AD HOMINEM PORK ROAST
By Peter Fredson
June 24, 2005
I have watched the news and blogs concerning Karl Rovers' remarks about "liberals" yesterday. I have also seen some recent photographs of him. The one I saw today reminded me of the portrait of a pig, with an apple stuffed in its mouth, stretched out on a platter, waiting to be barbecued. I wondered how much fat could be squeezed out of that carcass, how much useful pork, and how many cracklings he would provide. Is he good for anything else?
Years ago it was said that the value of a human body was about $1.95, but inflation has raised its ugly head, so surely he would bring about $2.50 on the rendering market.
Some people are good only as cannon fodder, but they have to serve in some armed force first. This porker never served, like most of his political higher-up buddies, but he is bloodthirsty. Oh, my, he is bloodthirsty. He knows he is destined for higher executive positions where he can find dozens of pretexts to start a war. He has no compunction in shedding blood, gallons of it, to further his dreams of participating in world domination. He is perfectly willing to give your life for his country, any time.
He and his fraternity brothers have given their immortal leader full power to do whatever he pleases as long as they can help him rule the world. Together they have spun wagonloads of manure with which to fertilize the Rose Garden of dominionist and Reconstructionist ambitions. They have created a New World, like the Peter Pan Neverland, where the sun only shines on them but rains on their opposition. Together they have created havens for the rich and eminent domain for the poor.
Together they conquer all criticism by threat, secrecy, censorship, denial, bullying, shifting issues, distractions, and promise of hell-fire to infidels. They must hang together or surely they will hang separately.
So here is to pork, barrels of it, long white fatty strips of pork, to sustain our struggling politicians in their hour of need. Here's to Millennium Corporation.
Here's to Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld who for several years now have said we are winning in Iraq. And here's to George Bush who has given Iraq sovereignty to let him build huge permanent airbases and a magnificent embassy in their country from which to attack whatever country he feels might lead an imminent attack on Crawford, Texas.
And, here's to Karl Rove. Long may he roast!