Shiver Me Timbers
January 7th, 2008Some people think this news is proof that the American government is close to launching an illegal and immoral war on Iran (their characterization) but I take two positions: one, as the article states, this is relatively common and nothing to be looked into too deep (even if there were shots fired, it likely wouldn’t lead to all-out war); two, what if it wasn’t an Iranian ship but was, instead, a pirate ship?
You laugh until a Muslim Captain Crunch shivers your timbers, Reader, and then you stop. You start again when you hear that Hillary Clinton got teary on the campaign trail today and then you stop to wonder, was that scripted? Was she really crying because she really believes that we have to “reverse” the Right and she’s the only one who can do it and she has so many plans for our country? Are you serious? If it’s fake, that’s foolish and hokey. If it’s real, it’s a little disconcerting. There’s no crying in politics!
Not that a little emotion is bad, or that I’m really ripping her for it, but it just seemed odd. Clinton’s handlers are always looking to “humanize” her and maybe this is their attempt to make her more motherly and loving. “There’s so much I want to do for our country,” insert tears, “and I just don’t want to see America go to waste.” Hillary Clinton loves America, see? She loves you, too. More than you will ever know.
I like Hillary, enough. She’s brilliant but she reminds me of Richard Nixon (in the best and worst ways) and I don’t care for dynasties in politics. Football is another matter entirely. Tomorrow night should be interesting, eh?