About 3 days before the inauguration of Barack Obama, I finally wrote a blog urging people to do something I had been dreaming of for months. This blog was a plea for people to completely humiliate Bush on his way out of the presidency, during the Inauguration.
I had for some odd reason expected that Bush would be making a speech on Inauguration Day, and my suggestion was for the crowd to serenade him with a mortifying round of the song "Nanana, Hey hey hey, Goodbye!" Here's a link to the blog I'm referring to, notice the date...
The Blog That Got Results
Now some might say that I probably wasn't the only one to think of this way of jeering and humiliating this former president who I've loathed for many years. However, thinking that way is no fun, so I'm just going to assume I am the originator of the idea, and that someone saw my blog, and started the song, and it spread through the crowd much like the wave at sporting events.
Behold, the magnificent fruits of my labor. This is truly joyous:
Aww man! Did you see the look on his face? The reaction of the newspeople, like they were surprised? Thank you, everyone, for making my dream come true!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Let's Give Bush the Farewell He Deserves
Is it enough that Bush will be leaving office in 3 days, not for another vacation, but for good? Is it enough that he probably can't help but feel like he's failed miserably once again in his life as he peruses over his disastrous presidency and the record low approval numbers that result? Is it enough that the millions of Barack Obama supporters who will be at the inauguration will most likely boo him when he comes up to make his final speech?
Perhaps to an ordinary person, this all seems like enough of a burn to what's left of Bush's ego, but not me. I would love to see him completely humiliated in front of the world. Boos are boos, anyone can do them, and they mean nothing more than a spontaneous expression of disapproval. After McCain's supporters booed during his concession speech, the whole significance of booing a president was cheapened.
So what should we do instead? Well, I know that when I was a youngster in school, when playing on teams in gym class, the winning team would often chide the losing team with a hearty round of the old classic song "Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam. Of course, the part they always sang was where it goes "Nanana na, nanana na, Hey hey hey, gooodbyyyyee" over and over again. Nothing could be more humiliating.
What better way would there be to express our joy as Americans that Bush has finally got to go, and what better way to embarrass and humiliate him, besides everyone throwing their shoes at him?
The best thing about this plan is that it only takes one person to start it. Its like the wave in a stadium: when it catches on, it spreads like wildfire. If you will be going to the Inauguration, whenever Bush comes on the stage to give his farewell address, start singing it with whoever you are with. You may be the person who starts what is projected to be 2 million people, all singing for joy at the end of this terrible president's term.
In case you don't know the tune, here's the old video.
Let's do this!
Perhaps to an ordinary person, this all seems like enough of a burn to what's left of Bush's ego, but not me. I would love to see him completely humiliated in front of the world. Boos are boos, anyone can do them, and they mean nothing more than a spontaneous expression of disapproval. After McCain's supporters booed during his concession speech, the whole significance of booing a president was cheapened.
So what should we do instead? Well, I know that when I was a youngster in school, when playing on teams in gym class, the winning team would often chide the losing team with a hearty round of the old classic song "Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam. Of course, the part they always sang was where it goes "Nanana na, nanana na, Hey hey hey, gooodbyyyyee" over and over again. Nothing could be more humiliating.
What better way would there be to express our joy as Americans that Bush has finally got to go, and what better way to embarrass and humiliate him, besides everyone throwing their shoes at him?
The best thing about this plan is that it only takes one person to start it. Its like the wave in a stadium: when it catches on, it spreads like wildfire. If you will be going to the Inauguration, whenever Bush comes on the stage to give his farewell address, start singing it with whoever you are with. You may be the person who starts what is projected to be 2 million people, all singing for joy at the end of this terrible president's term.
In case you don't know the tune, here's the old video.
Let's do this!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Was Israel Actually the One Who Broke the Cease Fire?
And if so, why is that not what we are being told on the mainstream media?
These questions would likely fall on the ears of many Americans as lies propagated by someone who is against Israel, or who is sympathetic to Hamas. Indeed, throughout the media, the reporting discussing the Israeli airstrikes and subsequent ground invasion of Gaza has been filled mostly with the sentiment that although Israel is using excessive force, they have no other option because they are only protecting themselves and responding to rocket fire, since Hamas felt it necessary to break the cease fire agreement.
Therefore, when one brings up this question, many see it as a lie. But how can a question be a lie? A question is not a manner of taking sides, its a manner of getting the record straight, and to rebuke questions of this sort means that the bias is actually in favor of Israel. If Israel were really at no fault, no question should be off limits, and no foreign press should be forbidden.
So what is the answer, what is the truth? The truth is that on Election Day, a day when every American had a much more intriguing news on their mind, Israel was the one who broke the cease fire by bombing a Hamas tunnel. Here is a clip from CNN where they fact check this allegation, and confirm that it is indeed true.
Of course, one of the commentators followed up the revelation by stating that Israel had no choice but to bomb this tunnel, because they were sure Hamas was going to use it to kidnap their soldiers, but this really misses the point. I'm sure Hamas isn't shooting rockets into Israel for the fun of it, and they probably feel that some excuse gives them just cause to do so.
Somehow, whenever Israel bombs or kills, our media justifies it, but when Hamas or Hezbollah or anyone else does it, nobody looks for a reason or an excuse, its simply not acceptable. Amazingly enough, even when Israeli munitions kill children, they still aren't found at fault, and instead Hamas is blamed for the fact that they don't build these targets in places where it is convenient for them to be bombed.
Hamas is far from innocent in this matter, but when all the excuses run out, and Israel doesn't seem so angelic compared to their enemies, there's always the old standby excuse of "Well, this is war, and during war, terrible things happen." Perfect, so in order to solve your problems, you go to war, and make a much worse situation.
These questions would likely fall on the ears of many Americans as lies propagated by someone who is against Israel, or who is sympathetic to Hamas. Indeed, throughout the media, the reporting discussing the Israeli airstrikes and subsequent ground invasion of Gaza has been filled mostly with the sentiment that although Israel is using excessive force, they have no other option because they are only protecting themselves and responding to rocket fire, since Hamas felt it necessary to break the cease fire agreement.
Therefore, when one brings up this question, many see it as a lie. But how can a question be a lie? A question is not a manner of taking sides, its a manner of getting the record straight, and to rebuke questions of this sort means that the bias is actually in favor of Israel. If Israel were really at no fault, no question should be off limits, and no foreign press should be forbidden.
So what is the answer, what is the truth? The truth is that on Election Day, a day when every American had a much more intriguing news on their mind, Israel was the one who broke the cease fire by bombing a Hamas tunnel. Here is a clip from CNN where they fact check this allegation, and confirm that it is indeed true.
Of course, one of the commentators followed up the revelation by stating that Israel had no choice but to bomb this tunnel, because they were sure Hamas was going to use it to kidnap their soldiers, but this really misses the point. I'm sure Hamas isn't shooting rockets into Israel for the fun of it, and they probably feel that some excuse gives them just cause to do so.
Somehow, whenever Israel bombs or kills, our media justifies it, but when Hamas or Hezbollah or anyone else does it, nobody looks for a reason or an excuse, its simply not acceptable. Amazingly enough, even when Israeli munitions kill children, they still aren't found at fault, and instead Hamas is blamed for the fact that they don't build these targets in places where it is convenient for them to be bombed.
Hamas is far from innocent in this matter, but when all the excuses run out, and Israel doesn't seem so angelic compared to their enemies, there's always the old standby excuse of "Well, this is war, and during war, terrible things happen." Perfect, so in order to solve your problems, you go to war, and make a much worse situation.
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