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I get money, money I got This country run by fake Christians, fake politicians Cause I like you OK And it was in his name artillery lit the sky on fire Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down All my college ho's like dirty money, dirty money it's the r-e-u-p-g-a-n-g behind his eyes he says, I still exist when i was young, it seemed life was so wonderful They have come for your uncool niece Saturday, January 05, 2008
when they kick at your front door, how you gonna come:
Yeah, this is really funny, particularly the part about suspension of habeas corpus. I didn't imagine that when Robert Kaplan used "Indian Country" as a metaphor for the savage periphery that demands American pacification -- a charming image on a variety of levels -- some would take him literally. Perhaps it's only appropriate, since President Bush embraced the Iraq-as-Vietnam analogy, that this time around it's the right that wants to bring the war home.
--Spencer Ackerman
"red Indian"? Good Lord and butter! Who is this guy? Disraeli? Yes, clearly only "liberals" would be offended at using an entire people who were systematically victimized by the US Army as a metaphor for terrorists who are currently launching terrorist attacks against the US Army. I can't think of a single other group of people who might be the least bit offended by that... |
