June 29, 2005

Pep Rally Protest

Like Fort Bragg, Belltown was decked out for the Presidential pep talk, but my Happy Hour glass is half-empty and filled with bile.

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Iraq as the crucible of 9/11 terrorism? No greater calling than military service? Our would-be Recruiter-in-Chief seems incapable of an argument devoid of moral obfuscation.

Doused with salsa, smothered in cheese, soothed with sour cream or redolent of curry, the glib words from the screen can't disguise the taste of rotten meat.

Got news for you, George: it's not just our enemies who believe that American society is decadent.

Posted by Ronald Holden at June 29, 2005 2:40 AM

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