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Sent this to the local papers as ltte. Probably won't get published. Too long. heh-heh.
One side of a phone conversation we were not allowed to hear: "Yo, Turdblossom we have got to do something about this woman in the ditch beside the ranch. She is killing my month off from "hard work" and my rear end is sore from riding this dang bike around this dust bowl. Yeah, I know I can't meet with her again. Then I might have to meet with the rest of the moms and dads and then all those guys that got arms and legs blown off might want to meet with me. And I ain't goin' to no funerals. Man I'd be workin' like 40 hours a week every week. Been readin' the paper. I've seen the polls. Yeah , I know I'm not supposed to be readin' the papers, but that book about salt you gave me just ain't happenin'. You gotta do something. Speeches? Man, you know how I hate doing those things.I'm on vacation. All right, then do this for me. What states around here are still "fer" me? Yeah Karl, I know. So how many? 10? Jeez, so which ones are the strongest? Idaho and Utah? Ok, you're gonna book me a couple of speeches there. No nothing new. Just dust off a couple of '9/11', 'stay the course', 'over there so not over here', 'timetables being met', yada, yada... And you're gonna get the boys to throw in a few shots at this Sheehan chick without naming her? I like it when we do that stuff. And then you'll hire us some audiences. Yeah, like we do on the Social Security tour. Screen 'em, get 'em to sign the "oath", and make sure there is a bunch of them dressed in camo. Find a place I can do some hikin' and fishin' while I'm there. That ride with Lance about killed me. What? I need to meet with some more moms? Ok, I see. You'll line me up about 10 or 20. Screen 'em and make sure they are with us on this. And you're going to see if you can find one who has lost at least a couple of kids and maybe a husband? That ought to show that ditch witch. You're good Karl, just plain good. Look TB, I'm paying you good money here. Get the media off my back. Say what? That might work. If you can't get Falwell get Robertson. They love to jump on those guys. Should buy us at least a week. Look you've got to do something about this whole anti-war thing. You promised me it wouldn't get out of hand. Even "our" press boys are starting to ask questions. They actually want me to give them "real" reasons and stuff. Oh. you're already on it? You got the American Legion to do what? And you're starting a pro-war bus tour? Cool. You got that PR firm that handled the swift boating on that pinko Michael Moore to start it up. Don't let anybody find out about that. Oh, you're calling it a "grassroots" thing? That's rich. Those lefties will hate it when they hear that. Yeah, yeah, I know I owe you now. Don't worry, when that Fitzgerald guy starts to get close I'll fire him. Yeah, you'll still get the pardon no matter what. I know I promised you a medal too. Let's just wait on the dust to settle. Listen, send the chopper when I get done. I ain't driving back to the Fort, er Ranch past those hippies. And go to the bunker and get my copy of "My Pet Goat" at least it's got pictures. See ya."
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