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Chicks groin-shot Bush
— Bumper sticker of
the week: Dumbfuck Mountain, starring George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, with
guest appearances by Condi Rice and Antonin (call me Tony) Scalia.
— Quote of the week:
ÒIf youÕre servinÕ the devil, all of the clover leaves and rabbitsÕ feet arenÕt
goinÕ to help you any.Ó Ethal Corn
ÒWhy, you know that thereÕs a higher power if yÕ just look
out ... theyÕs somebody, somethinÕ, behind it.Ó Kenny Runion, from The
Foxfire 40th Anniversary Book
— Book of the week: Marley
& Me, by
John Grogan. ItÕs a good read, particularly if you like dogs. On a scale of
0-10, IÕd put it at about a 7. Well worth the time.
— Restaurant of the
week: Joy Garden. This is some of the best Chinese food, anywhere, much less in
Galesburg. And itÕs a super value. Lunch carries me thru two meals, with most
being under $5.00. ItÕs pretty much a take-out, but thatÕs ok, I donÕt like
eating around others anyway.
— Dixie Chicks take
it right to Bush: The Chicks take five Grammy Awards with their album Taking
the Long Way and
their Grammy winning best song ÒNot Ready to Make Right.Ó I have to say, I loved it.
They smacked old Bush right in the crotch. As youÕll recall, Bush and his
right-wing cronies tried to ruin their career after they made some remarks
concerning his intelligence. As you can see, heÕs about as good at ruining
someoneÕs career as he is governing the country. Congratulations to the Chicks
for defending the first amendment and not backing down to BushÕs vengeance.
— How to spot a
right-wing, Christian, Republican across the room:
¥ Look
for glowing, red eyes.
¥ TheyÕll
be describing Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, and Bill 0Õ Reilly as Saviors.
¥ Look
for the smirk, although itÕs a little faded after the last election.
¥ They
may be wearing a white sheet disguised as a white shirt.
¥ The
ring on their cell phone plays ÒOnward Christian Soldiers.Ó
¥ Since
they havenÕt evolved, they may look a bit rough.
¥ Yell
out, ÒGo Hillary,Ó or ÒGo Obama,Ó and watch them start to twitch. (Warning: You
may want to have a straight jacket available. This one can easily get out of
hand.)
— Democracy, or rule
by the people, cannot work unless economic inequality and capitalist
exploitation, are kept in check, allowing for greater equality of political
participation. Marx, while wrong on a few of his assumptions, was right on this
one. Today, corporate influence is running the country. In simpler terms, Bush
is sucking the life out of the working and middle classes. Without some kind of
monitoring, or regulation, weÕre screwed. Marx figured that out also.
—Why do women wear
crosses deeply snuggled in their cleavage? I hate to stare at a womanÕs
religion.
— Our new mayor so
far hasnÕt showed me much. Jobs, jobs, jobs. Of course, he didnÕt mention those
jobs would all be minimum wage. The only thing IÕve seen him do so far is take
Paulgrove, Kendall, Payton, Vasquez and Lafferty with him, to Nowheresville.
Together, they take up space that could be better used by, well, just about
anyone. It would be nice to see maybe one, just one, creative idea come from
this elected body. As Galesburg nears the 30,000 population mark, minus the
2,000 prisoners, leaving us at 28,000, they sit there and play games on their,
or rather our, computers. The only person who answers their e-mail is Spah. IÕm
assuming the rest are too busy with solitaire.