Political Humor

I wish to extend my sincere condolences to the victims of the despicable act of this Saturday last. The senseless murder and wounding of so many is difficult to fathom. We will ask why, but may never fully be able to comprehend. The uncertainly and unanswered questions become a part of the continuing tragedy.

In the wake of the act of this criminal, I turned to introspection. It was only this morning I thought I was able to write without a cloud of emotion. I needed the distance of time to assure my objectivity, and not respond in a knee-jerk fashion. So I have kept silent until now. For me, this was the correct response.

Those who spoke in haste or anger, in the hours following the shootings in Tucson, may live to regret those words. I certainly hope so.

I currently have three posts waiting to see the light of the small flat screen. While they are irreverent, they in no way advocate violence. To the best of my knowledge, we at Radioactive Liberty have never purposed acts of violence, and I can’t imagine we ever will. What you will read is not anti-government, but rather anti-policy. We are pro-government- as it was intended by the Founders. Still, it seems somehow wrong to publish those at this time. I will wait for a while out of respect for the dead and wounded, and their families and friends.

The postings here reflect reactions to the political environment. The three writers have created characters. These characters voice opinions that may not even be those of the writer. This is no different than the SNL troupe or other comics. Writers and actors create fictions characters to act as vehicles for humor, drama, conflict, satire, spoofs and opinions. Les James is my creation. At times he becomes the voice of those I wish to spoof, mock or criticize. Other times I speak directly through him- this is one of those times.

There is no doubt in my mind as to the guilt of Loughner. Many years from now, I expect he will be found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. This does not meet the needs of his victims or society. He is a disease, and as such needs to die.

We don’t pity animals with rabies by putting them in cages to live out their lives, neither do we take out cancer from the body and place it in a culture medium to continue its existence. A grizzly or lion that has tasted human flesh is tracked down and killed, not placed in a zoo. This individual should be treated no different. He has forfeited his life when he took those of others. I don’t advocate violence against him, I demand his elimination. There is a distinct, lawful difference.

A swift trial and a swift execution is the right and proper response to such an obvious case. There is no good to be had or great lesson to be learned from spending years and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on this mass murder. No profit will be gained in giving him undue voice or being subjected to his protracted time on this earth. The media will remind us of this perversion as long as he draws breath. In no way are the victims or society well served under this scenario.

Some are seeking to advance political or social agendas on the backs of those who suffered at the hands of this abomination. They play upon raw emotions. I find this deplorable. Anyone who would use such tactics should continue to be exposed and publicly admonished. I know I will. If there is sickness in our society, surely it will be found in those who would exploit the loss and anguish of others for their gain.

We must remember, or come to understand, the only person responsible, accountable and culpable for this unforgivable, violent, heinous act is the perpetrator himself and as such, must pay the ultimate price. I place the blame where the blame belongs and call for a just, quick sentence. I hope you will too.

Obama extends the Bush Tax Cuts for two years. Why? It was politically expedient. No other reason.

Being a political oracle, I predict President Obama will use this in the 2012 elections by proclaiming his Tax Cuts “saved or created millions of jobs”. But, no one in the MSM will ask how many millions of jobs George W. Bush ” saved or created” for the ten years his Tax Cuts were in place.

Being a resident of New Hampshire, I got to vote in the primary Tuesday and I was a witness to the shocking win by Hillary. When you are done groaning, I will continue.

The pundits will tell you that Clinton beat the spread on the contest due to polling too soon or experts unwisely thinking momentum means anything.

She won because people seem to be really divided between her and Obama. It is just as wide-open on the red side as well. This is what happens when our society continues to churn out lukewarm Presidential candidates.

But the predictions were off in Iowa too. Either someone on the polling end is fudging the numbers, Gallup and Zogby are now using global warming computer models to forecast elections, or there is something else in play.

During my time in college, fraternities and sororities were just getting started. It was the job of the Greek Council, the governing body of fraternities and sororities on campus, to determine and vote on recognition, thus clearing a path to establishment of a chapter.

One of the groups wanting to start a sorority was a friend of ours so we helped lobby the others on their behalf. Being my guild’s rep on the Council, I asked the other reps who they were voting for.

We went back to our friends with the assurance of recognition. I heard nothing but yeses. What I didn’t know was that each rep was not really being truthful, they were being nice.

When it came time to vote, every single one of the sororities cast a nay ballot. That bothered me. I get it that each of them have the right to vote as their group wants, but don’t tell me one thing and do another.

It bothered me so much I used my position on the school newspaper to write a scathing op-ed piece calling them all out. That got me in a lot of trouble because it was in my Greek section, not the op-ed pages. But the papers flew off the shelf that day; that is for sure.

I learned early on in life that polls look the way they do because the people being asked the questions want to make themselves look like they are doing the right thing.

Or in this case, they want to be nice and say they will vote for a black man or a person who is a Mormon. Political correctness however stops at the polling booth curtain. The real tally, not the Gallup one is how America really thinks.

Chris Cameron is a weekly guest writer for Radioactive Liberty. Visit Angry Seafood for more of his odd and usually-funny writing.

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