Friday, July 9, 2004 |
18:19 - Oh yes, do go on, please
http://www.jail4bush.org/death4bush/
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Sure! What the hell!
I, David Blomstrom, a candidate for state office (Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction), hereby declare my belief that President George W. Bush deserves and should receive the death penalty, after the appropriate legal or quasi-legal formalities. I urge other patriotic Americans and foreign nationals alike to openly call for Bush’s execution. Furthermore, I sent my first press release announcing my position to Al-Jazeera in symbolic gesture designed to call attention to the corruption that runs rampant in America’s media.
Let me first emphasize that this is not a death threat. Nor is it designed to encourage physical attacks. On the contrary, such an assault would probably accomplish nothing, for a number of reasons.
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The stunning impact of Moore’s movie is a reminder that millions of Americans still care about truth, justice and democracy. Yet millions of Americans still rally behind George W. Bush, whether driven by stupidity, corruption or selfish fear.
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the French newspaper Le Monde recalled a Revolutionary War partnership when it declared, "We are all Americans." Ironically, the French, Germans, Chinese, Brazilians and residents of other nations are truer Americans than many U.S. citizens.
Rather than celebrate July 4, 2002 as a commercialized commemoration of our national birthday (sponsored by Washington Mutual at Seattle’s Gasworks Park), let’s designate it the beginning of a new revolution, a global class struggle that topples the arrogant and corrupt elite that are returning America to the days of King George, with the entire world his colony. We desperately need a new revolution, and all good revolutions focus heavily on two items that are sadly neglected in America today — accountability and education.
No, this isn't a Something Awful parody. This is what some unemployed guy running for office in the Seattle educational system ground out syllable by painful syllable from behind that slablike brow.
What can one do but tiredly laugh? Just laugh, and laugh, and don't stop laughing for God's sake because the implications of this being how a lot of our citizens think are too depressing to contemplate?
UPDATE: Know what this guy's premise reminds me of?
"Did you know they've reinstated the death penalty for lawyers?" "Really? For what offense?" "What do you mean, offense?"
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