brilliant at shaking her money maker for the Republicans and herself, I do believe that Sarah needs to give talks to women on equal pay for equal work. A study shows that new girl doctors are getting the short end of the stethoscope in the economics of medicine...the study was done at the University of Illinois at Chicago...apparently they looked at 8000 new doctors in New York State. In 1999, women doctors were making $151,600 compared to $173,400 for men. By 2008, the gals were making $174,000 compared to $209,300 for the guy doctors. Yes sirree, pay disparity and sexism is alive and thriving in America...I Am Searching for Intelligent Life in the Universe...Somewhere Over the Rainbow...
Well, it's a wrap folks - for today that is. The International Stupid-Bowl of Politicks whirrs on and on...into infinity...and where she stops...no one knows. Whoops - there he goes - ousted by unpopular opinion - you are history man - Mr. Mubarek. And it is a Lie-Lie-Big Lie according to The Sarah about her hunky hubby having any type of Alaskan-Style Todd-ry Sex Affair...in Anchorage...of all places on the planet...how can a gal work the streets deep in the bowels of winter up there? Burr...Baby it's cold outside!
Love
Micheline
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Labels: Egypt Revolution, Health Care Reform; Presidential Elections 2012, political satire blog, Sarah Palin, sex
