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Um…we invaded Syria?
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
October 28th, 2008
Thanks to Rachel Maddow for pointing out this little fun fact tonight on MSNBC.
What happened to countries having borders? Does that just…not apply to Team America, World Police?
From where I see it, this is happening for one of two reasons.
- Desperate ploy for votes. We all know how much the GOP loves to court your inner fear and “inherent” racism (they’re almost banking on the idea that this is true). In an effort to get more people to vote Republican, Bush and his bonehead buddies are screwing shit up in the Middle East so badly that we’re scared into voting for McCain…instead of trying to convince us that conservative policies will work in this time of crisis in our country. Totally the best idea they have, unfortunately. That whole “policies” thing hasn’t been going so well. (Give us ONE, John. ONE thing you’d do differently from Dubya!) Hm…still don’t think I’d vote for a guy who crashed seven planes and had a problem with authority.
- Bush is a poor sport. Think back to when you were a kid. Weren’t there times when you were losing at “Candy Land” or you were in debt up to your ears to your brother in “Monopoly” that you just wanted to flip the damn board over? Well, I think Bush feels the same way about the Middle East. This whole “invading Syria and taking hostages” thing is his way of saying “I don’t wanna play anymore. YOU clean it up!” But even little kids have sense enough of the world of win-and-lose to know that just because you make a mess doesn’t mean you won.
(Eight-year) Long story short: Bush is a massive, massive tool who has yet again put our country in serious danger. But scaring the crap out of us isn’t going to work this time, guys. “A” for effort, though.
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Rachel Maddow for President? Anyone? VP at least? Queen maybe?
She really makes this election less painful.
Thanks for your thoughts; I really like what you have to say here. And one of your points really “hit home” for me. I am planning on voting for Obama, but there’s one tickling fear in the back of my head, and that is the fear that shit in the Middle East is “going down” big time, and I don’t know if Obama has enough military experience to handle it. McCain does (although I get the distinct feeling that he would lead us to WWIII). But what I’m trying to say is the scare tactics WORKED on me. I actually considered voting for McCain out of FEAR…and that’s not a good basis to choose a leader on. I’m just mad at myself that even though I logically can see the manipulations at work, I have been powerless to stop them from working on me. I guess all I can do is just go with my gut, vote for Obama, and know that I took a positive action DESPITE my fear, not because of it.