French Poem

This is a poem my Daddy sent me. I thought I should share it with everyone (who bothers to read this blog, anyway - because you're enlightened).

A French Poem written by an American Patriot....

Eleven thousand soldiers
lay beneath the dirt and stone,
all buried on a distant land
so far away from home.

For just a strip of dismal beach
they paid a hero's price,
to save a foreign nation
They all made the sacrifice.

And now the shores of Normandy
Are lined with blocks of white:
Americans who didn't turn
from someone else's plight.

Eleven thousand reasons
for the French to take our side,
but in the moment of our need,
they chose to run and hide.

Chirac said every war means loss,
perhaps for France that's true,
for they've lost every battle
since the days of Waterloo.

Without a soldier worth a damn
to be found within the region,
the French became the only land
to need a Foreign Legion.

You French all say we're arrogant.
Well hell, we've earned the right-- We saved your sorry
nation
when you lacked the guts to fight.

But now you've made a big mistake,
and one that you'll regret;
you took sides with our enemies,
and that we won't forget.

It wasn't just our citizens
you spit on when you turned,
but every one of yours
who fell the day the towers burned.

You spit upon our soldiers,
on our pilots and Marines,
and now you'll get a little sense
of just what payback means.

So keep your Paris fashions
and your wine and your champagne,
and find some other market
that will buy your airplanes.

And try to find somebody else
to wear your French cologne,
for you're about to find out
what it means to stand alone.

You see, you need us far more
than we ever needed you.
America has better friends
who know how to be true.

I'd rather stand with warriors
who have the will and might,
than huddle in the dark
with those whose only flag is white.

I'll take the Brits, the Aussies,
the Israelis and the rest,
for when it comes to valor
we have seen that they're the best.

We'll count on one another
as we face a moment dire,
while you sit on the sideline
with a sign, "friendship for hire."

We'll win this war without you
and we'll total up the cost,
and take it from your foreign aid,
and then you'll feel the loss.

And when your nation starts to fall,
well Frenchie, you can spare us,
just call the Germans for a hand,
they know the way to Paris.

TGIF!

TGIF! Seriously! But I had doubts that Friday was something worth looking forward to as I stepped out of my apartment, moseyed on down the stairs... missed one, and nearly fell flat on my face (my surgerized knee broke my fall). So already in a good mood, I walked out into the parking lot to see the shuttle LEAVING. Even better. Went back up to my apartment to get some quarters for the inevitable meters, since there are 2,000 fewer parking spots for commuters on campus than there are actual commuter students. I didn't even waste my time looking for a spot in the commuter lots, since the most annoying phenomenon of all - the people who park at the beginning of the row, waiting for someone to pull out, was in full force. But THEN, I couldn't even find a meter spot!!! Just as I spotted one in the Founders lot, a Meter Hawk (i.e. the guy who waits for your meter to expire so he can give you a $10 ticket) actually took the meter and just sat in his truck! I was like, "what the hell?" So at that point I didn't care if I ran anyone over (I probably killed 10 people) and I finally found a spot in the visitor lot by Overman.
My theory is that if the school took the money from the parking tickets they so freely give out (what do they do with that money, anyway? Oh, yeah, pay the 5 bazillion METER HAWKS/LOT HAWKS) they could build some extra parking lots. Why did they close the lots on the other side of the tracks, by Pollyeyes? Because they're schmucks. So my solution would be to fire half of the assholes who pointlessly go around entering peoples' license plate numbers into their keypad thingies looking for people to give tickets to, so they can do God-knows-what with the ticket money.... That one guy was just sitting in his truck! Fire him and use his salary to help build a new lot so I don't have to illegally park in a faculty lot when I'm running late for class because I can't find a spot! ARGH.
As a Senator in USG, the #1 complaint of my constituents is PARKING. I know they can only do so much in a town the size of BG, but maybe we need to start building floating air-suspension (whatever the hell that means) parking garages. Any ideas?

Thank God I love my classes, and my IPC 201 class is always fun, so I'm in a good mood again. Plus, my column is in the paper today. It's also online! Here's the link: http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/04/4203744a6615d

Have a Happy Day!

They just can't get enough!

So everyone knows liberals have profound difficulty accepting the truth, which is known as CONSERVATISM.

I get a laugh out of the reactions to my columns, because they're usually angry accusations aimed at topics that weren't even broached in the column, proving that liberals just don't deal with reality. To make their arguments, they must divert from the truth. I mean, if you look at liberalism, it's entirely ideological - how do you expect any liberal to be able to approach an argument head on when they know they won't be able to argue with any conservative's realistic argument? It's like fighting someone who's brandished a sword by blowing bubbles at them. Maybe if you're dreaming you'll win the fight!

Because I'm a loser, I did a google search on my OWN name, and I found something pretty disconcerting. This is a forum that has my column from 1/19 posted, followed by rants by people I don't know, people who don't even go to BG and have no idea I'm a college student. They talk about "educating" me or something to that effect, but I won't ruin the fun of the visit. What a bunch of sad souls, they have to sit around and misinterpret my words in order to affirm their own beliefs - when they don't even know me!!http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/8/2309.html?1106472502
I love liberals... they're really fantastic.

These are my first two columns, the 3rd comes out tomorrow. Enlightenment for the masses, every Thursday!!

This one, from 1/19, is called "Both Sides Need to Cooperate" (The Asst. Opinion Editor originally wanted to call it "Bush Haters are just Jealous" ... haha)
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/19/41ee6715c2a48?in_archive=1

This one, from 1/27, is called "Protesting the Protesters" - and received evil reception, much to my joy and delight, from the liberal contingency on campus.
http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/01/27/41f8ed8c53c65?in_archive=1

Can't get enough? I'll post tomorrow's column as soon as it's released, or as soon as I feel like it. It'll probably be called something like, "Indoctrination, meet Senate Bill 24" ... It's about liberal professors indoctrinating their students, and how it could all end with SB 24, a takeoff on David Horowitz's Academic Bill of Rights. I'm excited about it!

Anyway... time to go to bed.

Was that a great State of the Union Address, or what? It was his best yet, for sure. I love my President :-)