Ya know, I was watching Bush in Israel and it got me thinking...

[PCIntern]

Now I'm no Talmudic Scholar, although I've certainly spent many Sunday Mornings and Tuesday Nights in Religious School from the time I was 5, and nearly 50 years later, there's one thing I know about my People: they never ever do anything without at least four more profound levels which might be inferred from the action.

To wit, let me just say that that little girl singing "Over The Rainbow" to pResident Bush piqued my interest - why that song?

Let's see:

1. The "Wizard" of U.S. Theory:

A. Bush as the Wizard - irony implied: I mean, here's a guy who, due to various reasons, can't seem to put a full sentence together which makes any sense at all whatsoever. All of his major policies have been utter failures, and even his own Party doesn't want to have anything to do with him, and he's a lame duck in every sense. You think the Israelis don't know what the heck is going on over here? Many of them may profess to like him, but they feel that they're playing Clint Eastwood Politics: to wit: "Do you feel Lucky?" So far, so good for those folks. There's still a year for betrayal. and they know it.

B. Bush as The Wizard - no irony: they're taking the lyrics literally:

Over the Rainbow

Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.

Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly,
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow,
Why oh why can't I?



Now is this child asking our President why she and other children and innocents of all nationalities have to be suffering in a war-torn region? Interesting, isn't it?


2. The Wizard Of Oz Theory: Here's a guy, a booze-swilling, coke-using, glad-hander who got swept up in a tornado, not in Kansas, but somewhat south of there in Texas. Do recall the Texas, as far as the international Community goes, gave the world the events of November 22, 1963, the S&L Crises, High-Priced oil, ten gallon hats, and tourists, who, when asked what country they're from, reply "Texas". Anyway, this guy got picked up and deposited in the magical land of The District of Columbia, where he works behind a curtain of 'advisers', sycophants, and just plain folks who are scared to death of retribution. Toto, in the shape of the Hot Hot Hot Valerie and Joseph Wilson Family, pulled the Curtain back, forever exposing the "Wizard" as a total smoke-and-mirrors apparition of a leader.


As I said at the outset, I'm not all that bright, but I know when someone's been lampooned.

[TahitiNut]

1. I was waiting for the house to fall on him.

:shrug:

[azurnoir]

2. Who would have gotten the Ruby Slippers? n/t

[PCIntern]

3. Jenna, "my Pretty"

[TahitiNut]

4. Condi, of course.

They were silver slippers in the book. They made them "ruby" for the movie because of the new-fangled "technicolor" process.

[Happyhippychick]

5. I'm a fellow member of the tribe.

And I found the choice of "Over the Rainbow" to be very, very strange.

But man oh man - that young lady who sang it was incredible. What a stage presence she had!

[malaise]

6. Yes to both

He's way over the rainbow in loony land.

[PCIntern]

7. Wel, you know how they do things

over there...it can be overwhelming.

those of us who went on Zachor Missions know exactly how they move your spirit and appeal to your Collective unconscious.