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Fool Me Twice... (Never
mind - I didn’t fall for the first one, either) “There's
an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in
Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me
-- you can't get fooled again. You've got to understand . . . ." ~
El
Presidente Dubbya Bush, 9/17/02 Dear
Ministry of Information, You
know, I really don’t mind being lied to by my TV anymore; I just sort
of take it for granted that such is its purpose in life.
What does chafe my behind is when the little people inside
that infernal box insult my intelligence.
Look, if you’re going to try and put one over on me, at least
show a little respect and make it good.
It’s just plain demeaning when you try and hit me with
something weak and transparent. You
government-type people are supposed to be good with illusions, that’s
what my neighbors and I are paying you for.
Like my TV, that’s your job. If
I’m going to feel good about being stomped on by the jackboot of the
State, I need to be scared.
I understand that having boogeymen is essential to the
survival of our glorious Security/Police State, and that I need to be
convinced that Osama and Saddam are quite possibly outside my window at
this very moment (as opposed to in some
CIA safe-house or Texas
ranch), but give me a little credit, will you?
First you thought I would buy that fake
Osama video, which was pretty darn insulting, but I forgave you.
You made up for that fiasco when you realized that simple
audiotapes would be a lot harder for average folks like me to instantly
see through. Sure, some
stinkin’ anti-American foreigners concluded that the
audio tape was bogus too, but nobody really listens to the Swiss,
anyway. Heck, even if they
did, we’d just start putting “freedom cheese” on our ham
sandwiches and that would shoot any credibility those guys had.
It works with the French, right? Lest
I digress, let me get to my current complaint – the
Saddam tape. Can’t you
people come up with something original for once?
Like I said, considering your video blunder, the Osama tape was a
pretty good save, but you can’t keep giving people a case of propaganda
déjà vu - it defeats the purpose.
You see, I heard about the Saddam tape, and instantly I was
reminded of the Osama tape, which in turn reminded me of the bogus video
production, and pretty soon I found myself once again doubting your
credibility. This does
nothing to help me accept the Security/Police State.
Because of your shameful lack of creativity, I am still
unable to sleep peacefully under the warm blanket of deception.
Please try harder in the future. Sincerely, Andy
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