Tannish the Traitorious
OK. So Dick Durbin apologized (the wimp). He did exaggerate a bit, and that cost him some points. God help anyone willing to stand up to the status quo, being drawn and quartered is more fun. This ain’t the sixties, you know, when people of conscience could publicly oppose an unjust war. Dick’s exaggeration aside, the lesson to be learned is you just can’t say the “N” word these days. Not that N-word, the other N-word. Well, you can’t say either these days, I guess.
But it’s OK to call a majority of American citizens a “traitor.” That’s a safe word.
That’s what Karl Rove calls anyone who is a bit queasy about the war - traitors. If you happen to vote Democratic, you’re right there alongside the Saddam-ites (pun intended) tolling for the destruction of all things stars-and-stripes. Once all thinking Americans are linked with Al Jazeera, as Karl has done with Senator Durbin, the Department of Homeboy Scrutiny can haul their collective asses to Gitmo or points further east for more questioning, and we all know what that entails.
After all, we are only out to “put troops in danger, ” with our comments. Not just the donkeys, but most Americans. Any American, in fact, who chooses to question our administration on its wanton warmongering.But since he didn’t say the N-word (either of them), it’s OK.
As far as putting troops in danger goes; I distinctly remember crating up a couple of troops myself. They didn’t want to get in the crate, but I persevered. Boy did they scream when I nailed the lid down, I might have hurt one, I don’t know. And do you have any idea what the postage is for 300 lbs. of prime soldiery first-class from Chicago to Iraq? I’ll be paying off that card for years. No return postage, though. If the Bushies do what they’re best at, these troops will be coming home in a different box.
I’m sure that makes me a traitor in someone’s eyes for just saying that.