HUCK FINN COMMENTS: I was in France after the Iraq War started. The French were skeptical about the American's intentions for going into Iraq. One of my European friends went on and on about how the Iraq war was all a set up. Of course, being a proud American, I challenged him.
He told me the "American people" are good people but that it's the Bush administration and American Congress that are
screwing things up on the global basis, day in and day out.
I answered with, "But the American people" voted for George Bush to be the President of Unites States... well, kind of, sort of... I think... maybe those 500 votes that beat Al Gore were all there... just like the documents that proved that Saddam Hussein was building nuclear weapons.
Later, we all found out that there were no WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), but it was way too late. Today, we're burning through $12 Billion a month to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. By 2009, we'll have spent $1 TRILLION to fight in Iraq. Imagine what we could have done with that kind of money in America.
But at the end of the day, it all comes down to acronyms or three letter words.
Three-letter words can penetrate the human mind faster than a speeding bullet. Don't believe me? Look at the word S-E-X.
This three-letter word is one the most powerful words on the planet. More stupid-ass stuff has been done in the quest for sex than just about anything in the history of mankind.
There is something bigger than SEX.
The most powerful word in the world with three letters is G-O-D.
More stupid ass-stuff has been done on behalf of God than anything.
Human history is filled with wars on behalf of God. Somehow, I don't
believe God is a warmonger.
George Bush and Tony Blair knew that in order to come up with a powerful, fearful and exciting message that could be seamlessly and quickly propagated over the mass propaganda airwaves, (with, once again, three letter words, CNN, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBS) they came up with the acronym WMD.
WMD... WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. It sounds so powerful, so scary. Madison Avenue is jealous they didn't think of it.
WMD was also good because it start with a "W" and a lot of Americans call President Bush "George W'. From a marketing standpoint, WMD was very effective in scaring the public about the evil doings of Saddam Hussein.
Now, don't get me wrong, Hussein wasn't a very nice guy. But there are a lot of "not very nice guys" all over the planet. Look at, for example, Darfur. Millions of people have been killed in this civil war conflict while the rest of the world looks the other way. I guess they don't have any oil. One of the problems with Darfur is that they they're not marketing wizards. They need to come up with an acronym and their problems will be solved. Here's a suggestion for a three letter acronym:
WHO - We have oil.
That sounds good. They could scrape up some money and produce "Visit Jamaica" type travel commercials. I can see the TV commercials with images of the Darfur region and the tagline "Come to Darfur. WHO."
Acronyms rule. So, I thought we could have some fun today and make some more acronyms. Here's my stab at it:
1. WMR - Weapons of Mass Recession
2. WMS - Weapons of Mass Stupidity
3. WMW - Weapons of Mass Waterboarding
4. WMP - Weapons of Mass Propaganda
5. WMD - Weapons of Mass Depression
If you care to, please add some more WM "_" acronyms.
It amazes me that neither the economists nor the candidates are saying America is in recession. USA TODAY / Gallup conducted a recent poll asking 2,020 Americans whether they think the U.S. economy is growing, slowing down, in a recession, in a depression and no opinion. The results are as follows:
PERCENTAGE OF THE USA TODAY / GALLUP POLL CONFIRMING:
A.) ECONOMY IS GROWING - 7%
B.) ECONOMY IS SLOWING DOWN - 46%
C.) ECONOMY IS IN RECESSION - 33%
D.) ECONOMY IS IN DEPRESSION - 12%
E.) NO OPINION - 2%
If you truly appreciate statistics, 33% of the population thinks we are in recession and 12% think we are in depression is a HUGE number. Perception is reality and it is what it is. If I was one of the candidates, I'd bless this year as the year of Recession and try to win the presidency with Vote for our Economy as my primary message.
It's the Recession, Stupid. The American people know it. Now, I hope the candidates will get it.
Huck Finn, Chairman, The Amerikan Party
"Smart-Ass Politics for Smart People.” TM
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