Screw you, America

[dweller]

By CLIF GARBODEN
America speaks with one voice. Unfortunately, it emanates from
its ass.
--Barry Crimmins

Don't forgive my anger. All this needs
to be said. And I know that as soon as
that stiff-faced to-the-manure-born
right-wing lackey in the White House tries to appoint a 21st-century
counterpart to Roy Bean to the Supreme Court in a few weeks, more
people are going to wish they'd said it sooner. John Kerry fucked up.
More important, America fucked up. And the people who fucked up
the most--you infamous red-staters--are going to suffer along with the
rest of us. To put it in lingo a NASCAR devotee would understand,
"Y'all deserve a good talkin'-to." John F. Kerry, you're first.

In your befuddling concession speech, you actually called for unity
and healing. Sounds good, clown, but can't you even imagine for a
second that the people who supported you so zealously for the past
five months might just see that insincere gesture of good
sportsmanship as a betrayal? See, unlike you pols, we voters actually
believe in shit. We believe that George W. Bush and his henchpeople
are a real threat to the survival of democracy. We believe that they're
killing people for profit. And we believe that they don't have a
goddamn clue about forfending terrorism on U.S. soil.

That's not a position gap; that's an ideological gash. And it's not going
to heal, because, unlike you expedient professional
truth-manipulators, I'm not prepared to meet the enemies of freedom
halfway just because you lost the election. Your speechwriters might
see the Bush administration's failings as nothing more than convenient
fodder for your campaign blather, but the GOP junta's sins don't go
away just because decrying them no longer serves your ambitions.
Last week they were the imperialist pigs who misled us into war and
you were the savior. Now we're the goddamn Getalong Gang?!
Screw that. Fight back or shut up.

Now, the rest of you. ...

the rest of the rant here


dp

[stellanoir]

1. Wow

That's truly the most potent and measured post electoral rants I've read.

Thanks for posting.

[PleadTheFirst]

2. That is brilliant.

[MaineYooper]

3. kick

yowza. that really cuts through the crap. unfortunately, it's unlikely that the people who need to read it will.

[giant_robot]

4. MUST READ

Scroll back up, click the link, and read the whole thing. F**king priceless.

[Rooktoven]

5. Beautiful

Needs to be put on Windshields of Southern Baptist parking lots.

[tavalon]

16. Don't steal my idea

On second thought, do.

[BlueStatesForever]

6. Great stuff

I liked what he said about Kerry. What an ego a candidate must have in order to think we all are divided just for the sake of their candidacy, and now we can just come back together as if electing presidents was like playing a game of cards. No hard feelings right? Geez

[Blue_Tires]

7. i posted this a couple weeks ago

still a great piece and deserves another look

[dweller]

8. sorry about that

i ran a search in the last week, (article date was 11/17 in the indy) and nothing showed up.

but yeah, good to look at again.

dp

[Moderator]

9. Kick

:kick:

[donheld]

10. Best rant I've read in a very long time

he's angry and makes no apologies for it.

[maxsolomon]

11. cognitive dissonance means no one who needs to will read it

see the home page today.

it made me feel a little better, though.

[dweller]

12. pretty much why i posted it

made me feel just the bit better, and it was Monday.
got to start off the week with a good rant nowadays.

the homepage article was correct. No (free, independent) thinking is allowed.

dp

[tavalon]

17. Some will

if they find it on the windshield of their car. Those damn Baptists have been doing it to us for years (FYI, I was raised Southern Baptist so I can call them damned if I want. I have insider knowledge), lets give it back. Put it in tract form and lets head out and slip 'em under the wipers.

[southlandshari]

13. I agree with every word

thanks for sharing!

[nickshepDEM]

14. Wish I could speak ...

Wish I could speak like that to my friends (im 20 btw) who think Bush is a great president and vote for him because he "doesnt play games with those terrorists and because Kerry is for the bums on welfare."

I was once blind about politics just like them. I jsut wish I could get through to my friends about the democratic message and expalin to them the real truth behind the republican message.

[LibertyorDeath]

15. Hey welcome to DU! Try this pick 1 or 2 of your most intelligent

friends & slowly work on them. Do not be to obvious they will get defensive. Just give them unarguable facts like Bush keeps increasing the debt & let them come to their own conclusions.

If the draft starts & from the looks of things IT WILL your friends may change their thinking in a rush.

[Paradise]

18. Bravo! n/t

[frustrated_lefty]

19. That was a thing of beauty. (n/t)

[struggle4progress]

20. Did I Ever tell you about the man who taught his asshole to talk?

by William S. Burroughs

<snip> After a while the ass started talking on its own. <snip>

http://www.hyperreal.org/wsb/asshole.html