People who have been fleeced by swindlers often had soaring moments of euphoria, based on expectations of "easy money," right before they experienced the OMG "The Money's gone!" revelation that "things aren't what they seem." The Sixties philosophy of "Don't harsh my bliss" might be used to avoid any mention this week of the potential for future dangers of the results from the electronic voting machines because good manners would require most conspiracy theory lunatics to let the Democrats revel in their moment of ecstasy. [Wasn't there a Roman politician who while he rode to his coronation, had a fellow reminding him that "this too shall pass!"?] That would be rude and we won't touch that topic . . . the hell we won't !
It might not be very polite to point out that if the results of the New York 26th Congressional District's special election cause the Democrats to bet everything on that issue in the 2012 elections; it will be too late to object if the results, which can not be contested, produce what appears to be a massive nationwide repudiation of health care (and by extension the Social Security program itself).
Did acting rashly get Gen. Custer into trouble? Should the Democrats read up on the philosophy of an ambush before going "all in" on Medicare?
Brad Friedman has worked relentlessly to bring the issue of the reliability of the electronic voting machines to the attention of the voters who belong to the Democratic Party and if America gets hustled into a humiliating "winner take all" contest in 2012, the "I tried to warn you" bragging rights will be of little consolation to him and other sincere partisan political pundits if he gets the rights to express that sentiment.
The World's Laziest Journalist will, if the Democrats get skinned alive by the 2012 election results, will have his reaction measured on the Nihilism Meter (which measures from one to ten shrugs of the shoulders) and turn his attention to other topics.
Has Banksy been active in the Berkeley CA area recently?
In his book "Profoundly Disturbing Shocking Movies that Changed History!," Joe Bob Brigs reports that the film "Ilsa She Wolf of the SS" the lead character, Ilsa (Dyanne Thorne), was based on the real life historical figure of a woman named Ilsa Kohler Koch. Is she related to some Americans who have been dabbling in philanthropy and political causes recently?
John Wayne teamed up with actress Marlene Dietrich for three movies in the early Forties. One of them, "Seven Sinners," was a tale of life in the South Pacific and we are desperately seeking a chance to see that movie. Is it on VHS? Would that be one of the films shown as part of the Forbidden Island Monthly Monday Night Cult Movies series in Alameda?
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