Pederasts protecting war criminals?
By Bob Patterson
Created Oct 3 2006 - 11:43pm
Concentrating on the Grand Prix of China seemed like a much more pleasant
prospect than figuring out how to write a column that could successfully
refute the Republicans' "round up the usual evasive maneuvers" response to
the Mark Foley story. When a scandal hits the Republicans, the standard
response is to first say that it is too early to comment because all the
facts are not yet known. Later when damning evidence is revealed in the
"pro-leftist" Main Stream Media, they can then assume an aloof attitude and
dismiss it with a sarcastic comment about the topic being "old news." Bah
dump bump.

After hearing the news last week about the suggestive e-mails and Instant
Messages, this columnist wanted to relax and forget about the latest
scandal. My conservative friends' auto-reply response was: "the Democrats
have done similar things in the past." It seemed appropriate to not
overreact like a Republican hearing that a Democratic President had had
consensual sex with a 21 year-old female.

Therefore, on Sunday, a walk to Joxer Daly's, where the So. Cal. Tifosi
Chapter gathers to watch a video of the latest Grand Prix race, was put on
the day's agenda. The place is a sports bar and on this particular Sunday,
football dominated attention of most of the patrons. The Formula One posse
had to gather around one of the smaller TV's which was hooked up to a VHS
player.

Hanging with the guys in Ferrari shirts, who are mainly concerned that the
U. S. Grand Prix should return to Watkins Glenn, was a refreshing change of
pace. Who wants to worry about the fact that the Republicans knew about the
potential scandal for quite some time, when you can wonder if the racing
guys get paid to have the ads for things like Shell gasoline and Marlboro
cigarettes on their red shirts?

The trailer for a new Robin Williams movie, "Man of the Year," [1] shows him
as a comedian suggesting that Senators wear patches on the back of their
suit coats showing the logos for the corporations that have given big
donations to their election committees.

Traditionally, a car's paint job indicates the country of origin. Italian
cars are red. Cars from Great Britain are British Racing Green(BRGd).
American cars can be either blue with white racing stripes or white with
blue racing stripes. It's easier to serve up information like that and let
people like Stephanie Miller come up with the clever lines such as the one
about GOP standing for Groping Old Perverts.

Are any of American MSM pundits going to mention that the Perth Dockers team
can't possibly end up in this year's baseball World Series? They are not a
baseball team. It is unlikely that a baseball team from Perth will make it
into the playoffs for the Worlds Series because the rules make sure that
only an American team will win the World Series. Isn't that bit of ulterior
rules manipulation a bit like using rigged electronic voting machines to
make sure that Republican candidates have an edge that defies detection?

Harry Shearer noted on a recent installment of his weekly radio show, that
the SuperDome in New Orleans has reopened thanks to millions of
dollars being spent for improvements. Shearer seemed to think that the money
would have been better spent cleaning up the neighborhoods that have
remained untouched since Hurricane Katrina disrupted things over a year ago.

Republicans will be quick to note that spending the funds to clean up
neighborhoods is the kind of mob mentality that gets votes for Democrats. By
helping sports moguls lure customers back, the Republicans show that they
can promote family values for sports fans and please millionaires
simultaneously rather than help the victims get back to their Democratic
voting lives.

Which bring us back to the Ferraris plight regarding the competition for the
Driving Championship. A first time ever end of the season tie now seems
possible. How soon will the various evening news programs get hip to this
important sports story?

A recent blog entry touched on the subject of getting pictures of sports
cars published, and one very good suggestion was inadvertently omitted from
the column. The Jones Soda Company [2] website is constantly seeking quality
photos from their readers.

By Tuesday morning, Rush was informing his audience that the matter had been
put to rest because Foley had resigned.

The conservative talk show cheerleading squad wants voters to forget about
the new scandal and concentrate on other topics. The Bush team would like
the election to be based fully on their track record for the War on Terror.
The War in Afghanistan has, like a the creature in a successful series of
horror movies, come back to life for a sequel, American troops will come
home, when the "semi-permanent" bases crumble to dust, and Osama is laughing
at Sheriff Dubya's "bullhorn moment."

Didn't Don Diego del la Vega scoff at Sgt. Garcia's efforts to apprehend
Zorro? Shouldn't the Republicans be mindful of the old warning about being
careful when they make a wish, because it might come true? What if they wish
that the voters really do base their choice on the Republican War on
Terrorism's scoreboard and they actually do?

Folks like Hugh Hewitt are upset that some old "naughty" e-mails have
conveniently surfaced at this particular time. Did he ever stop to wonder
why Monica didn't get her dress cleaned? Could someone have subsidized her
efforts to preserve history? Where was the outrage over
that example of procrastinating and delaying a trip to the local dry
cleaner?

Important chapters in both the political history of the United States and
the story of team Ferrari are being lived out this Fall. The liberals think
that war criminals were depending on pederasts to protect them from
impeachment, while the conservatives were seeking a mandate for a war with
Iran. Will one resignation determine the final tally? What if both stories
end up with ties? Stay tuned . . .

Walter Cronkite used to end the "You Are There" programs by saying: "What
sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter
and illuminate our times . . . and you were there."

Now, the disk jockey will play the Fugs hit "Dirty Old Man." It's time to
bail out. Have a week in which you turn over a new page.

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"A little patience and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their
spells dissolve, and the people recovering their true sight, restore their
government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are
suffering deeply in spirit,
and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public
debt. But if the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have
patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning
back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at
stake."
-Thomas Jefferson