Political Cyborgs & Aliens...Still No Sex Scandal - Yet 'Twas the Nite Before the Election...& Still No Sex Scandal...Yet!!!
Micheline Birger
It seems that 2 days after the shooting folks were out there scooping up all the GLOCK 19's that they could muster up before there is a new emergency law saying saying that's it's illegal for private citizens to buy them. I certainly hope these folks did their background checks on all who did buy the guns...but quite frankly, that's just a delusional smoke 'n' mirrors trick...yes it does weed out some but not all potential offenders. Believe me, if someone is hell bent on getting a gun, they will get a gun. No excuses. The poor troubled shooter was smart enough not to have a psychiatric history that didn't come up on the radar...the media think tank coupled with the politicians were having a heyday on playing the Blame Game.
Jon Stewart thought that The-Big-Mourner-In-Chief's approach to consolation was more of a pep-rally as opposed to genuine grief. As ex-staffer Rahm Emmaunuel stated - "Never let a crisis go to waste." Unless it happens to you. That is actually when you may feel something. The whole speech - as I observed was Cookie-Cutter-Grief with a dash of Artificial-Mourning. Grief & Mourning For Sale.
Perhaps the Political Cyborgs (part-human; part-robotic) and Aliens may want to tone down their Think Tank with all of their inflammatory talk...but that's just not going to happen. I heard one Talking Head say on one of those Talking Head Shows..."Nobody would watch and we wouldn't have a job." And I counter with..."What planet did you say you were from...Cyborg? Or are you an Alien?"
Anyway, on another Talking Head Show, they were talking with some Congress people who actually knew something about mental health. I couldn't get past the fact that the standing excuse is/was - "That's there's no more $$$ in the kitty to increase services." Exxxxcuuuuseeee Me! How much of a wake-up call does Washington D.C. need? The shooter is just as much as a victim as the victims in his spree. He is/was a loose cannon...a by-product of this insidiously insane society...Houston, we have a problem. CaChing $$$. I just heard a cash register go off...there she blows...another couple of billion to all of those aggravating little wars in the Middle East...hey folks here in the U.S. ... you're on your own. We need Homeland Security in the Homeland too.
Anyway, according to a Quinnipiac Poll, taken between 1/4-1/11 2011...it said...that Prez Dude's approval rating is on the rise. Margin of error..2.4 + or -. It was with a sampling of 1647 voters...by phone. I ask...who are these voters? What is their party affiliation? According to the last Census in 2010 there is over 308 million folks in the U.S. Is that really a fair sampling? As Benjamin Disraeli once said - "There are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies & statistics." Or "figures lie...but liars figure." (Charles Grosvenor)
Others highlights and hoopla of the past week is that Reagan's son said that his Dad was showing signs of Alzheimer's whilst in White House...we all knew that...that was hot press for awhile a while back...he's going on a book tour now with his story. Michael Steele was ousted as GOP Chairman...Bye Michael...replaced by Wisconsin's Reince Priebus...another lawyer...zzzzz. A Yale law professor put out a book about how Chinese mothers are superior - Mother-Superior-Dragon-Breathe-Tiger-Mom. She's already getting a lot of flack...
And there is a new Miss America...from Nebraska - The Cornhusker State...I didn't even know that they still had those silly-plastic-contest-ceremonies...anyway she is a 17 year old drop-dead gorgeous gal who apparently had all the right answers for America according to the judges..that is. She says - "I want to make sure I stand for what is right...stand up for integrity and honesty." She wants to go to law school and then go into politicks. Her name is Teresa Scanlan. I say find another profession Teresa. Find another profession that is worthwhile where you will be loved...like Mother Teresa...there are so many ways to make a difference. Don't be just another Political Cyborg.
Well the usual backbiting continues in the Political Cyborg & Alien capital of the universe...Washington D.C. this week...you know...back to the familiar...politicks as usual. The Aliens and Cyborgs will insist on pushing their agendas through...the dogs bark and the caravan moves on...and still no sex scandal...yet. Bill, we miss you...when are you coming back?
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Labels: Glock 19, Jon Stewart, political satire blog, Sarah Palin
Micheline Birger
'Twas the Nite before the election
and all through the House
the politicians were all sweating -
even Mickey Mouse...Squeak! Squeak!
Well, the Big Day arrives as promised tomorrow...or as Will Rogers once quipped - "More men have been elected between SunDown and SunUp than between SunUp and SunDown." I believe that we can all agree to disagree that watching this painful process is like watching a bad sitcom of a very dysfunctional family...all vying for power. It's been a brutal battle. "A political war is one where everyone shoots from the lip." Raymond Moley. "Every nation has the government that it deserves." Joseph Marie de Maistre (1753-1821) (The only race where most people pick the winner is an election) Enough said.
About sex scandals...really, just cheap shot attempts against the opposing party...so what else is new darling??? Yawn...there is an old affair - one that buoyed forth in a smear ad about Senator David Vitter (R) - happened in 2007...apparently he made calls to the D.C. Madam...he was in her Rolodex or something...he copped to his lack of judgement...he knows that he committed a serious sin...and he is likely to beat Melancon (D) in Louisiana...and then there was a negative blog that some guy was paid to write about Christine O'Donnell in her racy college daze...some guy by the name of Brad...it's unclear whether he was an old flame or just a bud...how infantile and desperate...
So the main issues loom larger than life...health care, illegal immigrants, the economy, war...what to do? What to do? And did you know that the U.N. Compound in the Big Apple is getting fumigated for yet a third term for bedbugs?...three is a charm.
Then there is all of these creepy-crawly stories about election fraud...and is Big Brother really keeping account of who is voting... Annie Get Your Gun...are they demanding I.D.'s...is it true that folks are registering as Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; Genghis Khan; Jive Turkey; Dick Tracy; Karl Marx; Woody Woodpecker??? And are they really letting illegal immigrants vote in Prince George's County, Maryland??? Is it true? Is it true? Is it true that someone inadvertently, accidentally on purpose, sent 2000 ballots to the Cook County Jail for Illinois's finest to cast their vote? Meanwhile, back at the Frontline in the War Zones - customer service got the order messed up and didn't get the ballots out to the U.S. Servicemen and Women...you know the one's fighting for the U.S. of A?
And, by the way, is it true that McDonald's in Canton, Ohio...that employee's got a little note in their paychecks that said - "If the right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and benefits...at or above the current levels...if other's are elected we will not. Vote Republican."
Oh, and of course we can't forget the Prez of the Free World on Jon Stewart...you know the guy - President Dude? Hey Dude!!! And of course Jon and Steven Colbert's big shindig rally in D.C. on the 30th of October was extremely well attended...perhaps 150,000-200,000 showed up to that gala to Restore Sanity and/or Fear...I watched some of it live online...a stellar line-up of star power...Cat Stevens; The O'Jays; Ozzy Osbourne; Sam Waterston of Law & Order read Colbert's poem...Are You Sure? And former Saturday Night Live icon - Father Guido Sarducci made a surprise appearance to Bless the Event...
My "hit" on the whole event is a famous quote by from Clarence Darrow when he was speaking of Lincoln Steffens - "Everything serious he says is a joke and everything humorous he says is dead serious."
I loved some of the picket signs at the Event Rally. Leaders Lead - Not Bicker...Keep the Government Out of My Cauldron...I Doubt That This Sign Will Change Your Opinion.
Other clever witticisms in the air and on the air were - "The Democratic Party has gotten so bad that even the nominees are voting Republican." "A taxpayer voting Democrat is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders." "Conservative women are all whores and bitches"...and if Nancy Pelosi is ousted she will either quit or retire...thar' she blows...Happy Trails to you until we meet again...Joyce Behar calls Sharron Angle a "bitch"...Sarah Palin is on the Today Show talking about the Great Alaskan Pipeline becoming a reality...
And last but not least, the current Commander-in-Chief...President Dude has spent the last week campaigning-jetting-campaigning-jetting...and two daze after the bloodbath election he has a Passage to India via a huge dog 'n' pony entourage...courtesy of the U.S. Taxpayer. He has booked the entire Taj Mahal Hotel...Michelle apparently will meet with sex workers there...and yes folks...we are paying for your opinion but please keep your opinions to yourself.
So sleep tight my friends...the party has only begun...who will be the last candidates standing? Will the Republicans take over the House and possibly the Senate??? 'Twas the night before the election and all through the House...now who? Who - Who - Who let the dogs out???
Labels: Jon Stewart, Mid-Term Elections; sex scandals, political satire, Republican Women, Steven Colbert