Thursday, January 14, 2010
Aggressive
Today the government in DC responds instantly, "aggressively" and militarily to the disaster in Haiti.
Last year the government in DC responded slowly, delicately and grudgingly to two successful attacks (Little Rock and Fort Hood) and one attempted attack (Abdul bin Underpants) on the people of the mainland.
We notice these things. Of course it doesn't matter if we notice these things, because we are not the People Who Count.
Update: Gang leader Al Sharpton just described my attitude as "despicable". Fine. I'm proud to be called "despicable" by a gangster.
Later: Oh, now I understand. Roughly 300K Haitian emigres live in Florida. Florida is the state that decides Presidential elections, the only state where votes actually count. And that's why Haitians are People Who Matter. Plain old electoral engineering. ¶ 7:10 AM
Last year the government in DC responded slowly, delicately and grudgingly to two successful attacks (Little Rock and Fort Hood) and one attempted attack (Abdul bin Underpants) on the people of the mainland.
We notice these things. Of course it doesn't matter if we notice these things, because we are not the People Who Count.
Update: Gang leader Al Sharpton just described my attitude as "despicable". Fine. I'm proud to be called "despicable" by a gangster.
Later: Oh, now I understand. Roughly 300K Haitian emigres live in Florida. Florida is the state that decides Presidential elections, the only state where votes actually count. And that's why Haitians are People Who Matter. Plain old electoral engineering. ¶ 7:10 AM
