A Post in Search of a Point

[forestdesert]

Someone asked me to comment on the implications of recent turnovers in the Bush administration and whether or not this forebodes an impending military fiasco or civilian tragedy akin to 9/11. My answer to this: Start smoking, eat McDonald's, and keep a ready supply of Cyanide® nearby because we're all DOOMED and you're going to die

Comments

[inculcatedmores]

the purpose or point of your posts do not need to be blatantly obvious, or even present. they're always entertaining to read, and that's enough for me.

i also had an argument with my grandma over thanksgiving about how bush is ruining this country, and i warned her of the impending doom. she didn't go so far as to insult me and say that i was anti-american or destroying this country, but it was clear that our differening oppinions caused her to think differently about me. none of my family really truly know anything about what's going on anyway. they watch ridiculously republican fox news and think every word out of o'riely's mouth is gospel and should be believed unequivocally. anyway. i hope your christmas is as filled with love and holiday cheer as your thanksgiving obviously was.

[forestdesert]

Compliment taken and much appreciated =)

I like to think that the purpose of my posts is to entertain, but maybe I'm only kidding myself in the process. Someone that I respect once said that all these political diatribes and social commentaries that people write on LJ are just another form of mental masturbation and really serve no purpose beyond that. And while I tend to agree, I still need to get off once in a while, hence the posts. Its like the T-shirt says: You're blog won't change things. Sad but true.

[enigma2578]

mental masturbation....

life is nothing but masturbation.

[angst_is_fun]

What a freaking nightmare!!
You survived which is the positive part of it all.
Makes me think of a quote by the late Republican President Thomas Jefferson:"Behind every patriot is a scoundrel".

[forestdesert]

Tell me about it. I can't believe I wasted my time trying to reconnect with these people.

[enigma2578]

Thomas J. wasn't a republican

semantics

[angst_is_fun]

"The Democratic-Republican party was a
United States
political party,
which
evolved
early in the
history of the United States.
In addition, some refer to the party as the Jeffersonian Republicans since
Thomas Jefferson
belonged to the party and had a major influence on its ideology; it is also referred to as simply the Republican Party, not to be confused with the
modern Republican Party.
Indeed, the name Democratic-Republican did not come into use until the time of
Andrew Jackson.
Previously, the party was always known as the Republican party. The anachronistic use of Democratic-Republican for pre-Jacksonian politicians is merely
for the sake of convenience, to prevent confusion with the modern Republican party, and does not reflect the actual usage of the time. Additionally, this
party should not be confused with
Jeffersonian democracy,
a term used to indicate the period when the government was run by aristocratic learned men, as opposed to the period of
Jacksonian democracy
where the common man ran the government. "Reply

[stevenstrange]

So, are you saying that you're not on the family values bandwagon?

[forestdesert]

Let's just say that if my family bought a Value Meal I wouldn't say anything.

Wow, some things DO change.

[naturalreason]

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. Interesting to see how the party has done a total flip in platform and geographical distribution since the Civil War. I wonder how many of the southern voters still think the platform is the same, and are voting out of loyalty to the OLD party..

Well, nothing like votng for corporations to screw you over.

Re: Wow, some things DO change.

[enigma2578]

Most southerners who vote democratic do so not because they are liberal, but like you said, out of loyalty to the old party, and today they are in the minority. However, in my county, most local offices are still elected during the democratic primary and run unopposed in the general election. Personally, I didn't vote last month. In the words of George Carlin, "I did the same thing as you on election day, the only difference is that I masturbated at home."

[m_e_i]

LOL! I don't mean to make a mockery out of your Thanksgiving suffering, but it's hilarious.