I can understand opposition to the war on grounds that it wasn’t justified, wasn’t a legitimate security issue, etc. But sometimes, people go too far in their nonsensical rhetoric as happened in the comments of Mister E’s recent post:
From Mister E:
After we first invaded Iraq, they made huge sweep of cities and towns, detaining everyone. Then, they were beaten and tortured at Abu G., only to be released without warning. Families would crowd the outside of the prison, hoping that their loved one would be one of the 100 or so released a week after being beaten.
Then Eddie Beverage:
Giving candy to children?! You didn’t really say that, did you? For every soldier giving a kid candy, there’s another filling a kid full of shrapnel and lead.
And again in a recent post:
"Sorry folks, you can’t wipe out all the dark-skinned people on the planet and keep your values intact."
It’s one thing to question the wisdom and judgment of the President, it’s quite another to assault the honor and integrity of our troops and the good intentions of decent people. Enough of this!
I read Eddie’s a screen writer and Mister E’s a producer. Imagine if they got together to make a movie about Iraq, what would some of the scenes look like.
A dark street in Baghdad, with a gutter flowing with blood. The moon isn’t shining in the sky, it hasn’t been since the Dark Lord Bush descended upon the idyllic paradise of Iraq.
Two US Soldiers meet.
Soldier 1: So how many innocent Iraqi civilians did you kill today?
Soldier 2: Back was sore so I only killed 50.
Soldier 1: Yeah, I blew up a whole pre-school.
Soldier 2: Well, it’s our mission. Kill all the brown skinned people. We’ve got 200,000 dead, only 25.8 million to go.
Soldier 1: Wonder why we didn’t kill ‘em all when we rounded up EVERYONE in Iraq after the war.
Soldier 2: Mister E. wrote this so we don’t have to do the logical thing. However, Bush must have had his reasons. There had to be some sport in it. We’ve also got to torture innocent Iraqi citizens.
Soldier 1: Speaking of which, let’s head downstairs.
Cut to soldiers downstairs in a dimly lit room in the basement of Bush’s dungeons. Spiders and dark creatures of the night crawl on the floor near the feet of an innocent Iraqi. The two soldiers stand near the Iraqi.
Soldier 1: You know why you’re here.
Civilian: Because I made calls to Al Qaeda operatives, had 20 pounds of explosives in the back of my car, and had made preparations to die as a martyr for Allah.
Soldier 1: Wrong! We put you here because we like torture.
Cut to two other Soldiers standing out near two Iraqi children.
Soldier 3: Here’s some candy!
Gives candy to one kid.
Soldier 4 pulls Ak-47 and shoots kid standing next to the one who got the candy.
Narrator: In the midst of Republican EVIL, one man has enough.
Cut to: George W. Bush standing underground with Solider 2.
Soldier 2: I can’t torture these people like this anymore.
Bush: Then you’ll share their fate until you give in.
Soldier 2: You fiend.
Cut to Soldier 2 tied to a chair listening to Achy Breaky Heart with Bush standing by a CD player:
Soldier 2 (screaming): No, this is inhuman.
Bush: Sing it.
Soldier 2 (screaming): Never!…"Don’t tell my heart-" No! No! Must not sing!
Narrator: And one brave man named Beverage knows the truth.
Beverage (on cell phone): Listen E, you got to believe me. It’s all a white Supremacist plot. I’ve got the information right here. It’s a plan for domination by White Europeans written by Condi Rice, former Transportation Secretary Norm Minetta, and former Housing Secretary Mel Martinez.
Narrator: And one man tries to liberate Iraq through his international liberation group that the US ought to surrender the country to.
Cut to Osama tie die shirt.
Osama (singing): All we are saying is give Al Qaeda a chance.
Narrator: This Fall learn how Americans are randomly killing Iraqi civilians out of malice, hatred, and of course adherence to religious principles in:
The Truth About Iraq
From E productions, a Load of Bull film.
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First of all, I should mention that you’re my wife. If complete strangers are calling me honey, people might talk.
I would also be unfair if I equated the entire liberal media with Mister E and Eddie Beverage. Generally "the media" as a whole is endowed with a tad more common sense and discretion.
Thanks.