Blowjobs, No. War, Yes.
May 31st, 2005 at 7:38 am by Susie
David Sirota points out the delicate feelings of the ladies and gentlemen of the Beltway press when it comes to lying about extramarital oral sex.
Lying about war, of course, is perfectly okay - provided you attend the right parties and went to the right schools:
Where is the outrage from these Beltway Establishment figures over the Bush administration’s blatant lies about Iraq? Oh sure, you can find a scant example here and there, but generally, it’s nowhere, especially considering the purported anger that D.C. elites claim to feel about being lied to.
If ever there was proof that these people are completely and totally out of touch with the rest of the country, this is it. And it will only get worse - the Washington Post is apparently going to run two “jumbo” stories on the Clinton lies, while continuing to relegate Iraq to the back pages. Because to insulated Beltway elites, lying about a personal sex scandal is more offensive than American troops dying for a pack of lies in Iraq.
Really, fuck these insider “protectors.” They’ve looked the other way while BushCo not only raped and pillaged Iraq, the regime plundered our own treasury for the rich and undermined the very core of our democracy.
Oh. I forget. They wouldn’t have a problem with that, would they?
I know, it’s just that….. how much outrage can we shoulder? Don’t you ever feel the pains of outrage fatigue? Sure, we must keep fighting the good fight, but we are only human after all.
What WILL it take? Enough of those Red State sons and daughters coming home in body bags to affect votes? Enough of a divide between rich and poor to affect congressional seats? What will the catalist be?
It won’t be the cultural issues. The righties are quite content in their humble outrage at gay rights and abortion. I can’t remember a presidential 2nd term that didn’t involve some sort of scandal, but BushCo is stocked with some political heavy hitters.
Maybe Condi will pay the price should she decide to run in 08.
No, I don’t believe I will fuck these insider “journalists”. I mean, have you taken a good look at Judy Woof-woof and Andrea Greenspan? I’d rather incinerate them than fuck them.