Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd (is that really how his last name is spelled?) are too old to catch ghosts. And, frankly, who's going to top Ghostbusters 2? It had Bobby Brown and everything.
In an effort to prove my point, Imams in Malaysia have its their prerogative to issue a fatwa declaring "exhibitions on ghosts, ghouls and supernatural beings were forbidden, as they could undermine the faith of Muslims." This includes genies.
Why, you might ask?
Abdul Shukor Husin, The National Fatwa Council's chair stated, without a hint of irony, "We don't want to expose Muslims to supernatural and superstitious beliefs."
He also mentioned that meta-beings of that nature were beyond the scope of human comprehension. Which leads me to ask, if lesser supernatural beings are beyond human comprehension, what does that say about our ability to comprehend a Supreme Being, the Supreme Being?
Hmm...
Friday, April 13, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
Cut and Run? Never!
Luckily for the people of Iraq, Dick Cheney understands their particular wants and needs better than they do. Cheney, along with others in the Bush Administration deliver fair and balanced justice and tough love like a caring father who beats the gay out of his son because he loves him (Not that Iraqis are gay, and not that there's anything wrong with that).
I'm sure that the recent large demonstration in Iraq's spiritual center of Najaf, hundreds of thousands strong, won't affect the measured and stoic considerations that Cheney has for the people of Iraq. They have, unbeknownst to their political naivete, fallen for the Crazy Left-Wing Liberal Communist Baby-Killing America-Hating Godless Democrat's Cowardly Cut and Run Strategy (CLWLCBKAHGDCCRS). But a level headed Cheney understands their mistake, and like their tough but loving father, will assure them that "that the American people do not support a policy of retreat or defeat." Cheney will not allow the Iraqi people to accept defeat. He will guide them towards democracy and self-determination even if it kills every last one of them. He will do this by letting them know that what they want as a people, is not what they really want.
Of course, their burgeoning sense of Democracy is so very quaint. And our Administration certainly lauds them like a pat on the head. Isn't it cute? And just think, National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe says, "Iraq [...] is now a place where people can freely gather and express their opinions, and that was something they could not do under Saddam." Just look at them "gather" with their foamy Nerf Democracy. Don't hurt yourselves! If you scrape a knee, don't worry. We've got our Howitzer packed with Neosporin. And though "this is a country that has come a long way from the tyranny" the Iraqi people need to understand that "we have much more progress ahead of us."
The Iraqis are naive. They don't understand that a functioning democracy allows for people like Don Imus to say whatever they want without fear of government reprisal. But the Iraqi people haven't learned that a functioning democracy also means their government isn't listening.
Thanks to the efforts of Dick Cheney and the rest of America's strong father figures, I think they're learning.
I'm sure that the recent large demonstration in Iraq's spiritual center of Najaf, hundreds of thousands strong, won't affect the measured and stoic considerations that Cheney has for the people of Iraq. They have, unbeknownst to their political naivete, fallen for the Crazy Left-Wing Liberal Communist Baby-Killing America-Hating Godless Democrat's Cowardly Cut and Run Strategy (CLWLCBKAHGDCCRS). But a level headed Cheney understands their mistake, and like their tough but loving father, will assure them that "that the American people do not support a policy of retreat or defeat." Cheney will not allow the Iraqi people to accept defeat. He will guide them towards democracy and self-determination even if it kills every last one of them. He will do this by letting them know that what they want as a people, is not what they really want.
Of course, their burgeoning sense of Democracy is so very quaint. And our Administration certainly lauds them like a pat on the head. Isn't it cute? And just think, National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe says, "Iraq [...] is now a place where people can freely gather and express their opinions, and that was something they could not do under Saddam." Just look at them "gather" with their foamy Nerf Democracy. Don't hurt yourselves! If you scrape a knee, don't worry. We've got our Howitzer packed with Neosporin. And though "this is a country that has come a long way from the tyranny" the Iraqi people need to understand that "we have much more progress ahead of us."
The Iraqis are naive. They don't understand that a functioning democracy allows for people like Don Imus to say whatever they want without fear of government reprisal. But the Iraqi people haven't learned that a functioning democracy also means their government isn't listening.
Thanks to the efforts of Dick Cheney and the rest of America's strong father figures, I think they're learning.
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