I received the joke below, sent to me by e-mail, under the subject heading of "This is good". The sender thought it was funny... I found it all too true...
Q: How many Bush Administration officials does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. There is nothing wrong with the light bulb; its conditions are improving every day. Any reports of its lack of incandescence are a delusional spin from the liberal media. That light bulb has served honorably and anything you say undermines the lighting effect. Why do you hate freedom?
It is unfortunate that if you dare criticize the current administration, you are labeled someone who "hates freedom". What the hell does that mean?? It reminds me of the Clinton years, where everyone was doing everything "for the children", whatever that meant, and if you didn't like the policy, you somehow must hate children!
We have gone from a left wing liberal government to a right wing fascist government, not just conservative, but one that is erroding our freedoms under the banner of freedom, fascism by any other name. We were told to fear the "red" under the bed... do we now fear the terrorist on the terrace or the anarchist in the attic? I wonder how many government agencies are reading this blog right now... makes you wonder where our supposed freedoms have gone...
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Seems as though the jokes change along with the issues. I received the same joke in August but in this version:
How many members of the Bush administration are required to replace the proverbial light bulb?
(1) one to deny that a light bulb needs to be replaced;
(2) one to attack and question the patriotism of anyone who has questions about the light bulb;
3) one to blame the previous administration for the need of a new light bulb;
4) one to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs;
5) one to get together with Vice President Cheney and figure out how to pay Halliburton Industries one million dollars for a lightbulb;
(6) one to arrange a photo-op session showing Bush changing the light bulb while dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag;
(7) and finally one to explain to Bush the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country."
Nice Blog - I'll be back more often.
Exactly what freedoms did you have four years ago that you don't have today -- other than the freedom to carry sharp objects on airplanes? Ask the people of Afghanistan and Iraq how their freedoms have changed. We finally have a president who has the moral compass not to turn a blind eye on the suffering in the world and the courage to save people from the bad guys. In all the history of the world, how many brutal dictatorsips have folded under the pressure of diplomacy? The only way to eliminate evil is to destroy it. If a single evil empire survives the 21st century it will be to the shame of the entire human race.
Karen... thanks for the comments! I hadn't heard that version before! You are right... every administration seems to get their share of lightbulb jokes... I wonder what the significance of lightbulbs is?
To Lone Ranger... thanks for your comment as well. I do understand your views. I would love to ask the people of Afghanistan their views. Unfortunately, their views have been severely limited. According to one report (unfortunately from a writer that seems to be as severe a liberal as you seem to be a conservative), over half of those voting in Afghanistan thought they were voting for a president, so I am not sure how they would respond to the question. Since many of the candidates running were assassinated and the others still alive didn't make their names public, it seems a victory for "democracy" is a little premature. A democracy is where the "people rule", and this is not the case in Afghanistan, much less in Iraq. We are no closer to ending dictatorships than we were 100,000 innocent dead civilians ago. Maybe you would like to ask THEIR families how they feel about a foreign nation deciding how they must end their dictatorship? How would you have felt if you had lived during our own American Revolution, and, instead of having the French support us with blockades, they decided to come in and "help us" form a government... by installing a monarchy of their own?
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