Before You Boo, Cheer, or Jeer...The Prisoner Scandal Revealed
and how Bush will win in 04'-Gasp!

by The Grand Wazoo

It's been a tough week around here. Just when you think you got your opinions and decisions decided, you get a week like this one- and then you realize you don't know shit.
I think we're being led down the wrong path, not just by Bush and Co.- but by the scandal driven media as well. This is what happens when a Republic like ours gets obsessed with scandal, and a society looses it's ability to judge right and wrong.

The Quick Points.

1. Politicians are like gamblers, willing to participate in nearly anything to keep the wheel spinning. What they want is to perpetuate the system, since without it, their game is over.
2. Democrats and Republicans are largely the same. Thus, you really can't believe most of what they say, nor can you have any faith in their little "committees" or "panels" and their findings.
3. Folks like Oliver North have their stars launched by scandals like this one.
4. When the folks came home from Vietnam, their was a lot of hostility and such. Now, this scandal and it's results will unfortunately produce much of the same. And while it's a REPUBLICAN President, and a REPUBLICAN house and senate that sent those troops to war, and those same REPUBLICANs have called all the shots since the war started- I ask you- Who will be blamed for the anti-soldier sentiment created by this? The DEMOCRATS! That's who! So in the long run, this will work IN THE REPUBLICAN's favor!




The Arnold Strategy

Some of you older folks may be able to correct my accreditation of this strategy, it's probably older than time itself.
I was sent an email recently that chided me for not being more critical of some democrats, and reminding me that all the media could focus on during the California recall election, and how biased that was AGAINST soon-to-be-governor Arnold. That email allowed me crystallize what I call the Arnold strategy. This misguided emailer seemed pretty convinced that Arnold won the election DESPITE all the "bad press" of the "groping scandal". My assertion is, that while a "sex scandal" seems like a death sentence for a political campaign, it only seems to be a problem for DEMOCRATS, like Gary Condit. For the record, if Arnold was guilty, and anyone had credible case, he would ALREADY BE IN JAIL FOOLS!
Around my hometown, there was a local TV personality and radio DJ, who raped a babysitter last Christmas, and that perv is already serving his time. So I NEVER bought the Arnold as a "groper" thing. It was pure bullshit. If any of those women had proof or a case, Arnold would be in jail already.
But- It did prove to Rove and Co. that you can occupy the headlines with a scandal- ANY SCANDAL - BUT THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT---- IT'S GOTTA HAVE A "SEX PART TO IT!!".
And then by nature of the "all encompassing news coverage" you can shut out little things that used to be part of every political campaign- like: issues, answers, debate, accountability-- and you very, very effectively "SHUT OUT ALL OTHER NEWS!"
So while your opponent thinks he's gaining ground by attacking your little scandal, he's secretly playing a big part in your election.
Think of it this way- while you knew all about Arnold and his indiscretions, can you really say you know ANYTHING about ANYONE ELSE IN THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN? The answer of course is no.
The Arnold scandal "took up all the oxygen" and became the only issue in an already one dimensional race. Of course to top it off, just for the basic cable crowd, networks like USA played what seemed like EVERY Arnold movie for the weeks before the recall election. Nice touch, so when you switch channels to stop hearing about Arnold, you can watch a little "Raw Deal".

The Kerry Factor

So with Americas sick preoccupation with sex scandals and death, it is great apprehension that we should be looking at this "scandal". Be careful O liberals, before you dare to cheer.
While it may look like GW and Co will get what it's got coming because of this, but most likely it will only win the election for him. What after all can poor John Kerry say:?
On one hand, if he says it's ok with him, he's a sick fuck.
On the other, if he condemns the actions, he's a "soldier hater" and a "traitor". Or someone would have the balls to ask him a follow-up question like, "So, Mr. Kerry, would you have preferred leaving Sadaam in power??"!!!
So don't expect Kerry to chime in anytime soon, if he know's what's good for him.

The Blame Game

We can only blame this on either GW Bush, or OURSELVES!
If we as a country and a "culture" hadn't proven that you can sell us anything with a scandal, and we prefer a sex-scandal if possible, this entire mess and all the dead Americans just wouldn't be possible. While Bush put those men in a war that will last forever, and accepts only the glory and not the responsibility for the crimes, we have ourselves to blame for believing in the fairy tale that solders "make up their own orders" and that the president is not accountable for a single mistake. Hell, even he can't think of anything he's ever done wrong!
We can only vote and speak out. Oh- and if any Americans took politics, voting, government, law, and such as seriously as they take "American Idol" or "Survivor" we'd all be in better shape.