Journal entries in 'Dreary Politics' for November, 2004

IndyMedia Ottowa reports that Canadian authorities have arrested US President George W. Bush and charged him with offences under Canada's War Crimes Act. What's weird is that they don't give any indication of it being satire or parody. Seems like it's asking for a War Of The Worlds-type reaction. I actually half-believed it for a bit until I checked online and found that Bush doesn't arrive in Canada until tomorrow. Upon closer inspection, I see that the byline date of the news story is November 30. (Checks calendar...)

However, while looking around I was amused to learn that Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs is named Pierre Pettigrew, and if I remember correctly, Pierre is the French version of Peter. Heehee.

An informative, comprehensive entry at Wikipedia does a very nice job of bringing together all the various studies and news reports I've been reading about concerning anomalies in the recent election, and presents it in a very neutral, unbiased format, listing all sources. Interesting reading.

One soldier shares his thoughs on the recent election:

If you voted for Bush, didn't vote, or voted no on gay marriage, I hope you get drafted.

I hope they stick you in my unit, and you go with me to Iraq when my unit goes back in September. I will laugh when you see what soldiers in that country face on a daily basis. I hope you work with gay soldiers too. I did. One of them saved my life. Think he shouldn't have the right to get married? f**k you. He fought just as hard as I did and on most days, did his job better than me. Don't tell me gays don't have the same rights you do.

Think the war in Iraq is a good thing? I'll donate my M-16 to you and you can go in my place.

I replied to a comment on Jenn's livejournal, and I figured I'd post my reply here as well (updated slightly), because it pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter.

kana_ichigo wrote:
i have a question: since here in italy everyone says that every american hates bush, and no one would have ever re-voted for him, and since i heard on the radio this morning that he is actually the winner of these elections, my question is: is it real that everyone hates bush this much? it all sounds like a joke here O_O

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