Single What? Female...

*dope slap*

Like many folks this weekend, my family and I went to the graves of lost relatives and planted new flowers. My grandfather, when he came to this country, joined the Army during World War I. He then married, and after his wife died in childbirth, he joined the Marines. He then remarried, started a family, was an air raid guard in his neighborhood and, using his carpentry skills, helped build ships for the Navy; the man covered 3 branches of the American military. My uncle Stanley, who I sadly never got to meet, was a Marine who served just before Korea. His main duty was to go into caves in Korea and Japan and search for Japanese soliders who had not yet heard that WWII was over or refused to believe that Hiro Hito would have surrendered. As I think of those deluded soldiers, I think of some of our own, who could not possibly believe that we are in the wrong nation for the wrong reason and that our President would have lied to them, sending them to die for a petty grievance.

As George held a press conference today, calling the scathing Amnesty International report about abuses at Guantanamo "absurd" saying that these complaints are coming from detainees who "hate America", hence he believes that they are lying, and that, of course, that all these men are guilty. He has thrown a blanket judgement on all detainees and on all soldiers and interrogators-they are bad, we are good. He has further proven that he cannot think in complex concepts and, while his approval ratings plummet, allows himself to be deluded that he is doing the best for the country and that we, the people, just do not understand. I doubt that there was a more solid and passionate example of George Lakoff's theory of "Strict Father" politics.

And as we hear more about increasing violence in Iraq as well as a tape from Al-Zarqawi about how he's fine ("just a flesh wound..."), and still fighting the infidels, have we heard anything about (pardon me as I steal this from John Wendel who covered for Stephanie Miller yesterday--and was BRILLIANT), Osama Bin Forgotten?!?! I think not. Nope, he's still roaming the hills, controlling Al Qaeda and making sure the insurgents keep coming to Iraq and knock out our boy and girls. As I saw footage of George speaking at Arlington Cemetary and placing wreaths on the Tomb Of the Unknown, I felt physically ill as he, his actions and his words are an insult to those who have lost their lives fighting for this country. He is the embodiment of cowardice, avarice, and hubris; and does not deserve to stand before the wounded children and the graves of those he has sent into battle.

("and how do you really feel, Alex?")

Send a note to the President. If ever there was anyone you needed to keep e-mailing, it's this guy. I'm all for flooding his mailbox today just so he gets the idea that he cannot pull these kind of antics. He had no mandate, he spent capital he didn't have, and he pissed me off more than usual today.

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 9:03 AM