MAILBAG, LATE JULY 2005

Knock’m Down, Shoot’m up, George Bush, the Cowboy
When George W. Bush was elected as President
Surely, this was a very sad and an unfortunate incident
From a falling down, arrogant drunken basket case
That has brought the US and the World disgust and disgrace
Knock’m Down, Shoot’m up, George Bush, the Cowboy.

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What the people want – George is totally opposed
What George wants – he sees fit to impose
A belligerent, obnoxious, don’t care greedy Texan
That strives to upset the majority of us humans

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Knock’m Down, Shoot’m up, George Bush, the Cowboy.
President that is in your face with religious overtones
This is not practical or possible for the masses to condone
As without religion, there would be no wars now or in the past
With religion, this war in Iraq and Afghanistan will surely last
Knock’m Down, Shoot’m up, George Bush, the Cowboy.

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Our troops deployed to action without adequate equipment
Bush and his Gang sat around without displaying any sentiments
All the while our fighting men and women were in harms way
Did George really care or give a damn? No way Jose!
Knock’m Down, Shoot’m up, George Bush, the Cowboy.

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Who says Iraq and Afghanistan want democracy?
Most all of the US allies have now been converted to enemies
The causalities of war and the outrageous costs and expense
None of these established maneuvers of war makes any sense
Knock’m Down, Shoot’m up, George Bush, the Cowboy.

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All Bush’s speeches continue to show a mannerism of hostility
This type of attitude will not and does not impress the majority
Charisma, Character and Positive reflections are those we need
Will these attributes ever be seen? Not by George indeed.

Do you remember the Exxon Valdez tragedy?
Exxon's tanker killed hundreds of thousands of seals, otters, birds, fish and whales when it spilled 11 million gallons of thick, deadly crude oil into the waters of Alaska's pristine Prince William Sound in 1989.

Amazingly, despite making a record profit of $25 billion last year, ExxonMobil is still trying to get out of paying the full amount it owes fishermen and natives hurt by the spill 16 years ago!

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Worse still, ExxonMobil's dirty deeds go way beyond the ugly legacy of the deadly oil spill.

* ExxonMobil is the only major oil company remaining in Arctic Power, the single issue lobbying group working to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

* ExxonMobil has given $15 million since 1998 to organizations that deny the existence of global warming, paying for junk science to cloud the debate.

* ExxonMobil is making record profits but still won't invest significant amounts in cleaner, healthier energy or support greater fuel economy. (The company's pledge to research advanced energy technology is the equivalent of just TWO days' worth of its 2004 profits!)

I just sent a letter asking ExxonMobil's CEO to change the company's policies.

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Thanks to our country's over-dependence on oil, gas prices are reaching record highs, global temperatures are climbing, the polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the U.S. is forced to import millions of barrels of foreign oil every day. Yet ExxonMobil is doing almost nothing to reduce our oil dependence while spending millions to block environmental protections and sabotage efforts to slow global warming.

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Changing a light bulb
*How many members of the Bush administration does it take to change a light bulb?*

1. One to deny that the light bulb needs to be changed;

2. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs to be changed;

3. One to blame Clinton for burning out the light bulb;

4. One to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs;

5. One to give a billion dollar no-bid contract to Halliburton for the new light bulb;

6. One to photograph Bush, dressed as a janitor, standing on a ladder under the banner: Light Bulb Change Accomplished;

7. One administration insider to resign and write a book documenting in detail how Bush was literally in the dark;

8. One to viciously smear #7;

9. One to campaign on TV and at rallies on how George Bush has had a strong light-bulb-changing policy all along;

10. One to confuse Americans about the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country.

11. And finally, one to explain that 9/11 changed everything, including the light bulb.

Recently, I participated in an event in which we brought together Aikidoists from Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Iraq (and seven other nations), to pratice a martial art that promotes harmony, right on the "green line" of the only politically divided city in Europe: Nicosia, Cyprus.
The event was incredibly inspiring and we had terrific feedback. If you're interested, you can read about the event, here: http://www.aiki-extensions.org/tab.html . I also wrote a blog about the event, here.
Bush Orders New Version of the Bible
Bush believes that royalties being paid to the Bible publishers could be the force holding down the US Economy. Coincidently, deep cover GOP studies revealed the Bible is an old-elitist-Neo-Con-feudal-super-high moral code, which is not up to par with the new-elitist-Neo-Con-corporate-double-super-high moral code. Bush told the hundreds of millions of faithful gathered at his feet, “There are many new Revelations which never fit inside the old version. But now, thanks to ACID, American Christian Intelligent Design, we can fit it all in one book. And plus, we’re going to laminate it.” The crowds roared in jubilation.

Things to look for in the New Bible:

1- Proof, the world is not as old as we thought. Scientists were way off with their pagan estimates which said the Universe is probably over 15 billion years old. There are triple guaranteed reports confirming the world is only between 5000 and 6000 years old. Scratch that whole ridiculous Man-from-Ape thing. Adam and Eve are our great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents. What we now know about Adam remains mostly the same. But we now know that Eve did not come from Adam’s rib; she came from one of Adam’s small useless bones in his hand. This also gives spiritual understanding as to why a woman responds so well to her husband’s raised hand.

2- The new Book of REVALATIONS, which has predicted Bush’s War on Terror/Extremism, says new national ID cards will be needed to sort out certified Christians come Rapture. Otherwise lines will be way too long and unmanageable.

3- Certified Christian woman will have to assume their proper place at home in a quiet, loving, and supportive role in the family structure. Non-certified woman will be allowed to work outside the home for minimum wage only.

4- The Right to Life is sacred. But because life is so expansive and diverse and really hard to think about, Christians will only focus on the dubious prenatal months of a fetus in the womb. Life outside of the womb is mind-numbing. Christians need not fret over newborns’ medical needs, children’s health care, and food programs for the hungry, education, or hundreds of thousands of children dying in war. Even the Life and Will of the woman carrying a fetus is not as important as to what is inside the womb.

5- Big news, stem cells are the same stuff you can get from house plants. It says so in the new Bible. So if there are any weirdo scientists still hoping for federal research dollars for a cockamamie idea, give it up already. Good Christians will find ways to stop you from thinking of such nonsense like trying to cure diseases and rehabilitating people with disabilities.

6- The Golden Rule of the Old Bible, the Ethic of Reciprocity – Do Unto Others as One Would Do Unto Themselves – that was way wrong. Monks were often known to drink while transcribing. The real Rule is the Ethic of Reception. That means wherever we Christians go we must be received with smiles -- or else.

7- Heathens who cannot see the White Bearded man sitting on top of the clouds, GOD, are Anti-American and totally not Christian. They will be examined by Doctors and have corrective eye surgery. They will be billed and cannot file for bankruptcy if they are uninsured.

8- Pyramids are really old. We now know they were originally a part of Israel before plate tectonics moved them to Africa. So, they are really holy and Jesus thought they were the greatest. That’s why the world’s economy is built on a Pyramid scheme. Look on the back of a dollar and see the light of the Federal Reserve, oops, I mean light of the Lord. Also, now you have to tell anyone who says the Federal Reserve is a private for-profit bank to SHUT UP!

9- The Stock Market is intricately woven into the Christian spiritual life. Market forces from now on will determine what TRUTH and JUSTICE is. And if a certain TRUTH or JUSTICE is overvalued, the Market will correct it.

10- The more you shop and the more money you owe to the Banks and credit companies bring you closer to Jesus.

11- Processed foods, and I mean a lot of it, is really good for you. Especially if you ingest all of it in front of a television.

12- Scripture tells us that the entire inner core of the earth is filled with oil, and it’s a better and cleaner type of oil.

13- Civil Rights are for losers. People who want rights have no faith that the Lord will provide. And Free Speech is the worst Right. It’s totally spiritual to take Vows of Silence, especially with politics.

14- Forget answering to Saint Peter at the pearly gates, the Diebold company has performed a modern miracle; all new Heaven submissions will have to be democratically appointed through a national electronic vote. And making it cool and way more religious, they’ve managed to develop a machine without paper receipts just to save Nature... I smell canonization; Saint Diebold? It’s true, Christian machines can now be made into Saints.

15- .Christians must let a wave of Intolerance and Hatred wash over them to get psyched up for Biblical duty, called on by God, to conquer every country in the world.

16- Jesus really loves new stealth fighter jets. He thinks they’re way awesome when they make sharp turns and also shoot a missile.

17- Just say NO to pluralism. There are only Christians like us. All other Christains are fake. If you don’t bow on your knees and worship a Christian leader, someone like Bush, then you are a Satan worshiper and probably connected to al-Qaida.

Also, there are way more than Ten Commandments. There are so many new Commandments that Bush is only going to reveal them one at a time to keep all of us motivated for creating an ACID world.

The 11th Commandment: Thou shall not trust thine own common sense.
A message to the flag-waving morons...
Oh say can't you see
through the lies on TV?
Bush stole two elections,
Diebold helped fake the numbers.
Nine-Eleven's a fraud
by George Bush and his gang.
Remove the terrorist
from the White House he stole!
And the towers' collapse,
controlled demolitions,
gives proof to the world
it was an inside job!
Bush takes away our freedom
while saying he liberates us!
What was once the land of Free,
is the home of the slave.

Oh say can't you see
we are no longer free,
when the PATRIOT ACT
kills off the constitution?
Fighting terrorism
just has to start at home.
Remove the terrorist
from the White House he stole!
And his rockets' red glare,
his bombs bursting in air,
give proof to the world,
that Bush is murderous.
George Bush bombs ambulances
and hospitals in Fallujah!
What was once the land of Free,
is the home of the grave.