January 19, 2006
Perfect!
Mercy, mercy imagine JUST when all those republicans are being indicted, JUST as Our President's popularity is sinking into the black hole of Calcutta, JUST as there are murmurs of presidential impeachment.... why, out of the blue, ta da...a , comes a decidedly ominous tape, scratchy and garbled with the voice of Osama bin Laden, himself, threatening to get us with unspeakable acts of terrorism. I'm absolutely sure that the authenticity of this tape has been thoroughly checked, because none of the networks would want to fall in the Rather Trap again.
After all, the CIA has been wrong recently. Why, just look at that bombing in the village in Pakistan. It was days and days before we found out that there were really FOUR dangerous Al Qaeda operatives killed in the raid, not just innocent civilians....that the whole incident wasn't a dreadful mistake, a waste, a travesty against the civilians of Pakistan. What a relief.
But I'm scared. I'm supposed to be scared, especially if I live in the Midwest where the terrorists are really gonna get me.
I always knew Our President was wiretapping for good reasons. I think Google should release everybody's search terms to him. I don't mind if they know who I call on my cellphone, I'M not doing anything wrong. Toss that Constitution - we are talking about BEING SAFE here!
Surely, this is no time, this red alert, this heart stopping moment, this verbal encounter with the enemy, to question Our President. I really, really need him to protect me now. So just shut up all you traitorous critics.
Pardon me for being shrill -- it's a woman thing you know.
Addendum: I wrote this before I heard that Osama had made a truce offer at the end of the tape. Then I had second thoughts -- but Mr. Cheney thinks it was just a ploy, and, of all people, he should know a ploy when he sees one.
Photo note: I was saving this photograph for an avian flu commentary -- many thanks to the folks at Disney, who drew the poster, which I shot through my dirty windshield.
Posted by Dakota at January 19, 2006 03:48 PM
Oh Dakota! Please go on being a "shrill woman" about these things, a voice crying in the wilderness, joining all those other voices crying. Maybe maybe it will be heard by those who need to hear.
Posted by: Natalie at January 20, 2006 10:01 AMDear Natalie -
I shall make it my mission to perfect my shrillabilities, with your encouragement. xo Dako
Guess I started wondering if you had gone to the other side when I read the post!! didn't seem shrill to me at all. the whole thing does fuel the conspiracy theorists!
Posted by: Deirdre at January 21, 2006 02:34 PMHi Deidre--
Oh good -- so when they read this on their wiretap monitors, it'll slip on through, and you won't have to visit me in a high security prison. Phew!
Yours in paranoia, D
Posted by: Dakota at January 22, 2006 07:02 AM