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Who The Hell Are They

Who The Hell Are They?

Patricia in St. Lucie County, FL

OpEdNews.Com July 4, 2003

 

This country is sitting on the edge of yet another powder keg of political scandal. Been there, done that!

But here's, in my opinion, the biggest scandal of all time. There is apparently a segment of the United States public who is just sitting around the country in their recliners, never picking up anything even remotely related to literature, with the exception of the damn TV Guide. They aren't watching anything with the word "news" attached to it except "Fox News". They aren't demanding or searching for answers because they just plain don't give a damn about anything outside their own narrow little world. These people give all the obvious appearances of brain death. When they're confronted about current events, they throw the American flag in your face, draw out their NRA membership card and all their guns, and proclaim every damned thing that they want is their "right". Then they will proceed to base that "God given right" on the Constitution, which by the way, I can guarantee you they have never ever read. Hell, they probably wouldn't even know where to find a copy of the Constitution. If you try to explain your point of view to them, they will get all red in the face and call you an elitist. Then you just say, "Okay fine, please define elitist.", and that will most definitely end that little conversation.

These are the people who have an American flag flying from every window in their car, and they're the same ones who believe the war was a great and dandy idea especially since the draft has ended and they know their lazy asses aren't going to have to go fight. They will stand and mumble along with the playing of the Star Spangled Banner but they refuse to be required to rise for reveille. They support hunting anything that breathes, but they refuse to actually engage in the sport of war, the sport where you, not only get to hunt, but you are also hunted.

I would suggest that about half the bush supporters at this time fall into the aforementioned category. I mean hell, they have to! What else could possibly explain why half the screwin population of the United States say, according to polls taken on the question, that bush is doing a good job. I can see the CEO of Halliburton agreeing to that and maybe a couple other big assed corporate bigwigs smiling from million dollar ear to million dollar ear as they answer in the affirmative, but who the hell else could, with a sane mind and straight face, believe that foolishness? This is insane to even suggest bush has, is, or will ever do a good job regarding running this country.

Bush is a bull in our proverbial china shop and he's broken every damn thing he's touched.

Perhaps that little sign that appears in china shops that states, "if you break it, you pay for it" has been placed on bush's desk in Washington, except the wording has been changed a wee bit and now reads "if bush breaks it, the people of the United States pay for it".

Until the reality of the dire situation that our country is now in, has direct, obvious, you can't miss it, no way to avoid it, slam you in your face effect on the "we sure think bush is doing a swell job" segment of our fellow Americans, we will have a scandalous political battle to deal with, and we only have until November of 2004 to get it resolved.

Patricia Ernest,  nesters@bellsouth.net gives us this bio:

I live in the wonderful state of Florida.
I am a mom to Murphy (my precious pup) and Fred (my occasionally precious cat).
I share my life, my laughter, my world and all of my love with my husband and have for 16 years.
I would describe myself as a very sentimental and sensitive person who is forever willing to share my point of view whether or not it has been requested of me.  This article is copyright by Patricia Ernest,  originally published by opednews.com Permission is granted to forward this or to place it on a website as long as the article is included intact, including this statement.  New! Pissed Off Patricia's BLog 

 

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