[MD] Gun smoke in the shape of a fake letter and not a mushroom cloud

[Platt Holden]

> 
> Hey MOQers:
> 
> Have you heard about Ron Suskind's book yet? There are lots of ways to get
> the word. The author is doing interviews all over the place, but I heard
> it from Olbermann first...
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzVsV5z8mYw&feature=related
> 
> Sadly, this is a window on their general way of doing things. They put
> polluters in charge of environmental protection, put union busters in
> charge of labor law and even the Justice department was stacked with
> political hacks. Conservatism used to be a respectable position, but in my
> adult lifetime, since Raygun, they've become monsters. They don't just
> take bribes and cheat on their wives anymore. Worse than Watergate cause
> nobody was killed and it didn't cost a trillion dollars. This goes way
> beyond the bounds of normal human folly. Domestic spying, torture, secret
> imprisonment, political persecution, censorship, abuse of power and now a
> fabricated pretext for war. These are very high crimes indeed. By their
> fruits ye shall know them? Based on their fruit, I'd say these guys belong
> behind bars or at the end of a rope. Not so much because they deserve to
> suffer but there needs to be a large public ritual, a concrete
> demonstration of disapproval for the sake of posterity. Thi
>  s authoritarian style of government has to be condemned with great pomp
> and ceremony. We need some goats and a freakin exorcist! If this party
> retains control of the government, I think democracy will die here. If
> McCain wins Arizona by 1% and loses everything else by at least 5%,
> that'll demonstrate a thing or two pretty clearly. 
> 
> the good news, in my view anyway, is that I don't just have to be against
> them. I've always had to hold my nose in the voting booth cause the
> choices stink but this time I can vote with a smile. Obama's intelligence,
> humor, clarity and centerness are very impressive. Its a real breath of
> fresh air after nearly 8 years of drivel and lies. He was always against
> this stupid war. He's against stupidity in general. Yesterday he said
> something about the Republicans that really warmed my heart. He said
> something like, "These guys think its funny to mock what's true. (Properly
> inflated tires save gas.) Its like they take pride in being ignorant." The
> crowd applauded, cheered, rose to their feet for a standing ovation and
> laughed pretty hard too. My point? I want to believe that most Americans
> are just as horrified as I am, that everybody sees how awful the GOP has
> become. Well, everybody but the GOP, that is. But I bet a lot of them are
> freaked out too.

Thank you Paris Hilton -- like totally awesome. The Messiah has come. Let 
us all worship the Messiah. But first, make sure you tires are properly 
inflated.