"March of the Marionettes"


Prophet of Doom and Gloom

"Ominous Portents of U.S. Politics and U.S. Economy"

When people are getting hurt more and more by political and economic problems, increases in the cries for help, in satire, in humor, and crime along with the rise of lampooning of our leaders become more evident in our society.   More and more humor has come my way due to the increases in political and economic problems more than any other factor of our society.   Looking for answers, I keep asking others what can be done to solve these problems, and very little response is forthcoming.

The psychological force that drives me to present some of the problems in the form of humor is a deep seated need to keep public attention focused on the elusive issues that are getting larger like some insidious diseases that tend to go untreated.   One of the bottomline deductions made by Walt Kelly's Pogo is: "We have met the enemy and he is us."

Premise 1: "Most members of society want a leader to solve their problems."

One of my favorite cartoonists, Wiley Miller, takes this premise and mocks current examples in our society.   In addition, some leaders add problems without solving any of the current problems.

Premise 2: "Zen Buddhism says we must live in the present to be happy."

Wiley Miller to the rescue.   Wiley takes this premise and presents a side ignored by the old masters who did not believe in dwelling in the past and future.

Premise 3: Lest We Forget: "Change Alters Life for Better and Worse."

The Economy Is So Bad that it continues to multiply ironic one-liners like rabbits.   Unlike rabbits, the one-liners have no value as food or pets according to Michael Moore.

  • Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy stocks are trading higher than GM.

  • Jewish women are marrying for love.

  • Even people who have nothing to do with the Obama administration aren't paying their taxes.

  • Obama met with small businesses to discuss the Stimulus Package: GE, Pfizer and Citigroup.

  • McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.

  • People in Africa are donating money to Americans.

  • Motel Six won't leave the lights on anymore.

  • The Mafia is laying off judges.

  • A funeral director committed suicide because he needed the business.

  • My cat sold my dog to a Chinese restaurant.

  • People are using the sun to get a tan!

  • Mothers in Ethiopia are telling their children, “Finish your meal! Don’t you know there are starving children in the US?”

  • Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.

  • Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.

  • A certain celebutante changed her name to “Paris Holiday Inn.”

  • 7 of 10 houses on Sesame Street are in foreclosure.

  • They renamed Wall Street “Wal-Mart Street.”

  • CEOs are now playing miniature golf.

  • People in Beverly Hills have fired their nannies, learned their children's names, and are raising their own children.

  • A truck load of Americans got caught sneaking into Mexico.

  • People are now volunteering for jury duty -- for the money!

  • A picture is now only worth 200 words.

  • Snoop Dogg had to start eating regular brownies.

  • The CEO of Walmart has been seen shopping at Walmart.

  • I got a pre-declined credit card offer in the mail.

  • Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.

  • Dick Cheney took his stockbroker hunting.

  • Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Hey, that’s a great idea ...the guy who made $50 billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $750 billion disappear.

    A WALKING ECONOMY

    This guy is walking with his friend, who happens to be a psychologist. He says to this friend, "I'm a walking economy."   The friend asks, "How so?"   "My hair line is in recession, my stomach is a victim of inflation, and both of these together are putting me into a deep depression!"

    • Premise 4: The Republicans and Democrats are actually the same party.

    As an intellectual exercise, everyone should watch the following Internet film of 2 1/2 hours regarding the polictical and economic nightmare that the United States is now upto their necks in a slow simmer.

    Unfortunately, many of you will not be able to view the film due to 2 main factors: 1) You do not have a high speed connection to the Internet, and 2) you do not have enough disk space to hold the 2 1/2 hours of cache.

    I have always voted nonpartisan, but Republicans, Democrats, and minority parties are all in the same leaky U. S. boat.   We all need answers to the problems presented in the film.   You can always buy the DVD if you are a political activist.   Everybody else will just have to go along for the ride.

    Click here:=> A Political/Economic Nightmare.

    Most of you will find this next editorial piece a perspective of our problems from the religious viewpoint by an unknown author.   It loads immediately as a single web page.   I needed to include this page because I am an agnostic as most of my friends already know.   I do believe that there are powers beyond our understanding.   However, I am not able to prove or disprove the existence of God.   My father, who was a brilliant electrical engineer believed in a force that created the universe.   Thanks to my father, I feel more stongly in the existence of a supreme being than in the non existence of a force that I could not imagine in my greatest dreams.   I also believe that all of us carry a piece of that force that emminates from that force to be used for good and evil as our free will dictates.   'Nuff said.

    Click here:=> A Viewpoint of Our Political/Economic Nightmare
    from a religious viewpoint.

    "As an American I am not so shocked that Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize without any accomplishments to his name, but that America gave him the White House based on the same credentials." - - Newt Gingrich

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