Saturday, August 06, 2005

And, On the Other Hand...

Earlier today I waxed rhapsodic, as I am wont to do, about the great Bono. Lest you think I am losing my anti-celebrity credentials, though, here's the latest *cough* 'statement' *cough* from Barbra Streisand:
August 6, 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima. The Atomic Bomb, which decimated the Japanese city and its people, was never used in combat again. This day is also the anniversary of another "bomb" that was dropped 4 years ago, this time into the lap of President Bush in the form of a memo titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the US." While on yet another extended vacation at his Crawford ranch, the President chose to neglect his duties as Commander in Chief by refusing to act decisively and immediately on this impending threat, leading to the worst terrorist attack in American history. These anniversaries remind us to learn from our past actions in order to ensure a safer more secure future.
My God, what a fool! To draw a comparison between a vague memo, with no date and time, and the atomic bomb! To imply that Bush could have stopped 9/11! To give Clinton a clean pass for his failures in fighting terrorism! To suggest that, had Bush been in Washington, rather than Crawford, 9/11 might not have happened!

Most staggeringly idiotic of all, though, is this statement:
August 6, 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima. The Atomic Bomb, which decimated the Japanese city and its people, was never used in combat again.
That will certainly come as a surprise to the decendents of the survivors and casualties of Nagasaki...

Barbra, do us all a favor, and let the grownups talk now, okay? You run along, dear...

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