Oh dear. King George is coming to town. Well, not this town, but a town near enough, and they will talk about nothing else on the news. Everything in the city of Stockton (not the one Upon Tees) is grinding to a halt for the day because The Decider is coming to Raise Funds for local Republicans standing in next month's elections. The newsreaders are camping out already, saying the sentence "The President of the United States is Coming to Stockton" over and over as if they don't believe this Great Honour is true. It's such a fiasco whenever He goes anywhere. Remember when He came to London? and most of central London was closed off for the day so the Emperor could ride through the rainy streets of people who Couldn't Care Less. Yes, police officers had to be taken away from other parts of London (where actual crime was taking place, or from the Old Bailey where a major trial had to be halted because the police had to go and protect War Criminal #1 himself). It's the same wherever he goes. Every cop in Stockton is on duty tomorrow, nervously protecting His Hyenaness. Cops are even being draughted in from Sacramento and elsewhere. All for one man. This is a show of Power, not humility, not even fear of assasination (which haunts him I'm sure, as it should everyone else - the world would be infinitely worse if W was ever done away with, because it would mean Cheney would be the Prez, and the neo-Cons would be able to use the national drama and panic to get everything they want, kinda like just after 9/11). Power. Everyone must feel His Presence, everyone must know He is There. The past two times I was in Vegas, Shrubby was in town, and roads were blocked for hours, and planes were delayed needlessly, all because He was Passing Through. All for one man. Jeez, they don't do that for the Queen in the UK; they don't even do it for Beckham. He is one man, he doesn't deserve all that special attention; he is only the President. These displays of Power just show how very very far away from the People he is. In other news, it's getting slightly colder, causing the weathermen to go into fits of madness, with 'winter' and 'chilly' and warnings of 'wear your warm coats' and 'get those extra blankets out' because the temperature has dropped into the 60s and it has gotten a little bit cloudy. What a place. Back to my paint set.
make way for the king of the administration
3.10.06 07:28
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