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Aquarian
Weekly 3/5/08
REALITY CHECK
READERS RESPONSES
I must quote H. Rap Brown, regarding your analysis of the 2008
Iowa Caucus (IOWA: WHAT HAPPENED?
- Issue: 1/9/08): Right on, right on, right on. Your now-consistent
gonzo style provides the levity required in digesting the ever-increasingly
shitty tone of our times, and beneath it I find a credible perspective:
Those fuckers are crazy.
The
GOP should be the most fun to watch for the desperation index.
My current favorite there is Romney. His voice goes up to the
first harmony part, thirds, fourths, and fifths. I wonder whether
I can find him saying the same words before and after--I really
do think he's harmonizing with himself. A win in New Hampshire
might produce that lower part from the Nineties sensation of Sacred
Harp choirs. Or maybe he'll just freak out on live TV, a Republican
version of Howard Dean.
I
notice that Obama has acquired a slight vocal roll, i.e., preacher
tone, to his oratory. It may be that the lack of sleep is simply
leaving him to lean on old patterns, or he may have switched from
Harold Washington to Martin Luther King as a political role model.
Or he may be good enough to play the Les Paul *and* the Stratocaster
as only Eric Clapton has demonstrated over time in actual rock.
What this country needs *is* a rock star in charge. GWB was set
up to rock our world; too bad he could only tip it over.
From
the swirling Hades of East Texas,
Brad
Morrison
Maybe
it was the illness-induced insomnia that prompted me, but for
whatever reason I paused to think about the Obama victory today.
Madam Shoo-in is unlikable, and the slimy politician sheen does
not wash off. Her transgression: she's still with Captain Fun.
Maybe she was to be commended for sticking it out during the last
few years of the presidency. But papers should have been filed
the day Al Gore gave up the ghost. Now what is her prime contingency
(Democratic women) going to think about her remaining staunchly
silent about a very public humiliation? That she's not confident
enough to stump as Hillary Rodham? That Captain Fun's connections
are too good to give up? Maybe she did want to do what she could
to save the marriage, and that's certainly applaudable. But she
did it at the expense of her presidential candidacy.
Doc
Perhaps
Ms. Rodham is not so "inevitable" after all, huh?
Here
come the fangs and claws.
Sarah
Aloha,
JC......
You've got the New Hampshire Primary figured out -- right on the
"money". (NEW HAMPSHIRE: SAME OLD SONG
& DANCE -- Issue: 1/16/08) Being deceptively influenced
by the Wealthy Corporate News Media and the Wealthy Special Foreign
& Domestic Interests, AKA -- All American Political Lobbies, with
the Corrupt & Misleading Election Polls, both prior to the election
AND the exit polls.
By
the way, if you noticed, many of the exit poll takers were very
young, with Obama holding double-digit mystery leads. These polls
were conducted by whom? Young college-age kids...hmmmm?
HAPA
1234
When
Hillary said after the New Hampshire victory that she "found her
voice", did anyone bother to ask where it has been these supposed
"thirty-five years" she's been on the scene?
OMR
Mr.
Campion,
This
is the most honest, funny, and engaging political commentary out
there amongst the usual howling wolves, braying beasts, and bleating
sheep. You should be commended for doing your homework and putting
your obviously extensive political savvy on the line in such a
radical way.
Don't
EVER become "One Of Them"!
Alison
Myrna
Who
the hell wants another Clinton in the White House? Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton;
what is this the British Empire? Didn't we blow half of Iraq to
pieces for those poor saps to avoid a dynasty?
A.
Pasco
Huckabee
does not and will not receive the support of all Pro-Life Christians
in the party. (THE HEART & SOUL
OF PARTY POLTICS Part I/Part II -- Issues: 1/23--1/30/08)
The reason for that is because most pro-life Christians are also
fiscal conservatives and they know all too well about Huckabee's
tax hikes in Arkansas and his illegal immigrant stances.
Thompson
is doing incredibly well in South Carolina as this is written
and I will put it down here Jan 18th 2008, Thompson carries South
Carolina. He is a fiscal conservative, military hawk, social conservative
who is smart, shrewd and already a trained actor. He will do well
and will be in it all the way to the convention.
These
next 8 weeks will show Obama why you don't fuck with the Clinton
War Machine. They can be as devastating as hell when they want.
Forget Bimbo Eruptions. A Clinton dirt digger will inevitably
find a picture of Obama snorting coke out of some hooker's cleavage
or something equally devastating. That's how they roll or as my
favorite actor on The Wire, Omar says..."That's How They Do".
Clinton
may not win these primaries and caucuses, but she won't certainly
pull out before the convention either. Oh man, would I love to
see political hand-to-hand combat on the floor of the Democratic
National Convention this summer and that is what just may happen.
And
while it is true that the Democratic Primary is this election
season's Flying Circus, the GOP doesn't get off Scot-Free either.
The
GOP cast of characters is about as weak as we have seen in a long
time. McCain is a joke, Rudy doesn't stand a chance and Huckabee...yeah,
like we need another Arkansas Governor in the White House.
Nope,
this is not only the silly season but the season that shows anyone
with any ability to lead this country was chased out by the prospect
of a media anal exam that no one is designed to pass.
Anyway,
the Silly Season is upon us and may we all smile a little more
each day over the antics of the idiot's who would hope to be President.
Bill
Roberts
Thank
you for repeatedly pointing out that Huckabee is a fucking religious
fanatic with ridiculously dangerous and anti-American fascist
views. Somehow he's managed to snow the supposedly "Left Wing"
press with his witty retorts and self-effacing humor, playing
bass in a rock band, and affecting this hard-working, underdog
persona. He is plainly a harebrained Zealot, who should not be
representing anything beyond the lunatic fringe of this country.
RB-9942
I
was an Obama guy until the Kennedy's started slobbering all over
him. He should run in the other direction from that ancient American
Royalty bullshit -- FAST!
Tough
to jibe the "Change Man" routine with that tired repeat of sixties
nostalgia.
Mary
From The Clarey
Are
the Democrats just stupid or suicidal? The party's two frontrunners
are northeaster liberal senators -- a woman and an African American,
both anti-war, pro-tax, pro-choice, gay-rights candidates?
Has
anyone (besides you, my man) been paying attention to how this
backwards, bigoted, frightened, atavistic nation votes every four
years?
I
have three words for these naive, pie-in-the-sky, alleged "progressives":
Good Fuckin' Luck.
Edward
Tripak
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