I`m being held prisoner in the Land of Make-Believe

[democrank]

Laura Bush should star in a made-for-teevee movie. She`d be perfect as the doting wife of a traveling preacher man, every white shirt crisped to perfection, every recipe card laminated for sanitation`s sake, every science book banished to the burn pile. Today, she tells Ann Curry that nobody suffers over the Iraq War more than she and her president.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x752842

Tomorrow, who knows? Maybe she`ll announce the twins were given Purple Hearts.

Laura`s comment would be laughable if it wasn`t for her frightening disconnect from reality. Is this a new trend? Recently, generals created a fable to cover up the truth about Pat Tillman`s death and Jessica Lynch found herself in the middle of another fairy tale. The Attorney General testified that he "can`t recall" anything. Rudy and the VP are saying...VOTE DEMOCRAT AND YOU DIE. The president is surging ahead with his excellent plans to bring Christianity to the entire globe and in spite of record home foreclosures and people without health insurance, the economy is brisk. Bubbly. Moving in the right direction.

I honestly don`t get this lala-land crap. Does 3334 sound like a cakewalk? http://icasualties.org/oif/

So feeding our soldiers into a meat grinder means we`re supporting them, but demanding a halt to senseless sacrifice does not? Going to the mall and buying a chunk means we`re helping fight terrorism, but demanding a regional summit on Iraq means we`re aiding the enemy?

Laura Bush should spend a little less time on the Today show and a little more time in reality. Until she and her president sit, bent in half with pain, waiting for a stranger to tell them when to expect a casket of their child`s remains, she knows nothing. Until she and her president sit at the bedside of their paralyzed 19-year old soldier son, she knows nothing. Until she and her president take a little vacation to Iraq and see the devastated lives of farmers, of scholars, of merchants, of teachers, she knows nothing.

Laura Bush apparently enjoys spending her time nodding and approving. Odd responses given all the death and destruction she`s staring at. Maybe she was so taken by that flight suit costume, she`s starting to believe in the whole program.

[Infomaniac]

1. Her interview on Today should be called...

The Lament of the Self-Absorbed. The only thing her miserable idiot of a husband has suffered is a decline in his approval ratings.

[myrna minx]

2. Unlike Booosh, King Friday learned lessons...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhood_of_Make-Believe

King Friday XIII - The imperious monarch of the neighborhood. He is relatively egocentric, irrational, resistant to change, and temperamental, although open-minded enough to listen when told he is wrong. He has a fondness for giving long-winded speeches and using big words. Despite these qualities, he's basically a good person, capable of summarizing the lesson he has learned after something has gone wrong. King Friday's trademark greeting: "(Name of visitor), I presume?", to which the visitor responds, "Correct as usual, King Friday."


Great essay. :applause:

[crikkett]

3. K & R !

I am kicking & recommending because of the great imagery and emotion in your writing. I was sure when I saw this post this morning that others would --kick-- in.