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November 29, 2005

"Hey, turn it up, that's Zeppelin!"

Immigration Crackdown, it's always the same!
Havin' a nervous breakdown
Drive me insaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnneee! Suck!

I recall a radio ad, scare tactic propaganda from sometime in the 1980s, that had a voice speaking vaguely-Spanish-accented English, saying threatening things like "... and we will cross your border with an ARMY of ONE MILLION MEXICANS...!"

Here we go again. Everything that goes around comes around again.

I recall hearing lots of grumbling, around 1985-86, about the Japanese. They were ruining Amurka, buying everything -- even our sacred golf courses! -- and putting us outta work, to boot. "Buy American! Crafted with PRIDE in the U.S.A.!" WalMart was all on board with that. Until they realized the bottom line was bottoming out. End of story.

So, what's in the news today...? I love Google News, following the 'all 897 related headlines' links, just reading the variety of leads. What? Bush wants to be gettin' tight, and wants tighter boarders...? I can see that (insert "Girls Gone Wild: Roommates" pic here).

Oh. Damn. "Bush Calls for Tighter Borders".

Every headline can be misconstrued these days, just look at all the possibilities. Drinking euphemisms, or words used recently to describe W and his behavior?

Belligerent stands out. I don't see Staying the course. Or Uniting, not dividing. Or Changing the subject. Guess I'll have to add those!

So, next time you or someone you know has gotten Bomblasticated, try this: "I got wonked last night -- and it's all Hillary Clinton's fault!"

Posted by Jeff at November 29, 2005 07:35 AM