Yes, you will probably laugh. And Jeff Bogle seriously wonders why this is funny.
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Eleven surefire ways more Americans would be discussing the chemical weapons attacks by, and possible U.S. strikes against, Syria right now.
- If Syria tweeted a picture of its penis.
- If Syria was a stud fantasy football running back projected to score double-digit touchdowns this season.
- If Syria was announced as a cast member on season 17 of Dancing With The Stars.
- If Syria twerked with giant teddy bears during a televised award show.
- If Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling wrote a book about Syria under a pseudonym.
- If Syria was cast as the lead in the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey.
- If Syria had a Twitter party with giveaways and used hashtag #SeriouslySyria.
- If Macklemore & Ryan Lewis wrote a song about Syria.
- If it was thought that Syria wanted to take our semi-automatic weapons away from us.
- If Syria married a Kardashian.
- If Ben Affleck was chosen to play Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
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photos of Affleck and al-Assad, AP
The vast majority of the news reports over last weekend, when the big PR push for strikes were being played out, were about refugee and starving kids. There was some play about how 70+ percent of the American public did not support strikes but not any hard hitting comparisons between this and the spin up for Iraq. The professional war protesters from the 2000-2008 period are absolutely silent right now and I just can’t help pointing out the hypocrisy of their absence in the build up for a possible conflict that is in almost every way identical to the Iraqi… Read more »
Now a real conversation is actually taking place about the high possibility of collateral damage, uncertainty if there actually is a good side in this civil war, and a few notional protests. Some former high profile anti-war celebrities are at least admitting that they have kept quiet for fear of appearing racist. If it is ultimately decided to go forward, after a full vibrant debate so be it, but the American people deserve that before going into conflict and it wasn’t happening until a few days ago. Personally, I think this is the perfect scenario for the UN and the… Read more »
Ah yes, partisan politics. The real number one problem in America. But didn’t you know that wars are always Democratic or Republican? It’s all too complicated for the itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny bwains of the pwublic to figure out. And Congress? They’re out kissing babies and playing football until it’s time for them to punt. So let’s let whoever is playing proconsul in the White House decide who lives and dies today. OK, campers?
Oh, and I did get to kiss a baby today for realsies. It is so cool…try it sometime.
Realize this is a humor post but you missed the most obvious one. If they guy in the White House had an R instead of a D after his name. MSNBC would be questioning the morality of the decision, CNN would drag Cindy Sheehan from whatever pigeon hole the progressives stuffed her into when she got too off script, and Nancy Pelosi would be saying if we go in under these circumstances its an impeachable offense.
I don’t play partisan politics, Rick, but every time I hit up HuffPo, CNN, NPR, whatever, they are all talking about this Syria thing and most everyone I read and hear is pissed at the president for the way he is handling it, cowboy-style, and then they compare him to the president he replaced.
Judging by the record of history, Syria will be better off if Americans not only don’t talk about Syria but don’t go near it with a ten-foot pole, missile or depleted uranium shell.
Agreed with the Americans better staying out of foreign countries’ way.
(I’m reminded of the “Team America: World Police” movie… 🙄 )
But I think that talking about world politics might be useful, sometimes at least.
Dictators and criminals like not being talked about – until it’s too late.
Well done, Jeff. One quick question. Can a cruise missile twerk?