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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Jesse! Where Are You When They Need You?
"Shouldn't Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton be there? Going soon? Will Jimmy Carter go and help build a house?"
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Posted by Kate McMillan on May 24, 2005 in International Politics | Permalink
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1) There's no money in it.
2) There's no glory, since Zimbabwe's probably only headed for even more disaster no matter what happens, and the three esteemed gentlemen you mentioned would rather not be associated with that.
3) The women there are probably a bit to rough at the edges for those three connoseurs of Harlem honeys.
4) They'd have to criticize Mugger Mugabe, Champion of the Left, Lion of Africa, Hero of Harare, Router of Rhodesia.
5) And most importantly, as Tina Turner said about her "return" to Africa: "All my life I dreamed about going back to Africa, but after a few months I just had to come home. It's too hot there. And the food is awful!"
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 10:29:07 AM
There were actually some helpful comments on that page worth mentioning, but you chose to take the low road of partisanship.
Posted by: Winston | 2005-05-24 10:30:41 AM
Oops sorry. You said Sharpton, Jackson and CARTER?
I was thinking of Sharpton, Jackson and CLINTON when I wrote that "the women there are probably a bit too rough at the edges for those three connoisseurs of Harlem Honeys."
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 10:32:50 AM
"The low road of partisanship"
For the record, many US Democrats are either in serious disagreement with Sharpton, Carter and/or Jackson, or are fairly disgusted by them, so I don't see where partisanship comes into it.
All three of them have revealed themselves over the years to be racist low-life publicity-hogs.
And Carter in particular has on numerous occasions come to the defence of rancid tyrannies, especially in Cuba, North Korea, and Roamnia.
I guess that you can't see that reality because you've taken the low road of partisanship
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 10:38:33 AM
Kate, I'm really disturbed about the general tone of your postings at The Shotgun.
Again and again you've chosen to go down the low road of partisanship, intead of the high road of moderation.
I detect a clear note of srcasm in the posting: "Shouldn't Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton be there? Going soon? Will Jimmy Carter go and help build a house?"
How dare you criticize and attempt to ridicule these fine progressive leaders!
Mr. Mugabe is doing the best he can to overcome centuries of backwardness. As he has said on numerous occassions, he is under attack from the CIA, and from the likes of, in his words, "Gay Tony Blair of the Gay United Gay Kindom."
I think you owe all of these men a sincere and humble apology.
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 10:44:57 AM
Winston, I agree with you 100%. Such partisanship is deeply offensive to me, and goes against all my principles. I believe it's well past time to bring a level of civility and bipartisan cooperation back to public life. If only our evil opponents on the rabid reactionary right would try harder to just get along with us, and show a little bit more respect for the those of us who represent the mainstream of society!
Posted by: Belinda Stronach | 2005-05-24 10:50:15 AM
"The low road of partisanship"
The comment about Jimmy Carter and Sharpton has nothing to do with the topic of the article. Regardless of popular opinion of these men in America the article is about Zimbabwe.
Posted by: Winston | 2005-05-24 11:24:34 AM
Nothing of substance to complain about, eh Winston.
Looks like I'm off to a good start this morning.
Posted by: Kate | 2005-05-24 11:31:35 AM
Dear Winston,
I'll try my best to be polite, and treat like you like a literate adult.
The text of the posting referred to Sharpton, Jackson and Carter. The inference was clear and unambiguous: that those who make a career out of being self-proclaimed champions of human rights turn a blind eye when they will receive no personal benefit from criticism, and/or when the human rights violators are leftist idols.
I, being an astute observer and textual analyst, blessed with a refined and exquisite sense of the absurd, decided to made merry on these aforementioned themes.
You, lacking all sense of humour, context, and history cast your dyspeptic eyes on my words of wisdom like a swine before pearls.
The heartbreaking sense of despair I feel when confronted with your raw, untrained, untested and shallow wit leads me to treat you with such bluntness and honesty.
You need love.
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 11:36:21 AM
My word, you guys are funny! I had no idea that the Canadians had such a good sense of humor!
Posted by: Jim H. | 2005-05-24 11:36:34 AM
Jim H,
I am Canadian, but I immigrated from Northern Ireland.
Take my word for it, your initial impression was correct. Sadly, most Canayjins are humourless, po-faced, tedious automatons.
It's almost a hopeless situation. There's really not much we can do about it. We'll have to just accept them as they are, love them as best as we can, and pray for them.
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 11:46:45 AM
Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson walk into a bar...That's a joke.
With each passing day, the disastrous conditions in Zimbabwe grow more severe...
Ha ha ha.
Right, I apologize I get it now.
Posted by: Winston | 2005-05-24 11:55:19 AM
If Canadians are so unfunny how come so many of them work as comedians?
Posted by: Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa | 2005-05-24 12:16:52 PM
"With each passing day, the disastrous conditions in Zimbabwe grow more severe. Ha ha ha"
So go call up Paul Martin and Bono, and the three of you can go over and take out Mugabe.
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 12:24:38 PM
"Taking out" Mugabe won't help things. We know what happens to countries with a power vacuum.
Your attempt at humour is noted.
Posted by: Winston | 2005-05-24 12:39:12 PM
""Taking out" Mugabe won't help things. We know what happens to countries with a power vacuum."
Didn't Brian mean "take [him] out" for dinner?
Posted by: JR | 2005-05-24 1:00:46 PM
Re: "Taking out Mugabe won't help things. We know what happens to countries with a power vacuum."
You complete fool!
Hideki Tojo. Mussolini. Hitler.
Versus "A Power Vacuum"
Please.
I advise you.
Try to keep your fingers off the keyboard before people find out who you are and you have to live forever with the shame of the utterly foolish things that appear to leap unmediated by learning or reason straight from your bowels to this screen.
In the name of decency, learn! Read something besides mindless, bolshy clap-trap.
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 1:13:17 PM
Re: "Taking out Mugabe won't help things. We know what happens to countries with a power vacuum."
Please, you mastermind, please lay out your plan for Zimbabwe. Leave nothing untold.
Enlighten us.
What is to be done?
I await with all the anticipation of a horny red-blooded cheerleader stranded on a desert island with John McCallum, Bill Graham and Libby Davis.
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 1:17:07 PM
The best hope for Zimbabwe is to convince the South African leadership to do something. Without South African pressure there's not much that can be done. Unfurtonatley, for many reasons, the South Africans don't want to do anything.
You could invade. But that would probably be counter-productive. Maybe not. It would be an enormous risk, with very little upside for the invaders. Bit upside for the people of Zimbabwe.
This will hurt the entire region.
Posted by: Johnny Rotten | 2005-05-24 1:40:55 PM
You think I read Bolshevik clap-trap? Hilarity.
The power vacuum I was referring to was what happened in Iraq. Destabilizing a country shouldn't always be your first objective before you figure out what happens in the aftermath.
I assumed people would use common sense, but that has clearly left the building here.
Posted by: Winston | 2005-05-24 1:48:29 PM
Please, Winston.
Still waiting.
What's your plan for improving Zimbabwe without removing Mugaba?
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 2:12:33 PM
Re: "Winston"
People, I'm surrounded by fools like this everyday at the university.
You start out thinking that they just need to be teased a bit, to get them to start thinking that just MAYBE they've been hoodwinked by MSM nonsense and gliberal propaganda.
That usually works, eventually.
Then there are some more brainwashed types, who you need to present with all kinds of facts and essays and arguments until they finally wise up (some backsliding should be expected).
Then there are some of those that Lou Reed refers to as "evil mothers", who no matter what, will never wake up, wise up, grow up, and will obstinately cling onto the tenets of their commie catechism no matter what. There is something wrong, not only with their heads, but also with their empty, shrivelled hearts and their rotten, perverted souls.
It is best to leave them to their own consciense, and divine mercy.
Posted by: Brian O'Neill | 2005-05-24 2:54:15 PM
Sorry O'Neill I agree with your comment fully (minus liberal media referances), but were you referring to yourself as the brainwashed type?
Posted by: Winston | 2005-05-25 8:23:45 AM
Thank very much for the job well done. I have just realised that you have brought a prayer that i wrote for Zimbabwe in the forum. Such will help to enlighten the world on what is going on in Zimbabwe.
Cheers
Elliot Pfebve, political & human rights activist. (Author of Zimbabwe: my prayer)
Posted by: Elliot Pfebve | 2005-06-11 10:47:33 AM
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